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That's for TD5 and up plus tuned earlier vehicles. Otherwise it isn't essential, although I have one on my un-tuned 300TDi Well then you will receive all the details but fitting is easy. You do need to be careful of the oil in the TB (which it shares). It has to be GL4 spec.

Good luck with it. Is it new or second-hand? There are instructions to be followed, I'm sure you can get a copy on the www somewhere. I have the ones for a Defender in pdf file if you want to see them.

My roller door curls up just above the door aperture, which itself is defined by the bottom of the roof trusses. They are the lowest point. The space it needs is the diameter of the roll (when the door is up). I guess a supplier will know that. I have pics if you need. I’m sure a powered roller is the simplest.

I was going to ask if these are hobby projects or ‘trying to make a profit’ vehicles. I think it’s the former?

I'm at 40 years and if I c$$k things up now I'd probably be up the creek without a paddle! No, it's my dimness really. I was even thinking about slipped liner and top hat replacements but not at the same time as reading THL. This morning, as I was sure the seller had said "spare, repairs or scrap", I offered what I said would be close to scrap value. When asked to be specific, I said £300 and was politely told "no". Anyway, much as I would like a V8, it's time and not money that is my 'problem'. As I used to hear so much and found so strange when I was still working, now I am retired I have so much going on that I can't start a project.

I’ve only done it once, on an 88”. I drilled the heads off very carefully and then unscrewed the rest after splitting and removing the two split barrel pieces.

What’s that @Blanco?

Ok thanks. Great advice. It’s been reduced to £750 already but I honestly can do without the work (although I’d love to do it). Also my dearest is not even suggesting what might happen if I were to even look at it. That’s a bad sign. So I will pass. If anyone is interested, it’s just west of Sheffield and I would pass-on the details / fb link.

This has been listed near me. Her who should be obeyed will pull my fingernails out, if I buy it but I'm still wondering. The description is below and the price is £900 ono: For sale 99 vogue se 4.6 thor with 120k, this was parked up around 3 years ago with suspect head gasket failure, so here is the story i have replaced the head gaskets there was no apparent damage to the old ones its had a new starter motor and water pump it was on lpg which i have removed starts first touch its still on air which is working fine, needs a good clean inside the roof lining sagging ,rust on the rear arches,temp gauge sits in the middle but the top hose swells up slightly i,m fed up with it now. NO MOT So sold as spares or repairs No p/x no swops THIS P38 hasn’t been on the road for around 4 years so will need trailering away although everything works. If I buy it and find that I have no time to work on it, would it retain any value? Or would it slowly leak money? I know it will leak money more quickly if i do find time to work on it! Thanks all

😀 no and anyway, in Mongol Rally speak, aren't they supposed to manage with loads of unhelp?

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@nickwilliams The tracking map suggests that they are still moving around near the Brecon Beacons now. How are they getting on with the overheating?

The roof started on the journey to the deep and dark Auvergne last week... although sadly I wasn't taking it all the way...

Google shows this place at Cwmbran...https://www.thomasclassicandmodern.com or here in Gloucestershire...https://www.minimail.co.uk/contact-details/ or here, south of Bristol...https://www.southwestminis.co.uk

Before you cross back to England (over Carter Bar maybe), try North Berwick, St Abbs and Coldingham which are all on the coast. Or inland a little there's Melrose and Jedburgh. We discovered these places a few weeks ago after similarly driving to find better weather!

As I commented earlier on my own (300TDi) alternator 'pack' failure, I thought I'd dig-out the pics for completeness. In this case the rectifier and brushes are in one pack which bolts onto the back of the body. The new one needs the brushes to be held inside the holders as you push it over the rotor, hence the use of a paper clip pushed through a tiny hole, provided for that very purpose. Google translate came in handy again at the campsite office as I couldn't see a drawing pin on the desk there, so needed to ask! The pack cost €9 about three years ago. @Anderzanderit's good to hear that you will be sorted soon and can continue the trip.

My alternator went haywire in the middle of Spain. I found a regulator pack easily in the local factors, with the aid of Google translate. All it needed I think it was a 10mm spanner and paper clip job. The symptoms were wildly fluctuating volts all the way up to about 17V I think.

A proper penetrating oil like PlusGas will help first. Loosen a little then tighten back then loosen a bit more etc etc. I think a warm engine helps. Also when refitting, you can use a little ceramic grease.

They really can be unbearable. I have shudders thinking about Kinlochewe years ago. The only way to avoid them is to go uphill or find a breeze - or both!

Won't a standard plastic P-clip do the job?

We have had two trips to Argyll & Bute (October last year and then recently). The coast is beautiful all the way up. By the time you are at southern side of Torridon (where you were at Sheldaig I think?), the mountains are huge lumps and they start at sea level - so vertical gain is large if you are walking up! Best advice is - don't rush. I hope you get the lights sorted.

Done in six minutes or maybe you'd already figured it out 🤣. Can't confirm the torque but google confirms this, from the LandRover Workshop site - which I would trust. https://www.lrworkshop.com/torque-specifications-settings/land-rover-defender-1996 Edit: don't know why the page isn't being previewed in that link

With a press you will need a something that is exactly the OD of the bush so that the outer sleeve is pushed out with the rest of the bush, as one piece. It is quite thin and even hard to see. I haven't access to a press so reverted to a common method to hacksaw from the middle, through the tube, then the rubber and finally the outer sleeve.

Is the Coleman dual fuel stove a pressure stove? I presume it is, running on petrol and ??? Do you advocates use it inside the vehicle or only outside? The only pressure stove I’ve used is the old paraffin ones that use meths to preheat and used to flare-up. How do you do that on the Coleman? Is it a faff first thing when you want a quick cuppa or do you use a jetboil instead?

That’s interesting. Mine is a CFX35W which is a little smaller but I presume the same family and a chest type. Although it will freeze, I have not thought to experiment like that. I’d still want mainly a cold space but maybe a sneaky freezer space would be good. Can you show or describe more about where the coldest space is? Is it all across the bottom?