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Absolutely not! I would hope that would be obvious from context! As for the others, they have reacted exactly as I expected them to do. *chuckle*

OK thanks. I have a much better understanding now. I had googled viscous coupling, as some users politely advised me to, and the images I got looked a lot like that handbrake drum. viscous coupling - Google Search That'll teach me for googling stuff. Now, I must say that most of you...

Thank you, Saint.V8. That was a very clear answer. And not a single childish insult in there! Double thanks! I was under the impression that this was my VC: So now I'm not sure what it actually is. Difflock mechanism?

Then that's all anyone had to say. Not the stupid bit, obviously :). The bit about me not having a viscous coupling. Goonarmy, I think anyone reading your posts and anyone reading mine will be able to make up their own minds about who is "dense", "stupid" and a "knob".

No, obviously you didn't answer with vitriol - this is your first post since I asked my question. Thanks for that. I get that the viscous coupling will lock the axles together when there is a speed differential. In that case, the answer I had earlier is wrong - my rear wheels (or at least...

I feel like I'm speaking a different language to you. I have no idea what you on about. For me this is an ok explanation of a viscous coupling: It doesn't even mention a difflock. Jeez, all I did was ask what happens to the viscous coupling when I engage difflock and none of you has...

Tell you what, I'll happily concede to being a knob when you tell me where the difflock is explained in the 2nd post.

Sterling contribution there, classic kev. It appears you also have reading problems. Where is the difflock explained in the 2nd post? I see an explanation of a viscous coupling, I don't see any explanation of a difflock.

You would think that someone with almost 12000 posts would have understood that sometimes it better, for the sake of conviviality of the forum, to say something like "there's a plate inside that is gripped with a solenoid" rather than "You don't know sh1t. Google it". Maybe you've been here...

Thanks, that's incredibly helpful.

I got how the viscous coupling works, I was just interested in how the difflock locks it up since there doesn't appear to be anything external on the viscous coupling.

Phew, thanks. Yes, I do have a manual difflock, I think. To select difflock, I move the lever to the left (where I can select hi or lo also). This has been bugging me for a while. I was thinking I had a 2x4. :) Just out of interest, how does the difflock with with the viscous coupling?

I recently had mine on a brake tester and I insisted that the tester put the rear wheels on rollers. I was most surprised to see that when the front wheels were driven the rear wheels didn't turn at all. Yet, when I engage difflock all wheels are driven. Is this normal?

Could it be a leaky membrane in the fuel pressure regulator? I had this recently. How is your idle?

I had my (1980) Rangey on the rollers today having the brakes tested, and to my very great surprise, when the front wheels were being turned, the rears, which were on a bed of free rolling rollers, were stationary. Same with the fronts when the rear wheels were being turned. Is this normal...

I also have a 4 speed auto with high and low ration diff lock :) Mine's from 1980 though.