Ivan

Nige Don't know if this will help but I have just had my D3 V8 LPG'd. It has sequential LPG injection (i.e. I have another 8 injectors in the engine.). It starts on Petrol and switches to gas once the engine reaches a certain temp (no idea what it is). The Gas system has it's own ECU and the Engine Management System thinks it's running on petrol. I am assuming the LPG ECU takes over from the Petrol ECU and fools the EMS into thinking it's still running the petrol ECU. HTH Ivan

Nige Make sure the Cat is locked up and don't try clearing any brake nipples Ivan

Exactly the same as happens in bedfordshire. All green lanes are closed from the end of October to the beginning of April. I can see the point since some of the lanes get really trashed in the winter months. Ivan

Vehicle wiring Products used to do them. I can't see them on their website though. HTH Ivan

I am fitting a TD5 90 rear fuel tank to my 1997 Tdi 90 (fuel tank under drivers seat). At the moment the rear part of the exhaust goes under the tub at the rear. This will obviously need replacing with the later 300 Tdi exhaust which had the rear fuel tank. I have replaced the centre section with a straight through pipe so I will need at least one silencer. What parts will I need to finish this off ? TIA Ivan

A point Peter mentioned above is a good one. He said all his Jerry Cans were insulated with felt. It also applies to a lot of the stuff you will have to carry (food etc). When we did the Simpson we were advised to wrap any tinned food in Newspaper (don't forget to write on top what's in the tin). It is amazing how much stuff will rub and even tins can rub through each other. Same goes for packet food as well. HTH Ivan

Martin Just for information, I have crossed the Simpson Desert in Australia, the Sahara from both Morocco and Libya. All I have ever taken was 2 20Ltr Ex Army Jerry cans. Always had plenty of water. In the Simpson and Libya once we had emptied one, we filled it up with water from an oasis/bore water and just used that for washing etc. But always carry steri tabs, that way if you have to drink the oasis/bore water you can. Tastes c**p but at least it's water. HTH Ivan

My mistake, I thought he was talking about fitting an EFI engine into a 300Tdi Discovery. Not converting a diesel to fuel injection. Ivan

It's not that difficult providing you have everything you need for the Efi engine. I swopped the body on my 3.5Efi for a 300 Series TDI one. The only problem I really had was that they removed the TDI ECU. This also controlled the Air Con so I had to rig the Air Con to a seperate switch. If you think about it all Discoveries are the same. Just different parts of wiring loom. LR do not make one version of the Discovery for TDI engines and then another for Petrol engines. As I remember all we needed was the V* and it's complete loom. It was a bit more difficult as the engine etc came from a 200 Series. The 300 Series BECM etc did not need to be touched. I did find the electronic Rave manual to be a life saver with it's circuit diagrams and pictures of the connectors and where they live. HTH Ivan

When I fixed the ABS on my discovery it still needed test book to turn the lights out. HTH Ivan

The ones that fit into the sill have 3 holes in a line. Two slightly smaller on the outsides and a larger one in the middle. What you do is drill 3 holes in the sill corresponding to the bracket. The center hole then needes enlarging so the bracket will fit through. Holding the bracket in place with a piece of wire you put screws through the sill into the outer holes. The bracket is now in place (it's the same process for the floor). You then fasten the cargo barrier to the car using the center hole. The brackets look something like this. ----------- | o O o | ----------- There should be four of them, two for the floor fittings and two for the side fittings. HTH Ivan

May have one at home somewhere as I had a Milford Cargo Barrier in my Disco. I'll take alook and see if I can find it. From memory there should be four brackets that fit to the vehicle. O)n a Disco two go behind the upper trim panel in a channel there and two fix under the floor. There should then be 8 pieces to hold the barrier in place. Two at the top, two at the bottom and four others (2 long for the upper and two short for the lower) for when the barrier is in the forward position. HTH Ivan

Also check out the Abingdon 4x4 Festival. Easy course and lots of help if required. HTH Ivan

Probably quicker and easier to swop the entire body. Ivan

Reiny If you don't mind it being given out, why not post it as an attachment in the Tech Archive. That way anyone can download it rather than keep replying to emails. Rgds Ivan

OK thanks for the pointers. I will try and change all the bushes on the rear end this weekend and see if it makes any difference. Rgds Ivan

My wifes defender keeps getting a strange vibration. It occurs at about 45mph and feels like you are driving over corrugations. The whole vehicle vibrates but you can't feel it through the steering wheel (IYSWIM). What I have done so far is :- Removed front prop and test drive - No difference but the vibration does seem a little less. Removed rear prop and test drive - Same results as above Removed rear half shafts and test drive - Same as above Had all the wheels balanced - No difference. Checked all wheel bearings - No discernable play in them. BTW I also checked all the UJ's in the props, no play and all well greased. Anything else I should check ? TIA Ivan

I had them fitted to my old discovery (with 2" lift) as well. Went to Russia, Morocco and Libya with no problems. It did change the gearing slightly but no real problems. HTH Ivan

Nige I also have a NS one from my old TD (now 300Tdi) including the internal pipework if you want it yours for the cost of postage. Rgds Ivan

Not sure what the part number is but you can get a new one from here Ivan

Todd Apart from the colour of the spring (yellow not black) it looks just like an OME kit. But, I would check if the dampers are Gas not oil. TJM is an Australian company and a lot of what they do is just rebadged. I was quoted £499 + vat and carriage from Devon 4x4 for an OME kit for my 90. HTH Ivan

I remember driving an Army V8 110 in my youth. I was very dissapointed with it's performance considering it was a V8. It just didn't seem to rev above a certain limit. I seem to remember someone said that the Army fitted restricters to the carbs to stop enthusiastic driving. Quite what the restrictors were I do not know but, it's worth a look. HTH Ivan

Did you mess around with the reversing light switch when you did the clutch ? It may be screwed in too far stopping reverse engaging. Ivan

Michael You are quite correct, you need a flasher unit from a Disco that was fitted with 4 indicators at the rear. I suspect someone has just added the extra indicator lights and not changed the flasher unit. My Discovery used to do this because I had a Bull Bar fitted which had 2 extra indicators in the front. Personally I did not bother changing the flasher unit, I just lived with it. HTH Ivan

It depends on how long you have owned the vehicle. When I shipped my 1991 Discovery back from Australia, I had owned the vehicle for over a year. I did not pay any import duty or tax. Just got it MOT'd, got an age related plate from DVLA and then taxed it. I was allowed to drive it in the UK for 3 months on it's Australian plates. HTH Ivan