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cheers rusty, guess i'll just keep pootling along at 30-40 and keep it in as high a gear as possible.

Hi all, its getting a bit nippy here and the first frosts are appearing, so its time to sort out the coolant in the series 3. What is the recommended anti-freeze for these? Thanks in advance.

You're right, I know, but what about down a steep hill with a following wind? :D :D

Has anyone ever built a frame for a swb S3 for carrying boats or windsurfers? I'd really appreciate any info anyone is prepared to share on this. I have two 16' kayaks that i want to carry and am busy drawing up plans on the back of fag packets and beer mats with a mate. have come up wih...

Just got my S3 88" on the road a year after getting it. Its had a complete overhaul - new springs, shocks, breaks, etc, etc, and the engine was stripped and rebuilt - it had new pistons and sleeves put in, recon pump and loads of other gubbins. I was wondering what the running in procedure...

Dunno bout the parts - I'm in a similiar boat meself - but the Haines manual seems to cover how to do most things. And of course this forum is great when you get stuck on summit. Bite the bullet and have a bash - I've found it's a blast just rolling up the sleeves and wading in there - even...

Getting decent spares, let alone engines is a bit hit and miss over here - unfortunately the old series landrovers aren't as common as they are in the uk - good few slowly falling to pieces in fields though!!! One just down the road being used, to all intents and purposes, as a chicken coup and...

Hi All, just had a chap look at all the oil lashing out of the Heap and give me a diagnosis. Basically its an engine out job as the back crankshaft oil seal and gasket need replacing, as does the front timing cover oil seal, rocker gasket and breather pipe stuff. Clutch is also pretty much...

Thanks for that Charles. I was most careful with the stuff i removed - thats not to say summit didn't find its way into where it shouldn't be!!!! I'll have a poke around at the weekend and see what i find.

Right Cabbie - I'll give it a try - cheers.

Well Folks, all went as planned - thanks a million for the advice. Got all brave and went for the kill - couldn't find a pick axe handle so used a huge mallet - only took 20 minutes and the job was oxo. Felt so elated that the thing went without a hitch that i walked away from doing the...

Thanks for that gentlemen. Having slept on it and soothed the knuckles under a bag of frozen peas, i'm a bit more inclined to try again rather than just set fire to it. I'll go the whole hog and completely disconnect the injectors pipes and then just tap away. See what happens and hopefully...

HI Steve, yep, did the three nuts and loosened the injector pipes (small diesel spill when one wasn't tighten enough afterwards). I think you are right about it being seized. Any ideas about the best way to get it moving? Doesn't look like there is a place to administer a hearty blow...

Have just spent 4 hours trying to get the injector pump to move and failed. Now extremly bad tempered and covered in oil (the oil is a different matter!). Have read the threads on here relating to smoking diesels and about adjusting timing etc. I believe the smoke from The Heap is caused by...

parking on grass had crossed my mind - but, it won't pass the NCT (mot equiv) with the leaks, so i gotta bite the bullet and open up the pandoras box that is messing with seals and stuff.

Was told the very same thing last week, here on the edges of Dublin. Felt a big smug to be the owner of a series 111 with truck cab.

ahh - i see wot you mean. Humblest appa-low-gees. I heard something being mumbled about seals between engine and transmission.......

should that be gaskets then?

Howrya All? Quick question. Landrover (series 111) has been bleeding oil all over the place, getting steadily worse. Had an expert of 30 years look at it (for other problems as well) and he reckons seals are all shot to pieces. Now, is this a massive job, especially for a novice? Does the...

..off a cliff....