I have just installed my Christmas present – a Mudstuff UK snow cowl. The idea is to prevent snow from freezing over the intake, blocking it and making the heater inoperative just when it is most needed, but should also help with a minor issue when fitting Defender heaters to Series vehicles; the heater’s blocker […]
Defender 90
And so the fleet grows again… We have just bought Helena a December 2009 Defender 90. Â I’s a black XS spec Station Wagon, so has all the trimmings and the good rear seats, and is in immaculate condition. Â The only defects I could find were a failed indicator bulb and the first stages of a […]
Need Another
Our personal circumstances have changed considerably in the last few weeks, and so we are now looking for a new car for Helena. Had events happened just a couple of months before they did, we’d still have a Lightweight in the garage, but such is life…
Are You Sitting Comfortably?
Well, I wasn’t! As I mentioned last week, the foam cushion in the driver’s seat back had split along the left side vertical frame, giving a twist to the seating position, losing lumbar support and looking pretty terrible too.
Clutch Repair
I think I may have found the fault! Really, the hose flexible hose was in a dreadful state, as the photos show. The splits and cracks were well hidden with the hose in situ, but once removed and unbent, it was obviously knackered. From underneath that side of the vehicle, I could see fluid all […]
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