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You could try giving Shielder Chassis a call. They're in Armagh. They might be able to assist.

I think this is your best cartoon to date. I think teacher would say "10 out of 10, keep up the good work". However...... Unless that was a spare pair, I speak for us all, when I say, thanks for not doing a full frontal on that one!

Hi Almost finished the job : new cam and lifters, rings cleaned and oiled, composite head gasket...check the pressure oil pump with a mechanical gauge (25 to 40 psi with drill) just a little scared to give the fist crank ...should go to 2000 rpm...

Here are the measurements of the chip by vernier caliper.

Two very different emotions guys !!

Got the 3d printer working again to make an adapter plate to fit a bee sting antenna so I have decent FM/DAB/GPS reception. The factory shark fin was cracked and no longer worked. God it leaves behind a big hole, bigger than aftermarket fixing nuts.

Yes thats it in a nut shell.

Hi all! My new lightweight's got a 2.5 Diahatsu Diesel engine with twin tanks and it's got a bit of a thing for intermittently stalling. I've been told that it might be air leaking in to the fuel system from the change over valve, and to try...

I have an excess of soot on all plugs. I will pull all 4 tomorrow and take a picture (hopefully a decent one) to show y'all. I have a set of BPE5 plugs I could put in to see if they stay cleaner as they run hotter, but the book does say BPE6's...

Not very often, fortunately, I get "one of those jobs" ! Offered to replace a strut top mount for a mate. Both strut to hub bolts and nuts seized solid, like they had become one piece of metal. My 350 + ft lb impact driver wouldn't touch it. Nut...

Sniff your exhaust, see if it smells of petrol and try weakening the mixture a bit. and keep doing proper plug cuts until they get to the proper brown colour.

Flipping quote for house insurance has gone the roof! :mad::mad::mad: This is for the UK house. Obvs we have to pay two, one for each house, and in each case it prolly costs more cos we is away from the place 6 months a year. Policy gone up from...

I admire your optimism. So, to recap, the car made the ‘big bang’ when accelerating in a forward gear. It will still engage and drive forwards but, since it made the noise, it will no longer engage or drive in reverse. Is that correct? Phil

I remember you making them. Maybe they are just falling off in sympathy with yer FL doors :D

Ifound! the cut hose goes to a switch near the pedal, i succeed to connect a new hose there , from a T that goes to the vacuum pump and the CC actuator. Don't know why this hose was cutted ... And the plenum connection goes to a vacuum ball that...

L let's hope they arnt lead boots 😯😯

Hi all, its been a long long while since ive written something. obviously i have looked at the many posts about this issue but i cant for the life of me get my freelander 2 2007 hse to start, help please. Key in the port, press the button...

I like this, not (I agree) insurmountable, but a quick way to disable the car to deter the tea-leaves out there...

With perm. 4x4 that's going to need some power :eek: