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Hi, Hmmmm! So it appears if your car has a MOT it is safe to drive, and if the MOT has expired then your car is a danger to the population. I think "possibly", not necessarily "probably". When was the last time you saw an MOT tester check your tyre pressures or wheel nuts? 602

Hi, If the prop is turning, it should show something on the speedo. 602

Hi, Does anybody make a civilised body to fit onto a Disco? IE - a kit car kit? 602

Hi, I had this recently on my 1993 Disco 200TDi. Losing fluid, 1/2" in 30 miles, but no sign of a leak. Eventually I changed the slave cylinder. Yes, it was oily inside, so bviously leaking into clutch, but no sign of it dripping out. Wading plug? 602

Hi, Try driving a short distance with the reservoir filler cap removed .... it quicker and easier than sticking a pin into the air bleed hole. Apply your brakes, release, grab hold of the pedal and see if you can pull it backwards. Pedal should dangly freely, with just a smidgen of free...

Hi, My 1960 S2 failed its MOT because the reservoir was leaking. I tok it home, examined it, went back and pointed out it was the clutch union that was leaking. He stuck to his guns. So is it an MOT fail if the clutch slave is leaking? Arguably yes? Somebody suggested recently that S3...

Hi, Yeah, I mean the clutch damper, in the middle of the hydraulic pipe. Somebody else indicated it was called a harmonic damper, so I tried to look clever. So repeat the question without the long word. pretty please. 602

Hi, Does anyone know if the pipe between the clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder on a PETROL 200TDi can be fitted on a DIESEL 200TDi, so I can dispose of the harmonic damper? Or do I have to get a pipe specially made? 602

Hi, Wouldn't it be nice if you had welded a lump of metal on bottom of your axle, so you could put the trolley jack under the middle of the axle? 602

Hi, It is absolutely amazing the difference that setting your pedal to the right height will have. Set the push-rod so that the pedal is 6.25" above the floor, measured vertically. Yes, I agree that the twin-leading shoe slave cylinders on all Series LWB and some later SWB have the...

Hi, What does the trailer plate say? What does the tow car plate say? You don't want the trailer wagging the car. I once had to get two horses out of a trailer lying on its side. The dividing barrier had gone, but the vertical pole that suported the barrier was still in place, and was...

Hi, One book says every vehicle must have a VIN plate ....... which were not invented until a long time after they invented Land Rovers. A CHASSIS plate is not a VIN plate. Neither are the numbers stamped onto your chassis, that is just a chassis number. The plate on your bulkhead shows the...

Hi, What licence do you have? B or B+E? 602

Hi, Way back when, they started to increase compression ratios. increasing the compression ratio increases the speed of burning, which in turn led to detonation (pinking). Increasing the octane rating slowed down the burn rate, so prevented pinking. BUT.... using hi-octane fuel also slowed...

Hi, What I was saying was that a 200TDi has ENOUGH grunt for most people. On the other hand, my 1960 Series Two fitted with a 200TD leaves something to be desired. On the other hand, it does have a 3.5 diff in rear axle and 245 x ?? knobly tyres. As I haven't yet got round to fitting a 3.5...

Hi, My 200TDi Disco does not need its nuts revved off to move away from stationary. I can just lift the clutch with no increase in revs, and away she goes. Furthermore, once it is moving, with no throttle, I can point it at a humpback brige that crosses my local canal and over she goes. I...

Hi, When you disconnect the pipe, the fluid reservoir will empty itself. Its not worth trying to save it, so best open the bleed nipple let it drain in a controlled manner. Its best if the slave is empty anyway. Pump pedal to make sure its all gone. Replace pipe. Fill reservoir to brim...

Hi, No engine lasts for ever. But I thrashed my 2286cc engine on unleaded ever since the real stuff became difficult to find. The engine was clapped when I fitted it in 1993, and it was still clapped when I sold it in 2007. I never took the head off. Come to that I never changed to oil or...

As far as I was aware there is no gasket between manifold outlet and front pipe? There certainly wasnt one when I removed it? Hi, Sorry, my mistake. Some do, some don't. I think if there are three studs there is no gasket. If there are four studs there IS a gasket, same shape as gasket...

Hi, That plaited cord was probably put there by a previous own, to be pulled when the dor wouldn't open. Have you closed the door yet ........ and did it open again? 602