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Hi all, I am about to remove the gearbox from my s1 to replace the bearings, I was thinking that if i fitted a diaphragm clutch cover, this will lighten up the pedal. has anyone out there allready done this? thanks

Hi All, If anyone else has an sxf series 1 this film will be of interest, East Anglian Film Archive: Civil Defence in Action: Headquarters, 1962

Hi all, My carb on my s1 has always been a pain in the a*s, . It has always had a flat spot of varying degrees, I sent it off and had it overhauled and it was little better. It seems that the accelerator pump is just not working as it should, the other strange thing is that if I leave it for a...

Hi all, just got my s1 mot"d and back on the road after twenty years sitting around with various owners. all seems well apart from a noisy rear diff, the other, strange thing is that when i switch off then a few seconds later the exhaust pops and blows a smoke ring, very amusing but not right...

Ok Chaps, I have just put the gearbox back in my series 1, i had it out to put new bearings in. when i drove it all was well for about a mile then there was a loud screeching noise, its speed dependent and will carry on if i coast out of gear. it comes on randomly and if i stop it will go away...

I like a lot of people have had a sod of a job getting a good pedal on my landy, ive gone though all the normal and not so normal bleading metheads all to no avail, still a crap pedal. So I got a spare drum and cut a window in it to see whats going on. The brake shoes are contacting at the...

Hi all, I bought a new roof for my s1 from craddocks about two years ago, now then ihave left the old beast out side in all wethers but i did not expect to see about four large holes when i had a look at her the other day. How long should a roof last? Could it be seaguls ****e perhaps? if i buy...

Hi all, Is there a S1 boffin out there? My S1 has a flat spot and revs too hard on choke, now then, i have had the carb overhauld by a good firm, they have test run it and say its spot on, i have had the head off and ground in all the valves, i have fitted new inlet manifold gasgets twice, i put...

I have just replaced all the cylinders and linings on my 88, now i have the same old problem getting a good pedal. now the in the dim and distant past i was told that if a pedal pumps up the i neaded ajusting, and if not the blead it. i have had this befor over the years and decided to get rid...

Hi all, is there a series 1 wiz kid out there/ my s1 is running week, if i put my hand partly over the carb inlet it runs fine, after a lot of messing i sent the carb of for reconditioning, its no better, i sent it back and they tast ran it with no fault, i have had the head of and ground in...

what gas do you all use for your mig? i allways used pub gas but now the baste*s have put nitro in as well and it dont work, proper gas is just too expencive, i have been toying with with making a co2 generator along the lines of the old acetaline lamps, any one tride this?

i have just taken the cyl head off of my s1 for a de-coke, and of course one exhust valve seat is cracked, now ime thinking if i hann"t botherd with the decoke i would have driven on but now that i know that the crack is there it will nag more than the misses, it seems to be fairly easy to...

Hi all. does anyone out there know where i can get the demister hoses for my s1? they are on ebay but at a stupid price ( about £9 a mtr). it seems like just a plastick pipe to me , perhaps im wrong, thanks

i know that most flanders let water out but my two door td4 is letting water in, well rain anyway, it seems to run from the interer light, and if it rains hard it set the alarm off, ive had the roof of and all seems well, and i cant see anything wrong with the sun roof seals, any ideas folks?

I dislike the feeling of trasmition windup all flanders seem to have, now i know that some is normal but i still dont like it, i have had a good look at makeing a dog clutch, it could be done but would be expencive. i have however been thinking about a free wheel on the rear prop shaft, i can...

i just tried to fit my soft top for the first time, all went well untill i had to fassen the rear clamps, there wernt any!, does the soft top share these with the hard top? or have they been lost?

so is any one out there a battery expert? my landy battery got droped , this cracked the case and two cells ran dry. i repaird the cracks and refill with acid from an old battery, now i cant get the two cells to charge up should i have used acid from a flat cell or a charged one, i seem to...

Hi, all new to this (foram and freelander) so excuse me if i repeet others there seems to me a real need for a convertion along the lines of the overdrive fitted to series landrovers, but to give selectable 4+4 for the freelander. is this already done?