Land Rover UK Forums

Body swap

shaun1978 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:24:25 GMT

right i've got a 200 that I'm tryig to tidy up, I have been offered a 300 body complete with everything for a cheap price, will it all marry up and will I have any issues? I've a good idea how to take the body off as I've done it with a range rover, but I wasnt being careful , so any advice would be brill.

Engine mods

RyderUK — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:17:49 GMT

Hi all,

As part of rebuilding my 10 year old's 109, it has come to the point where we remove the 2 1/4 petrol engine.

He is going to do a complete strip down and rebuild. I do not have a bottomless pit of money... in fact it could be described fairly honestly as a small and shallow puddle.

He is raising money for the project by stripping axles and handbrake assemblies and reconditioning them, selling them off to local landy owners and making ten or twenty quid profit a time. Money that is then spent on car parts.

My question is this. What modifications should I recommend to him as part of the engine rebuild (bear in mind that it runs OK, has no obvious knocking or grinding sounds). He is keen that although we are both brassic... he has until next year's L2B to get it sorted. (he wants us to drive it to brighton for that event.)

All ideas and opinions welcome.

Many thanks

Chris

Wanted - Rear load cover for Discovery-1

Cavzoleman — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:17:48 GMT

Hi, anyone got a grey rear load cover for a Discovery-1. My model is a 300 TDI
Also, do I need any other clips or hooks as parts for it to clip into the sides or back?

Laning in Hertfordshire

RyderUK — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:07:17 GMT

Hi Folks. I am based in Bedfordshire close to the Herts border. I and about 30 of my friends often go out laning and a thread we placed on a different forum has now reached over 860 pages! Just shows the interest is there!

I wanted to invite anyone who is interested in laning in our area to respond on this thread. Maybe a community could grow on here as well as it has elsewhere.

On an aside... My son compiled this video from a couple of videos taken when a load of us from Herts visited Salisbury last year. (It has a couple of him and his brother doing their variety of laning too.)

He is only 7 but he made me promise to post the link, so here goes!

YouTube- luke_At_Salisbury.wmv

He also compiled this one... though we worked together on it. He made the decisions though, I just helped with some of the spellings.

YouTube- luke 0003

Series 3 running issues,help needed please.

bowers1986 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:33 GMT

This is my first post on this forum, so hello to all members.

a bit of help needed on the below issue?

Took my series 2.25 petrol for a run yesterday afternoon after the recent head gasket change and all the over heating problems.The main thing been the over heating problem has been cured, but now another problem is present.

upon starting the series with full choke on, she will eventually fire after repeated attemps, but even with full choke on I have to let it warm up for ten minutes before touching the throttle or it will just die out . Anyway once its warmed up and a few miles down the road the choke can be pushed fully in and it will idle on its own and is ok when driving, the problem is if you just rev gently and slowly, it bogs down and goes to stall followed by a back fire.If you rev hard its fine,, this can be a bit of a nightmare especially in slow moving traffic and when setting off from a stand still, aswell as this problem the fuel consumption is through the roof,the 2.25 petrol isnt good at the best of times but its currently doing around the 9-10 mpg if not less.

Automatically I thought the carburettor was at fault, and took it to bits and cleaned eveything several times to no avail. So urgently needing a soloution to this problem bought a new webber 34ich from paddocks and fitted this evening,, and you've guessed it,, no change what so ever.

Im a bit lossed on what to do next, fuel pump maybe?

Your thoughts and advice is much appreciated yet again

Just to give you a bit more info,

The plugs have changed this evening also, its running a electronic distributor and sports coil, new leads,new fuel filter fitted which came with new carb,Timing has been checked and appears consistent and fine.

Sorry for huge post ,just a bit lossed on where to go next.

Land Rover Alberta Dry Bag

Stumpy Doofleer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:27 GMT

I have just bought one of these bag's http://www.landroverpartsshop.co.uk/...ucts_id=232for use when camping and off roading, it is supposed to have a waterproof fastening, making it ideal for sailing, but there doesn't appear to be anyway of sealing the end of it. Does anyone have one of these, and if so how to do you close the end of the bag off, to make it watertight.

Donations to help Cumbria Floods

sniff my diff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:25 GMT

Does anyone know if an appeal has been set up to help these poor folk in Cumbria .I havent seen anything on the T.V or news :(.

Is it that we dont look after own own in this country?? But are always quick to help out when disaster strikes elsewhere in the world.

Watching the events unfold ,it seems to me that a lot of folk up there have either no insurance or are not covered enough ie no contents .Probably due to not being able to afford the extra insurance.

I know that the areas most affected are not full of expensive houses and people who have plenty of money to replace their belongings.

I just hope that the goverment will step in and help ,or set up an appeal so people can donate some cash to ease the difficult times .

Mark

cold non-starting

tat2_al — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:41:46 GMT

I know Weber 34ICH are not good for cold starting but just tried to start the Landie just now and she will not catch,turns fine but will not fire up.

There is petrol in the carb and the choke was full on? any ideas it isn't even that cold here. Is this just a condesation problem or should I look for something else?

Because if it is a problem now it will be no hope in winter. New HT leads and plugs are on route as we speak.

Land Rover Fire engine

eric birch — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:25:46 GMT

:)First time caller, l am looking for a Firefly or Redwing type landrover to keep my series 11A company. can you help.
thanks.
eric.

HT Leads

_luke_ — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:19 GMT

Quick question on behalf of the mrs......... What are the best HT leads for a 3.9 LPG'd M reg Disco?? Also can you buy a Dizzy with the brass plates rather than the aliminuim plates inside???

RRC Door & Ignition Barrel Replacement

Saratoga — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:09 GMT

Basically a friends RRC has an ignition key but the doors only lock on the alarm fob. He would prefer NOT to have more keys so is it possible to get replacement barrels for a Range Rover Classic.

It is a 1994 3.9 'soft dash' M reg with EAS.

Many thanks in advance :)

Coolant loss can be very expensive!

llamedos — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:40:40 GMT

I'm a new member, and own a Freelander 1.8 petrol, 53 plate, 30,000 recorded miles.
I like the drive, but have had problems with the gear selection , and rear door leaks into under-floor storeage. Leaks sorted, and gear selection appears to have eased by itself.

Recently I noticed that my coolant level was low, and topped up with 50/50 water and anti-freeze, and thought no more about it. The vehicle was running like a dream, and the running temperature ok. The heater worked well after top-up, but but cooled off after a day or so. Time to top up coolant again. There was no leakage under the car, so the coolant must have been going somewhere. I did notice air bubbles coming up into the expansion bottle. :confused:

As my Freelander was due for it's annual service, and MOT, I booked it in. Mentioned the coolant loss, and a rear stop light that needed replacing. Told them no other problems.

I received a call from the Land Rover dealership, and was told that the coolant had been leaking into the engine, and mixing with the oil - engine may have to be replaced! They promised to removed the head, and assess the damage. Next day received another call from the dealer - to replace engine with a new [reconditioned] engine was my only option - my engine was not repairable as they said the "sleeves had dropped into the engine" [whatever that means].

Cost of reconditioned engine �2,300!

This is a very expensive solution for my Freelander coolant problem, and I suggest all owners should keep an eagle eye on the coolant level to avoid the above cost.
My coolant loss was only over a few weeks, but enough to cause irrepairable damage.

Brake Pipe Problems

UK145QV — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:37:57 GMT

Hi does anyone know where I can find some sort of diagram theat shows the layout of the solid brake lines on a series 3 88"? when I got hold of the project most of the brake lines had been stripped off, or just rotten away.
Any help is appreciated.

Heater only blowing cold

DannyW — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:37:16 GMT

Hi guys, ive noticed today that the heater on my 2001 TD5 disco no longer blows hot air at all, in fact it is stone cold, only had the disco for a few weeks and it definately used to get hot.
The temp guage on the dash stills reaches half way as normal. I havent done anything to the car recently regards to messing with coolant levels or anything so im a bit baffled.

Any ideas what the problem could be?

disco 200tdi turbo

rusty_wingnut — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:31:59 GMT

anyone?