I am having trouble with my alternator for the 4th or 5th time in a year. I'm running a 90 with 200tdi conversion and completed a chassis swap 2 weeks ago (but the problem started last summer). The first time it happened I drove a 200 mile journey and a couple of days later the alternator...

Finally managed to get it through. Used curtain rod with a large cable tie bent double and taped to the end to form a big loop. I started in the middle through a small hole already in the chassis behind the gearbox and pulled a draw wire through that way. Also, pulled a draw wire through with...

I had thought about fixing it to the outside but fear for it getting damaged. I have previously had the fuel guage and reversing light wiring get snarled up in the prop-shaft and ripped out, so what is the best way of protecting it? Also, in the event of an electrical fire it would be somewhat...

I am rebuilding my 90 on a new chassis and I'm having great difficulty getting the loom back through the chassis. I have tried fishing through from front to back with hose-pipe, electrical trunking lid and electricians cable-rods but without success. They all seem to get stuck around the point...

I believe that the block is the same for both 200 and 300, so fixing position on both is the same. Also, I think that the bell housing is a slightly different shape and the 300tdi has the R380 gearbox, so the engine sits slightly further back but the gear lever remains in the right place. What i...

I am in the process of rebuilding my 1988 90 200tdi conversion on a galvanised chassis after an MOT failure and the discovery of extensive rust. I bought a 300tdi chassis on ebay for much cheaper than it would have been from the manufacturers, however now I have to overcome the problem of the...

I am in the process of replacing my thoroughly rusty chassis with a galvanized one. Does anyone have any advice as to which type of paint to use on all of the underbody components, suspension, axles etc? or should i just used bog-standard red oxide primer and hammerite? Also, is it worth...

I have no idea how this happened but it has left me in a bit of trouble with an MOT coming up next week! I pulled off the M5 and heard a large bang followed by a lot of flapping. Looking underneath I found a festool of cables wrapped around the front prop shaft. Fuel Gauge: The fuel tank end...

Thank you for your responses, Won't be driving it. It is now on a trailer as the gearbox has finally given up, something which was expected, and it is booked in with LEGS on Wednesday. However I could do with fixing the steering beforehand. I'll get onto it tomorrow. Cheers!

My 90 has just dropped all of the powered steering fluid out onto the road outside a friends house. I am not sure exactly where it has come from, I am hoping that it is just a hose or something. Is this a common problem? I think that the pump is still working, I can hear it spinning. Will it...