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I have been recommissioning a 3 bearing 2 1/4 petrol engine only to find the main bearing shells are shot. While in bits I looked at the thrust washers. 3 questions I have are 1, Which way round are the thrust washers supposed to be? 2, One of the washers has +5 on it, is this the .005 that is...

Hi folks, Could anyone tell me how to tell the difference between brake wheel cylinders? I have a bitsa that has not been on the road for a few years and was going to swap the wheel cylinders as a precaution but which ones do I order? The fronts have 1 1/2 inch moulded into them if this helps...

As the title suggests does anybody know the length of the bonnet release cables. I am looking at fitting one to a Series 3 and blanking the hole in the grill off so it cannot be opened without getting access to inside the cab. There are two listed for the Defender that look like they might be...

As the title says, Looking for a reasonably priced pair of front seats for my series 3 but would prefer the later defender type. Also wanted is the light cover from inside the offside rear tub. I am located in Long Eaton, Notts. NG10 and would prefer something local but i do work around central...

Hi folks I have just had my third ignition coil explode on me! I was trying to set the ignition and timing up and left the ignition on whilst doing it. I have been trying for about an hour, when the coil just popped, spewing oil all over the place. The other times, once when it was left on over...

Hi has anybody fitted, or attempted to fit, the double front seats from a transit or ldv type van in their motors. I was originally thinking of just having just the two seats in the front but the double seats showed up on ebay and set the seed. Will they fit? Are they too wide? Are there any...

I have come to fit my bulkhead vent seals but they have a few different colours of paint on them, Does anybody know how to remove the paint without wrecking the rubber? They are not glued in yet as it will obviously be easier to do anything with them before hand. Thanks. Malc.

On my landie I have an early dashtop but not the air vents for it. I acquired some post 75 air vents which are a lot smaller, just the bit for demisting the screen. Not a problem I thought, just fill and cover the larger holes and fit later type vents... This all went quite well...

I am having problems finding a heater blower/ fan for the series 3. Does anybody know of a suitable alternative? It is one of the parts missing when I brought the motor as a rebuild project. As I see it the original is only really a fan in a piece of duct so any inline fan would do. So has...