[Possible Cracked 300Tdi Head ?]

Get it skimmed and slap it back on

 

[Possible Cracked 300Tdi Head ?]

Are you sure you didn't just overfill it? 

The excess will come out if there is no room for expansion. 

[V8 90 won't start.]

Quite possible a bad connection to starter or bad/missing engine earth strap. Last resort is failed starter, but check cheap things first. 

What other work has happened recently? Anything electrical? 

I doubt anything  behind instruments have smoked, nothing there is on the starter circuit or that would cause it to crank slowly. 

P. S. Don't keep cranking when there is clearly something wrong, you will just damage something even more. 

[L322 supercharged vs non-supercharged]

That's not a picture of the supercharged V8 engine, it has a large intake coming from round the back of the engine.

Who knows, they may just be making an honest mistake.

'NA' normally means 'Normally Aspiriated', i.e. not turbo or supercharged.

[V8 90 won't start.]

When you say it sounds like a flat battery, do you mean it cranks slowly?

 

[Mog 404 axles]

OW!

[Disco 1 V8 Oil Light - Cam Change Time]

Cam on a V8 wouldn't normally cause a massive oil pressure loss, if it's not leaking externally then I'd suggest it's more likely to be crank/big end bearings. 

If it sounds like a bag of spanners then it does sound like it is running with very low oil pressure, and the lifters are not pumping up properly. 

I presume you have checked the oil level.... 

You can sell whole vehicles on the forum, many have. 

[20 mm hole drill in roll cage - how to]

Mag tends to only really like flat surfaces, on a tube it would be tricky.

[ibex 300 build]

Any of those two part epoxy tubes of repair 'filler' are brilliant these days, the sort of thing you see sitting on the counter in the motor factors.

[20 mm hole drill in roll cage - how to]

Christmas tree bit should also work for you.

Drilling a roll cage is fine if you are fitting an FIA approved insert, I would suggest  

[The EBay Christ I fancy that 4x4 + its cheap thread]

7 hours ago, Ed Poore said:

More likely petrol

I did that too.... 

[The EBay Christ I fancy that 4x4 + its cheap thread]

Just now, Anderzander said:

Stamps ? 

Ginger nuts. 

[The EBay Christ I fancy that 4x4 + its cheap thread]

3 hours ago, ThreePointFive said:

I believe you.

Did the shopping in LGT this evening. 

[The EBay Christ I fancy that 4x4 + its cheap thread]

Oh I like that, lots of fun, would daily.

[LeMans 24 hours 2024]

Wear a gilet jaune and you can do what you want without concern. 

[Low operating force clutch on a diesel 2a]

No direct experience of the LOF clutch (got a link?), but another option is to fit a servo to the clutch, which would make it featherlight. 

It can be behind the master, or remote. 

[Discovery 2 (td5) standard spring recommendations]

Even when rusty, a wash and a squirt with WD-40 or similar and you can often find flecks of paint remaining on springs.

[Clutch adjustment]

If it has got to that that (empty) then it will fail withing the next two weeks, just the ways these things go.... 

Unless you to be stranded by the side of the road you'd be better just to get it sorted, it is not a big job and parts pretty cheap. 

[Aircon on a budget]

Think of a freelander being a mondeo on stilts and you are pretty close! 

[Small compressors]

I bought a Hitachi 50L silent compressor, it's so, so quiet, if you value peace and quiet in a workshop that style are hard to beat. 

Cfm for pound is lower for sure, but oil free and silent are a massive win. 

[Welding advice needed - easy I think]

8 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:

Turning up the gas can also help...

Regards Stephen

Yup of course, but there are limits

 

[Welding advice needed - easy I think]

Just now, landroversforever said:

I've had more issues in the workshop forgetting to turn off the fan in the summer  

That is also an issue if you use a fan heater in the workshop.... 

[Possibly interesting brake upgrade? iBooster]

Nice! 

That's a Gen 1 I think? 

[Welding advice needed - easy I think]

7 minutes ago, landroversforever said:

Unless its blowing a gale, that kind of welding with gas isn't going to be an issue outside.

Given I almost always end up welding outside with MIG, I'd disagree with this, if there's much more than a gentle breeze you need to be careful with what you are doing or the gas shield just blows away, and you end up with porosity. 

You can. Strategically place stuff around the weld (even you other gloved hand) which can help. 

[Aircraft batteries]

9 minutes ago, Escape said:

Yes, the use of a 12V battery in EVs is well established, for all the reasons mentioned. What I didn't expect was most are using a lead acid battery instead of lithium.   

Ah fair point, they are a fair bit cheaper I guess....