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Thanks Buster! That makes life a whole lot better!

Hi guys. Just about to put my 200tdi head back on but i cant find the tighneing sequence or the torque settings anywhere on the net. Can anyone help pls! Pete

Right we now have it sorted! Firstly the condenser was dead. then i had put the condenser wire above the wire from the coil.duh!. then we got a week spark. so i changed the arm and the cap. better spark but not perfect so change all of the leads and plugs and problem sorted. When i find my...

does that mean that you need to get a new viscous coupling?!!!:):)

Tim, The best thing to do is to go and look at some. I'm a welder and when you start talking about new rear cross members i always wonder why they went in the first place (i mean through negilgence). That then beggs the question of what is going to go next? Unfortunatly you are always going...

I was told by some old bloke (who almost had Land Rover tatooed on his forehead) to use a straight 40 in the engin and EP90 in everywhere else. When i mentioned one shott grease he looked at me as if i had come from mars!! what do you guys think? :)

Hey guys seems this thread has got outta control! I agree that driving a disco too fast is not sensible but at the same time there's no need to get personal!!!!!:) One of the nice things about this forum is that most of the time people are nice to one and annother and offer helpfull advice...

Will do. Was going to do it last night but had to sort a disco with a dead water pump:(!

oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh like minded people! I'm gonna fit in goood ere!!!! Oh WATSSSSSSSSS UP lrb2?!!!:):)

There are a number of very good WARENTY assured garages in this country who specilise in 4x4s. I am sure if you speak to some one like tim fry's (Cheltenham) or John Craddocks (Cannock) or even someone like Grayhill 4x4 (Gloucester) they will give you a more accurate price. (John craddocks can...

I removed the old points via the single screw on the old ones. Is there suposed to be insulators undernethe the plate the points are part of?

AFM????

13mpg?!!! i wish! I average around 9mpg!:eek: Mine's an auto and at the moment i seem to be seriously lacking power. (its the3.9) i get to about 65mph and all the power dissapears. i serviced it last week to try and improve it but no avail at the mo....:mad: (done the usual stuff like tyres...

Hi brnocz, Havent used emry paper on any of it. Will check the carbon pin tonight. The condenser is new..... With the cable running from the coil pack to the bolt on one end of the points should there be any insulator between the cable from the coil+condenser and the bolt on the top?

I had the same problem on my v8i disco... I replaced the pipes.. still had the problem. replaced the switches still had the problem. eventually i discovered that the vaccuum chamber on the throttle housing was porus. (easy way to check.... build the vaccum up and try pulling the rod that...