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Ok, 1st mistake, jetwashed the chassis so its ready to be waxoyled, shortly after this the landy began to 'chirp' a bit under acceleration in each gear. Been getting steadily worse the past couple of days, now it sounds like skippy, flipper and the brazilian rainforest dawn chorus. I feared it was the gearbox but its coming from the right of that, under the handbrake, very difficult to pinpoint. In neutral or in gear but stationary its fine and i can change gear no problem, its just the 1st few seconds of acceleration in each gear, it will sit fine at 60-65mph. Got under and looked, all i can see is that the UJ's have a little surface rust and theres about an inch of play in the propshaft. I will order new tomorrow when i can... Does this all sound familiar to anyone or am i chirping up the wrong tree? Mark ( 1987 2.5N/A diesel 90)

Ok, i have a 90 thats just begging me to take the roof and sides off and get sunstroke, but isnt it going to look silly with 1 piece doors? Why it isnt fitted with the good old 2 piece doors like the series landys is beyond me..anyone got experience fitting series doors to a 90? I really dont want to drive with the doors completely removed as my 9 year old has a habit of falling asleep and as he is my only loinfruit it'd be a shame to shovel him off the road and return him to my ex in a bag after our fun weekend together. So if anyone has 2 doors and a tailgate for sale.......

Excellent. I have been waiting for the weather to get warmer and i bought a house only on the basis that it had a very large workshop attatched!! I cant wait to get started really but if you have the time to send me advice id appreciate it, no rush as it will be a month or so before i can throw myself into it. thanks a lot!

yep, denmark, i am english though, from stafford...whats this 'mop' business? and how many coats of cellulose would i apply? Sorry for all the questions...its a 1st time job and i want to do it right!

I do have a compressor but have never painted with it...afraid of splatter etc if the nozzle fouls. Would i have to mix a thinner with the paint if i decide to spray? What are you paying for cellulose paint may i ask? I will be ordering from the UK as there appears to be nobody here in denmark that stocks vehicle paints at a sensible price.

Ok, so i've decided on the colour, ive booked a week off work and im gonna paint my 90 with brush and/or roller. I will be ordering the paint from Turners Trade Paints as recommended by various people on the forum as they are coach paint specialists. My dilemna is this, which paint should i order? The synthetic (also known as coach) paint, 2 litres is more than enough according to them...or the cellulose based paint, of which 6 liters would be required. Any experiences good or bad appreciated. Also what primer should i use, theres no mention of this on their webpage. Prices would also be a help.. any ideas per liter? Thanks, Mark

have done that...no noticeable difference..

Hi, theres probably a good thread on this but i'll ask anyway. i have a 1987 2.5N/A diesel, I've noticed that its started to smoke (more) under acceleration or when going uphill. Its not dreaded black smoke or white, its not using water and the oil needs topping up about 1ltr every 1000miles (not too bad i reckon). Its grey smoke, the engine runs smoothly still, no nasty rattles or coughs. I notice it more at night when others are approaching from behind, i can see in my side mirror that its a constant stream but not huge plumes indicating certain death!! Does this sound normal for an older diesel? Its done 150k miles so it should have a lot of life in it yet. As i say, it cruises fine, sits at 65mph fine, just smokes uphill or accelerating. Thanks, Mark

hi, I am getting a lot of oil showing on the wheel rim of my 90, obviously a seal or gasket has gone on the wheel hub. Can anyone give me a part number or name for this as i'm having a bit of trouble finding it...thanks, Mark

as sure as i can be, no play in the uj or the a frame ball joint, quite a bit of rotation on the propshaft where it joins the diff...

and question nr2... i have a lot of play in the rear diff and its clunking every time i change gear or drive over a hole or bad road surface, how do i know which diff to order without removing the original first, as far as im aware there are various types with differenr number of splines...mine is a 1987 2.5N/A 90

1987 90 landy, recently jumped in and noticed that the biting point for the clutch has changed, used to be about halfway, now its nearly fully to the floor before engaging/disengaging. Not using any fluid so its not leaking from the slave cylinder, and i've travelled about 300 miles in it without complete failure, just seems odd. Not crunching into gear...i'm stumped, any ideas?

Well on examination today the 3 way hose from expansion tank to motor and radiator is leaking when the engine is running warm, looks like a couple of coke bottles filled with coolant and water will be my companion until i get the hose delivered from the UK...thanks for the tips, just hope i can survive until then!!

I will check the level in the morning, unfortunately the temp guage has not worked since i bought it a couple of months ago...have to get that sorted, i hope its just the cable, it ran 50 miles to work this evening without steam coming out from the bonnet anyway!!

I'll have a look under the bonnet in the morning when i get home...really looking forward to the 50 mile trip as its -3 in denmark and just started to snow...typical...