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Hi I have a 2a 3 bearing 2.25 petrol engine and I think my big ends are knocking. So my question is. How could I tell for sure? If it is the beg ends can they be replaced with the engine insitue? Is it a difficult job ? And about how much would it cost? Thanks

Ok after playing in the water this weekend my breaks are now worn out after only 1.5 years , 6000 miles and one days green laining. :( So I'm looking at a set of new shoes and my questions are. 1. How long would you expect to get out of a set of shoes "1.5 years, 6000 miles and one days...

Just a quick one guys. Does anyone know if the terminals to the ammeter on the dashboard clocks should get so hot it smokes if you put oil on it? Mine is all rusty and it get F**king hot with all the lights on and i' worried that it will set fire to something. PS Its a early 2a converted to...

Just got a set of Axel straps (One long and one short) from pads and i cant find out which one goes on which side. Does anyone know?

Hi guy's Just got me hands on a series 3 LWB 2.25 petrol with a clutch problem. Here is the symptoms: When you press the pedal it feels like that there is a good spring behind it (not just the return springs) but it does not allow you to engage gear (Nasty crunching noise). If I put the Hi / Low...

Just got me some of them fold up side steps from Padds to put on me 2A, and as far as I can tell I have fitted them correctly but when I fold them up they don't go to vertical. they sort of stop at around 20 degs from vertical. It look like they strike the side panels. Has any one else had this?

Hi all I have a lot of condensation when I start my 2a SWB and I think that there maybe a weeping head gasket so I think its head off again and get it skimmed. But I was thinking why do we use water as a coolant?:confused: Could we not fill the radiator with engine oil ? this would...

Hi guys i have a 1964 series 2a 2.25 3 bearing landy and i have just replaced my (Copper ) head gasket and I think I saw something somewhere saying that running old engines on normal unleaded petrol can cause head gaskets to fail. Does anyone know if this is true and if so what is the best way...

Ok I took me landy out last week for a little drive and all went well for a couple of miles and then it started to sound like a steam engine. It makes a chuffing noise when I put me foot down so I took off the air filter (K+N) and it is pushing air/petrol mix back through the air intake. It...

Hi Guy's Does anyone know what tires were fitted to a SWB 2a originally? What is a good modern equivalent? Where can you get them and how much to pay for them. Do i need inner tubes? Can i fit wheels and tyres from a Series 3 LWB (My mate has a spare set)? The old girl will be spending 98% of...

Hi all Just a quick hello to you all and to introduce my self. I have had a 2a swb now for 6 months and I have been struggling to get the brakes right until I found a thread “Series 2a brakes locking on” on this site and within 10mins I understood what the fault was (springs in the wrong...