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Back story A while ago before Christmas, i got a flat in work and had to get the RAC out who also checked my oil and said i had none. So i got 4 liters and filled her up with 4 more. And thought nothing off it, as i dont really use the old girl to often, and assumed it had all leaked out...

I replaced my alternator, and it turns out what i had was rear, the problem i have now is that the pully wheel does not fit the new one, as the spindle is diffrent the place i got the new one off says i need pully RTC5686 for the new one. Which is well and good but they are £60-70 quid for a...

just swapping my Alternator over and the connectors to the new on are different so going to pop the shops and by some hoop connectors. 20131005_111644 by Abhorsen The Final Death, on Flickr I am guessing that i am just going to put the two thick brown wires to the one big nut on the right and...

Drove to work this morning to miss the rain this evening, and manged to drive over two nails, so by dinner time flat tyer, and my spare was down, had to get rac out who pumped it up. Now never having had tube tyers before the landy, so was woundering do i have to buy new tube/s now, for the one...

Just a quick one my wheel arches are bit old and dented and cracked in places and was thinking of replacing them, but most of the ones around on flebay say fit all defenders. But in the compat cars say defenders from 1990 onwards, so was just woundering are defenders pre 1990 a diffrent shape...

I did my shocks at the weekend, and while i had the wheels off i notice the state of the back of the hubs. Now the axle looks bad i was thinking about having it shot blasted and cleaned and refubing it, 20130914_140515 by Abhorsen The Final Death, on Flickr But then I saw this...

I was laying under my landy this morning, just double checking what sort of power steering pump I had, as its leaking so I am going to order a new one. 2.5 NA 1995/6 Power Steering Pump PAS 2.5 90/110 83-89 (Hoburn) ETC9077G When I noticed, this screw hole to the left of the picture you can...

My old 2.5na D 1985/6 Decided to have electrical problems, turns out that the wires behind the fuse box where lose and there was no power going across some of the fuses at all, so it was recommend that i swap the fuse box which i started to day. The right hand one was no problem, i had to get...

My electrical woes continue to drag on and looks like I need to replace my fuse, box as the connections on it are shot and rusted and its just time to replace it. The question is where can I get one, I can find the fuse box mounting plate no problem but not the black bits that hold the fuses...

Just going to ask in case any one else had this happen. My old C reg 90 2.5na just failed its mot on the hazard lights not working and rear fog light not working. The indicators work, and I have tried swapping the bulb on the rear fog and still does not light up. Going to get it looked at on...

would it solve my problem. I have noticed my bat light comes on a lot, but if i turn off the radio and the heater, it does not come on any where near as much, i have come to a flat bat a few times now, and if i do a lot of short journeys its like i am not driving enough to charge the bat back...

Final got round to swapping my starter motor now that cash allows, got the one recommend in this thread when I 1st asked ages ago. http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/starter-motor-renew-193586.html Now as we can see from the 1st pic, the new one is way smaller. No so much an issue as long...

I am selling two seat box's of defenders, got no room to keep, £30 each. IMG_4592 by Abhorsen The Final Death, on Flickr If you want to see more pics, Flickr: Abhorsen The Final Death's stuff tagged with seatbox

Got my 90 back from being welded and the garge advised i might want to think about a new starter as it sounds like a bag of ****e and is prob on its way out, must admit does take a few attempts to start it, but i just put it down to the fact that she is 28 years old. Had a quick look at starter...

Just got back from my MOT and dont think its going to be cheap, Failed on ten things, with 3 advisory items, including Heavy corrosion to the complete chassis, new that needed doing at some point but sounding like a job for sooner rather than later. But for now I just need an mot so i can road...

My mot runs out on the 30th so need to get is sorted, at the mo my plan is just to take it to the car garage round the corner, based on the fact they steam cleand my engine and engine bay for free when they replaced the teeth on the fly wheel. But I know there is some where local that is bit...

So I manged to get my self some new doors, but it involved a drive out to wales, so i figured i would see what else he was selling, and got these for 99p IMG_4592 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! I know one is a 200 tdi and one is 300, I am gussing the bigger one is the 300? Can any one recommend...

I think winter killed my bat, and was wondering when i get a new one can i just ask for a defender bat or do i need like super big battery. I have to get a jump home from work last night and it was dead, did charge a bit on the way home but not enought to start it this morning, not sure if it...

If i want to put newer doors off 2004 defender on my 1985 defender, other than locks and stuff, are they still the same door fittings and size?

Came out on the weekend to find i had flat tyer, got the spare out and swapped them over, there is a garage over teh raod so got him to pump it up for me, since then its not gone down. Now I dont think it was let down, as who ever painted the wheels painted over the air vales and i had use...