Romahomepete

The standard flathead Go Devil engine fitted in W2 Willys jeeps gives more than enough power for the handling, it is easy to scare yourself in one. The steering is so sharp that they can turn over for fun. Peter

The MOT exemption rules are ambiguous to say the least and open to interpretation , if you can actually get a face to face conversation off the record with a DVSA officer they will tend to agree with you. We will only know for definite if and when the rules are tested in court. Peter

First job to do when messing with the pump is to replace the timing chain, they stretch and then you can never get the timing right

May not be relevent please ignore if so When I got my 58 S2 it had a s3/defender 5mb ex mil diesel fitted with the almost close breathing system.The one that doesnt have the oil filler tube on the side plate, It used oil like a train and had some leak issues. I fitted, from an early diesel the side plate filler tube that has the open breather as the plug and an open breather to the top of the rocker cover. It now uses very little oil and hardly leaks any. Peter

Contact RLC and for a price they should be able to give you the military number from the chassis number. they will also sell you a copy of the B card. Peter

Unfortunately there is plenty of chatter on series2 relater fora about non delivery of bulkheads from Pegasus even though money was paid up front on order ing. Do an internet search. Peter

Make a bracket to fit the front bumper and mount it horizontally like some of the Belgian Minervas and our pinkies did. (I would be looking for a spare bonnet to put the wheel on, sticking it on the back with the 80"s narrow springs will make it wallow a bit. The phot shows the spare on the back of an 80 on a trip to Romania but the springs were beefed up. The bracket doesnt fold and the back seat passengers had to climb in over the front. Peter

Put it on the bonnet!! Peter

Some folk are just plain greedy Peter

Stephen, you wouldnt enjoy is as much as you enjoy your 80 Peter

If someone applies for the V5 DVLA will require an inspection. Good luck with that. Peter

My S2 is insured with Peter James, no mileage restriction, agreed value and they are not interested in the change of engine from a 2L petrol to a 2.25 diesel or the overdrive or the 750 tyres. It is kept on the drive and the premium is very reasonable. Peter

In our Romahome camper we have an Eberspacher combined water and blown air heater. The "furnace" is mounted outside under the floor and it heats water which then flows into a calorifier for the water and through a radiator where a fan blows air through and into the habitation part of the camper. When we bought our camper it was already fitted, it would not have been on our list of extras but having used it in winter for many years I have to say that it is brilliant. It has the facility to make a connection to the engine to warm that up before starting but we havent bothered with that. Having experienced it were I to order another new camper (those days are long gone now) I would certainly include this type of heater. Peter

I have 7.50 R16 tyres on a mixture of S3 and tube type defender wheels on an 88. The tyres are Goodyear Wranglers that I collected over a period of a few months. &.50s are still available new mostly in Michelin or Avon brands but there are others about. I dont understand your mechanics comment about old metric wheels. Unless you have a very very early S1 then your wheels will be 16inches diamter and 5" wide for standard SWB up to S3, 5.5" wide for LWB and Defender and some other variations are 6.5" wide. S1, S2 S3 and early defenders were all tubed type, later defenders were tubeless. Steel wheels are very cheap often even being given away, you just need to keep an eye on the S1 and S2 forums. Tyres can be found on Ebay. Peter

And, if you need proper penetrating oil use something like Plus Gas. WD40 is not a penetrating oil it is a Water Dispersent. Peter