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Hi Everyone, Just wondering if anyone has ever seen or worked on an Old Defender 4 Cylinder Petrol Land Rover with a Hand Throttle? I want to fit one to my vehicle and I have all the parts except the bracket shown in the attached diagram. I would like to try and make one, but I cannot figure...

I want to fit a rev counter to my 4 cylinder petrol I might have found a Land Rover YAE100800 see pictures I have found on the net of a new one? I know that this is a VDO gauge and it will definitely work with TDI or V8 Engines, by configuring it using the little dip switches. Now most VDO...

Hi All! Just wondering if anyone can help! I want to put a hand throttle in my 2.25 Petrol Ninety. I've managed to get all the bits accept for the assembly ERC9708. Does anyone know where I might find one or got one in the garage they don't want and I can buy? See diagram for pics. Also...

Hi All! I'm renovating my heater box. I've just ordered a replacement motor as it was totally rusted up. My control switches are all ok. My resistor looks ok visually and I have put my meter on the resistor and its reading 4.5 ohms. My question is - Does the 4.5 ohms sound about right? I can't...

Hi All! Help please :-) !! 1. Just removing my alternator (Lucas LRA00100) from my 2.25 petrol 90 and I have hit a snag!! Removed all the bolts only to find the thing is still attached by some sort of sleeve going through the one of the alternator and mounting points. Any ideas how I get it...

Hi Everyone! I have just removed my manual steering box (Gemma) from my old Ninety because its been leaking oil like a sieve! I would like to send it away to be refurbished like new. I just wondered if anyone can recommend a place that does this. I have found this company on via ebay, but would...

Hi Everyone! I have just removed my manual steering box (Gemma) from my old Ninety because its been leaking oil like a sieve! I would like to send it away to be refurbished like new. I just wondered if anyone can recommend a place that does this. I have found this company on via ebay, but would...

Hi all! The drain plug on one of my swivel housings is stuck!! (Its a small square headed plug) So before i ruin it i'm going to try and get a square spanner to go on it. As far as I can see its going to be a 5/16 or something!!! That's what i've measured, but with a tape and my crap eye sight...

Hi All, Just a couple of questions:- Q1. The I have 4 wires going to my Lucas alternator:- 2 big thick brown ones which go to the main outputs 1 Thin brown and yellow which goes to the warning light connector 1 Thin brown which is not connected (it's not on my circuit...

Hi All! After a bit of advice on dismantling my rear door check strap. I'm stripping my rear door down to see if I can extend its life a bit and Ive got everything off except the door strap. Which I cannot get off! I wanted to replace it and the rubber stoppers. Is the only way to get it out...

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone recognises a kind of rattle my 90 2.25 Petrol has? See link at bottom of post. Some background. 62000miles since 1985 When I first got the car running it did not have an exhaust so have no idea if it was making the noise at the beginning! Because after I got it...

Hi all, Wondering if anyone can spread some light on this condenser on my coil? See pic.... I cannot find reference to it in any of my manuals or parts manual? I’ve got a 2.25 90 with ducellier points. And a Weber carb which as solenoids powered from the coil feed.... Is it really necessary...

Hi Everyone! Had a bit of a bad day today! I was simply going to put a new coil in my 2.25 Petrol 90!! Anyway being an idiot I connected it up wrong. See my picture. It shows the correct wiring, but when I connected up I put wire 1 on together with wire 4. The result was that when I tried...

Hi All, Following on from my fuel tank questions. We are talking Early 90 here, with external fuel pump behind the tank just in front of the rear wheel! Unfortunately when I removed the tank I damage the fuel filler hose! New ones of the same type seem scarce and seem to cost about £160...

Hi Everyone! Finally got my 90 MOTed and on the road! Promptly went to the garage to fill up and the tank is leaking from in-between the tank and the belly shield! I'm going to fit a new tank. Cannot find a genuine one so from reading online going to go for a bearmach one as next best thing...

Hello All, I was just wondering if you could tell me if the following is ok? Got the 90 jacked up and all wheels off the ground. When I fire her up and in neutral one wheel turns slowly. If I put my hand on it it stops turning with practically no effort. Is this normal or does my clutch need...

Changed the oil in my gearbox and transmission the other day! Was surprised to find these amazing formations! I wonder how long they took to form? Goodness only knows!

Hi All, I’m back with another question / bit of advice please! :-) RE 2.25 petrol engine in my 90! Just put my cylinder head back on with a new gasket. Put the rocker on and tightened it all up as per the book. THEN i notice I had forgot to put the splash plate and locating screw in the rocker...

Hi Everyone! Just a quick question! Was going to refit my cylinder head tomorrow, but just reading the manual it says I should be using new bolts.......needless to say I have not ordered them and was just wondering if this is really critical? If it is ill order them no problem. May be someone...

Hello again! Can anyone tell me what the hole is for in the body work on the front of my 90? It’s in line with a drive pulley? See pic Is it for taking drive off the engine? Just curious! many thanks, Paul