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  1. Desert Driver

    Brake and clutch cylinder pipe endings

    I fitted a new clutch cylinder and looking at the inside of the pipe connection it looks like a bubble flare fitting and not double flare which it should be. Can someone confirm that and can I use double flare in a bubble flare end?
  2. Desert Driver

    rim size

    can anyone tell me the rim size in the picture below, am i right in thinking they are 6.5"? cheers
  3. Desert Driver

    Series 2 gear box trouble, help

    I am having problems with shifting red knob gear when the plug and spring plunger are put in. it seems the only position that it allows me to screw in the plug is with the gear in the back position but once in i cant shift it? is there an intermediate position as on the diagram in the workshop...
  4. Desert Driver

    paint question

    I am in the process of restoring a serias 2a and need some advice on painting/ preparation. at what stage to I use etch primer? before or after filler? I was under the impression etch primer was only onto bare metal and not filler but a local paint shop told me to use filler then primer, before...
  5. Desert Driver

    Clutch 300tdi?

    Hi guys, I wondered if someone can shed some light on a small problem I have. Firstly I want to mention that I am in southern Tanzania about to cross into Mozambique but any work is best done here before I plod on and get a problem, as Mozambique is the wild west with no spares whatsover. I...
  6. Desert Driver

    Temp gauge not reading on 300Tdi

    I recently changed the P gasket and viscous coupling and before I did the temp gauge worked and read normal, since completing the job I now get no reading at all! Could the viscous coupling be faulty? Or could there be air in the system and therefore not giving a correct reading?
  7. Desert Driver

    Namibia- Tanzania anyone interested

    I am planning a trip from Windhoek (Namibia)- Dar Es Salem (Tanzania) towards the end of the year, not exactly sure about dates still need to see with work but most likely end of Ocotber- end Dec or thereabouts. I don't have a route in the pipeline other than I want to see the northern...
  8. Desert Driver

    Mozambique end of the year partner wanted

    I am looking a travelling partner (male or female) to join me on a trip at the end of the year. The planned route (and this is not set in stone) is to drive from Windhoek to Mozambique through Botswana, spending time in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park before traveling on through S.Africa and...
  9. Desert Driver

    clutch or transfer box help!

    has my clutch gone if all the engine does is rev when placed in gear, unless I use diff lock and then it is OK or is it the transfer box?
  10. Desert Driver

    grinding/whirling noise

    I have a 1997 defender 110 Td5 that is makeing an odd noise. When you lift your foot off the accelerator there is a whirling/grinding noise coming from the rear (maybe to the right ride slightly). If you put the throttle back on the driveshaft clunks slightly and the noise goes away. I was...
  11. Desert Driver

    Looking to buy an expedition Landrover

    not sure if this is the right place to put this post but looking for an expedition prepared landrover, maybe someone who has recently returned and needs to sell their vehicle? Cheers Ben
  12. Desert Driver

    Series II chassis number

    I have a few questions about a series II which i am looking at buying. was the series II discontinued once the series IIa was introduced? or was it still produced until series III came in? How do i decode a chassis/ serial number? Thanks
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