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What about a piece of 6 inch plastic drainage pipe, brown or grey-they come in 3m lengths and when you apply a stopper to the bottom end they become water tight so you can as long or tall as you want with only 6 inches in diameter John

Ian, it's a false economy, If you're not experienced with mechanics then as Dave has rightly said save your money and spend out and get it done right the first time round, I did a re-bearing of a transfer box about 15 years ago and wasted quite a bit of cash-of which I didn't have a lot of at the time, I then had to go and get another transfer box as I'd cocked it up through ignorance and arrogance on my part. John

Glad I could be of help John

Ed, This looks like two of the brackets you'd need to do the conversion-listed as one brackets though http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Defender-110-Caliper-Mounting-Bracket-ftc3306-/221558440155?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3395e980db John

Ed, you could take the £600 you're going to pay for the axle and use it to get all genuine parts for doing the conversion to your original axle and still have a lot of change left over John

The reason my axles run the wheel bearings in the EP90 oil from the diffs is because I specifically removed the axle to stub axle seals when I've redone my wheel bearings in the past, and I was following the advice of someone who has a much greater experience of landrovers than I ever will-Although I was originally sceptical I'm very happy as my wheel bearings last longer than they ever did when I ran them on grease. John

I've been running oil lubed wheel bearings for about 15 years and they've always given me good service, I Initially grease them on fitting them and then let the EP90 do the work. John

Head torch-works for me every time John

My front number plate is mounted on my winch bumper(under the head light) by a chequer plate bracket and 6mm bolts onto rivnuts John

You could always swap it out for one of the steel security type cubby boxes, I was lucky enough to get one from newbury a while ago-for decent money and it has all of the normal attributes of a standard cubby but you can lock it up. John

I bought a fire blanket in Lidl of all places a while ago and it cost about £10 tops John

And did you haggle? John

Chris, Many thanks for your pointer to a bad charging unit, I have bought a Belkin one from amazon and this has solved my problem-No RF interference at all, Just goes to show just because the original device does the job of charging my phone doesn't mean it's not going to cause another problem John

Good morning all, I wonder if anyone can shed any light on a continuing problem I have with my transit, when I plug my Iphone in to charge it the radio loses most if not all of it's signal and all i get is white noise, however if i remove it then I get radio 2 etc. back, the satnav I use sometimes (It charges off the same cigarette lighter socket) does not affect the radio at all, how or what is causing the interference when I plug my phone in to charge when on the move?It's a bit of a pain in the ass to be honest. Mod's I appreciate this is not land rover based but with all of the expertise on here I'd rather come here to ask than go somewhere else. Thank you all In advance John

Check your brake pads John

Fridge, Ralph will more than likely be the person to speak to about this John

Diesel bobs up in lancashire will post them back and forth John

Wtf!! John

Ian, I've run blue ones in both my 90 and my old 110 and they've always measured(within land rovers tolerances correctly ) my trucks were either running 7.50x 16 tyres or 235/85/16 John

Blue I believe is the colour you need John

Jack, there is several threads regarding stuck thermostats Google is what I used , http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f49/how-can-i-test-my-300-tdi-thermostat-241158.html John

What about then the thermostat sticking? John

Jack, surely if the rads semi blocked(with the rust particles that you mentioned in your first post-why does it have rust in it and not just coolant?) then it'd cause a decrease/increase of flow when the blockages are moving around when the pump is working-hence why the gauge fluctuates? John

Cooling system need flushing out by any chance?, If I hammer mine on the motorway and I have a similar situation as you-big intercooler in front of the rad, I normally turn the electric fan on as I keep an eye on my temperature gauge and that normally sorts it out John

That was advertised on F/b in the outdoor gear trade thing John