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Loctite SI5980

Up in West Yorkshire but thanks for the offer @Phill

If you're in North Wales I can weld it up for you.

Kumho AT52. Much quieter than the mud pluggers the last own had on mine. Wearing very well. Good in the dry and wet. Only driven on grass and gravel as "offroading" goes and they were absolutely fine.

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You just need a louder engine. I don't ear any wind noise from my roof rack :D

No matter which anti corrosion system you use none are a do once thing, depending on the use of vehicle, where you live it is a repeat job. I live by the sea and mine is a working farm truck, gets a good underside wash/dry then respray with...

I suppose the only real way is check your impeller against an original and see if they differ. From what I've seen it's the angle of the vanes that get's the whistle. Alternatively, take it to a turbo specialist and see what they say.

You can actually buy aftermarket impellers specifically to get a whistle. Quite the thing in the US pickup community Check your impeller isn't chipped or bent, maybe? That seems to be where it originates from.

If it was a mechanical diesel; isuzu, 200tdi, etc, I wouldn't worry about it. A TD5 and later aren't as robust. I'd be inclined to follow miktdish's idea. Drain some and top up. injector/pump seals are fine, they'll be nitrile or viton.

Some use what miktdish posted. I prefer a wire wheel on an angle grinder https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-multi-material-wire-wheel-brush-100mm-3-93-/239PR?tc=AB8&gStoreCode=AB8&gQT=1 I know you cant take the body off to check some of those...

You're looking in the wrong places.

Anything that's red and says ATF.

Personally, I use whatever ATF I can get hold of from Halfrauds.

I saw the dented bonnet stiffener...put 2 and 2 together and thought the top of the engine was an interefence fit without the dents. I will offer it all up and see - thanks for the advice. Knowing this is priceless.

Odd, as my Isuzu 2.8 sits fine without modding the bonnet. I fitted the top mount intercooler and it still missed the bonnet, though I cut a hole anyway for the bonnet scoop.

If they are insuring trailers again then I am amazed. I left NFU cos they stopped insuring trailers a while back now. National Farmers Union, and they wouldn't insure a farmer's trailer. FFS!

How do you know you're down on power? Because it's noticable, or because a Rolling Road told you? If a RR told you it was 190, did the exact same RR tell you it's now 160? You can get VASTLY different results from RR to RR.

I went for the cover everything in the sound deadening when I did mine. See the pic below of my roof. It definitly Made a difference.

You do really, the insulation is more for heat and cold although does keep some noise down. Think of the inside of the rear roof and how tinny it is, you only need 3 sound pads along the length between each rib. This will stop the tinny drumming...

Do you really? I thought it would work as good sound deadening. My son used it on his camper, hence why I posted it. Not sure of the sound deadening properties, personally.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283631061942

Brake vacuum pump is my thoughts.

What's your opinion on the Fiat Multipla or Chrysler PT? You don't have to drive them to know what you think fo them.

Well sometimes I do find myself asking that! I love the western Arctic though, and Yellowknife is a fantastic place. Just the right size (20,000ish) and not as remote now that we have year round road access. There are great people here, so many...

Makes sense. That's the one thing I envy about Canada and the USA. Proper Wilderness, and you can actually go out and not see anyone for days or weeks. There's literally nowhere in the UK, outside some of the Scottish islands, that you can...

What the hell possessed you to move to a place like that, weather not bad enough for you in the UK? lol

We do that on the ice roads, but on a big rig you can idle it up. Not so with a Td5 (although an object of the correct weight on the go pedal would work. I've also seen home made adjustable 'cruise controls' made with G clamps ;)

Original Armstrong shocks. They last forever, proven tried and true.

Well lads I decided to carry out some upgrades on the heating system of my 90 when the first snow of winter arrives…seems to work in the long trips into the hills.