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evening, i am trying to find some information on my recently aquired racal 543 aerial tuning unit. i have it bolted inside the atu box, complete with the newer aerial mount ( part number 5985-99-744-3409 ) and aerial, now all i need to do is power it up. the unit is for recieving only, so no need to worry about microphones etc i am assuming that it would be 24 volts, but i wish to use it on my standard 12v defender, any solutions ? isk1 is a 7 pin affair, with isk2 being a bnc connector, and isk3,also a bnc connector i read somewhere that there is a adaptor which sits between the standard mil radio's and the atu, but i wish to connect my non military reciever direct to the tuning unit. manuals/ifo/pinouts/part numbers/pics etc would be great. cheers...

evening, i have ordered a boost guage, so i should be able to check the turbo out, and will check some items previously mentioned as well. :-) cheers...

evening, i am convinced that my 110 200 tdi defender is down on power, and i am thinking its maybe turbo - waste gate actuator related. she's done 146000 miles. i have replaced the intercooler hoses,cleaned the intercooler and fitted a new lift pump. the injector pump hasnt been touched,until i can asertain if the turbo etc is ok. there is a small amount of movement on the turbo shaft, but how much is acceptable or normal i dont know ? i have ruled out the injectors at this stage until i check the turbo. there is always quite alot of turbo lag, especially going uphill. i have the usual puff of black smoke on start up, but then nothing after that, the air cleaner hoses and intercooler hoses have a trace of oil, but thats probaly normal i guess. 1 ) can anybody tell me how to check the waste gate actuator to ensure its working correctly ? (independant of the turbo ? ) 2 ) whats the correct standard turbo boost pressure for my 200 tdi defender ? ( 0.84 bar ? ) 3 ) would i get a new waste gate actuator with a new turbo ? or is it a seperate item ? 4 ) what happens if i adjust the waste gate actuator rod ? TIA.. cheers...

evening, you would require an 80 channel minimum, as the 40 uk channels are due to be scrapped in July 2010, rendering it technically illegal to operate on the uk freq's. http://www.4x4cb.com/public/page.cfm?Page=...FTOKEN=71034042 cheers...

evening, do i need to waterproof a new canvas ? and do they shrink when wet etc ? cheers...

series..defender, not much diffeance ! and as i have blanked off the rear door, and removed the interior mirror to make way for the gps holder, reversing is best done with bonce stuck out the window :-) i also have the airportable, but that came to me as a hard top, ho hum etc.

evening, is there anybody that has converted a 110 hardtop to a full soft top ? or maybe runs a series soft top ? pro's and cons ? i am of thinking about converting my 110 hard top to a soft top, the security issue isnt much of a concern, as i never have anything of great value left in the vehicle, i would probaly have to fit various security items, but am more interested with the daily running with a soft top...noise, weather,durability,problems etc. cheers...

evening, which vehicle is it for ? defender tailgates start at about £90+vat, to around £115+vat series ones are about £90+vat the usual suspects have them, paddocks,craddocks etc cheers...

evening, not to sure that best and cheapest go together, but paddocks supply glazed door tops for around £50 each, as do craddocks, i dont think there will be to much differance in price, but a google search may dig up something. cheers...

eveing, i think its an exellent idea, if all the pics and info can be placed in a rar/zip file, maybe people could download it ? or possibly onto cd ? cheers...

evening, i think anybody which a good general knowledge of military landrovers would be a good choice,although,aside from specific military vehicles, ( airportables,101's etc ) a general landrover enthusiast, should fit the bill. when the stampede has receded, put my name down on your ickle list, i am no expert on landrovers, military or otherwise, but i have books and can read and write boss... cheers...

evening, the 101 forward control runs 900x16 tyres as standard, with the following road based tyre pressures: front 28 rear 35 or 21 front and rear for off road conditions. as your hybrid has alot of modifications, then the tyre pressures will simply be,another mod ! cheers...

evening, having looked at the pics, the articblower is very,very similair to the rack blowers we fit in our coaches, and the arcticheat is nearly the same as the coach heaters ! so i bet you can guess where i am going this this line of thinking.... :-) thank you for the pictures, i can feel some fabrication coming up.. cheers...

evening, how much do you want for the heater, pics please. cheers...

evening ralph, i have a part number for the sender unit fitted to a 101 forward control, if its of any help ? 579375 ( 12 volt ) 579324 ( 24 volt ) the above part numbers are, i think for newer vehicles, as opposed to the s2b ? crook brothers seem to sell a few 101 forward controls, maybe they could help tracking down the correct part ? crookbrothers cheers...

evening lee, as i have just recieved my half chaasis, it appears the same as yours except for the diamond bracing plates and diagonal braces, ( thank you..oneten110 )but i cant see a problem welding some plates in, i shall just refer to you chassis pic. cheers...

evening lee, the centre section of my bulkhead is fine, however, the footwells are completly shot, as is one "goalpost" leg,and both door hinge panels are shot, but other than that its plain sailing !! i now have 2 new hinge repair panels and some 50mm box for the "goalpost" leg, which, when welded in place should give me the correct profiles for replacing the exsisting footwells. i am sure i will need some more advice from you as the rebuild continues :-) cheers...

evening, i now have the measurements, and they are pretty much the same as the ones you have listed i have 28" tall, and 59.3" wide so your tape measure is pretty accurate ! cheers...

evening, i drove to the south of spain last august, with a cooler type device in place of the centre seat in the defender, but i found that the unit generated quite alot of heat into the cab,via its external cooling fan,after it had been running all day ! the contents were kept cool though, had it been in the back of the vehicle it would have been ok, but then i wouldnt have been able to get at the contents whilst driving etc. the more expensive ones should be ok. cheers...

evening, i emailed the CLUB SEC, but the email adress on the site dosnt work, as it was returned to me ! but i have emailed somebody else on the lightweight owners club website, so i will see what happens, after easter i will try ringing the telephone numbers supplied. cheers...

evening, some military series 2a/3 109's used this valve, (and switches etc ) so luckily its not airportable specific. the series 2a wiring has a differant part number compared to the series 3, but the switches are the same across the board. the switches are wired in "series" cheers...

evening, whilst everybody seems to have this xmember attatched to their dumb irons, i cant find any info about it,( length,width, thickness etc ) it dosnt appear to be in my pats cat ? and after having looked at the chassis diagram, no sign of the diagonal braces or diamond plates, and my "original" chassis had already been butchered out of all recognition ! any info/photos would be a great help ref: chassis diagrams, front xmember to dumb irons. cheers...

evening, thank you, i have stripped the bulkhead down to all its glorious rusty components, but the bottom of the "goalpost" is v/slighly bent, hence the need for the measurements. cheers...

evening, has anybody rebuilt a bulkhead ? (excluding the vent panel) if so, can standard series footwells be used ( modified of course ) easy ? difficult ? can somebody suppy me with exact measurments for the following : width of bulkhead height of bulkhead cheers...

evening, thanks for the info.. cheers...