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  1. doobie

    Series 3 Oil Pressure Switch thread

    Folks, Can anyone confirm the thread used on the Oil Pressure switch a Series 3 2 1/4 Petrol engine (3 main bearing). I believe it to be a 3/8" B.S.P. but this is assuming part of the P on my die has worn off as it looks like an "F". The thread looks anything but "fine" but the only other...
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    L322 2004 Td6 Gearbox filter,

    Hi folks, anyone know what Gearbox filter I would require for a L322 2004 Td6 with standard GM 5L40E gearbox? I have found 2 types online, Filter Flat Pick Up and 1/2 Inlet but can't find any info regarding which one to use. There appears to be quite a variation in price also any...
  3. doobie

    Rear Lights - extra holes and up grades

    Hi folks, its been a long time but I'm finally getting back to working on my Series 3. Hope all has been well at landyzone! After 6 years of shuffling it around my S3 is now arse first in my garage so I'm taking the opportunity to sort out the rear end. I've found two extra holes for on the...
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    feckin mice

    I was out borrowing from the my heap yesterday, cut out an engine mount and look what was in the chasis box setion........
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    weird things spotted in scrap heaps

    this is a bit crap without pictures but anyway, while perusing a vast expanse of agri scrap yard today i came across a 109 series 2a with an old non-standard diesel engine, nothing very exciting but.... in the cab there was a 4th lever down beside the transfer box ones that conected directly...
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    Ignition timing - your view's

    Evening all, just the other day i set the static timing on my long suffering series 2a, it was backfiring and not idling very well before deciding not to ever start again so i thought it needed some tlc. Now, i was planning to set the dinamic timing once the beast fired up but with the...
  7. doobie

    whats the ...... for?

    daft question for the day: does anyone know what purpose the big black rubber plug/bung/thingy in the passenger side of the transmission tunnel serves? i've been up all night wondering.......... :confused: cheers!
  8. doobie

    Empty Car Transporter going from dumfries to aberdeen

    I'm taking a car down to Newton Stewart near Dumfries from Insch Abderdeenshire on my trailer and coming home empty, anyone want anything shifted back up the road for some contribution to fool cost gimie a shout :D probably be in 2 weeks time, though no date set yet, depends on when the motor...
  9. doobie

    Alternator and Voltage Regulator

    Evening! just a quick question, i've doing a bit of re-wiring in a series 2a, it has been fitted with and alternator in the past but currently retains the voltage regulator. Am i right in thinking that the voltage regulator is now redundant? I'd like to take it out as i'm trying to tidy up...
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    remember yer anti-freeze

    evening all, being a sad bastard i've just come in from fannying on with me landys, now its bloody freezing up here (aye, i really am that sad that i was out side in the freezing cold fannying on with me landys) and i realised i had no anti-freeze in the rad of the 2a i was working on. i had...
  11. doobie

    Series Landrover Appreciation Thread

    How great are series landys?? the forum is usually full of tales of series landy misery and woe, hows about some with a happy end?? :rolleyes: here's mine: I've spent the day clearing a field of the remains of a felled tree using a long suffering series 2a. This morning when i started the...
  12. doobie

    Info on 24 spline hubs

    Evening all, can anyone school me on the various types series hubs (like when they came into use and on which models, if 10 or 24 spline are any better) as I have a 1981 series 3 with 10 spline hubs and a 1974 ex mod lightweight with 24 spline hubs. Also I was under the impression that...
  13. doobie

    How much would you pay for second hand diff's?

    I'm looking for some 10 spline 3.54:1 diff's for me series at the mo, a breakers quoted me £100 + vat for rear and £120 + vat for the front!! :eek: is it me just being a toight bastard or is that a bit pricy! i could get a whole RR classic for that an get them out meself!
  14. doobie

    dear santa...

    was out cleaning the crud off me axles today so i can actaully find the bolts to get stuff off! i knew the swivel seals needed doing but after getting all the grease/poo/mud off them looks like i'll be needing new baws an all! thought they were supposed to be shiny!! anyone know of a...
  15. doobie

    Series with Fordy V6's

    evenin' I'm after some advice from owners of series with ford essex v6's installed, i'm currently fitting one to my series 3 but would like to know what the standard series box is like with this engine, is it under geared with the standard diff's? would anyone recommend fitting range rover...
  16. doobie

    Black smoke of doom.....

    evenige folks, errr a "friend of mine" is needin some advice on 4x4 of un-desclosed far eastern manufacture..... s'not me honest... :D anyhoo's today, while on me way to the oriface to have 7.5hours of me life wasted in a conference, all was going well until i left a round-about (i go reet...
  17. doobie

    Camshaft Bearings

    evenin' i've at last made some progress with me landy and have stripped down me replacement Essex V6 engine that will one day (maybe even this year!!) go into me series 3. the v6 looks pretty good inside and most of the bearings and oil seals looked reasonably new!! but i've noticed a bit of a...
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    whats the bestest way....

    .... to patch a cracked engine sump??? being a bit o a fud i dropped a perkins 4203 on its sump, it probably only fell 20mm but its cracked the sump and bled all over me garage floor...... :o wasnt a good day yesterday as one of them ****y screw jacks snapped on my pinky and for a moment i...
  19. doobie

    Ignition lock barrel jammed

    Anyone got any tips for sortin a broken ingnition lock barrel?? I cant get mine to turn with the key (tiz the right key an all). the barrel looks as tho its popped out a bit but will push back in when the key is inserted, the key goes right in up to the plastic bit which i dunt think is...
  20. doobie

    Anyone want these???

    i were doin some wombling yesterday, got a ton of scrap to shift before the ferkin gipo's come back to shift it for me, an found these recovery points in amoungst the bits. thought i'd ask if anyone wants them, probably bolt on to yer disco's bumper or something :D, looked too usefull to...
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