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Ah well, i'll get a new motor ordered. Shock droppers? They dont look to sturdy. I've a nice set of D44 shock mounts on the truck. I'll stick to those. Off out tonight to the truck to get the newly painted rims and diff guard back on the truck. Managed to trick a friend into helping me...

So the motor itself has been submitted to various tests and doesnt seem to have much all wrong with it. God it was messy. (note my assistants choice of footwear) Bolted it back in and nothing, even wiring it up as I had it still wouldnt turn the engine. Brought in a second battery, this time...

Got the alternator back... £50! £50!!!1! :5back2: Looks like I'll be drinking the cheap stuff tonight.

Mother of god it is cold! Alternator dropped off at the auto electricians. Measured 5.6k ohm across the main wire to earth which I doubt is a good thing. Came out to hear a hissing from a tyre... looks like a nice slow leak. I'd of changed it at the barn but due to the truck being parked at...

What? I cant start it by hand? I was told I just had to throw the decompression lever, crank it until I was blue in the face and it should just fire up. :p I'm not a total noob :D Here's hoping Jamesmartin. Time to head out to the truck!

Two car batteries rigged in parallel will double the Ah rating. Easily feeding the starter with enough amps to turn the engine. I've two sets of jump leads which are both very capable, I cant remember the last time I melted through a pair. Starter motor will be cleaned, new exciter wire added...

Alright, which direction should I turn the engine if I was looking towards the front? It was hardly turning over at all when I tried jumping it. Same as when the battery drove the motors.

If im looking at the front of the truck. Which direction to I need to turn the crank? With no glow plugs in this should be an easy task if its not hydrolocked right? Im wondering if the dipstick may be from another engine. As when I first got the truck and checked the oil. It hardly touched...

Well Racandy I did try your suggestion but the motor wouldnt spin while on the vehicle. Solenoid fired but nowt else. So got it over onto the floor and rigged it to my purpose built testing rig. Well the instant I touched the exciter wire against the terminal the motor started to spin. At...

Tonights been fun. I used a fully charged battery which I ran in my old truck. Isolator switch is spot on, its been checked. Started with your suggestion Racandy. Nowt, no voltage drop, no engine struggling to turn. The only thing happening was a small click of the glow plug relay. I...

Looking through a few starter motor swap outs, I have noticed a missing earth. I dont have this earth coming from the motor. Hoping this solves it, if it doesnt its serpentine belt removal. I still cant understand why the alternator's D+ has such a low resistance.

With the engine off, I've 6.4k ohm through the D+ wire. That connected to my isolator lead to the battery's death and its now a door stop. I can understand the dash light wire acting as a neutral while the engines off but not the D+ wire. Which to my knowledge connects into the +12v for...

Just a quick question. Im struggling to track down a starting issue. I would like to remove the serpentine belt and try start the engine without the alternator being driven on a 300tdi. This would rule out a seized up alternator. I know the chances of it are slim but its still a suspect at...

Hi All I think either my alternator or starter, maybe even both are f*cked. Last week after ripping out a ton of useless wiring. I moved the truck under its own steam into the workshop. The next day I came back to a lifeless truck. Battery read 6v and there was a current leak which I...

Apologies for not posting last night. I ended up working away on the truck until around eleven. After which I had to gather a few pic's for my teams Mongol Rally sponsor sheet. We're not taking the Landy, only using it for pictures as it looks the business on our sponsor application. My decent...

Google 'Buchan Off Road Drivers Club'. Event page will tell you more, there's also a facebook page.

Believe me when I say I feel like an idiot asking some of these questions. A bit of a back story. I have recently acquired my first LR after over five years of Mitsubishi ownership. I've had a fair few Pajero's which I've used for off roading but wanting a more capable machine has lead me...

We should start a support group.