Recent content by Maidment78

So head off, quite simple if not fiddly to do and sodding heavy, office boy like me normally lifts paper not lumps of metal. Going to clean it up and fit the new gasket but from the look of the valves I am thinking they need some work too? Also the coolant drain plug on the engine was totally...

Planning on getting it off on Monday so will send photos then, fingers crossed it is not cracked!

Afternoon all, Well the old girl is sick, she has been playing up a bit for a while but today was the decider. Got home and she was running a bit off so I thought I would tune the carb and when I turned her over about a minute after stopping her she was very reluctant to start then when she...

No froth yet, think It is just a seep at the moment but do not want to ignore and allow more damage, sounds like a challenge so I will order the bits and get it done. Will make a not of the weight, not the biggest chaps and will make sure I have somewhere easy to put it down when I make a...

Afternoon all, Back again with the next challenge, few tells over the last few weeks that all is not perfect. Starts on only 3 cylinders, then the 4th comes to life, check plug and small amount of moisture. using a little more water than normal, bit more vapour when first starts etc. Runs so...

Thanks for suggestions, I feel a chisel and hammer lesson coming. May also order a new lock but and box socket for when I arse this up.

Afternoon, Horrible noise from the front wheel and when checked the bearing is shot so, got the new one, took the free hub off, nice and easy so far, then I am about to take the large lock nut off, yes I bent back the locking washer, but it will not budge, using a cheapy spanner as due to the...

Thanks for these, fingers crossed!

Hello all, About to put the old girl through an MOT, never done this before for a series land rover, I am based in Winchester and was wondering if anyone knew of a good garage that are used to these type of machines. She is in good condition but I am having cold sweats about a muppet...

Have to say I am more and more impressed with this thing every day I work on her, took of the carb to clean and the vacuum hose was shot, air intake hose split and when I was cleaning the car the was a massive lump of crud inside it. How the hell she ran is beyond me, All clean, new bits and...

Right, I have just awarded myself muppet of the year. Been doing electrics as dipped headlights not working so started at the switch and was moving along to see where the fault is. All going well, switch taken out of panel and was checking each switch connection with meter and all is swell, I...

Thanks for the heads up, will do a service on the carb and see what happens.

Only had her a week so she did it when I got her. I use choke to start her from cold.

Evening, As the posts says I have an idle issue when the girls cold. She fires up perfectly, charge gauge goes positive and she sounds nice, take my foot off the pedal and she revs slower charge warning light pops on then she stops. Starts up again perfectly and when she is warm she is...

Thanks for the heads up, had a look then fell over as some of the prices were mad, with that as insoiration I stripped the old switch, then basically rebuilt it and made the small plastic bush that was broken, just fitted it and the heater is purring nicely.