Stroppy Cow

Gota go off on holiday now....Managed to get a sheath over as much of the wire as i could and got the landy running....Will have to take a fire extinguisher with me...!! Starts and runs fine with no smoke or burning,but the wires still live!! Will have to get into it in a weeks time,But will report in via iphone if anything exciting happens... Once again thanks for your help...

Driving me mad.... Have put a new wire straight from the back off ignition to stop solenoid which is 12v live.... But this only works the ignition when a wire coming from the loom on the engine block is also connected to it....Then all is well.....and she starts.... But the bare burnt wire that was connected to the ignition that disapears into the loom is still live which is worrying and i cannot workout how to un live it...?? Hope im making sence again....

Hi...had a small fire behind my dash in a 2.5td with a 200tdi now in it.... Was my fault having added a small switch to manually stop the solenoid working,Managed to bridge the connections on the switch and shorted the wire thus its burnt all the way to the loom.... Can anyone tell me where the wire goes from the ignition to under the bonnet.... then goes to its live feed so i can disconnect it and make a new feed...as im worried about bare wires in the loom etc..... many thanks if that makes any sence(the wire burnt is the small black and white one)

HELLO ALL. The power steering box in my 110 has started to leak which has a six bolt and i was wondering if the four bolt in the discovery 1 im just about to break will fit . I have limited workspace and no garage to do any fabricating so am hopeing it,ll all just bolt in and screww together..... the box will come from a k reg tdi discovery and go into a defender 110 e reg which used to be a td but is now a tdi... many thanks stu..

Thanks for the replys.....all done..got the slave off but the pipe nut had welded itself in and was a complete pig too get undone.....had the grinder at it heat and all sorts..... went too my local land rover garage to get a new pipe to go with the new slave and took the old one,,,and the nice man got it in his vise and magiced it apart??? He saved my life and did it for free as he didnt have a new pipe in stock and i need the landy..... Anyway a big thumbs up for Gemm 4x4 in Larbert,Stirlingshire....

HI.....my clutch slave sprung a leak today and i was halfway through taking it off today when the snow set in.......I have a Defender td e reg with a 200tdi discovery engine fitted..... i was wondering if i cant get a slave tomorrow due too weather could i nick the one off my old discovery 200tdi too get me bye..............Also i was struggling to get the pipe nut undone with a 13mm is it actually meant too be a 1/2 in to be used???? many thanks from snowy stirling....

One that i use which i found once by accident when my truck wouldnt start is the spade wire on the fuel pump.........not sure exactly what it does but iff you lift the bonnet and pull the wire off before you go anywhere the truck simply wont start without it on????and would stump most people.....maybe you could take another piece off wire pushed into the bulkhead with a spade on it and use it as a dummy one when the other one is off.........

had this before.....when its not he usual culprits i.e. prop... wheel bearings ....etc etc.....try getting your wheels rebalanced.......as loosing a few off them little weights on the wheels can cause that vib.....

looks like its gona be the tdi then.......anyone live near stirling fancy giving me a helping hand.....

Stuff it im buying a land cruiser ..No really i gets your drift the tdi would make it brilliant to use...and with carefull use of the right foot the gearbox etc will last a long time as i know a few people whove got them in their series and do countless miles abroad and never a problem...... Then again with a 2.5na driveing it from southampton to scotlands gona be a chore....but once their it would hopefully be not to bad potering aroond...

dunno what to do now......feel like selling and buying a disco engine....but then a german friend threw a spanner in the works and says his 109 just fitted with a 2.5na is goodo...

HI...I earlier this year aquired a 200tdi defender engine with turbo and manifolds plus various other bits missing...with the view to sourceing the parts and putting it into my series 3 109......after spending lots of time on ebay looking for defender tdi engine bits cheap,,or finding them at all im nearing the point off giveing up and looking for a complete disco tdi.... Then i thought is their anyway i can use the turbo from a disco 200tdi and manifold ????? is this doable??? also the pulleys and alternater brackets are they the same????

Are Ti console still trading???

think i just asumed that if i put a easier flowing air filter on the engine would work a little better..just looking for ways to make the engine a little happier....im well aware it,ll never be quick just fancied treating the old girl...

thats answered that then....i wont be putting one on....

Am thinking of putting a k and n air filter onto my 2.1/4 petrol.....will this be a good or bad thing????and will it need re tuneing?????

not sure about bore wear as shes only got 30,000 miles on the clock....petrol in the float sounds interesting

Hi just wondering why my 2.25 petrol engine starts easy on the button when cold with the choke in the morning....but when warm she takes a few turns and some gas to start????

If you can get a cheap 200tdi defender engine like i have its easy...just locating the parts i need to complete the engine is hard......on a different note all you have to do with the discovery engine with turbo into the 109 is rotate the turbo so that it points upwards just some drilling and tapping involved i beleive....i think jon white has done this on his 88 conversion......as for locating the intercooler it can be placed in front of the series rad with a little bracketry....

very true......and if youve got a defender tdi its even easier.......also with regards to tdis eating gearboxes...i know of one series with tdi thats been to italy two or three times and lots of offroading and is still on the same box...so yes its all down to sympathy and driving ...

that looks rather nice.....and unlike the zeus and other conversions you,d always be able to get parts if companys went bust....

Have been planning on fitting a 300tdi to my series 3 109......but know since talking to a mate in germany im not sure if it would be just as good and cheaper and easier to fit a 2.5na???????????please can i have some pros and cons?? also if im not having power steering with the 300tdi what type of belt would you fit???

i was just outside fiddling and when i move the air pipe into the carb it adjusts the revs????the engine is running sweet apart from the slightly eratic tickover????

Drove my new 109 2.25 petrol back from nottingham fine no issues....since getting her home for some reason the fumes in the cab are eye stinging?????? Having no experiance with petrols is their any easy things that i could look at doing to possibly sort as its a shame to not use it in this weather??????

Thanks mike i beleive the companys called zeus....may give them a call and see how much????????