Recent content by roddy4

got the kit,fitted and all is well, runs as it should

ok will go for the refurb kit cheers for the advice, will hopefully get it the weekend with a bit of luck

fuel supply is good, which is why i am thinking carb,looking at the state of it looks as tho it has been trying to run underwater

carberettor issues, will start and run from cold for a bit then stutters and dies out,restarts and same again revs but coughs and splutters, there is a pattern zenith carb on ebay are they any good,think mine is too corroded to bring round your thoughts please,or maybe the weber as long as it...

thought i would share this i used a 7/8 socket cut the sides down so i could slide a pin in,then used a big g clamp and squeezed the socket onto the washer which compressed the bushes allowing me to slide the pin in,sounds easy but it was fiddly, but it made it easy for me,maybe this technique...

only a 4lb hammer i had to use my sledge hammer for routine servicing :D

around £800 for a full service. if you got to a landy agent, doing it yourself would cost you around 150 plus parts. you pay for the time it takes to do the job.

it is a 2000 model with 114,000 on the clock. but it has been well looked after, everything works as it should.

so far i have found it cheaper to run (30 mpg+ around town about 20) depends how you drive it,if you want to make it move (around 3500 )rpm, then it will blow fivers out the exhaust, but if you drive it carefully you get better mpg.

they do indeed do a diesel but it hasn't been out long so prices still high,and i think still yet to prove itself (is this a boxer version?)

i will probably regret it but i now have a subaru legacy outback 2.5 petrol estate. proof is in the pudding and will have to see how it performs in winter. however the reliabilaty and the immediate start of the key hot or cold is leaving me with just routine maintenance.

firstly a big thankyou to all who has helped keep me keep it on the road, mainly wammers datatek i won't be buying another unless someone else pays the bills lmao. won't upset you all by telling you what i bought instead,as you will only take the **** lol, i will still offer advice if that is ok.

putting petrol into a diesel (small amount) was used to stop waxing this did work.other benefits would be minimal, diesel lubricates petrol does not. putting petrol into a diesel vehicle is not good for the seals.

worth making sure it is charging properly (14.5 volts if it is too high 15.5 - 18v too high will cook battery among other problems) just worth cleaning up the connection. process of elimination.

check all your earths,and battery connections clean them all including starter motor and alternator