From the depths of dads shed i have retrieved an old semi-electric
ignition box. Not full electric igition but one of the things that
just goes between the points and coil and takes the strain off the
points.

Just spent a pleasant hour watching Men and Motors programme called "4x4 on
the Edge" must be keeping PC tho' as the website makes no mention of it in
the schedules .The interview with Drew Bowler was very informative better
get saving up then! worth watching IF you can find out ...

We rebuild the gearbox of SIII diesel '78 and placed the Ashcroft High Ratio
Transfer Case Kit .
Everything seems alright, but at a speed of 85-90 kmh it jumps out of the
4th gear.

Mornin
Im going to take the plunge, and biff tiscali for Be (bethere.co.uk)
Anyone on here got any experience with be? They claim to offer 24mb
broadband, but i bet that is only if you actually live inside a BT

but even so, this wolf cherokee II compressor I've got here is crap even so.
I don't expect a good quality machine for 70 quid, but neither do I expect
the sort of wear it shows in not a lot of use.
'm going to see if I can find their address and write and tell 'em, yer

I have a 1989 2.5 110 done 60K miles and at times is very difficult to
start and runs like a bag of S**t, epically at low revs and under load. I
was thinking of converting to electronic ignition (remember my father
converting a Cortina many years ago )

Over the last week my trusty steed a TD Auto started making a slow-speed
 clunk. Not a regular clunk or anything in particular just occasional
slow speed.
It's now developed into a slow speed clunk-chink

Is it true Ford are pulling the plug on Land Rover?
You hear too little too late in my corner of the world, unfortunately.
Steve W (Adelaide, Aus)

Lots of fun towing the SIII with the Disco on a friend of a friend's,
cousin's transporter trailer! Especially when we got stuck negotiating a
tight turn in one of the typically small French village streets!
Just had fun getting it into the garage too - I used a combination of

Heard a rumour that Ford had made new Door Seals for the revised Defender
that actually work, anyone seen them, have they been improved?
If so I would imagine there will be rather a large after-market demand.

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Well at least he's honest :-)
Lee D

Evening all,
I'm taking a look at Defender with a 3.9 V8i which has a sequential
LPG system fitted. I know the Rover V8 fairly well, having re-built a
couple, but LPG is a new one to me. Is there anything I should be

Gents I have a GKN overdrive unit fitted to my 90 and I noticed after a
drive of 300miles on Saturday at 60 to 70mph I have oil coming out of the
overdrive breather pipe in the engine bay. Has anyone had a similar problem
? It looks like around 50 to 150mls has leak out. Until ...

As subject, mail me if interested.  Not tested but believed to be OK, came
as a spare with my Landie and now the Landie's gone I have no use for it.

...can anyone give me any pointers on this problem please...  it
stumped a very very nice man with a yellow van tonight and meant that
I've just got in the door courtesy of a flat-bed truck.  :o(
Problem is in a low mileage 300Tdi engine in a Disco.  Have previously