Recent content by logman

I'll tryt that. You mean wedge a penny behing it?

Hi All, many thanks for your advice but it was the starter motor ring gear all mashed up. Replaced, now running nice until the next thing! Just one point, while searching I found many folk had isues with squeaky noise from the belt pulley areas. Same here, I canhged ever pulley and the last was...

Cheers. Will get back with what I find :) Thought it might be the turbo, will check that too.

Thanks. I'll check tmrw but surely the engine wouldn't start?

Hi, my truck has developed a noise like a collapsed bearing coming from top left of engine around the exhaust manifold. It's been getting louder over the past month so I thought I'd investigate. I've taken off the belt so it isn't the alternator bearings which I initially thought it was, and...

..... just looked at pat threads, 235 x 85 16's seem the way to go.

Hi, just inherited a 1983 88 diesel and would like to put bigger rims/tyres on it without looking stupid and stressing the hubs and all. I wount be traveling far in it. At the moment it's on 205 16's which I think are standard. Any one help me out? Rgds Logman