WLJayne
Well-Known Member
It does Glynn, i just can't seem to find out how to tell if the IRD is gone before i buy. Is there anything physically that i could look out for? or is it just a noise i'm gonna be looking out for?
Lin, really it's a bit pot luck to be honest! If the prop/vcu is missing then generally hammer them down on price and they muck about walk away - it's money you really don't want to spend if you can help it.
However, the most sensible plan is to take it for a good 20min drive (get the oils warm) and listen for any unsavoury noises as well as watching out for all the other hippo pitfalls. If it copes with being 2WD then you can at least drive it around in normal conditions until you can get an expert assesment from someone like Bell Engineering who will be able to tell how healthy the IRD is. I see you are in Cosely, lucky you you're on the doorstep of some of the best Hippo specialists in the UK!!
If your IRD is at least ok in 2wd then you can then repair as and when you can afford it, connecting up the prop to a known good IRD and VCU is the last step . Most of the snow is over now, so you should be ok until next winter and hopefully you will have completed the overhauls by then.
Will.