Turns over and over in the morning before starting. When it starts it kicks out a load of whitish smoke. After the morning start it starts fine and has less smoke on startup. I've charged the battery which made it better. Its a 2.8 diesel and the problem first started in France. My diagnosis is a) Flat battery (not enough to notice but enough not to start it.)

Hi all, A friend of mine (who doesn't have internet access) is finally parting with his 20 year collection of vintage (in my opinion ancient!) Series 1 Land Rovers. At this stage, he is interested in fielding reasonable offers from collectors/restorers, and these cars have been advertised around the world. We are prepared to pack and ship them and all the parts, but the buyer will

Sometimes, when I change gear, I feel (and hear) a slight crunch; almost like the clutch wasn't depressed enough (when the pedal is right down to the floor). It usually happens when entering 3rd or 4th. If I stop the vehicle and start again, the problem has gone. I had my mechanic take a look and he's ruled out any problem with the clutch. It's such a problem to replicate - and therefore -...

I'm looking for a Sj410 engine (preferably with gearbox) as mine has died (past economic repair). I'm in Hertfordshire, anybody reasonably close (100 miles or so) got one they are looking at offloading? TC

Hi, I'm looking at buying one of the following. The main purpose is for towing, needs to be 20000miles, £25K and a few years old. Options: Terrano II 3.0, Had a 2.7 TD years ago - but had problems with inside tyre wear. Is this still a problem with the newer models?

Now I realise this is a UK board, but you never know who might be interested in taking my Jeep home with them! After trading up (to an '82) I'm reluctantly selling my '79 Jeep CJ7. Frame-up rebuild, fiberglass tub, 6 cyl. 258, T-18 tranny, Spicer 20, 4:11 R&P, P/S, 2.5" lift, disc front brakes, Detroit locker, 33" tires, heavy duty rocker panels, skid plates, tube rear bumper, hard top/doors,...

I'm thinking of fitting Truetrac's front and rear to my 93 Wrangler and I'm trying to get peoples opinions of them.....

Hello Was just wondering how good the new suzuki grand vitara 1600 was for towing.For small 13cwt van Thanks in advance Jasper

Hi does anyone know of Land Rover specialists in Surrey/London where I can get servicing? Cheers, Matt

I use a Honda 1998 TRX300FWW on my mums farm, and I've taken it up 45* slopes and scoot around the bogs in the bottoms of the valleys. I use it for work rather than fun, but it is good for carrying loads of stuff around and unloaded is a great fun bike. This is a 300cc permanent 4WD bike, the new 400cc automatics can cover the same terrain, have far higher top speeds and can be used as either...

For Sale - Drew Bowler built 88" Tomcat Only three hillrallies since built - no comp safaris. Rolling spaceframe/chassis includes: Rebuilt axles "tight" diffs and all shafts. Good condition - 3.5 litre low-mileage (not competition) high compression V8.

"Steve Firth" wrote in message ... I'm interested in buying one or more of the following; A 4x4 quad bike (for farm use) An Argo 6x6 or 8x8 or similar (eg Max) or possible a tracked vehicle.

1997 swb 2.4 mot elec pack brifgt red alloys looks the part bargain 4600ukp may p/x w h y

I have had one since april 2003 but unfortunately a pressure release valve went in the oil cooler(this was a fault in earlier one's apparently) which now means i am now waiting for a new engine to be fitted. anyone else had this problem. if not beware

Asked on behalf of a son who has arrived home with his '97 Jeep Cherokee. It's a 4-litre auto, and he does a lot of motorway towing. There doesn't seem to be a Haynes manual about this year/model. The dash has a radio with a front that refers to a CD changer, but we can't find it or any reference in the handbook as to where it should be located. Is this an aftermarket addition, or has the...

Free to a good home - 1985ish Suzuki Samurai chassis frame. Anything usefull has been stripped of it, this is just the bare frame but I can't bring myself to cut it up! To be collected from West Yorks, close to M62 J27 Simon H

Hi all wonder if you can help me i got this 4x4 and today i got it stuck in the mud and the back wheeles were sliding and i was going no where. The prob is i was in 4x4 low but the front wheeles diddnt move just the back so i tried the 4x4 high same ting only the back wheeles moved i was in soft mud prob only 8-9 inches deep i thought 4x4 ment power to all wheeles do i have a prob

In Essex. What OS map do I need. I've looked on their website but can only find bridle paths. -- Linger CBR 900RR ( The future's bright, the future's orange) BOTAFOF#43 |SKOGA#(can't find the number) |BBB#4 |BHaLC#7 Remove the mistake to reply.

The www.SharedInterests.co.uk website is offering free advertising to UK businesses for a limited time (until the end of October 2003), active on the site for at least three months. The site launched over the summer and is gaining trust & popularity (it has an anti-spamming policy and abides by the new opt-in laws). In Brief - it allows users to register their UK postcode, and up to 10...