Petergg

This is how I have done mine.

The late great Colin Mcrae

But he has 4 wheels on the ground. Peter

[quote RANT WARNING And while on the subject please don't chuck stuff (at) to kids it encourages begging and anti social behaviour. If you want to help the local people engage with them , use the local shops, buy stuff from farmers and food stalls, and if you want to help locally speak to the school teachers and make a donation to the school. How would you feel if some rich geezer drove down your street, wound down the window, chucked a load of stuff out wound up the window and booted it? Cheers Spot on Fruit, I have been to about 5 schools in Morocco they make you most welcome. Matt, I don't think I need to PM you Peter BTW Fruit have you another name, seems weird talking to a Fruit?

I agree if you are in a race and have sweepers etc but if you are travelling alone, you need to plan as you could find yourself travelling 2-300 miles with out finding fuel across the desert and it can get very cold at night, I have seen frost at night out on the Dunes. You often find barrels of fuel on the side of track's that are for sale at stupid price's as they know you will pay if you need it bad enough and normally it's Gasoil (Diesel) not Gasoline (Petrol) the larger garage's do as Jim said have 2 types and the dearer one is better, but not always available I would not pass up on filling with the cheaper one with hope that the next garage has the better one, as you could find the next garage has none at all. Even on the most remote tracks you will have people pass by, some of the Locals will try and blag things off you food clothes etc. It really does depend on what you want from your trip, if you stay to main roads and large cities and use hotels you can travel a bit lighter as you are never far away from help if needed, but if you intend to travel on the tracks and over dunes dry river beds camp out etc you need to take the necessary equipment for camping out, cooking, washing etc and long days driving. One thing is for sure where ever you stop and what ever time, some one will pester you sooner or later, trying to sell you stones, Fossils, dates, etc all part of the fun and adventure. Morocco is a place that you need to visit time and time again as it is changing at a very rapid rate, whether it is for the best I don't know, if you live their I suppose it is but if you want to see the real Morocco (your too late) you need to travel to the outer regions, or up the Atlas mountain where life is slow unlike the cities and resorts. Peter

My defender is in shot below, 4th one back back on left with roll cage. Peter

Chris, By searching the web and reading books you can find all most any thing you like about travelling in Morocco, it is certainly is a lot easer now than 10 or even 2 years ago, a lot more tarmac road and sign posts which in my opinion spoil it for those that want an real adventure with out having to travel out to the wilds of the desert. Go with a plan, tell others the plan and if you change that plan inform those that you have watching your back, Planning is every thing, maintenance, spare parts, food and water, down to the route you are taking. The roads to and from main cities are fine plenty of fuel can normally be found but always take a spare couple of gallons plan your daily mileage and calculate fuel use as normal running, as you will find the fuel goes further in Morocco due to lower speeds etc. The tracks are fairly well worn over the Atlas and onto the sights like Todra Gorge, Dades Gorge, and Valley of the Rose’s etc, even going from Merzouga to Mhid and on to Zagora. Of course you are better and wiser to travel with back up, but it depends on the individual and the circumstances. If in a group you need not take so many spares you can share them amongst you, same as spare tyre’s some are easy to get over there but those for the later 18”19” plus tyres will be difficult to come across in the smaller towns if at all, if you have a standard 90 you will need to carry spare fuel as you have a smaller tank than a 110 etc. Things to take, I take a full service kit, oil, filters x3 air, belts, bearings, UJ’s Water, fuel, brake fluid, assortment of bolt’s n Bits, grease gun, etc (but the parts you will need will be at home). Blankets, food, tools, first aid kit, personal medicines, Maps, hygiene kit, bog roll, all standard stuff really, warning triangles x 2, high vis vest time amount of people in vehicle. I feel safer in Morocco than in certain parts off the UK and Spain. Peter

Simple, do it your self. It's that easy. Peter

Tim, Sorry I missed you I did take a look around the G4 stand but you were AWOL, it was me who told the commentator that my Defender was std I like his last comment as I drove away " that ain't standard" it was if he had some doubt about it. Peter

No, I will be their early AM Sunday. Peter

yes I am going. Peter

I run my Land Cruiser on 60% SVO, I know some one who runs same vehicle on 80%. will drop it a bit when it gets colder. We use to add Petrol to my Recovery lorries in Winter if very cold. Peter

Not going this time, last time there was a short dumpy little feller who bought all the bargains before the gate was open. Peter

I would stick with 750's easy to find replacements in Africa air down to 1bar min or you stand a bigger risk of side wall damage and could loose a tyre if you don't have bead lockers. Take a good supply of air and let them up and down as needed. Peter

I fitted my fuel filler level with top of arch seems OK I would say go higher than lower, and did not fit a one way valve only a roll over valve in the breather. I have an X switch in my TD5 Bottom hose Nr the steering box, it lets the rad do the cooling, I know it works but have not had the engine hot enough yet for it to do so. Peter

Simon at MPS Peter

I use Cablecraft very fast and good price's. Peter

Thanks for the replies, will pass them on. Smo on the rear of cylinder head held on with 3 bolts has fuel pipe attached to it. If he can't get sorted I will give you a shout , Thanks again. Peter

Hi, Are there any Land Rover Specialists that are not main dealers in the area? my Bro is at the steam show and his TD5 discovery has sprung a fuel leak from the pressure regulator. Peter

I use Insight Travel Map's , which is about the same as the Michelin range. What GPS are you using? I have loads of track's for the Garmin 276c (might work on others) which I have collected over the years. You can buy/download other maps from T4A The roads and signs of most of the bigger towns are well marked so even with the most basic map you will be OK, even if you can get hold of a set of military Maps not all the track's are still there. Peter

4 bar 58lbf.in from HP pump to regulator which is set at that. Peter

A couple of weeks ago we used one to winch a discovery up one of the the steepest hills at bures Pit about <30deg, the 2 points on the blade made piercing the very hard ground easy, and it was very light to use. I would Like to see the eye on the end reinforced and bigger (I'm sure it's fine as it is) and a better coating (longevity & easy clean factor) plus a method of fitting into the D44 front mount. 9/10 Chris are you stocking the full range of JJ's inc slugs and jam nut's? Peter

The left hand pipe from pump is air bleed and goes to the front left of filter. The second left High pressure feed goes to the top of pressure regulator. The 3rd from left is low pressure feed and goes to the left rear of filter. The right hand pipe low pressure return goes to front right of filter. The return from fuel cooler goes to the rear right of filter. HTH Peter

This might help on pump of a td5 2001 90. Fuel pump Peter

IMHO The Cevenol is far better than the Croisiere Blanche, and you don't have to hope it snow either. My light force 170's adjust from a pencil beam to a wide beam and are excellent. Peter