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I just have a tent-box tent and awning. Seem fine to me and they have deals on quite often

956xxxxxx 101FC petrol 3528cc V8 Not sure year but if you clean the block you might see some letters and numbers to identify the cast date The first one or two numbers are the date in the month it was built (1 to 31) The next digit will be a...

It's proper old whatever it is. Period accessory? Where do the rubber and the thin copper line go to? At a guess I'd suggest brake booster?

No... I hadn't seen that! Thanks Steve, that's helped a lot. The most frustrating bit was using the Turner split bearings, as you couldn't tighten the tool without opening the bearing up too much to fit in the opening, then you also had the...

Oh feck Guess you seen the u tube vids

Had very similar symptoms on mine - almost felt like the accelerator didn't make any difference on last quarter of movement. Turned out to be the fuel pump - eventually noticed a drip of oily/fuel mix from the pump housing while I was busy trying...

Thanks, I'm at the point now where I need to draw the line in terms of spending really. I think I'm going to put it back together with new rings, hone the remaining cylinders and see how it runs. With the little use it's going to have I'd...

My 2286 in April 23 cost £240+ vat for a 20thou rebore and got some new set MAHLE pistons £90 off eBay

Didn’t end up ringing Diesel Bob as I was just messing around while the engine was running trying to see why I couldn’t stop the leak and I happened to move the leak off pipe from injector number 1 and there it was, a pin size hole. It was...

Light hone/new shells/rings and stick it together, in the old days this was called a top and tail. I would defo fit new rings, bet you a coffee the old one have lost their twang! I took some out of a truck the other day and was amazed how much...

Bearings weren't too bad but I've got replacements for them all along with camshaft bearings. So it seems a bit silly to not change the rings while I've got it all apart, but I need to draw the line somewhere as I've just bought a new house and...

just checked what i bought and didnt include rings as they were fine with the gaps, and i would sooner keep original than britpart rings but i got my stuff from turner engineering which have quality bits. whats your bearings like

I wouldn’t go near it with valve lapping paste and if the original hone lines are there it won’t need any more, the rusty stains as long as no pitting not an issue, just an oily cloth if it’s standing a while Have you gapped the rings in the...

All cylinders look like showing original honing marks, so can’t be worn much at all, have you measured internal diameters, would have thought the stained areas polish off

Tool arrived today, whipped the old bearings out very easily. Turner pre-finished bearings ready to go in once the cylinders are sorted.

Are the tappets set properly, is air filter does the butterfly valve fully open in inlet manifold, are any brakes binding/ getting hot after run. You could check the spray pattern on injectors when turning over by disconnecting injector pipes and...

Simple cheap things first. Accelerator to pump linkage operating correct, pump lever going all the way. Fuel filter [just change it] and lift pump ok.

Bolts would need at least the diameter of bolt in length to be screwed in, what part number did you get.