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Bad/disconnected “chicklet” which is the resistor in the loom. search chicklet on defendersource also assume your tried to start it foot to the floor.

If I actually had to get somewhere, I would take my 2016 4 cylinder 5 speed 4x4 Tacoma and not one of my land rovers (or a newish Jeep Wrangler — peak Jeep is the TJ rubicon 6 cylinder manual long wheel base, but those are crazy money). Even compared to late build ROW 300tdi defenders (which...

If you want to save money, you can do the cheap bastard lift (I came up with this circa 2001) take the rear springs and put them in the front, put OME MD in the back, trim the very corner of the rear fender or space it out (this is required for 235 85 R16 regardless of lift) and turn out the...

Right, I meant a werner hydro winch.

I stopped storing batteries in the flashlight. I just store them next to it.

I should have been more specific. For 95% or even 99% of roads in the US, driving 55mph is fine. Annoying, but fine. I just happen to be ********** in the middle of the northeast cooridor and driving 55mph and trying to merge etc. on the interstates around here is suicide -- maybe not literally...

I have been on the hunt for a mog for quite a while. I know very little, but have read and listened quite a lot. Where I have come out is that I would like a 10 bolt, fast axles, 395 85 R20 tires, and a turbo motor. Working gears are a near necessity. Fast axle 10 bolts are hens teeth. I...

I looked at the fit and I would not run bigger tires. The hubs are tiny and only 4 lug wheels. Better tires, sure, snow tires year round are my go to. You lose an mpg or two and they only last 30k, but the traction is light years better than low rolling resistance or whatever other crap tires...

My main concern would be the frame rust if you can turn wrenches. I wish something like that was available near me as there were not many T100s and they all rusted away.

The cruise and intermittent wipers are easy fixes for cheap. I did them straight away on my third gen. Hopefully my 3rd gen does as well as your 2nd. I bought it because of the reputation of the 2.7/5MT.

Weird you have to get seven seats for locking diff.

What is the path forward on the rear diff? Mine is making some noise at 320k miles. 3.42 gears (I think) open diff.

LHD 1HZ troopy.

My experience with other brands is that the speedo is off, usually high, and the odometer is usually close to spot on. I can't find a federal law on cars, but for commercial vehicles it is 5mph at 50mph. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/393.82 Anyway, I would be shocked if the...

Saw someone severely injured when it jumped a peg (or something) as he was jacking and it smacked him in the eye. Knocked out, convulsing, helicopter ride lost his eye. "Always put the handle in the upright position when not lifting or lowering a load! This is a very real safety issue." And...

The main advantage of the PTO over the crank is you get four winching speeds (1-4 in the transmission) and reverse.

Tried with straps, epic fail too much stretch even with a 20k lbs strap doubled over. 5ft jack got maybe half that in movement. Chains it is doable. Never tried line but I can't imagine it is much better.

I have a Koenig on a series. I had both the crank and the PTO driven. Cranks are worth more than PTO but the PTOs are better.

Not yet. A few more issues on the inspection than I was anticipating. Considering options.

Thanks! We are certainly not there yet (new cab) and the chassis looks great. I will ask for pictures of the axles. Thank you for the links. With rovers I am 100% competent, and with unimogs I am trying to figure it out.