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Guys/Girls, As I am moving to the Salisbury area in the next couple of weeks I need to locate a decent independent landy garage. My wagon will also need to be MOT'd as soon as I get back so recommendations for a good one in the area would be welcomed as well. Cheers and all that Dave

Eh up chaps. Right while I was reading through the posts I saw one on EP90 GL4/GL5. I rushed straight outside and checked my gearbox oil. You guessed it - EPX 90 GL5:( . Now having done some more digging it seems to me that I have been slowly melting any copper bits in my transmision. So...

:D Well at least I am for a couple of days. Back off shortly for another 2 weeks. I imagine it going to take me days just to catch up with the thread. Catch up with ye all later.

Hi all just got back from me holls, Took the SIII all round Germany and the Cezch republic covering about 1800 miles all told :) Koblenz, Hiedelberg, Nuerenberg (not the race track before you ask), Pilzen (home of Pils beer in the Cezch republic), Karlovy Vary, Dresden, Colditz, Liepzig and...

Right all I'm sure that you'll remember I asked a while ago about fitting 7.50" General SAGs (Crossplies) to my 88" SIII. Well I took the plunge and fitted them two weeks ago (£350 for a set of 5). Picture will follow in due course but suffice to say she now looks like a proper Landy; these...

Guys (and girls) My 2 1/4 petrol is running extremely well at the moment. Starts first turn of the key, tick over is lovely and pulls well throughout the whole range and she'll even go to 70! However, sometimes when I switch her off the engine runs on for a bit. What causes this and how do...

As part of the ever lengthening list of jobs that need doing the next is to replace all the hub bearings and seals on my SIII 88" (all four are leaking now :mad: ). All the parts are on their way from Paddocks and I should have them sometime in the next week. So in preperation has anyone got...

Guys, I'm renewing all the leaf springs on my SWB tommorow morning. It's currently on axle stands at the front so I'm happy I can change the front springs. However, where should I put the axle stands when I do the rear springs. The springs seem to cover all the places on the chassis where...

Hi all, I am currently considering putting General SAG 750x16 (see here: http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/WHEELS_AND_TYRES/General_Tyres/750x16_General_SAG_Crossply.html) tyres on my SWB SIII Safari. Thinking is: these are very close to the originals and would give excellent off road...

Thought I'd just mention the top service I got last week with Paddocks. Phoned up late last Mon afternoon, about 15 minutes before they closed. I ordered a full set of leaf springs shocks etc for my 88" SIII and it all arived on Thur.:) Delivery cost less than six quid too. So what I hear...

Hi all, As I mentioned quitely before I suspect that my head gasket may be on the way out. When I remove the oil filler cap there is a light coating of the dreaded white smeg. When I stick my finger in there is also a very light coating on the inside of the rocker cover. I have cleaned...

Seen this in the torygraph today: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=VZ5G4ORMZILK5QFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2006/03/20/ngas20.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/03/20/ixnewstop.html This Government really doesn't give a fek about the rural community. It'll do anything to pander to...

Guys (and girls) I posted this on the Series board to get some initial feedback. However, the time has come for me to post here. All advice gratefully received: I'm in need of some advice. I was after a second Landy to replace the standard eurobox and complement the Series. I was thinking...

Hi all been away a while but am back for at least a week. I'm in need of some advice. I was after a second Landy to replace the standard eurobox and complement the Series. I was thinking 90/110. However, my good lady has her heart set on a RR classic or P38. Now here's the rub; I owned a...

Well it had to happen:) Honeymoon period with my pride and joy is now over. Driving home tonight in thick snow at -5 I thought I was having a ball laughing at all the poor souls in their posh modern and useless in the snow saloons and estates. Then oops what happened to the road...

Posted this in the wrong zone a couple of weeks back and the photo didn't come out so here it is again. Have to add that all the locals we saw couldn't help but stare at the Landy but they all smiled and I never got cut up once:) . Edit: Note Mercedes badge on the back end - I like to think...

Hi All, As some of you already know I live in sunny Germany. As a result I'm looking to suscribe to one of the Landie mags on sale in the UK. However, I don't want to spend a fortune buying them all to find out which one is best for the Series 3. Any pointers on what other Series owners...

Hi all, Just got back from a week in North Germany based in the German town of 'Tossen'! Decided that the Series III was the only way to travel, although my good lady wasn't convinced. So after just under 800 miles I think you can say that I know the old girl quite well (that's the Series...

I decided that today was the day to finally start tinkering. Very low key stuff to begin with. I I said before whil I was driving my Landy home there seemed to be a blocked jet at about 500 miles. Well when I went to remove the sediment bowl I can't believe that she managed a 650 mile run...

Well after a month or so on the board and after all the help I've received I thought it was about time I said hi to you all. I'm now the very proud owner of a petrol SIII SWB Station Wagon picured here: http://www.landyzone.co.uk/photopost/data/504/1-picture1.gif It bought unseen by me...