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I have a set on the 110, very happy with them.

Great, thanks for confirming Western. Will check the pipes but seems they must be the right way around. Might try a manual brake bias valve at £30ish and see if it helps.

Wrong master cylinder is possibility the part number of the one I fitted was Nrc8690. The 110 wasn't on the road when I bought it so I never fully checked the brakes, therefore I'm unsure if this has always been an issue. Regarding which port on the master cylinder I should be using, I just put the new cylinder in place of the old and connected the pipes to the same ports, can anyone confirm which port is for the front and rear?

Definitely just the upper right pdwa on the 110, very strange!

Cheers Western, no evidence whatsoever of there ever being a G valve, no bracket on the chassis and piped up for the PWDA valve. Saying that that 110 has been apart before I had it (originally a 2.5 petrol - now a 200tdi). Not sure why they would have removed this useful (and EXPENSIVE!) part!

Mmm shoes on the right way...will give them a check on Saturday. There's definitely no G valve in the system, it's a 110 that was manufactured in 1989 but registered in 1990 if that explains it?

Hello, Now the 110 is on the road and I'm getting some miles on it I'm starting to work through a snag list. The problem is that the rear drums are really quick to lock up, if you continue to press the pedal then the fronts do lock as well but it takes quite a lot more force to get to that stage. With all four locked it stops quickly and straight but with only the rears locked is quite a different beast. It has new front callipers and vented disks. New pipes and braided hoses all round. New rear cylinders and a new master cylinder. It has a working (tested whilst bleeding) PWDA valve that lights the brake warning light on the dash when there is a pressure imbalance front to rear. So my question is why are the rears so keen to lock? Is it just a trait of 110 hard-tops when unloaded? If so is there any way to improve it (G valve)? Thanks in advance!

OEM it is, thanks both for your help!

Great, cheers Western, any idea what the part number was by any chance?

HI all, My 110's glow plug light has recently been staying lit all of the time, before it functioned as normal, coming on for approx. 10 seconds then going off. The plugs are not receiving 12v the whole time, just the bulb. The 110 was originally a 2.5 petrol, now a Defender 200tdi. It has a glow plug relay fitted. Any idea what the issue might be? Cheers!

No ignition and no lights on the flash works fine. When dipped beam is on I can hear a relay click but with no change to the lights? Can't test the horn at the moment as I haven't got round to fitting it yet.

Has anyone else fitted their 6quid loom yet and if so what are your thoughts? I'm chuffed with mine for the cost but have found that if I have dipped beam on then I can't pull the stalk towards me to flash high beam? If dipped is off then the flash works fine? Any ideas?

http://www.landrovertrailair.co.uk/products-2/products/trailair-by-land-rover-for-defender-pn-39-013/ This might be the plug you were looking for...

I had this on a td5 90 at 50mph, it was a prop UJ on its way out

There are numerous m6 bolts that you will have to remove, 90% will be rusted solid, in the end i just put the windy gun on them and tightened till they went ping. Much quicker!

The one i've just taken apart from 1990 is definitely all aluminium

All here http://www.splandrovers.com/category_s/136.htm Harry

SP landrovers do a matched barrel kit that fits the older style handles, I've just bought one today.

Have you checked that the supply and return pipes from the tank are connected to the correct points on the tank, I mixed up mine during the rebuild.

Avoid My Parcel Delivery, their customer service leaves a lot to be desired, one unhappy customer

Check the tow electrics socket for shorts first (if you have one)

Yep, been there, done that! You want to get hold a magnet either on a string or a telescopic rod. I wouldn't leave it in there!!

Slightly off topic, sorry, but you are correct regards early cars and thermosyphyon cooling, I have a 1951 singer 4ab that works this way

I found one of those nylon/plastic washers in the sump of my 200tdi last week, would love to know where it came from!?

The EBC pads can also lead to a glazing of the disks, drove a defender that suffered from this and it was terrifying! AVOID!