Recent content by Pixy

I spent 10 hours over a weekend a couple of weeks ago, tarp on the driveway,wire brushing, scraping, poking and applying a full Dinitrol Large Vehicle aerosol solution, and I can confidently state that Rejel make the longest lasting, strongest holding, hair wax around :D:D:D Bloomin good on the...

So it's done, for now...all filters and fluids changed and a shiny new rad plus some hoses and mountings, and all in time to attend a charity run yesterday in aid of CLIC Sargent. Well worth it.

Feeling much better this evening, 2 hours of fiddling at awkward rubber mounts and being super careful over removal and refitting of rear axle cover has undone last night's rage and gotten the new air filter in. :)

Just another job to add to the list. Silly stuff like change the air filter and notice all the rubber mounts are perished. Change the oil breather hoses and find a mounting bracket just hanging on the old pipe. Just fix this little error-ette, new filters, new radiator and then hopefully good to...

Well, I shall share my shame. Believing the filler plug on my Salisbury axle to be tapered, I've just lost my filler plug into the diff :mad: I believe I can remove the cover plate and recover without lots of tiny bits pinging all over the place, but does this require a new replacement cover...

Advice please, should a Salisbury axle drain plug normally have a PTFE type substance on its threads??? Found that when draining.......

when it's up on ramps, all fluids drained, and that last jubilee clip to be tightened is just out of reach....

Forgot when i bought all this that i was off on hollibobs...still waiting for access to a flat driveway, so made with the wire brush and red oxide...

Had her up on hydraulic ramps a couple of weeks ago, and apart from having to replace a leaking PAS box, the worst seems to be just aged pipes and hoses...and a radiator you could play dueling banjos on :)

This weekend sees the beginning of operation gradually-reduce-the-loss-of-various-fluids, a bit of TLC, a new radiator, and addressing 14000 miles of neglected filters by the PO (if the mileage scribbled on the air filter is to be believed). Herein, my bits.....

Returned home from my normal Saturday jaunt down the coast to find my neighbor waiting on my doorstep. He'd managed to bury his car up to the front axles, on his front lawn after delivering a trailer load of logs. One quick tow later (the Defender didn't feel a thing) and I've been searching the...

Cheers Tim. Pic is from early December. Just waiting for dryer and warmer weather for a full Dinitrol and touch up of tired paint. Already added a snow cowl (and removed tired run-off bung) to stop the heater air intake sitting in 3" of water :(, and defender demisters to throw air to the side...

Long time lurker, thought it rather fitting to finally join on the last day of defender production, having recently secured a fairly tidy '94 110 CSW 300tdi. For 21 years old it's (being as yet un-named) still very close to untouched - no chequer plate, winch, snorkel, guards or hi-lift...