Starter motor issues sorted

After the poor engagement of the bendix on the starter motor since having the car, the inevitable happened with nothing happening when the key was turned, apart from a click of the relay inside the car.

Not making any assumptions,  the battery was checked, followed by the fuses and finally the voltage at the motor itself.

I was expecting to find the starter broken, but the reason for not starting was the spade connector on the white lead from the ignition had come off the starter motors stud.   The reason it came off was the starter moter was not bolted down, with all 3 bolt wound out about 10mm, causing movement which worked the push fit connector loose.  The bolts being loose also explains the reason for the noise upon starting.

Lead pushed back on and bolts wound in and it starts again with no noise and much quicker.  As there are no spring washers on the bolts I fitted some to stop it happening again.

The next job will be to fit a new turbo heat shield, which I found laying on top of the starter motor.  The endless joy of owning a Land Rover is there is always something to do.

Devon 4x4 twin battery tray installed

The latest eBay bargin was a Devon 4x4 twin battery tray,  but for a newer model.

Once in place the holes didn't quite line up where I wanted to place it, but a few minutes with a drill fixed that.  The existing holes we closed off with some blind grommets.

and then the tray was bolted down.

As one of the batteries was taller than the tray was designed for a, spacer was needed between the smaller battery on the right and the clamp bar.  Also a piece of threaded bar was used to replace bolt on the left which was too short.

In all it was 30 minutes well spent. Firstly the battery terminals won't touch the body work and cause a fire, and secondly it will pass scrutineering at the next event.