That's exactly what stopped me the first time. They wanted a bank draft which was going to cost me close to $50CAD from this end, with no guess as to the fees from Cypress. This time around it was pretty seamless.

Brian, I think BBS has sorted out their payment options now. I attempted to buy a Nano a little over two years ago when I first got my P38, but abandoned the idea due to this issue. This past November I tried again and got a Nano Evo. They take PayPal and MasterCard like everyone else.

My Canadian P38 has amber lenses front and rear, as well as red rear fog lights.

I like your idea of comedy!

The black smoke and lack of willingness to rev sound like fuel control issues, certainly no indication of a need for engine overhaul.

I'm pretty sure it's 5mm. My smallest metric tap is 6mm and too big. A 10-32 (4.8mm) screw threads into the nut nicely, but loosely.

I think you want to be really careful with water getting in the blower. I got the Disco for barely above scrap price because the PO ignored the leak into the blower intake (among other leaks), which corroded the ECU (which his mechanic couldn't seem to troubleshoot).

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.