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Hi Guys A friend of mine requires a gearbox for his 88 S2. He lives in Cambridgeshire and he's 91 yrs young hence the reason I'm posting this for him. I'm in Derby/ Notts and happy to deal with this for him. If anyone has a spare box in exchange for golden beer nuggets please let me know...

Hello boys and girls A few years ago I owned a S3 lightweight called 'Elsie'. Reg was Q914JWU Last seen by me wearing camo paint work and a canvas top. I've looked on DVLA and it appears that Elsie has been SORN since around 2007, which was just after I sold her. If anyone knows who owns the...

Hello you amazing people Which one of you has a complete 12J 2.5 cylinder head from a 90/110 laying around gathering dust? Cash waiting or many beers if required. Please please please as I'm really looking forward to LATP and need Buddy on the road Fanks Xx

Hi Guys Does anyone know of a good mobile mechanic that would be able to diagnose and if needed replace my head gasket on my 12j 2.5 NA ? (fitted to my S3 109) I already have the bits. I did this myself a few weeks ago,but since taking it to Cumbria and back it doesn't seem to have lasted. I'm...

Hi Guys Does anyone know of a good mobile mechanic that would be able to diagnose and if needed replace my head gasket on my 12j 2.5 NA thats fitted to my S3 109? I already have the bits. I did this myself a few weeks ago,but since taking it to Cumbria and back it doesn't seem to have lasted...

Does anyone happen to have a winning lottery ticket that they don't mind sharing? I'm willing to collect but distance is dependant on value and will be calculated on a profit vs loss ratio. I could possibly reimburse postage costs, but again this would depend on its value. Please no time...

Just a little glitch. Not bothered by it. Occasionally whilst trying to quote a reply the page goes back to the forum thread list. If I push the back button on the browser it goes back to where I want it. I am using the iPad. Anyone else experiencing this?

I came across this site at the weekend. It looks like the Americans are just as nutty about classic British cars as we are about classic American ones. Cars - jlr classics

Hi Guys If anyone knows of an OD with linkages and fittings for sale please let me know. I'm looking to fit one to my S3 109. I'm located around J26 of the M1 but travel throughout UK a lot. Thanks

Hello again Boys and Girls. Buddy is back on the road I've searched for threads on improvements to be made regarding better gearing, braking and lower noise levels but threads seem to run out earlier with no real conclusion from the topic poster. Over the next few months I'd like to make...

Hi Peeps Getting ready to put my cylinder head back on the 12J 2.5NA engine and hoping someone. An identify what these rubbers are for in the kit. I know the bottom left is for the oil filler cap but no idea what the 8 small, 1 large and 1 flat rubbers are for. Thanks

Here's Buddy A '76 109 with a Defender 2.5NA. A blind EBay purchase that just needs a few bits sorting out, so I thought I'd keep a thread of the progress. I thought I had sorted the initial problem of the engine revs running away when I found a blocked banjo bolt. It ran great for a while...

HI Guys 3rd time I've tried posting this. Apologies if it has posted only it keeps failing on my Ipad I'm having trouble with my 12J 2.5NA deisel circa '86 and I'm having to bleed it since fitting a new sender unit. Round about the 20th time the bleed screw finally snapped and I'm...

HI Guys 3rd time I've tried posting this. Apologies if tit has posted only it keeps failing on my Ipad I'm having trouble with my 12J 2.5NA deisel circa '86 and I'm having to bleed it since fitting a new sender unit. Round about the 20th time the bleed screw finally snapped and I'm...

HI Guys 3rd time I've tried posting this. Apologies if tit has posted only it keeps failing on my Ipad I'm having trouble with my 12J 2.5NA deisel circa '86 and I'm having to bleed it since fitting a new sender unit. Round about the 20th time the bleed screw finally snapped and I'm...

Hi Guys Does anyone know where I can get a new bleed screw and threaded housing for the injector pump on the 12J 2.5 NA Diesel circa '86. I'm having a bit of trouble with air in the system and after about the 20th time of bleeding the fuel today it finally snapped off. I've managed to...

Hi Guys Had a murder of a day today trying to bleed 2.5 NA deisel after fitting a new sender unit. Just when I think I've cracked it the engine races away and then stalls at which point I have to re bleed the system. During the last bleeding, I managed to snap the bleed screw on top of the...

Hi guys Can anyone help me out with some advice please? I've recently fitted a new clutch plate, housing, release bearing, master and slave cylinder to my 109 S3. I took it for a test drive and when changing down, I find that I'm having difficulty and I'm having to double press the clutch to...

Hi Guys Apologies if this topic appears twice. I posted this a while ago but then couldn't find it. I'm after some advice please after making a mod to the wading plug on my '76 series 3 109 diesel. I've fitted an airline adapter into the crankshaft housing as a wading plug. Thread fits...