Spare alternator fixed the problem.

I seem to remember on mine (GEMS) pulling the coil packs up for better access. I don't remember that being difficult.

Thanks for the replies. I'll try a spare alternator tomorrow.

I think I need to replace the alternator (maybe voltage regulator). Lights steady before starting the engine, as soon as it's running, lights go noticably brighter and pulsate, seemingly faster with higher RPM. My voltmeter across the battery reads steady at 14.5V at idle and steady 14.4 with some RPM, but the pulsating is probably too fast for my meter to notice (several times a second).
It may have been doing this for months and I'm only noticing now with the winter darkness. With all the electronics I probably shouldn't let it go very long?

Is LRDirect and Paddock Spares the same? My memory is fuzzy, but I seem to remember starting an order with one and having it completed by the other. At any rate, several of those companies are happy to use Royal Mail.

Isn't LRDirect the same company as Rimmer Brothers? Rimmer will definitely send them by Royal Mail/USPS. I'm in Canada and that's the way I get most of my parts (to Canada), unless it's too big or heavy or if I'm in a big hurry.

They are the same pins as Dunlops. I just bought a full set from Island 4X4, I think it was something like 6£.

Well that makes sense. My kids are all grown up, but if/when grandkids come along I'll know where to attach the kiddie seat teathers.

I have the three in mine. I was under the impression that they were for some sort of a dog guard. They of course help hold up the headliner. I often clip carabiners into the slots to hold back cargo, as they're a great anchor point. No point having your beer cooler hit you on the head if you ever roll over.

My 97 kicks in often in mud or snow. Only rear wheel ETC.

Quite true, though I've only been driving the 2A for 25 years, part of the time as my daily driver.

Mines also a daily driver, though living across the Atlantic from the best parts sources, I need a good back up. It's probably my favorite vehicle to drive that the I've ever had (about 45 years of driving), both on and off road.

I have no experience with the Timesert, but as the ECT is in contact with the coolant, it should never get very hot (usually max temp around 95C), so thermal expansion is probably not that big a deal in this location.

Thanks for the answer on the mesh grille. I should probably tear it out completely so I don't ingest it someday.

A question about the mesh grille, are they available anywhere? Mine is torn. How important is it that it's intact?

I suspect Greta and her friends wouldn't like me, I drive 3 Land Rovers, I eat meat, and I've worked in aviation for over 40 years. But I'm thankful for people like her, as without them the people who don't give a d@mn about the earth would carry on raping it unabated.

I read that some people were using 5.0 Mustang injectors, but I can't personally verify that they work. If they do, it would probably be a much cheaper option.

No steam trains anymore, but that's a great example of power that seems to be environmentally safe, until you realize that the steam was heated with coal! Maybe like electric cars that are charged from a coal generating plant.

I've been told by someone who should know, that Toyota, who were once pioneering electric cars, have put electric cars on a back burner for now. The reason being that the world doesn't have the infrastructure to power a whole lot of them. Unlike the Pacific Northwest where I live, a lot of the world still uses coal and diesel to generate electricity. I think the likelihood of our fossil fuel burning vehicles being banned in the near future is very slim.

To be nit picky, the volume of air, not pressure, sets the height. The weight of the vehicle sets the pressure.
I'm also running Gen 3's, and I really like their spring rates, less body roll when cornering on road, and a smoother ride on the rough.