Rubberknees's latest activity

Finally got the balljoints delivered ,Only took 7 and a half days ,any hoo 3 hours later all back together ,Got away with not removing the abs sensor, would not move anyway The metal bit that kind o covers it disintegrated just enough to let...

And me toes:)

Your battery will last a lot longer due to getting a full charge, assuming it's not already toast from the poor state of charge, fingers crossed.

Quality is the issue. Good ones are great but modern crap punched out on machines good for a garden hose at best

What year is it and does the thin pipe that goes to the expansion tank go down beneath the battery box or around the side of the battery following the wing. Mine had the pipe that dropped below the battery tray and was an ass to bleed. I replaced...

Just fitted new Mobiletron regulator to alternator. Straight away went to 14.45v charging so thats a big difference than 12.6v. Hopefully problems solved.

My car's been having a bit of a rest the last week or so, working from home, nights driving rail replacement buses. I get to keep the minibus at home as the job is local to me in Ashford. But, today we're off to the local indie garage to get the...

My skin is a bit like that but in my case it's just old age. I have to always wear gloves working on the cars.

Now you've jinxed it

The EAS system is easy to understand when you take a sensible approach to how it works. A big must is to carry Nanocom or as I do easunlocksuite on a a tablet so as soon as any thing happens you can instantly investigate plus as with any thing...

Approved! 🙌

Likewise. New airsprings all round about 5-6 years ago. Methodically recalibrating the EAS about 4 years ago got rid of the little dance when stationary at traffic lights & road junctions. I do about 8-10K miles per year but the last time I had...

And indeed mine. Not surprising as I copied yours.

So, I finished today. Sealed everything. I hope the water stops coming in. I didn't use foam - I used aluminum. I painted it black beforehand. Thanks for the great support here! Will report back.

Now you're going to have to post a video of them working!

Tiss good for washing large black vans like mine :vb-biggrin: no more water marks:vb-tup:

Any ethylene glycol coolant will do. Doesn't have to be expensive OAT stuff, any bog standard glycol coolant is fine. The design of the engine is from the 1950's when coolant was just coolant! My manifolds smoked like crazy the first time, but...

A lesson in over tightening. Now I have one less bolt holding down the drivers side rocker cover. Rest is reassembled, with only two bolts left over, not as bad as I was expecting! Turned over and started fairly easily, but I didn't run it for...

I once worked with a pair of spanners:rolleyes::rolleyes:;)

Go for it ... then I can borrow it.

I have that set from a previous sale, it's come in handy a few times. I got the Ryobi impact wrench on their last sale.

I've had some of their spanners for over 25yr now 👍

Bit of a sale coming to Halfords if anyone needs a socket set….. I’ve found the Halfords Advanced stuff to be okay.

Ditto

me too. EAS works well if it's properly setup & maintained.

Take a look around the vacuum pump at the top of the engine, the seal can leak from there, also the belt tensioner as there is a seal behind that and around the rocker cover as well👍

fbh wouldnt turn on with the remote today (battery is fine) car also decided it didnt need glow plugs either and started up straight away!! dash said 2c its obviusly decied its summer and i should stop being a mard.. dont i know its april!?

That would wake up the neighbourhood!!

14 years with next to no suspension problem with EAS on mine.

Swear the milk goes in and the frothy-coffee-steam goes out Shirley?