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Hi Rip Van winkle is signing off . My NADA P6B has been sold on , to finance my latest venture ,a Jensen inteceptor Mk 2. This one is called " Monty Python - something completly different " My son described my E type Jaguar as " Sex on wheels " and has dubbed Monty Python " The ultimate in...

Yes If someone can provide a child's guide to posting pictures . i'm old enough to mourn the passing of BSF bolts and spanners . More a Luddite than a computer nerd ,I need stupidly simple assistance .Every time i use Microsoft's " help ' button i need help to understand the reponse . If I could...

Well,it all depends on what you want We fried inside RVW a black P6B with no Ac last summer ,on a long road trip when the temperature was 35C . Mrs went on strike and demanded an old car with decent A/C British cars including older Rollers and Jags normally have feeble A/C and spare parts...

Re: BW 35 rear oil seal UPDATE Hi I thought you might like an update . Following my original panic RVW has now been out and about for a month. No more oil leaks , no drips on the driveway . All is well . It was simply a case of too much fluid in the tranny . The moral?? Check the fluid level...

Harvey I started up RVW drove around and parked while I cleaned up the garage floor . The box changed perfectly , there was no leakage when I parked . I did a proper tranny oil level check and all is well . There are no tranny oil leaks now . Many thanks for your advice . You saved me from...

Harvey , Thanks for your quick response I haven't started the engine yet . I was worried I could do expensive damage considering the amount of oil which appears to have been lost . I simply dipped the box as it stood after a winter in the garage and found both the engine an auto box oil...

Hi I just went to dig RVW out of its winter hibernation . I found a puddle of oil under the car which seems to be from a leak at the back of the BW 35 auto box.I fear this is a result of a failed oil seal although the dip stick shows the box oil level is OK and the engine oil level is also...

Thanks Now I understand . I was wrong , the alternator 's power production IS a function of thje electrical power load . The alternator power demand from the engine is therefore determined by the electrical load . Cheers RVW

Hi I dont claim that " you get something for nothing "! I'm saying that the power used to drive the alternator has nothing to do with the electrical load on the battery .So fuel consumption is not affected by using the headlights My theory is the alternator absorbs power from the engine as a...

Hi I'm missing something here , please help me . The alternator is a lump of rotating metal . Surely it will generate power whenever it rotates . The mechanical power used to drive the alternator is a function of engine speed ? The electrical power generated is a function of engine speed? The...

Re: Immersion Heater -and snow tyres! Hi The Quebec government has made snow tyres on all 4 wheels a legal requirement for the period 15 December to 15 March .Mud and snow [M+S]tyres are not acceptable The cops enforce the legislation , particularly after any accident.The insurance...

Hi Just to add to the confusion . when is a 35 amp fuse not a 35 amp fuse ?? When its a Joe Lucas fuse ! This is a serious question when you only have access to American fuses , and you use them in British wiring looms !! A Lucas "35 amp fuse "is in fact marked as a 17/35 amp fuse , [the 17...

On RVW a Federal P6B ,the Icealert wiring disappears into the harness and surfaces behind the trim at the warning light and rheostat.which are located near the bottom corner of the windscreen . It is irritatingly located, right in the edge of the drivers field of vision , you can't ignore it...

Thanks I will go and see if our local Land rover dealer can help Cheers Patrick

Hi I just noticed that I can see whats where in the engine bay . This because the tatty looking plastic lens has fallen of some where . Does any one have spare or know of suitable replacement ?? Cheers Patrick