Tom17

I've fitted two alternators now and they've both snapped in the same place and I don't have a clue why. please help I'm not sure what I could be doing wrong

hi all got the battery light on it used to come on for a few seconds when i started and one rev would send it away but now it is on and it goes dull or slightly more dim when higher revs i have checked the belt and they seem tight what could this be ? any help would be great, cheers tom

where can i locate the plug? also why would i leave the plug out?

hi all i drive a 1984 200tdi 90 with an lt77 box. recently I've been having to top up the clutch fluid every week or two it slowly gets worse and worse until it near enough won't work and i have to pull over and top up and pump for a few mins can anybody suggest what this might be i think possibly air in the system.. if it is how would i go about sorting it out. another unrelated question is my gearbox feels carp it has a slight grind if i go down from 4th into 3rd and just doesn't feel the best.. would a full gearbox oil change make it feel any better I'm not sure when it was last done so could this be why it feels a bit rough.. what oil would you advise and how much of it would i need? and ANOTHER question... how much nicer of a box is the r380? should it fail in the future I'm looking to get hold of a short bell housing r380 instead of replacing the lt77? would this be a good move or not? any help would be great cheers

how would you suggest removal of the old studs?

i dont suppose anybody knows where i can buy some of these studs in stainless or any other corrosion free material

ahh so in the door frame top there is a thread? do i can remove and replace with stainless?

hi all i have a 90 canvas top with half doors the doors were bought new around a year ago and one thing that is really bothering me is whoever has produced them has used crappy bolts that are rusting. this means rusty water sitting in all the door channels and it hasn't become a problem yet but it will one day any suggestions? has anybody every changed the studs to a stainless steel bolt?

i always thought these iceland defenders where a couple of highly modified ones and not every single defender! they certainly look the part but i think for uk roads they are a bit over the top. these are the closest wheel arches we can find we have sourced a supplier of these icelandic arches but i think my dad said he was after £600 for a set then you need the wheels to fill them haha!

What sort of lift would be needed to fit these?

hi all my dad has a 110 td5 he is currently rebuilding he is basing it on the new SVO defenders you may have seen in the new james bond trailer. does anybody know what sort of wheel size these look to be? more importantly where can we find these extended arches? these are not the usual £110 flex arches from paddock so if anybody knows it would be a great help if you haven't seen the new SVO defender here is a pic

Hi all Can anyone recommend a good heavy duty waterproof breathable cover to me to fit a 90 I don't mind spending up to about £100 on it

It does really sound like that area just started it and sat under it then was very loud in that area How is this fixed?

Help anyone what could this knocking be my dad had his defender sand blasted and now there's an awful knocking on tick over When you Rev the knocking stops Any help would be great

Hi all I put series doors on my defender and have lost the nuts that hold the tops on to the door. An m12 goes on but is the wrong thread type What will this likely be a 3/8" imperial (that's a guess I'm completely unsure) Any help would be great!

flux I've been with before and did come up reasonable cheap. thanks for all the suggestions. had a very reasonably priced quote with footman james classic car insurance. not sure what the cut of year is to define it was classic but by far the cheapest for anybodys future reference to this thread.

21 1 year ncb been driving 4 years landrover 90 1984 200tdi

i have just gone for a na diesel one as it looked the most like the one i took off

hi all i have a 1984 90 that has had a 200tdi fitted ordered a 200tdi exhaust and it looks nothing like what i took off any ideas on what pipe it will be that i have? hoping its not something that has been bodged up but if this is the case what is the best thing to do now ?

just have a conversation with you insurance if you are really worried. i did this as mine started life as a pick up, bought it with sides and a roof, then converted to a canvas myself and i just told them what it was and they were fine with it.

our hi lift had like an open jaw rather than a pin and we used it wherever we could get it. the hi lift jacks are good to get you out of a mess off road but i always try and use a trolley jack when at home i think those hi lifts are lethal

thanks for the help everyone turns out it was bad connections around the switch giving me an intermittent fault.

its the flat bar frame i think id struggle with! that doesn't look too easy to make

i want that grill for my defender just the centre part and cant find it anywhere?

Yes correct bulbs and brand new light fitting also. I have touched each light assembly to a spare battery to illuminate them at the point I am working so I know they are good. I'm somehow loosing the voltage when I connect it up