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Hi all. I'm planning to put a discovery transfer box to my defender (04 td5). I'm wondering which speedo drive should give the nearest to correct speed. Will the disco one read too slow or will the defender one give the correct speed given the final ratio change. Any thoughts. Cheers gary

Thanks for all the replies. Yes the lever engages and disengages no problem it's just the rope is hard to pull out. I'll take it apart and give it a freshen up. Cheers

Hi all, I have a superwinch husky on my 110. The freespool is very tight to pull out. Is there anything common to check before I strip and have Look at it. Cheers gary

hi all, I'm gather bits and have most of the items i need to convert my 110 td5 to the 300tdi zf autobox. I'm wondering has anybody any pictures or diagrams of how they hooked the kickdown to the throttle pedal. I've a few ideas but its always helpful to hear from someone who has competed the job already. cheers Gary

hi all, due to arthritis issues I'm going to convert my 2004 110 td5 van to automatic. I'm going to use the Ashcroft V8 to TD5 Heavy Duty Torque Converter Fitting Kit. Has anybody used this before?, do i have to drill the td5 auto flywheel to access the 4 torque converter bolts instead of the standard td5 3 bolts. Also as I'm using the automatic gearbox out of a 300 tdi what's the handiest way to fit the kickdown cable to the td5 accelerator pedal, and finally does anybody know the distance for the v8 torque converter to the face of the bell housing. thanks in advance Gary

Hi all. My 2004 td5 defender has developed a whine above 30mph when accelerating. It goes away when cruising or freewheeling. Removed both drive shafts in turn and no difference. It happens in 3rd 4th and 5th gear. Think is it transfer box or gearbox. Cheers Gary

no the standard fan works well,

i fitted a 300tdi auto box into my 90 it was a very easy conversion. i mounted the transfer box using the mounts that located the previous lt230 ( was originally fitted with 19j turbo engine ) . the just welded new engine mounts on to the chassis. this way your sure that standard prop shafts fit and you can still retain the middle seat which i needed at the time. i shortened the oil cooler lines for the auto box using swagelock fitting. I used the disco radiator , hoses and inter cooler using all the disco pipe work.

hi all, im in the process for putting my 2004 110 td5 on the road and preparing it of laning etc, nothing extreme. i have a 24 spline truetrac currently fitted to a disco one rear axle, my question is its the truetrac unit transferable between these diffs. Also fitting it to the rear axle of the 110. thanks in advance and sorry if the question has been asked before but i could find the answer while searching. cheers Gary

Hi all, I've recently returned from a tour of the pyrenees in my 90 (2500 miles ). It was using oil before I went but as the journey progressed it got smokier and used more oil, a gallon over the journey. I suspect it's rings there is 235000 miles on it. However I took the crankcase breather off the inlet pipe before the turbo and the grey blue smoke increased 10 fold. This seems strange. Has anybody any ideas why this would affect it like this before I swap in my spare engine. Cheers gary

thanks for that, aye its the hp22 be a worth while spare to have then

hi all, ive a 300tdi and autobox in my 90, i can get a v8 autobox to have as a spare, are the boxes the same, ie change at the right speed and lock up, thanks in advance

cheers for the help boys

hi all, i've a standard 8274 mounted on my 90, recently i've noticed that its stalling and down on power a bit more than usual, think ill up grade the motor to one of the above , has anybody any advice, ill be running 12v and no competition work, just general self and friend recovery, cheers Gary

hi all strange one this, while driving home at the weekend i noticed my 90 ( 300tdi auto) wasnt idiling the best and hunting when at a constant rev. i changed the fuel filter when i got home, no difference, in fact seemed to be getting worse no power at all and when held at a constant rev gradually died out. i had a new lift pump in the drawer so i fitted it no difference, checked the quality of the fuel supply lines, the main line to the lift pump wouldnt hold a vacuum, i thought thats me sorted. changed the fuel line from tank to lift pump all good, started it up and still the same, revs for a minute or 2 the gradually dies out when being held at a constant rev, has anybody any ideas, before i pull the injection pump for a service, cheers gary

both wheels were in the mud, he touched the brakes but we heard a grinding noise so stopped, cheers Gary

hi all, my nephew recently bought an ashcroft lsd, we fitted it to the rear axle last week and all seems well and good, however during a lane run at the weekend he got stuck a few times, both wheels spun on the back axle the first time and we thought magic it works the next time he got stuck only one wheel spun no matter what we did is this normal. We pulled the half shafts when we got home to make sure we had drive at both wheels, so is this normal operation for an ashcroft lsd ? cheers gary

my mate has a 130 defender that he is restoring, we had the axle out for cleaning and took the diff pan off, the actual diff is massive and looks to have a truetrac sort of thing fitted, Im wondering is this just the standard diff or did he hit it luck with his ex utility 130 cheers gary

Thankyou for the very speedy reply. I'll order one asap. cheers gary

hi all. im kind of stumped here. i want to replace the hose from the cowling on the wing to the air filter on my 90. its a 1990 2.5 turbo. would any body have the part no or know a easy replacement. cheers Gary

hi all, i changed the ing amplifier and tried it, no start. changed the rotor arm. ( red no rivit) no start. put on new cap and new leads, checked the timing and no start, any body any clues, it getting fuel ( plugs wet ) and sparking arrrghhh cheers Gary

i have a 1997 3.9 disco running on lpg. it was running great on petrol but when i switched over to lpg after 6 or 7 miles it started to develop a missfire, i changed the plugs and cleaned all the electric connections i could see and cleaned the vapouriser, took it for a run and still ok on petrol still missing on gas after a few miles. i decided to changed the cap and rotor. this is were the real problems started, i removed the cap and pulled up the rotor arm but the centre shaft of the distributor pulled up along with it, I had to remove the distributor and reattach the weight spring and put it back it, i think ive the static timing set, no1 on compression rotor arm approaching no1 lead, but no start, i pulled a lead and checked to see it i had a spark, im getting an okish spark but it seems to be very sporradic and not as quick as i thought it would be, has anybody any ideas of what to do next, cheers Gary

hi all, i have a 1997 3.9 discovery running with a tartarini ? single pont lpg system, last week the disco started to missfire very badly and was way down on power and wouldnt rev and eventually wouldnt run, i switched over to petrol and eventually it strarted and run but quite rough. i got it home changed the plugs and cleaned out the gas ring ( quite black) and the wee servo that supplies the gas to the ring (also quite black). i drove a bout for 30 or 40 miles on petrol and established that it was going ok on petrol. no miss fire smmoth idle and plenty of power. i filled it with gas tonight and after about 10 miles the missfire reappeared but left as soon as i switched over to petrol. i have never serviced the vaporiser and i can see no filter.safe to say it hasnr been serviced for the last 6/7 years. would a clean out of the vapouriser help this issue or am i overlooking something. ?? could anybody show me a link on how to clean/service a vapouriser or explane the procedure? cheers gary

the only spider in my 90 is living and has 8 legs, but thanks for the reply it has set me thinking about the wires going to the starter maybe heating up ( from the turbo etc) so ill have a look around there and maybe renew them anyway. cheers gary