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Problem resolved with your assistance, many thanks.

I forgot to say the water pump was changed also. Could this have caused any of the problems?

Yes no worries, I'm only a few miles outside of Wrexham.

I am going to do some fault finding this evening, any more suggested actions would be great. Thanks

No I do agree, to be fair to him he couldnt test it after the repair as he injured himself. He got someone else to test drive it etc and then called me. I wouldnt take it back to him as he has done enough and I wouldnt bother him any more. I've got a spare dizzy with leads on it so I will do...

One plug was definately not firing yesterday. I did some road side checks but when it fired back up (eventually) I had to run it home quick (in a chitty chitty bang bang fashion) and get a lift into work. I will do some more checks tomorrow evening so any suggestions are welcomed! I am of the...

Thanks for the reply. I bought it off eBay but the seller was a mechanic. Soon after buying (100 miles) I noticed the gasket was blown. He took it back and swapped the head and charged for parts only. I wouldnt concider going back to him to be honest as he has let me down with the job... Having...

Thanks for the reply, I will take a look at the bits you have sugested until they get above my ability! I am based not far outside of Wrexham in Coedpoeth. There is a local expert who once owned my vehicle so I am trying to obtain his number to see if he could take it in. Hopefully it would be a...

Hi All, I am new and have said a hi on the intro page. I have a 1980 petrol series 3 which was running sweet as a nut. 66,000 GENUINE miles and 3 owners. Started on first turn every time and pulled like a train. Then the head was changed as it cracked. It was returned to me and straight...

Morning All, I have not used tinterweb forum's before so this is my first time! I posted a question here a while ago and got shot down for not introducing myself, so I wont be making that mistake again!!:fighting: I have previously owned a 200TDI defender and I currently have a 1980 series...