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At last I have one  a 200tdi + box  ( out of a disco ) and bits  and
will be putting it in the stage 1 in a few weeks time , while I have it
out I have change the timing belt etc and the water pump  any thing
else I should do ?

People Hi,
I would be grateful to have your input on the following problem.
The car is a 1994 evented Camel Trophy Discovery 200Tdi with 82.000 Km on
its clock.

Congratulations Lee! - Cover star of six stud magazine for 2 months
running!. are you going to try for a third? ;)

... a 4ft farm jack (similar to Hi-Lift). Never used in anger.
Also a Discover Series 1 fuel tank. Came out of my V8 to make way for
the LPG tanks.
I live in Bristol (UK)

I am considering running my Disco on Biodiesel.
It's not much cheaper than regular diesel but is supposed to be better for
the engine.
Oh, and the Enviroment.

I'm just about to part exchange my P38 for a disco 3 (boo hooo) & as only fit the £280 dampers a week ago
they might as well go to someone who needs/wants them. They make a huge difference to the ride/handling.
It's a very simple job & what i would want to happen is said person ...

and here comes summer (for those of us in the northern half)
Thoughts turning again to deep-cycle batteries and associated  
paraphernalia - is there a useful resource?  Simply taking a look on /that  
auction site/ reveals a wide variety - some aren't even listed with specs.

I was going to drop the EP in the transfer box this weekend provided it
doesn't p*ss down again and while I was visiting the factors I noticed there
is a synthetic multigrunge EP70w95 and not stunningly expensive ( very nice
man )  but I was thinking surely a good idea in the box ...

Finally gave in and got one.  Utterly brilliant.

What does the word 'tubed' on my rims (RR '76) mean? Use inner tubes or
no tubes needed? The local LR dealer couldn't tell me. In fact he didn't
  even know that the RR production started in the seventies :-)!
Greetings, Hans

I was out in my 90 driving along a green lane near to my house on Sat night.
It has been really hot here the last few days, then it rained like a bastard
for a few hours. Anyway, whilst travelling along said lane, i braked. Bad
move. The ground was hard, and the grass was like ice. ...

1984 110 V8 Station Wagon - what's the easiest/cheapest way of
increasing the fuel carrying capacity?  I was thinking of sourcing some
kind of fuel tank, mounting it in front of the existing tank with some
connecting pipes, so that the level is maintained between the two, so no

Perhaps someone can confirm my diagnosis, 1986 110 CSW, when I stop the
engine, coolant is ejected out of expansion tank tube. I have noticed
small bubbles in expansion tank and after a mile or so coolant is
'frothy'. There appears to be no oil in coolant, or coolant in oil and

Went to try buy a Disco 3 today from the local LR dealer, the salesman was a top bloke, sorted what cars
in stock etc, looked my car over, talked money on the car I was looking at. I was after a D3 2.7 TDV6 7
seater auto in grey or green met paint. List price was £32,000, not a ...