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Chassis should be okay. In the past, it has had welding at the inside face of the rear crossmember and at the rear ends on the chassis joining onto that. MOT history also indicates some at the front - last corrosion fail at rear was 2013, and 2012 at front. A few years ago, some was done on the...

Tried taking photos in the half light one morning, but they didn't come out at all well. Did new ones today in normal daylight, and now attached to original post. Note that I got the odometer reading wrong when I wrote the original post - I underestimated it.

For those that are interested in photos, I'm at work during daylight hours, but will try some with the flash on the camera. I'm just in from work, so not right this instant. Will add them to here if I can work out how, and send copies by email to those that have requested them in PM.

[EDIT: Odomoter reading updated after I actually read it when taking the photos.] 1986 Land Rover 90 County Station Wagon in blue. Before I bought it, the engine was swapped out to a 200tdi. The engine came from a Discovery, but the conversion was to Defender spec (eg, high-mounted turbo)...

Thanks so far, chaps. Should have mentioned - road use only. I'll seek out a big adjustable (got a stubby one that I tried as well, but no joy with that either).

Land Rover 90, 1986. Handbrake actuator is the cable & rod type. Could do with some guidance/assistance... The vehicle is used daily and the handbrake has worked fine up until last weekend, when I went out to it and the handbrake lever went down okay, but the shoes didn't release. The cable...

Now I'm not sure. The engine number indicates the 200tdi came from a Disco, but it seems to have been a pukka Defender conversion. It certainly looked like the power steerring pump had its own belt, but I could have been wrong. Will check tomorrow in the daylight.

The pump is driven from its own belt - alternator and fan are on a different belt.

LR 90 with 200tdi. My power steering has evidently sprung a leak. The steering suddenly went heavy yesterday, and there is fluid on the top of the chassis leg near the pump. The reservoir was empty, and I put most of a litre in, hoping that the leak has been there for a while and is slow...

How much pumping with the lever does it take to refill the filter, then?

Alrighty, went for the Wipac Crystals and new headlamp bowls. :)

Do you mean the Wipac Crystal ones? (The first halogen ones are also Wipac.)

Thanks, Sean - cured. :) It was the fuel filter. The filter was changed at the last service, so it seems to have got crapped up since then. I'd suspect the bio, but it had run okay on a fill from the same pump. The bio I put in more recently was from the fuel I store in my garage (covered...

Do you mean an additional inline filter, or replace the standard one?

My LR 90 headlights are looking a bit grotty - one of the reflectors is rusty, they atract condensation inside, and the headlamp bowls are past their best. I'm thinking of getting new ones, and notice that Paddocks offer a few types... RTC4615K | Halogen headlamp conversion kit (RHD) PM1039...

Forecourt biodiesel. Bought before they put in the additive for winter. They say it should be okay down to about 0 degrees. Temps when I was driving on mostly-bio were about 2-5 degrees. Been using bio regualrly for over a year, including a mix of about 1/3rd bio (with winter additive) over the...

Done a search, and read various threads on power loss from a 200tdi, but didn't see any that describe symptoms that match mine... 1986 LR 90, converted to 200tdi in its past, turbo fitted high up, Defender style. Has run fine since I got it in May 2010, on both normal diesel and bio. After...

My 1986 90 CSW with 200tdi conversion was fine for heating in -10, after I put a working thermostat in it. Before then, gloves and a woolly hat were needed. The County has some sound-deadening stuff that probably helps with temperature insulation, but I don't think it does much. I wouldn't say...

Latest exciting installment... Tried the battery drill, but no joy - didn't seem to have enough power to make the pump work. Then I tried a 650W mains drill with variable speed control, and tried controlling the speed so that it wouldn't trip the inverter, but no luck again. Either the drill...

I find that a bit odd - bio is thicker than water, but it's still pretty free-flowing.