Recent content by toby

I'm having the gearbox AND transfer box replaced today,it started as a slight rattle last year and got worse and worse.It stops when the clutch is pressed, turned out to be the bearings in both boxes.Though I'm sure somone could tell me otherwise now I've bought the new(second hand 3months...

:) from what the auto electric guy said it could have been picking up a very small charge from the alternater wire.to small to show on the volt tester. glad it's fixed(for now)and i can get on with fitting the capstan winch i bought today.:) he quite likes cream cakes as it goes,licks them for...

yeah,i've disconnected the original wire now so just have the jerry rigged one in.i probobly didnt explain right that i tested the wire with the ignition off while the engine was still running and there was no power going to the solenoid(this was befor fitted the new one).but still the engine...

put a wire from the battery to the cut off switch as suggested,with a switch in it screwed to the dashboard.works fine,though i'd like to know what was going on.i put a tester on it,with the ignition off the wire had no charge but still cut the engine when i pulled it out.if i arced across from...

paint it green,thats nice and you wont look like a wannabe sas/mercenary.i do find the checkerplate on the wingtops make my knees hurt when i'm under the bonnet(which i frequently am,unfortunatly)

i went and got a another new one today,maybe i wont bother fitting it! if the electric is not cutting off to the switch would that be a short circuit somewhere?i cant see any difference to the wires since i started. thanks for the advice if i paid a mechanic to do all the work on the landrover...

yes,should have got a hilux;)

fitted the new one took ten minutes,felt like spanner god until i switched the engine off and now it wont stop unless i pull the wire out the top!!start again tomorrow.bloody landrover only had it 2 months,i spend more time under it than in it.:confused:

did the chap paint everything black too

i'll give it a go then.i'm off to pick up a new one tomorrow,£12 as it goes(no mail order because of the post strike).i'll let you know if i need the experts!!:rolleyes:

i had a peugot with the seal gone on the throttle lever(common apparently)cost 70 to get it fixed from a diesel guy in wales.

thank you very much.is it a complicated job to change the solenoid?is it worth paying a mechanic or is it just a case of unscrewing the old one,putting a new one in then bleeding up the system?

hello there,i have a 110 and i've just noticed the fuel pump is leaking.on further investigation its coming from the blue washer thing with a wire connected to it,on the top.i think it could be the solenoid?can anyone advise me about it?do i need a new fuel pump or is it just a case of changing...