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ok thanks do you mean plug the vacumn pipe or the unit itself when i disconect ? also if you would be so kind its got a ticking niose that only appears when i take my foot off the throttle and slowwing down does this sound like chains

ok i will start at 5 btdc then increase to 7 then in multytudes of 1 degree un till its happy by the way can the dizzy lock into only 1 possition or could he of turned it to much to the right ? and am i right in thinking the fireing order starts with no1 on the passenger side looking from the...

hi all i have a few questions to ask/ my disco runs on gas but seems to drink it rather fast so i knew that the guy before me had the headgaskets done by a friend and it appears he just turned the dizzy till it started. so i have found out that it should be 9 degrees before so i used my snap on...

ok try that but it seems to only leak after i have driven it just ticking over i find nowt strange ?

hi i have a v8 3.9i its started leeking oil somewhere by the oil filter its hard to tell because when i run it up to get it warm enough to leek the fans blowing it over the starter and sump so any possibilities i can check please also it had a blowing manifold exhaust now replaced but now i...

hi i followed the sign that says 0-5mph and neutral but no matter how much i pulled shoved it didnt move

hi all i have just aquired a disco v8 3.9 auto running on lpg. when it is on petrol it runs a bit rough but good running on lpg any ideas pleas ? it has got 2 40ltr & 2 36 ltr tanks underslung with a tiny petrol tank. plus when it is changing up gears its a bit harsh and i have tried to use the...

ok thanks shall check that out

hi any ideas my temp/ petrol dials on my swb series3 keep going off then suddenly start to work again so please any ideas ?

ok all thanks for the reply, track rods should be ok as it only passed an mot last week and the examiner was strict evan down to a cottor pin missing so everything should be ok . going to have the tracking checked today as the front wheels look like they are kicking in so fingers crossed. as for...

it was in a sraight line down the road doing 20ish

hi all just put my 78 plate swb petrol on the road, just drove for the first time and was thinking do these wander all over the road normally or is there something needs adjusting on mine? it felels like 1 of the wheels are loose but they and bearings are all ok, also what mpg can i expect...

well it hasn,t been started for a week and tried this morning and it was a pig,had to crank it over a good few times for it to finally start but i had to keep my foot on the accelerator to keep it running and then it filled the yard with smoke so any ideas anyone ?

hi i have a diesel freelander t reg the problems i have are irratic tickover [surges up & down] smokes on acceleration , doesn,t feel like the turbo is working so is there a test i can do to check the turbo & i have heard that a common trick is to disconect the propshaft to disengage perminant...

hi all my engine light has came on for some reason ,it has started to use more diesel lately and suddenly cut out last night but restarted has anyone got any ideas please thanks