Land Rover Monthly

Light at the end of the tunnel

I’VE been told by the Hemel Hempstead garage that a Weber carb is the only way forward and that, if I source one, they will fit it for free – a gesture which, after the hassle of the last couple of months, is appreciated.

I have long been resistant to the idea of a Weber as I prefer to keep my Lightweight’s engine as original as possible. And, although a cruise around a few online Land Rover chat rooms seems to suggest a Weber is not actually the dream solution I have perhaps been led to believe, the sorry

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