JonB

Thanks for the quick Reply's. Out into the rain with hammer and volt meter Jon.

1986 Vintage 110. When trying to start i can hear a relay clicking in the fusebox area, the caution brake light warning light illuminates but the starter will not operate. Is it normal for the brake warning light to illuminate when in start position? I cannot remember seeing it before but then i was not really looking for it! Thanks. Jon.

Thanks, i thought as much but wanted to confirm it, i will call the garage tomorrow & let them know what's required.

Thanks for all the information. The Garage have had a look and report the diff has cracked For now the garage have suggested fitting the complete Discovery gearbox / transfer box. (Once i have got the gearbox to them that is) I will keep the old one & perhaps rebuild or replace the transfer box during the summer. While its out a new clutch is probably worth doing & they can replace the slightly dodgy starter motor as well. Are many parts going to have to be swapped from the 110 box to the Disco box? Will it be simpler just to swap out the transfer box rather then the entire gearbox? There a good little local Garage (I have no facility's usable during the winter) but not land rover specialists. Thanks Jon

Damn, i was hoping that the 1st gear on the disco box would be lower ratio than the 110 1st gear. Is there a way to reduce the 1st gear ratio in the main box to compensate the higher overall from the transfer box? Jon.

Hello. My 110 county, Originally 2.5td, Currently 200tdi has gearbox problems. It started with a whine about 1 week ago. Next it started making Banging noises & jumping out of high ratio. Then the speedo stopped working Now it sounds just like a very old London tube train complete with the vibration! I guess the transfer box is foobar It was involved in an accident a couple of years ago where the front axle moved back, jammed the slide on the front prop & eventually sheared the bolt off the front diff so i suspect the front output from the transfer box might not have enjoyed that much. I have access to a low mileage disco 1 complete gearbox & transfer box. I know the final ratio is higher than the landy box but, will the 1st gear ratio be much higher? Its a heavy vehicle (winch etc fitted) & it will struggle pulling away on a slope with trailer with a 1st gear higher than the current. Any help re the above gratefully received, also do i need any special parts to make it fit. Thanks (The hint of snow in the air and it always appears to break down!) Jon.

I have had a set kicking around for a couple of years, fitted the rears a while back but decided to fit the fronts this weekend. All went well but the front radius arm to axle bush's are to long (by approx 1/4 inch). I modified them no problem but wondered if there are 2 types of radius arm, a thin and a wide version. I am pretty sure they were correctly ordered but it was a good while ago. Its a 1988 1110 csw, originally a 2.5td engine. Jon.

Well i guess i don't need to change to FRC7577, that's good especially as there so much more expensive than the std studs + the time fitting them. Thanks for all the information on this much debated subject Jon.

From my parts manual front axle wheel studs, FRC6137 - cant find a length measurement from google search FRC7577 (Wheel Stud - 60mm) pic as is looks now ... http://i1111.photobu...nett/front1.jpg http://i1111.photobu...rnett/back2.jpg http://i1111.photobu...rnett/back1.jpg http://i1111.photobu...nett/front2.jpg I know there is a lot of debate about this, however it looks wrong on the vehicle, unless the wheel nuts are shorter now? Jon.

Have wheels, fitted ok but ... the studs are a little short. looks like 20 of FRC7577 are required. I Guess its because its a 2.5td vintage 110 with drum rear axle, looks like the later axles have the longer studs as standard. Hopefully the slightly short studs wont cause any problems in the short term (used only on road at the minute) Jon.

Are Puma, specifically a 130, wheels stud spacing etc the same as other landrovers? Just bought a set for 5 of ebay & thought i had better check! (i know the studs might need replacing with longer ones on my 110 to accommodate the hd wheels, but, is this true?) Jon.

Not good news from the garage. They have identified the water leak as a gasket failure on the timing case to block gasket (err1607) Anyone had this one fail & had any luck with radweld or similar or any tricks to fix without having to dismantle the whole timing case etc? Looks like the oil problem is on the back burner for now.

Checked air filter, no sign of any oil in there ... but the 200tdi breather is after the filter rather than before as the 2.5td. Its going to the garage tomorrow (dont have time & no access to anywhere to repair it, damn it) so i will get them to check the oil filter when they fix the water pump. The forecast is for snow towards the end of the week down here & i bet it is still off the road & i will have to struggle around in the old bmw. I rekon the landy knows its going to snow & dislikes like the stuff so breaks itself ... it always appears to be broken when it snows. Perhaps i could do a snow forcast based on when the landy breaks down!

Further checking of the oil filler, when the engine revs there is negative pressure on the cap. I assume this is because the breather leads into the engine air inlet. To fully check for top end pressure do i need to remove the pipe from either the inlet or rocker cover? Thanks

There is a hit of blue about the exhaust smoke. I would expect a lot given the amount of oil its using though? It is not breathing heavily, oil vapour from rocker cover but no pressure to speak of. I think i will put the turbo that came with the disco engine on & try that as it looks pretty easy to swap over. So looks like cold hands again wrestling with water pump and turbo.