Chuck some oil in it, easy job.

I think that was factory 200 style dash a/c much like the 300/td5 one that hangs underneath the dash.

I did 5 miles to work and 5 miles home for 8.5 years in my D3, and if a D3 can do that with zero issues then a 200 certainly can, i tis all the later dpf stuff that can cause issues

Tbh I would say they are all shocking mpg wise, as a toy that wont make much difference,, but if you do any miles at all then diesel comes back into play. First factoy 200tdi were 1989 G reg I think so only 4/5 yrs and they will be tax/mot free, plenty of conversions out there, but a lot of...

I would imagine early ones had the same petrols as the s3 models 2,25/2.5 and 3.5, as for later ones I have no idea.

I would say that is scrap, remember back in the day when 200s were new they had a rep for snapping cranks, I even bought one that had just been rebuilt after a crank failure.

All the time hgvs are diesel then diesel will be available. But for the cheapest owner experience I would be going petrol.

I knew it would cheer you up, nice not to be forgotten, I have always told the younguns at work when you pass on knowledge that you learnt off of some old fart always say where you learnt it from, as that will make the old fart happy even if he is dead! I am always saying if you do it this way...

Think my 90 has the +5 inch ones, they have blue shrouds if that helps any?

Bit more off of Turners. https://www.turnerengineering.co.uk/products/err-1181-crankshaft?_pos=4&_sid=96475c640&_ss=r

ERC1181, pls do check that is the correct part number before buying! Just thinking engineers time plus machining/polishing might come to more than a new one costs...

Looks like that has had water in there, if keeping it I would get a machine shop to take a look at it. Iirc std 200 cranks are not mega money.

Countersunk pop rivets?

I think the fact the alloy sheet is flat is going to be your biggest enemy, ie it can wibble/wobble like a thunder sound board is going to make a glued joint fail.

Reading that will make Gary a happy bunny, what you reckon @gstuart?

Think the pump deuse fuel system only runs at 4 bar on the td5, high pressures are actually generated at the injector itself. Being a tightwad I would chuck a litre or two of oil the the tank and run it. I had a td5 years ago and I ran it on all sorts of crap dirty diesel, to be fair it had...

Ah so the clearances were to tight? I had in my mind they would be slack, if that is the case that makes a lot of sense. If that is all it was I would be buying a lottery ticket:banana:

Is that still blowing out of the air filter?

Premium bonds are okay, safer than betting as you can always get your initial sum back, though you have to remember cash devalues 50 percent every 10 years, well it is still worth the same but buys 50 precent less stuff, plus you might just win something.