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    will not start

    oh joy thanks for that spanners out then
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    will not start

    hi guys some quick advice if you can .the car has been great all day been 40mile round trip had the tracking done got home been in the house about an hour then went round to my mothers who was flooded out so parked up away from the water half on footpath and half on the road .vehicle has not...
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    You and your P38

    like defender said dog wagon and shed puller and also knowing i can drive it and park it anywhere
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    insurance for old guys

    460 a month i.d be havin a push bike
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    fuel filter and maf pipes

    going to get all that checked out before i do some damage took it round all the back roads roads with steep hills you cant get a run at in the red for a moment then a 15mile blast at 60 down the m180 thats got a bit of clime on it .and it stayed at half way .so will have it all checked out thanks .
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    insurance for old guys

    Kit Car Insurance | Camper Van Insurance | Import Insurance | 4x4 Insurance | Classic Car Insurance | 2Gether Insurance phone wisbech 01945 465508 classic policy thats who i,m with 119.80 comp just wonderd if it could be betterd as i dont do that many miles in it lucky if i do 2000 a year
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    insurance for old guys

    alltogether at wisbeach but have herd of tales of £70 odd off some so just wonderd if i could get it cheaper else where wil post number when i find it
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    insurance for old guys

    hi all as the title suggests just had my renewal for my sereis 2a 1970 £120 on a limited mileage just wonderd if i could get it cheaper else where . me 52 years old no points just want the basic .what do you all pay and who with .save me ringing round everywhere
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    fuel filter and maf pipes

    i stand corrected map sensor . well just had caravan on back for a 25mile run 100% better although up one very sharp steep hill about a mile long temp guage hit the red but is is one heck of a clime once at the top temp droped back to normal so a clean out of between the rad and intercooler i...
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    fuel filter and maf pipes

    oh yes you made me smile fitted back on now and seems to run better zip cliped it but now to find the reason it came off .inadvertantly knocked off or was it pushed of with any pressure .think the intercooler and air pipes need a clean .thanks for that .now going for a ride with the caravan on...
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    fuel filter and maf pipes

    hi all just a quick one went out last night to check the pipes comming of the fuel filter and there seems to be a thin pipe comming off the maf thats not connected to any thing rubber with a cloth like outer looks like a vacume pipe but i cannot see or feel where its off it looks like it should...
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    first trip out

    just been out to have a quick look and thanks the vacume pipe that leads from the fuel filter to under the manifold has a flat spot in it and could be split couldnt quite see properly so will be having a new peice of pipe in the morning . if i read right this affects the fueling so could be one...
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    first trip out

    will have a look for the vacume pipe and a check round the turbo pipes when it stops raining other than poor pulling she seems to run very well but even solo up steep hills its bad so could be old or leaky pipes
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    first trip out

    right just been to see the old guy i bought the car off .serviced 6months ago oil /air/ fuel and gearbox filters done .he has never cleaned the intercooler in 8 years he has had it so could be a point to check .will try and get it booked in some where for a check over before i use it for towing...
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    first trip out

    will go and see the guy a bought it off and find out exactly when it was last serviced .and will have the intercooler checked out .can i clean this out myself or is it a workshop job . fuel and oil filters look new and the car seems to have been looked after but the old guy did most of it...
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    first trip out

    oh yes .its just very very poor at pulling allways wanted a rangerover now i have one .well its got to be better than it is .like i said dont want a flying machine just something that will do the job .my old 2.5 pajero would out pull it i wonder if a diagnostics check would tell me .i am at a...
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    first trip out

    well i cant beleive we made it home with the caravan on the back .down to 15 mph on the hills coming from castleton to chesterfeild then get on the moter way down to 35 on the run from juction 29 to the m 18 wouldnt hold top gear kept sliping down the box engine screaming its tits of and temp...
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    first trip out

    just been for a blast round castleton up winnits pass no better at pulling up there useing the 2and 3rd very slow get to the top heading for buxton only slow on a few hills then onto bakewell same again then from bakewell back to castleton via the back roads around the cement factory at hope...
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    first trip out

    right how do you lock the suspension .sat here reading the handbook i will be interested in the fan mod but wait till i get home will have the viscos fan checked out as well cant a lot here only got bare minimum spaners and such so thanks for all that
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    first trip out

    ok thanks having a bit of a job getting on here am using my phone as modem for lap top so checked water all seems ok ,when i get home will have the cooling system flushed out and a new thermostat any thing else i should be looking at and do i just leave the suspension as is for towing or can...