Just wanted to say this is still one of the most helpful and informative
newsgroups that I know. As soon as I've got another Landie I'll be back
... you have been warned :-)
Until then keep the faith.

i have a 1995 defender 90 currently on original landrover wheels, with road
tyres 205/80 r16.
I have been offered a set of COLWAY C-TRAX NT 31x10.50 R15 on white 15 inch
8 spoke rims,

Just wondering if anybody could use a set of BFG ATs on grey modulars, the
size is 238 / 85 /16.
Two have approx 5 mm tread deapth and two have approx 10 mm.
To be honest I just can't be bothered storing em and if they don't find a

I've just acquired a 200Tdi intercooler - rumour has it that it's a
useful addition to a TD engine - has anyone got any first hand
experience of doing this and if it's worth the effort?

Which gearbox is which on 200/300tdi RR/Disco/Defender?
I have a 1990 Classic fitted with a 300tdi from a Defender. The
gearlevers are significantly in the wrong place, compared with a
Disco. I also have a spare gearbox from a 200Tdi Discovery, the

Just collected the new truck and find out that it has locking wheel nuts on,
did the seller include the key, did he hell! So now what, he claims he can't
find it anywhere. I heard once that it is possible to hammer a socket onto
the nut but it will no doubt wreck the socket in ...

I used to have a link to a site that listed Landrover engine numbers but
it's gone astray.  I've got a messed-with Defender to do some work on and
I'm trying to make sure I've identified the engine correctly (a V8).  I
*think* it's a 3.9 but I want to be sure.  Can anyone help ...

.. To Sean for the gearbox and seats.
Now one more exam to get out of the way and Project Percy part II (The
Return to normality) shall commence :-)
Cracking SIII you got there too.

Re-reading the Autocar full road test I notice the overall consumption
whilst on test was 19.3 mpg with the best being 27.6 mpg and the worse 15.6
how does that compare with the figures for the TD5?
Does not sound too good to me even though my old 90's a 2.5 petrol.

I towed a club dive boat back from Plymouth to the Midlands on Sunday
and so pressed the right pedal harder than usual.
The temperature gauge went up above the usual rock steady horizontal to
the top of the white sector so I slowed up a bit and whacked the heater

It's amazing what you find at the back of the garage ... a 4ft farm jack
(same as a hi-lift) which has been used just once.
Free to collector - any takers?

After about 80 Kmiles, I have to replace the original rear shock absorbers
on my Def90 TD5 (year 2000).
Is there a better solution than to use the genuine landrover shock absorbers
?

I saw the following advert:
Landrover Defender 90 300tdi truck cab. Ebbwvale, Gwent
Excellent vehicle, great looker, no dents, mechanically good chassis
and bulkhead good, resprayed in 2k paint in Landrover portabello red.

Was crawling around under a Disco 1 this lunchtime.  There is an odd 'wheel'
thing mounted near the bottom of the steering coloumn and near the end of
the steering damper.  It is about 6" across and 1" thick, looks heavy and
didn't turn when I touched it....  Looked almost as if it ...

Am in need of some information.
What I need is a radiator for a Defender, however it must be rated well and
truly above the 200 tdi radiator currently in use.
Had a google but finding specs on radiators is not easy.