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So I changed the Crank Sensor tonight and the car is running. No stops or jolts so far. I am too scared to drive it around the block because I don't want to sit there for hours waiting for a recovery van. So just running it on the drive for now...

Wasn't quite happy with putting it back together knowing the cam was stiffer than it should be. Took a razor blade to the shiney spots on the cam bearing and gently reamed it down, took a few attempts but now turns freely with only a small...

The 1.6 is very short gearing and a Tdi doesn't rev very much. I'd need to check for certain, but I'm reasonably sure a factory 130 with a Tdi would have had a 1.4 transfer box, but this would have been the tall gear-set LT-77 with the 200Tdi or...

I just have a tent-box tent and awning. Seem fine to me and they have deals on quite often

956xxxxxx 101FC petrol 3528cc V8 Not sure year but if you clean the block you might see some letters and numbers to identify the cast date The first one or two numbers are the date in the month it was built (1 to 31) The next digit will be a...

It's proper old whatever it is. Period accessory? Where do the rubber and the thin copper line go to? At a guess I'd suggest brake booster?

No... I hadn't seen that! Thanks Steve, that's helped a lot. The most frustrating bit was using the Turner split bearings, as you couldn't tighten the tool without opening the bearing up too much to fit in the opening, then you also had the...

Oh feck Guess you seen the u tube vids

Had very similar symptoms on mine - almost felt like the accelerator didn't make any difference on last quarter of movement. Turned out to be the fuel pump - eventually noticed a drip of oily/fuel mix from the pump housing while I was busy trying...

Thanks, I'm at the point now where I need to draw the line in terms of spending really. I think I'm going to put it back together with new rings, hone the remaining cylinders and see how it runs. With the little use it's going to have I'd...

My 2286 in April 23 cost £240+ vat for a 20thou rebore and got some new set MAHLE pistons £90 off eBay

Didn’t end up ringing Diesel Bob as I was just messing around while the engine was running trying to see why I couldn’t stop the leak and I happened to move the leak off pipe from injector number 1 and there it was, a pin size hole. It was...

Light hone/new shells/rings and stick it together, in the old days this was called a top and tail. I would defo fit new rings, bet you a coffee the old one have lost their twang! I took some out of a truck the other day and was amazed how much...