Recent content by hopelesswithspanner

Cor What a dilema! Why is MRM quoting in $'s? very strange! For what it's worth I would go for the 2.5TD as it's an original ONLY!! if it has got a good pedigree cos that's a lot of weight on a spooky at best motor! it needs a FSH if you are about to part with your cash! it's unlikely it's...

Very Nice Mr Widget, give us a before and after (covered in mud!)

Very Wise wordes from the Discomania! I would add that you make sure that the engine is cold when you get to a possible purhase and watch for smoke when you start it! white = Bad and a bit of black = kind of normalas long as it is not excessive I would suggest at £3k you will not get...

Be carefull what you take a spur from! if you do as DIscomania suggests make sure you fit a low rated in line fuse to rpotect your CD player and your wiring loom/sparks etc... To be honest if you can isolate the speaker wires, you should be left with 2 (a positive and an earth) on on later...

Hi Phil, My 300TDI gets between 28 and 32 MPG if I am gentle, this drops to around 25 if I am more brutal around town scaring Chelsea tractors etc... I find that simple things like chanin the fuel and air filters make a big difference, hope this helps HWS

Can anybody help me to identify my new 85/90 colour. it's light blue and I need touch up paint, so a good link to a supplier would also be helpful I have no pics yet Thanks in advance

Query Re-the Series vehicles No such luck and they don't have diff lock, your gerdunk levers take care of 2wd and 4fwd and a sepoerate slecter lever for lo and hi. On my 85 90 the sender switch is in the housing similar to the reverse light switch. hope that helps...oh and yes axle wind up...