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    I can check my PMs but I haven't been on here in years so probably best sending them through again please
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    the_wolf reacted to meego's post in the thread Death wobble and swivel pin preload. with Like Like.
    I’m off now till Tuesday mate so no problem. Be here all day tomorrow probably, but I’ll pm my number and postcode. Unless you still have them ??
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    The left side is probably a wee bit heavier than it should be and the right is fine. Happy to pop round and give it another look over though if you want
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    Checked the preload twice now and its not made any difference.
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    Wasn't me that asked, I still haven't gotten to the bottom of my issue
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    Just as an update on this unfortunately the a frame balljoint being replaced still hasn't sorted the issue so at the moment it's been put on the back burner till I can figure out what else it could be
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    I'll replace them as a matter of course as they'll be original so just a bawhair off 30 years old at this point.
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    the_wolf reacted to D1Nut's post in the thread Lack of power in 4th and 5th gear. with Like Like.
    On the hoses - I have had a set of britpart blue silicon hoses in for at least 15 years - they are worth it if you need to buy hoses anyway
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    the_wolf replied to the thread Wiring issues :(.
    If that permanent live to the aux fuse board is coming straight from the battery then the draw from your glow plugs shouldn't have any effect on it. It seems much more likely that the cables chaffed on something and earthed against the bulkhead
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    I think the wastegate was seized a little so I've freed that up and I've also found that the right angle hose from the turbo is swelling under acceleration so I'll replace all the hoses. If still no luck I'll need to check the boost. I wanted to...
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    the_wolf reacted to D1Nut's post in the thread Lack of power in 4th and 5th gear. with Like Like.
    That sounds like the boost isn't getting through to push the plunger down on the fuel injector pump- forget it's proper name now. As too why it is intermittent that is a mystery - A boost gauge T'd in just before the pipe goes into the...
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    the_wolf replied to the thread Wiring issues :(.
    Why is there an 0.8mm cable being used as a permanent live to a fuse board? What's the fuse board for?
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    Certainly not expecting it to be rapid or drive like a modern car, I've had it long enough to know that but there is a noticeable drop and complete lack of power when under load. It never used to be like this so something must be causing it but...
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    Nope, and no EGR. Checked pick up pipe last night and that's clear, I also looked inside that tank and it's immaculate inside too. What I did find however is that when I removed the fuel filter I got a ton of diesel chucked out at me which isn't...
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    Well that made absolutely no difference. Replaced the boost control pipe and the air filter for good measure, im just back a test drive and unfortunately it's still exactly the same. I can hear the turbo spooling up in lower gears and I've no...
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    the_wolf reacted to DanClarke's post in the thread I would just like to say with Like Like.
    RIP Ozzy.
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    the_wolf reacted to Turktowner's post in the thread I would just like to say with Like Like.
    Me anorl, legend, definitely.
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    the_wolf replied to the thread I would just like to say.
    Saddened to hear of the death of music legend Ozzy Osbourne
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    the_wolf replied to the thread Cannot refit handbrake drum?!.
    Happy new shoes btw
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    Suspect this may be my issue then. All other turbo hoses fine apart from this, the boost control pipe from injection pump to turbo has at least 1 pinhole worn through. Going to get a new one today and see if that sorts it
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    All I can really find out it is the approximate build date was January. Unfortunately the Series 3 was still being produced until 1985 (although I don't know if that was at Solihull) so I doubt you'll be able to use the serial number from the vin...
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    What's your VIN
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    I'll have a look around today and check all of them. I think it is a turbo/boost issue rather than a fuel one
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    the_wolf reacted to hef19898's post in the thread Lack of power in 4th and 5th gear. with Like Like.
    +1 on the turbo hoses, can be a leak, it disconnected or sinply desintegrated. As she did have full power before loosing it again, maybe a leak or a loose hose. Had that on one of our other cars, also a turbo diesel engine.
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    As far as I'm led to believe it's positive pressure so this shouldn't be the case. Only other things I could think of relating to this were that the wastegate is seized from being parked up and not opening fully, or the pipe I fitted is...
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    Ill need to start having a look around all the hoses and pipes as I can't think of anything else it can be
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    the_wolf reacted to miktdish's post in the thread Lack of power in 4th and 5th gear. with Like Like.
    Sometimes the pipe going from the turbo to the steel pipe leading towards the intercooler delaminates. The 90 degree one ... PNH1020 You can normally see it if it has, as a lump on the inside wall, you can't see it from the outside.
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    the_wolf replied to the thread Steel wheel nuts!.
    It's not actually that high, it's about 100nm. You probably do it tighter yourself with a breaker bar
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    This seems to be an intermittent problem although it's more often than not and it's driving me mental as it makes for a horrible drive. Around town driving and on generally flat roads it's mostly ok and has ok power in lower gears. When I go into...
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    the_wolf replied to the thread Steel wheel nuts!.
    The army tested the wheels after the issue of the shorter wheel studs was brought up and found it to have no adverse effect or risk but suggested the increase in torque as a precaution
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