Pete The Biker

I replaced the seal on the input shaft on my 1988 RRC with one from Zeus Engineering. This is a machined part with o-rings inside and out to provide the seal. These bear on a different place on the shaft and so avoid this problem. It was about £23 incl VAT & P&P but easy to fit and has done a great job of fixing my leak - it's 100% dry now and hads been for months. here is the page http://www.zeus.uk.com/land-rover.php Pete

My 1988 3.5EFI sometimes has a slipping power steering belt and it's the power steering pump pulley which in turn drives the alternator belt - causes the same symptoms as you have. Pete

I think this is usually caused by stickiness in the ignition switch - try graphite lock lube. Do NOT use WD40 because that will attract dirt. Pete

I used these people for a lambda for my Subaru Impreza - www.lambdapower.co.uk IIRC £90 for a Bosch part, same as the original unit, instead of £160 for one from a Subaru dealer. Fast service too, and options to take a chance on a 'cheapy' unit without connector plugs, though I would avoid the bottom-end priced ones. Mine unscrewed easily enough (on a 10 year-old exhaust). Pete

They only work with the headlights on? Pete

The Rangie is fine.......... change the wife Pete

I don't have a P38, but on my Subaru Impreza a faulty Tracker resulted in a drain of 330mA which would flatten the battery in 7 days. Normal drain on most cars should be <50mA. 560mA shouldn't flatten a healthy battery in hours, so it could be that the cells have been damaged. Pete

My RRC sometimes jumps out of low range when I go off-roading, but only if the low range knob is not pushed fully forward. To avoid trouble, once I get the car moving in low range I keep pressure on the knob (oooh err missus) until I am sure that it is fully engaged. Pete

Bonfire time!! Pete

Won't the tape just melt with the heat? Pete

Manufacturers' websites might give the answers? Pete

Good advice - guess how I know! Pete

I don't know about 72s, but 86 onwards had these tools......... Pete

Here's mine - and you can see where the bolt through the bracket has torn out a chunk of the flange at the bottom of the wing. Pete

Haha - I have just been out and taken a pic of the bracket on my 1988 4 door but it's the same as item 8 on the diagram - it bolts through the flange on the bottom of the wing. Pete

Browsing this excellent site may help:- http://www.range-rover-classic.com Pete

This was discussed in a recent thread on another forum:- http://www.lro.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=66634 Pete

It's all separate circuits coming back to common earth points, so having the back lights disconnected won't affect anything else. Pete

Mine sometimes misfires on one cylinder and its not that obvious, though it causes a loss of power. Might be worth checking out the plugs and leads. Pete

Such as? Pete

Sounds like there could be a short from damaged insulation on the wiring somewhere. I guess a good place to start would be where the wiring feeds through from the door frames into the doors, as this is the most obvious wear point. Good luck! Pete

Only when you are driving? - or does it do it when the ignition is on but the engine is not running? Is it road speed or engine speed related? Pete

As before, great pics / thread. Fingers crossed that it all runs sweet as a nut from now on. Pete

According to Microcat, ESR 2585 was used on RRCs 1992 to 1995, and on Disco Series 1. Pete

Ouch! But great pics! Pete