The LandRover is starting to run really well [and it's great to get the hard
top off in the sun] but there is one intermittent niggle that I need some
help with. Every now and then the engine starts to 'miss' and this is
accompanied by a very noticeable loss of power / jerkiness. ...

Am looking for a pair of guards for the small windows either side of the
back door on a defender. Cant find anyone who sells them, any ideas?
Gerald

Right, we are up that way from the 24th to the 27th near Whitby,
anyone interested in the nice long lane, let me know.
I reckon the Thursday would be good, well, it would have to be as I
have other stuff on etc.

Before I start, are there any "tricks of the trade" for bleeding the
brakes on a Defender TD5 after fronts have been drained out for
flexible and caliper replacement.
Thanks

I prefer Ng's like this one as its more concise & informative. As well as
having a more personal touch. have I sinned joining Land Rover Zone ? Any
woes ?
Z®

Here is a question for the technically minded........Due to
unavailability of the correct studs for the inlet/exhaust manilfolds
on a 300Tdi cylinder head,  I am tempting to use straight forward
galvanised screws in lieu of the normal ones ones which do not appear

Some time back I posted a question regarding the rumble/vibration felt
through the steering column and floor at varying speeds in my 1990 RRC
3.9 auto.   I chickened out about dismantling the O/S/F hub - which is
what I _thought_ was the probable soure and sent the vehicle to the ...

Factory Stereo in the Disco (DI - 96 "ES") was working fine until a
couple of weeks ago, now when I press the 'mode/mute' button, it changes
from Radio to CD as it should, but also mutes the CD!  I cannot turn the
mute off, so although the CD is playing I can't hear it!  If I ...

I've been having an intermittent starting problem for a while on my
Series III lightweight. It behaved OK at KORC, but I decided I needed to
check and clean various terminals.
It turns out that some REME oik-in-green had used a steel nut on the

I'm reckoning on doing the one from Whitby that's lane of the month in
this months LRO, anyone up for it? Could make it into a weekender if
anyones up for it?

On my oil dipstick I have three markings 'H', 'L' (which would be simple
enough on their own), but there is also an 'ML' a little way below 'L'. Can
anyone indicate the meanings of these levels - for the benefit of those of
us who go through oil at quite a pace.

I've been tinkering and have managed to hook up a camera input into the Nav
display for the reversing camera. I've also wired up the feed for the relay
so the image pops up when reverse is selected or on a manual switch over for
when we tow as the camera is used in the rear of ...

Seeing that posting about an EyeTeye diagnostic widget ... do they
license anything from LR or is it just reverse engineering ?
I was thinking about getting me AVO-8 out and figuring what sort of chat
was going on.

Had a Xantia rear my Disco on Tuesday, the insurance company sent an
assessor out today, and he thinks it's probably a borderline as to weather
the repair is financially viable.
The only damage is to the rear bumper, every bit of plastic in contact with

Just popped my 110 to these guys for a once over, to see what would need
doing, (BTW have a rover 3.9 efi V8). They are based in Horsford near
Norwich. Chris the owner seemed to know his stuff about V8's in general and
stocked literally dozens of said lumps lying all over the ...