So I spent much of the weekend in the workshop. Here's what happened
Having got the brakes back together I attempted to bleed them. guess what? THe right rear wheel cylinder leaked, so on top of the oil leak it was leaking brake fluid.
Luckily I had a spare so stripping off the brake shoes and replacing the wheel cylinder was fairly quick and then bleeding the brakes gave a nice solid pedal, Hurrah!
I also swapped the HT leads, but it didn't cure the misfire on number 2 cylinder. CLeaning the plug (already a replacement seemed to cure it, the symptoms seem to be like a short circuit with the plug.
I also managed to attach the tail gat hinges to the home made (by a previous owner) rear crossmember. One day I'll replace this with a genuine one but for now at least the tailgate is on hinges.
Went for a test drive today, brakes are pulling with the right rear locking up. Guess the new shoes got contaminated with brake fluid after all. Given that I need to get an MOT before the end of the week looks like I might be taking the trusty disco to the show instead.
we'll have to see
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