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Hi there, Anyone any experieance with adjusting the door locks on a series 3? I have the antiburst variety fitted to mine and although the door closes and latches alright, I only lock the door with the key or latch if I ensure the catch is fully closed/down. Adjusting the locking plate out so...

The good news is that my Landy got its MOT last week after a year and a bit of rebuilding it. However after doing some road trials I notice the oddometer milage is about twice what I believe I have done. For a 1.2 mile journey it reads about 2.5 miles. Now I can't believe the wrong size tyres...

I'm nearing completion of restoring my old Landy but I have an electrical fault which I think is caused by a combination of old wiring and poor earthing. The symptoms are dim headlights, both bulbs just about glow orange when on dipped or main beam? I have cleaned up the earth point under the...

Hi can anyone advise!!! My 1981 S3 SWB 2.25 petrol engine starts and run and the tempurture guage doesnt show it to be overheating, but when its gets to normal tempature around half way up the guage, water starts to leak out of the top of the radiator valve, having recently replaced the heater...

If you have any duff electric switches, try this simple fix before buying new ones, just remove and dip them in vinegar for about 10 minutes each in open and than closed position than rinse with water. Leave them to throughly dry and test them!! My hazards stopped working and after finding...

Hi, can anyone advise if the s3 has a relay in the headlight circuit, I would expect one but the circuit diag doesn't show one installed? The problem I have is the mainbeam works from the stalk if using the flash, but if put in to mainbeam position when on dipped fails to illuminate the main...

Hi can anyone please provide a picture or explain how the header expansion tank is fixed for the radiator? I was checking mine and found that it was only secured by the hose pipe. I had a look around for possible fixings but couldnt see any!! The bottle has a v shaped grove down one side which...

Hi Folks, I have been working on restoring a tired series 3 88 ex coast guard landy and the dilema I have is that I originally acquired this old lady for doing some off roading. As I'm nearing the end I am feeling guilty about abusing her with off roading as there seems so few of these...