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ahh , see i'm learnin already , i'v got me name on a spare r380 just in case i'm wrong cos i was wrong once , only once tho !!

had a good look and i'm now sure its the clutch centre that's the problem , so now i have to find the time to sort it , and as it happens he's in no rush , thank god . once again thanks everybody for your help , i'd have struggled to diagnose the problem without you . the jobs always easier when you have the right info to start with . rick......

well , i'v got a horrible feeling thats what this is , i dont mind doing the job but i could have done with it next week , i'm gonna have to start stacking vehicles i'v got no room at all

ok , i'll have a proper check in the morning and i'll let you know what happens , at least now i have a start point , once again thanks for your help . rick.....

thanks for the quick answer , its a bit dark to be rolling about on the floor but i'll have a look in the morning . the disco is a 95 m reg and yes i tried all gears , high and low , and thier was no drive . he said it just happened and thier was no dramas to report so i'm hoping its the transfer gear . would you have expected some kind of obvious noise or occurance if it was any of your suggestions .

evening fellas , i could do with a bit of advise . a friend of mine has just dumped his problem on my door step and i could do with a couple of ideas before trying to sort it out . he has a discovery 300tdi with an r380 gearbox , on his way home from work he lost all drive , suddenly and without drama . i'v had a quick look see and cant decide what the problem is . the clutch feels normal and gears feel like they can be selected ok , i'v checked that the high low stick is in gear and it seams to be . their is a slight grinding noise when you lift off the clutch , but this is very quiet and i could only just hear it . any ideas will be welcome as i have'nt really any time to be messing with it . thanks in advance .

thanks jerico , checked on ebay today and the only ones i can find are all frogsisland and they want 50 quid to post them i think thats a bit steep. paddocks posted my stick set for a fiver and i don't see that much difference .

thanks jim , just checked that frog island link and looked at the postage cost's 50 quid ??? i don't need it sending by taxi overnight will do . i'll keep looking .

cheers for that , water it is then . love the little bikini top , looks good . and black paddocks tryed to sell me a black one that they had in stock and i said no cos i want a khaki one kinda wish i'd got that now and i had'nt thought of the seat belt mount's !! i'll have to sort that out . are they standered military roll hoops and are they easy to get hold of .

hello everyone . i've ordered a soft top and stick set from paddocks for me 90 , the stick set has arrived and the canvas should be with me next week . the question is , is there any preperation that needs to be done to the canvas before fitting . i've never had a soft top so i'm unsure what needs to be done , but i seem to remember that they need to be looked after . how do i keep it clean , should i pressure wash it or not ?? and is there anything i can do to it now that will prolong it's life ?? it will only be fitted during the warmer part of the year and will then be replaced with a truck cab when it's cold , so , should i clean it and prepare it for storage ? if so what do you recommend ? thanks in advance RICK....

thanks for that , just a couple of things i'm doing wrong then !! and i like the sound of the jack between the chassis and the axle , although i will struggle with the 360 , and the stacker cheers !!!!

i've tried that and they never seem to drop far enough , maybe i'm not trying hard enough . i hope i've not risked my health for nothing .

good morning , and a happy new year to all . over the last few months i seam to be changing coil springs on my , and my mates land rovers quite a lot , and it's a job i don't like doing due to me having a dislike of coil spring compressors . i fitted heavy duty rear coils on to my 90 yesterday and i 've decided I'm not doing it again , it always seems like an accident is gonna happen , i can never get the clamps on in a way that I'm comfortable with . the clamps i have are Sykes pickavant but I'm sure their must be something better , so the question is , what do you use , how much are they , and where do i get them from . also any advise will be very welcome , rick .. oh , and just a quick point , the springs I'm having trouble with are not standard springs , it's the heavy duty +2 and +3 inch springs which are giving me trouble . thanks again ...

me too!!

i see your point , but in that case how should they " the strops "be attached to the vehicles , or is that unavoidable .

check big mistake 2 ,, thats probably me and i'm not joking

well , i live and learn , again . although i'm only just getting into this offraoding lark ,and so i'm still learning , i have to admit that if the need to recover ever came up i would have done just that , joined two strops together with a shackle . and i would have done it thinking i was doing the right thing . how wrong can you be ?? can any of you tell us why this is wrong , cos the only thing i can think of is the shackle itself .

just remembered this aswell , while chatting to my fitter mate about this very subject we had a look at a little 7.5t leyland that he had in the garage for service , but i quickly forgot about the exhaust brake and started dreaming about the little cummins it was bolted too. snapped out of that dream pretty quick though !! 150hp cummins , mmmmmmmm " lurvly"

ah yes , i remember my fitter mate saying the same thing , " no problem getting one on" , but he was'nt sure the engine could cope with it .i think thats why it was never investigated further . good point .

sorry to interrupt , i've thought of fitting one on my 90 but could'nt come up with a way of doing it ie. finding one small enough . i also was'nt convinced it would work , but it sounds like it works on your mog . was it standered fit on mogs or have you added it yourself ?? used in the correct way they are very good at what they do , but you have to remember they were never designed to stop you and should'nt be expected to . the one on my wagon is perfectly capable of holding my speed just below the speed limiter if i ask it to , even fully loaded down windy hill or brighouse with just the occasional dab on the brakes . thats what they were designed to do . if your finding it useless than it's either broke or it's being used wrong , you need to have the engine revs up because the higher the revs the better it will work , and they should never be used as a main brake . use it as a brake aid and a way of keeping your brakes cool and you will get used to them . i still find myself swinging me leg in my land rover looking for it . did someone mention coaches , i drove coaches for a while years ago and they had telmars , and they could put you through the windscreen , if , and when they worked . one off them on a land rover would be good as they are not dependent on speed like the exhaust brake , but they are a heavy piece of kit rapped around your propshaft . i think it was cat engines and maybe a few others used to fit jacobs brakes , or jake brake , that from memory worked on the exhaust valves , i think , but i never drove one so i don't know if they were any good or not . this would be a good project for an engineer to have a go at , cos it sounds like it works on your mog .

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ok , i've put the injectors back in give it an oil change , run it around for a day or two and all is ok !!! the only thing i can put this oil level thing down to is operator error ( cough , cough ) maybe a good example for checking your oil as often as you can cos you never know .

cheers western , but i think i'll leave the pump tune for now , the reason is i'm not sure what mileage is on this engine and i don't really need it to be better than it is now . one for the future though . and just out off interest doe's anybody know what the egt kit cost's ??.

whats an egt gauge , am i right in assuming its some kind off emissions test thingy ??? and i'm gonna swap my transfer box over to the 1.410 and see what that doe's , as someone has already said i can always change back . ohh , i fitted my xbrake handbrake the other day and it was probebly the quickest and most simple job i've ever done , looking forward to not having problems with my handbrake anymore .

thanks for that western , i'll check it in the morning and let you know . part of my problem is that i get paranoid about oil and water checks and i tend to notice changes pretty quick . could be because i'm drive wagons for a living and it becomes second nature to check . i'll let you know tomorrow . thanks again. edited to remove the images as their above anyway