miketomcat

yeah but doesn't die near water i've got rear mounted rad in 200tdi tomcat the best thing i ever did and i've an ally sport inter cooler in the front only probs with bleeding is have to fill then bleed top hose then finish filling if you want some pics pm me your email and i'll send you some (as haven't mastered posting pics yet ) mike

check the fuel tank breathers its a small black plastic pipe that is in the top of the tank it normally comes out somewhere around the filler pipe and has a non return valve IIRC. you should be able to blow down it also if the cap is like a diesel one if you do it up tight its non vented if you then turn it back about quater of a turn (you should feel it go lose then tight again) it should be vented it does mention this in the handbook. the central locking could just be a case of oiling the locks this solved the probs on a friends f*rd mike

signed don't think its going to help but nothing to lose mike

thank you all for your offers to marshal but as yet i can't confirm any yet due to numbers. but as andy said i will let you all know asap plus i may need to pursuade (read tie up and torcher) the club treasurer as he's threatening to charge everone vast sums of money but i'll see what i can do mike

i sleeved mine but cranked them at the same time so had to cut mine at the crank point lots of weld at each end no problems worked for me mike

at this point i think i'll remind you of some very absorbant wipes!!!! and yes i would recomend SIKAFLEX (for those that can't spell it) or an epoxy glue if it doesn't flex mike

i made my own based on the southdown one (had one on my disco but as you point out it don't fit hybrids) for the tomcat i used a drop plate then welded two bits of 10mmx50mm flat plate to form a triangle on each side the top bits drilled to take the pins. then fitted a tube between the pin holes to stiffen it all up. on the truck had a bit of 6mm plate bolted to the underside of rear and axle crossmembers with two bits of 10mmx50mm welded to fit over the outside of removable bit with predrilled (but slightly offset to allow clearance for welds) holes all welds done both sides. i've towed at least 2 ton with this set up with no probs mike P.S if you would like some pics pm me

i agree ther a great bit of kit but unfortunatly when i broke my rear half shaft (10 spline) at 7S it spead slightly and could not be removed with an X eng magnet (thanks for trying mark) so had to take mine out anyway mike

superwinch EP9 with soloniods moved to behind the grille £399 dyneema 12mm comp hook £110 50mm2 welding cable borrowed from work 110amp gel marine battery being thrown out at work (red top optima £90 for truck electrics) home made bumper about £60 for materials 70amp split charge diode again being replaced at work extra internal and external switches had kicking around wander lead socket moved into cab good cheap reliable system works for me will probably add a second at the rear when money allows mike

have a look at mine at the next club meet made from 5mm rubber from portmere rubber in southampton UV stable held in place with an ally strip about 20mmx3mm and rivets then a bit of 3mm stainless rod bent to support the flappy bit glued in place with you've guessed it sikaflex look like standard arches only wider i still have a template for mine which you could extend for yours mike

just one other thing to check is your battery cut off i've had problems in the past they'll let the igniton work but when you try and start it all dies came down to knackered switch mike

acording to the LR manual you can reuse 200 tdi head bolts a maximum of 5 times as long as there not dammaged but if you don't know wether the heads been off before or how many times it might be worth a new set mike

i'm building a 200tdi on said stand at the mo ive bolted it on the rear face of the block with clutch and clutch casing removed using the four cap head bolts from the clutch casing was then going to hang it on the crane to do the clutch end and then bung it back in the truck BTW its a defender lump but i don't think it makes much differance mike

duralacs main use is to inhibet electrolitic action between dissimalar metals not as an anti sieze but it ain't gona hurt mike

the other thing to check is wheel balancing because if its out it can make for interesting driving quick check swap wheels front to back if it disapears or changes the speed it happens your front wheels are out of balance mike

sorry to give you some bad news the socket you were after for the screw driver bit wasn't 6mm anyway it's 1/4 guess how i know this but to make you feel a little better most hose clips will undo with either a 6 or 7mm socket depending on whether there factory fit or not mike

i used to do a lot with minis and i seem to recall seeing a rover V8 transversely mounted in a mini clubman through a maxi gearbox wasn't very neat but impresive none the less mike

IMHO britpart stuff ain't that clever i found there stuff seems to barely last a year and my local supplier got so fed up with it that they stock allmakes instead now mike

the threads are M6 or M5 can't remember off hand but is definatly metric i made a puller using a bit of plate a nut and blot through the middle to push on the crank bolt but it still took 3 hours to get it off so don't expect it to be a quick job mike

there is a proper grease for stainless treads but the name escapes me having said that copper slip works well and i normally use it mike

i'll be there along with half the shire commitee if thats any help mind most of us have to be there really mike

jules if you've got 10 spline shafts you couldn't give away i'm sure i can find a home for them (can't afford to change them yet so spares is next best thing ) mike

if you want something really interesting a company down in poole built a 2ltr V8 using 2 yamaha R1 engines on a common crank and crank case it reved to around 11grand iirc that was twin cam heads (quad cam engine) mike

these guys will be able to help http://www.tek-tanks.com/ but they won't be cheap as they have marine in the name but they can make any size shape plastic tanks we use them at work they are very good mike

you can't fit the damper without removing the guard anyway i'm in bitterne don't have a damper but willing to have a look see what we can find if you want mike