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  1. Martyn110

    Smoke Bomb

    Guess what happened here ?? I got fed up of wind squeezing in small gaps and rain trickling in, so today I bought some smoke bombs and it worked great. I could see lots of place where smoke could escape sealed them up and tried testing with water cured most leaks and stopped a lot of wind noise.
  2. Martyn110

    LED INTERIOR LIGHT

    I had a spare led light at home and decided to use it as a interior light... Didn't quite realise how bright it would be in the dark
  3. Martyn110

    Land Rover Series 1 Minerva

    Hi guys and gals Took delivery of my Minerva it's a 80" 1952 so I'm Told, I have hardly any knowledge of them and I'm used to Diesel engines defenders. This could be a sharp learning curve :-) Anyone know anything exciting about them please let me know .
  4. Martyn110

    Tub cappings

    Hi all Just doing my defender refurb and fitted some tub cappings which differ slightly to the ones currently on the vehicle, the question is if I buy a set of led wipac lights will they fit the later type 94 onwards type of capping? Thanks for your help Mart
  5. Martyn110

    Alumunium questions

    Hello everyone Just giving my Landy a tidy up took all cappings off and just wondered what the White stuff which seems to spur off(like tree roots) down the panels, I have sanded the White off but do I need to apply some sort of treatment to stop it from happening again? Also do you need...
  6. Martyn110

    Borg and Beck Drop arm ball joint

    So the dreaded drop arm ball joint job ... Old ball joint came out a absolute piece of cake. However fitting the new one was such a pain but it turns out the new Borg and beck ball joint is very poorly made threads on the ball are knackered and the bottom cover plate needed machining just to...
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    Worn main shaft

    https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10206207361847784 If you have a LT 77 you're more than likely to see this at some point. I decided to whip the cover off and have a look at the gearbox to transfer shaft and you can see the wear, obviously my gearbox is worn and at some point a new one...
  8. Martyn110

    What engine oil 200tdi

    Hi guys I've been running mine on 10w30 synthetic local Landy man says it's too new a oil so I will be changing it, anyone else used anything other than 15w40 and did it do any harm ?
  9. Martyn110

    2 Stroke in Diesel

    Hello everybody I've read a few times here about 2 stroke being put into Diesel engines and for a while I did it myself, however this weekend myself and Turboman decided that my tank could be contaminated due to a fatty substance in the fuel filter. We drained fuel cleaned tank etc and I now...
  10. Martyn110

    Paintman

    Has anyone used "the paintman" for Land Rover paint seems reasonably priced, a chap at work is going to paint his series but doesn't have Internet so I said I would ask on here for him.
  11. Martyn110

    Slightly Urgent Question

    Hi guys I've been drafted into help a local club, it will consist mainly towing vehicles out of a rather muddy field.. Do I use diff lock all the time as the ground is very wek or will this hurt my transmission. Pretty sure I know the answer but as per normal there's a expert of site who knows...
  12. Martyn110

    TD5 luxury

    Had a TD5 hi cap using at work today I can't believe how much smoother and refined it is compared to my 200tdi defender and that 5 cylinder engine sounds lovely when revved up. If they didn't rust so fast and brake down so much I would think of having one:rolleyes:. Did they use a lot more...
  13. Martyn110

    Lift Pumps

    Hi guys will a lift pump from a 2.5na fit a 200tdi I rang paddocks and they weren't sure :-s Thanks in advance
  14. Martyn110

    Defender 200 tdi

    Heres my current land rover, its a 200 tdi defender on a galvanized chassis done nearly 200,000 miles and is a bit of a ongoing project tidying it up mechanically and physically trying to keep it as standard as possible
  15. Martyn110

    Ex Mod 110

    I sold this vehicle recently but thought i would share it anyway It was a ex marine wading model i found out after i sold it :eek:
  16. Martyn110

    Cat Flap door for 90

    Hi guys I'm thinking when I replace my back door to get a cat flap type but how does the top fit is it a glass panel or do people cut the old door in half and just bolt it to the roof ?
  17. Martyn110

    BT Tactical responce Landy

    Anyone who is having problems with BT just ask for the emergency responce team when they tell you wait 8 weeks for a fault to be fixed ....they will send this Landy full of bad English speaking Indians to slow your broadnand down even more . Nice looking Landy tho
  18. Martyn110

    Fuel filter contents FAO Turboman

    Hi guys I had spoke about changing my fuel filter to turboman so hence the FAO, This was a new filter in March took it off today and emptied content into a hug and see what I found inside .... I'm guessing it's diesel bug
  19. Martyn110

    Diff lock

    Hi I was doing some towing in some very slippery mud today engaged diff lock and seems nothing happened the back wheel were going quite fast and the front barely turning is this normal when I jack both fronts wheels up and turn one wheel with diff lock turned on the other turns backwards which I...
  20. Martyn110

    Wipers slapping bulkhead

    Hi does anyone know how to stop the wipers from going too on the drivers side passenger side is fine but the drivers side can vary from slapping the bulkhead to going past the windscreen seal I've tried replacing the wheel boxes and the cable is like new, I bought a new set of wipers and they...
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