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Hello, Trying to bleed the brakes on my series 3 88inch ('77) but the pedal won't press firm until pumped two or three times. Bled through four or five times with no air coming out on final three bleeds at all. Ive searched on here and checked what's been said / advised and I'm left unsure on...

Hello, Just thought i'd share the tension of an MOT that we all know so well..Just had a phone call saying all is well apart from free play in steering wheel. I asked them to check adjustment on steering box but not overlly convinced they understood or followed me..they seemed to be thinking...

Hello, My water temp and fuel guages on my S3 petrol aren't working since my rebuild and rewire. New sender s for both, new voltage regulator (have tried reusing old one incase new is dud, but no difference) and I know guages work as they did before the rewire. How ive got it wired; live...

Hey, Cannot seem to get my driver side front door to hang properly AND stop the bottom hinge from moving. The door hangs fine and opens / closes freely but no matter how hard I try the bottom hinge moves. To be precise its the upper bolt where the hinge bolts to the bulkhead, I get it tight...

Hello, Just got my land rover back on the road (well, no MOT yet - going to fail, but driving) drove her on a straight today up to about mid 40's and was fine, until I took my foot off the throttle then a horrible grinding noise appeared. worse at higher speeds when deaccelerating. Tried to...

Hello, Near the end of my series 3 rebuild now, installed new autosparks loom, but having trouble with the indicators. Don't think i've wired up the relay right, so please correct me or if not help with fault - finding! I've got a three pin relay with the middle pin going to the stalk, the...

Hey, Need to prep & spray my series roof & sides next week, but need to get the paint made up, anybody got the colour code for the standard cream thats used for the two tones? To my knowledge there is only one code - i.e. only one kind of cream! Did a quick seach, but nothing conclusive...

Hey, Fitted parabolic springs to my (now) series 3 rolling chassis, but I don't know what height to set them at. I've read that they give an increased ride height of about 2", is this right? And if so, would it make sense to set them at standard height + 2". Many thanks, Matt

Hello, Desperately in need of a decent series 3 inner front wing (driver side) - don't mind buying a whole wing, but it is the inner wing i'm mainly concerned with. Live in Devon, willing to travel, please pm me or reply if anybody is aware of anything. Many Thanks

Hello, Just wandering if anybody knew of such a thing as a complete rubber seal kit for re-attaching the body work / doors on a series 3..I know you can by most seals by the metre, but just to ensure I don't forget any needed, was wandering if there such a thing as a kit? If not (highly...

Currently putting my series 3 back together and was wandering if it is possible to move the ignition barrel / choke pull to the right side of the column as an oppose to the left (essentially spinning the steering lock round half a turn). Physically it fits, but I was wandering if i'll have...

Hey, Trying to replace clutch slave cylinder on my series 3 but i'm having trouble clipping the plastic clip on the push rod to the clutch release arm, any ideas / tips? Seems very tricky with the small amount of space available (gearbox & engine are together). Many Thanks, Matt

Hey, Currently in the process of relaying the brake pipes on my series 3 chassis, was wondering if anybody had any photos to show the correct layout for them? As in where there cleated to the chassis and where they bend around legs etc, not as in where each pipe goes. Only reason I'm worried...

Hey, As you may know from my numerous questions already posted on here - i'm currently restoring a '77 series 3 2.25ltr petrol. It's got to the point where I need to start shopping around for insurance quotes to know if taking her back up to uni in late september is going to cost more than the...

Hey, Got to the stage on my rebuild / restoration where I'm pairing the gearbox & engine and mouting to new chassis, only trouble is that the crossmember under the bellhousing (not gearbox crossmember) seems to be stopping the gearbox from meeting its rear mountings - the clutch assembly on...

Hey, Currently rebuilding my series 3 steering box, but i'm having alot of trouble with the bearings inside. The larger bearings (x12) that go in the collar over the worm gear i've managed to get in all right, but the two sets that go in the bearing housings on each end of the steering box I...

Hey, Restoring a series 3 at the moment, and was wondering if a clamp on air filter is a worth while addition to the engine? To do away with the bulker oil-bath air filter. Any reports on people who have done likewise would be most appreciated..cheers Matt

Hey, I did post on here a while ago about my rebuild, well i've finished stripping down and have started to spray up the new (Richards) chassis. I washed her down, thick coat of acid etch primer and then a heavy(ish) coat of grey primer, am I now ready for a colour coats or do I need another...

Hey - i'm both new to the forum and to Land Rovers, Back from university over the summer, so have decided to restore a '77 series 3 SWB (2.25ltr petrol). Restoration is going well so far, got the old girl stripped down to little more than a rolling chassis - new galvanised bulkhead & chassis...