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Sounds like the park switch has melted enough to cause earthing issues . available as a replacement part.
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31 minutes ago, Peaklander said:
I agree that it's hard to find the source amongst all that grime. From recent experience, even when everywhere is clean, it can still be hard. I was chasing a leak from my overdrive and it was only present when driving and self-cleaning in the airflow. The oil was deposited nowhere near the leak. Only when talcum powder was used to cover all potential sources, was the actual leak spotted.
That's a great tip with the talcum powder
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15 minutes ago, Sigi_H said:
Oil from between the gearboxes: LT230 Intermediate shaft
Usually the forward end of the inter shaft to case seal - an O ring that can harden and/or oval-ing of the casing hole.
Engine oil leak looks like sump to block - no gasket , just sump sealer . Elring OEM sump sealer is what I use.
Other culprits are fuel lift pump gasket, vac pump casing lid to body seal and the breather or cyclone to sump drain hose.
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9 hours ago, iron_city said:
@steve b yes, reverse is left and then up
that confirms it's an LT77 short bellhousing gearbox - the early 90/110/200 Tdi Defender standard fitment.
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The brass expansion tank suggests it was originally a 2.5 N/A or turbo or an early 200 Tdi. Hence the short bellhousing and engine back against the BH. Is reverse up and left?
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Monteverdi built a four door back in the days of two door RRC production, the rear wings look 2 door-esque in the pics of this. It's probably an SVE built variant given the era?
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How many splines on the sun gears?
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The engine is in the 200 Tdi position so a 200 Defender or 2.5na shroud would be the only original options and I'm not sure the fan is at the same point.
A low coolant warning light/buzzer is worthwhile with 300 Tdi's....
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Check the front wheel bearings too - if slack enough the disc will scrape the dirt guard.
Front prop is no. 1 suspect , best checked by removing it to get a proper feel of the UJ bearings
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6 minutes ago, Peaklander said:
Hopefully there are other options too and just to lighten the discussion, who remembers the assurances that "computers will lead to the paper-less office"? That hasn't quite happened, even after the ~40 years since the IBM-PC was released.
Then there is the LHC black hole and Y2K to name a couple more...
Cats are another example - in the first 10 years scrap ones had little value due to no recycling specialists - now they are valuable enough to steal off parked cars along with DPF's too.
foil hat on and pitch fork to hand.....
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If it's worth doing, do properly and once.
Knowing the commitment required to see something of this scale though to the finish I can see both your tension and the barely held in anticipation of driving it
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I hope you have many great trips in this soon to be better than factory build
Love the colour too.
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11 minutes ago, deep said:
I really wish you could buy a basic new car and expect to get 30 years use out of it, like you could about 70 to 80 years ago...
Fixed that for you
As for JLR building expensive specials , wouldn't you ? They are there to make money.
Hyper-consumerism is here to stay......
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31 minutes ago, L19MUD said:
The whole of mid Suffolk would have been your playground a couple of weeks ago (Not sure how bad it was over your way?) I am guessing they would struggle if there was any flow to the water?
It was slightly worse than mildly moist..........
the Argo will take an outboard but without both are no good in any flow.
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I had one of these years ago
Max ATV , 400cc twin 2 stroke with vari-belt drive. Very fast on (flat) land and as slow as an Argo-cat in water.
It was great fun but limited places to use it.
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28 minutes ago, L19MUD said:
That is an Alvis Stalwart. We had terrible flooding locally in Suffolk recently and I suggested to the OH that it would be the perfect solution
I came across this parked/moored on the hard at Pinmill a while ago....
It looks too wide to have got there down the tiny road to the foreshore.
My favourite amphibious creation is this
More crazy Russian stuff
Then there is this, native to Alaskan oil fields
Can you tell I like a floater ?
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1 hour ago, iron_city said:
Is there a number on the engine that shows it is a 21L?
Yes , stamped on the block adjacent to the injector pump side just behind the timing belt housing
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Have a look at mobile market stall awnings, sounds more like the size you want
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At the height of the Feb. '87 winter snow storm I went to the local police station and offered my help - two recoveries were to stranded patrol cars with officers in that had been stuck for 12 hours. One car was left behind ( snow over the roof in 8 foot drifts ) and the two officers delivered back to base . The other car was towed all the way back (3 miles) across fields which were clear as all the snow had blown on/into roads.
The next job was a 40t chiiler trailer and tractor unit from Spain trying to get to a local bulk packing factory spinning out at the bottom of a hill. To my amazement my 2 door V8 RRC did it with ease and I waved them on their way.
A hour later after extracting a Post van from a drift I found the truck again 300yards into a mile long 3ft deep drift. The Spanish driver, his wife and two young children had a nice warm ride with me back to the Police station. They had no winter clothing with them at all.
The rest of the day was spent with Meals on wheels delivering in the local area.
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Tall skinny tyres help...
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In your first post you said 9mm pin in the FIP lock, I use a 3/8" drill bit , 9.5mm . The fit is very tight but needs to be.
The crank drive wheel key/keyway is still my prime suspect regarding cam wheel position.
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SP4x4 panels make the Series rear quarter panel with the seal edge folded as original
I had several sets of Series galv doors from them and the quality is excellent.
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I have the idler loose enough to rock over but not allow the tensioner to come off the pivot spigot.
Belt on crank then cam then FIP .
The cam wheel not lining up could be crank drive wheel key/keyway issues?
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Good to see that again, such an inspired Engineer.
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If it was clicking then it could be the starter. Make sure it's out of gear and spark a known live to the terminal on the starter with the white/red wire. If it turns over then it could be the switch on the back of the steering lock assembly. If not, then the starter motor is the likely culprit.
Also, welcome to the forum.
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Defender insurance for teen
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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I know someone in the same boat as you , he has a 1963 109 sw completely standard apart from an LDV 2.5na diesel and he has got himself a "cheap" to insure for a young new driver tiny hatchback to accrue some clean time on his policy. All rather frustrating for you as I think you all should be given a sensible chance to start out driving and prove yourselves instead of being treated as guilty of bad driving before you even move.....
Driving monitors are worth insurance gold stars
I use HIC for Land Rover insurance but I am somewhat aged...
Steve