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Well, I'm not going to argue the merits of volunteer work - it's something you either want to do or you don't. As a matter of fact my local 4x4R group is a charity. The way it works is that the police or other emergency services can call on the group co-ordinator when help is needed, and they...

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Holy resurrected thread, but I've been thinking about joining Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - anyone a member? I don't have any off-road experience, but would like to get some, and it strikes me that apart from the obvious benefits to my immortal soul of volunteering, it's a good way to get...

You won't regret it. The reality is that all cars need regular maintenance and even then things will go wrong once in a while. Land Rovers last for years so there are a lot of old ones on the road, and in the nature of things, they will go wrong more often. The difference between a Landy and...

Sorry to hear about your bad experience, and I quite understand your emotional reaction and sympathise with it. However, as others have said, emotion is likely to harm rather than help your chances of getting your money back. As you have said that the money is not really what bothers you, I...

The old 19J engines (2.5TD) really are sluggish compared to a 200Tdi. And bear in mind we're talking about a car that is not particularly fast to start with. I think you'd find it disappointing - motorway trips would be a real misery, for example. That's why everyone wants to replace them with a...

I had a similar problem when doing my hinges. The J-nut had fallen to bits with rust so the bolt just spun instead of undoing. I hacksawed it off in the end and fished out the remains of the J-nut from inside with a bit of wire, a torch, a steady hand, and some interested looks from passers-by.

Lick of paint for the bumper, A-bar and driving lights. Just need to tart up the light guards now :D

It's the new one. I thought I must be the only one to own both a Land Rover and Lotus, but it seems I was wrong!

That's true, but I've started to get the knack of knowing which ones to wave to - ie enthusiasts not farmers. Farmers will just give you a funny look. If it's got an Ifor Williams back on it and a sheep in the passenger seat, it's probably a farm vehicle. If it's got a snorkel, lifts, two 8-foot...

Every Landy is different, so you need a bit of mechanical sympathy with the vehicle to tell what speed it's comfortable at. Mine will do 80 with the wind in the right direction, but it's hard work for the old girl, and I find cruising at about 60-70 is comfortable for both me and the car. Fuel...

Couch's Mill. Yours isn't the suspiciously clean silver 90 that's always parked in the Quay St car park, is it? Or the lovely old S3 that I sometimes see driving around?

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Gave the headlight finishers and grille a quick lick of paint (too tight to buy new ones). While taking off one of the sidelights I discovered some wally had fitted it with the little drain gap in the rubber gasket at the top instead of the bottom (I hope it wasn't me). As a result the cover was...

Just a note on the final solution to the mystery - a new starter fixed the problem! I don't really understand that as I was pretty sure that I eliminated the starter. When I disconnected all the + cables from it and checked them, they were still shorted. But I couldn't find anything else...

I don't want to make defamatory remarks about them, but I will say this. I went to Gristhill and drove two or three of their cars and talked to the salesman. I also witnessed conversations between the salesman and a previous customer. On the basis of that visit, would I deal with Gristhill or...

Update: I disconnected the starter and the short circuit is still present. So that's helpful information (at least I don't have to replace the starter) but on the other hand I now have to figure where the problem is. There are two chunky brown cables and one little one, all connected together...

Don't go near them!

Yes, that's got to be the next step, hasn't it? If the short is still present then I'll know it's not the starter, and if it isn't, that makes the fix easy, if somewhat expensive. I could just wish they'd made the starter wiring a bit easier to get to without dismantling the whole vehicle...

Hold on though, I've disconnected the alternator now, and I've still got a short. So it can't be through that path, can it? If the resistor was blown then the charging light would be on, but that's all.