Recent content by PercyV8

Really useful video Henry B, so thanks, just purchased some Valvoline 20W50 :)

Hi all Spread the word can you throughout our Land Rover networks and Clubs as this appeared on my LinkedIn and struck a chord! This gorgeous Series has been stolen and the owner's daughter posted this in the hope of returning this Landy to its rightful home. Just let me know if you know of its...

Great news this morning, Percy is back up and running and purring well! Managed to get into the auto choke and oiled the springs, but all seemed well so that didn't appear to be the problem. Fortunately my neighbour Dick is rather handy mechanically and a Landy man to boot, so he helped me out...

Thanks Rob, really appreciate your offer and might just take you up on it, taking the auto choke apart this weekend as have found some good links on google with diagrams so looks promising, but I am thinking, simple is better as everything is basic on my Landy, so choke should be the same!

Thanks again Rob, I have found plenty of info on google using FASD as a search and have something to go on now with diagrams and some ideas of how to fix. Although much of the advice is to change to a manual choke as less complicated which is understandable. Pete

Hi All Has anyone any experience of a V8 SDI with SU carbs and an auto choke. Having some problems starting in this weather but started fine this morning as milder, so thinking it might be my auto choke playing up? Looking for a diagram to understand how the auto choke works, it is blue and...

Many thanks for your replies everyone, smell is strongest under the seat so will strip it down and have a good look there and get the talcum powder out! Thanks Pete

Hi all Noticed a few posts about fuel smells but thought I would start my own as recently noticed very strong smell of fuel inside my Cab, so much so, that my clothes (and anyone who dares to travel with me) stink of petrol. My Landy was originally a SWB 88 diesel, but converted to V8 petrol...

I took the plunge and bought a defender bonnet for £20 on ebay, which came complete with spare wheel mounts. Cleaned it up and painted it in NATO green and now looks fab. However not all plain sailing when fitting the bonnet as it sat too high, so needed to lower the front grill and radiator...

As you can see, haven't popped in for a while and still haven't got around to sorting this. Thanks for this info, very useful. I will have a look at a defender bonnet again and keep on the lookout for a V8 bonnet just to triple check the length, but sounds like a deluxe might be rather rare.

Hi sorry just saw your message finally. Yes still very pleased with them but they aren't a replacement for a roll cage as they don't bolt to the chassis, but still very sturdy. It has kept the good lady happy as they look the part for when our my young children are in the Landy. Took the full...

Thanks Johnny, the grill is about 2 inches from the front wings, so frustratingly out and didn't want go to a defender front grill, wanted to keep Series III. I measured a chaps defender bonnet the other day and much longer as you say, I think cutting it down to size sounds like the best route...

Hi all, just wanted to know if anyone knows if later landrover bonnets were longer than the standard Series 3 on my 88 SWB. My new landy that I bought has a V8 installed and so the front grill has been moved forward to make room for the larger radiator and also electric fan which makes sense...

I have found finally found one, great timing. Spoke to this fab chap at his company called HingeandBracket, new enterprise and he is a Landy enthusiast. He has just made these rear internal cages for Series 3 & Defenders and is now working up the same for both Series 2 & 3. Looks like a great...