Last Saturday (17th) my uncle came over to help, in fact this weekend coming will be my first without any help for a while. We managed to remove the inoperative windscreen washer, as we couldn't repair it. The water had caused limescale residue to lock the nut to the washer barrel so we couldn't remove it to repair it. Also the rubber head jet had perished and the hole through which the water is intended to pass, had totally closed up. A new one is now on order, for the princely sum of £2.30 + VAT!

My uncle looked at the problem with the rocker shaft we'd tried to tackle earlier and decided that it wasn't worth fitting the other locating screw. We'd need to remove most of the top of the engine to fit it, and it's not worth it.

We also moved the flasher unit that had been floating around the dash area on long wires, to a direct connection behind the dials. As it wasn't the proper one for the vehicle, we adapted the bracket to fit it. Whilst we working in that area we also got the dial illumination lights working, and got the headlights connected up properly, even if one still wouldn't function in full beam mode.

We couldn't get the charge/ignition light to work on the dash, which could mean that the alternator isn't working properly, but out attempts to prove this were inconclusive. I intend to leave this as it is for now, and worry about it once it's gone for an MOT, as a reconditioned unit is about £30.

On the following Monday, the recently moved flasher unit shorted out. I suspect this was because it had a live casing, which is totally inappropriate and would explain why it was flapping around in the "glove box". I've ordered the correct one for the Land Rover, so hopefully this will mean the indicator will work once again. I also managed to get the cold start light to work as per the manual, which was good as this had been refusing to work for ages.

On tuesday (20th) I worked on the bonnet catch, and managed to get the bonnet to lock down fully, previously it was only on the outer catch. However it still springs up if you tap it, so I'll need to move the latch to the left a little to stop this. I couldn't do this at the time as I didn't have my spanners handy, and the nuts are not any that I have sockets for in my set. I also got the last headlight working in fullbeam mode, which I'll now need to disconnect again to fit a new headlight bowl..such is life.

Yesterday I removed the driver's floor panel and fitted a new rubber gaiter on the transfer lever. I also removed the 4x4 enabling lever to see why it wasn't locking down as it should. The reason seems to be a broken spring, so I've ordered new parts to see if that solves the problem.