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Oh thats gutsy, just a few inches from those trubine blades... this one always makes me laugh, the way the young lad ****s it and then the old boy just bowls over with his bit of wood: detroit 4-71 in gmc 650 running away start after the 30 years - YouTube

yes, very much so. It only happens with diesels and is basically when the engine gets its own oil in the intake system,. this replaces the diesel and burns like fuel, it will go to full revs and keep going till it either blows up or runs out of oil and siezes, either way you have to be very...

Im sure some here commenting have seen one run away but most probably haven't, its pretty scary, it goes well beyond the governor speed as its not limited, its as fast as the engine will physically go and usually ends up pistons hitting valves and loads of noise, that and the masses of smoke so...

Well that tester was a dick then... :rolleyes:;)

Have you ever been next to a run away? most manuals wont stop a run away, the clutch will just burn out, an auto has no chance. I would never contemplate blocking the intake unless I knew it may run away and set it up before hand. A CO2 extinguisher is the only option other than waiting for...

looks like a towel rail bumper as found on old skool US rods and the like... to be fair, loose the chrome and it could be a handy little bumper to stop you smashing the front end in, don't think I would have it still...

Yeah he should, I would be annoyed if my testers didn't notice it but as I said testers dont know every car inside and out, there is a routine to testing and to do the handbrake on the rear is the normal thing done with all vehicles pretty much (before anyone shouts it out yes we all know...

Couldn't agree more, the MOT is down to what happens on the day and the testers personal opinion based on the facts. I always get asked to do a pre-MOT check for people, well that is basically an MOT so just get it done, you get a free retest anyway (if your using a decent place that is). If...

Got this for sale, kept it from my 300tdi disco as it was a good box, no crunching, noises or leaks, box has done 120K and I use to change the oils out after every weekend away. The input/output shafts show no (minimal for those anal people who like to moan if a description isn't perfect!) wear...

to be honest if you have got the time and money a re-chassis with a galv chassis is your best option but its not a 5 minute job plus your looking at £1200 for the chassis. I have seens chassis's which have been plated/rebuilt so much theres barely any original metal left, if done properly...

Heres a few updated pics of my setup, I finally got it out and am getting it prep'd for summer. First of closed up (without the cover on top), you can see the outriggers I have made just to aid in stability, they made a big difference, was going to do 4 but 2 is more than enough: and...

You can throw some in, wont do any harm. Usually the imbalance of the tyre is such a small percentage of the wheels weight it doesn't usually matter to balance, on a small car tyre 50g imbalance is a higher percentage of the tyres complete weight compared to a tyre your size where even 250g is...

At that size balancing probably wont be needed, I have used balance beads myself on other vehicles but I have never balanced a set of 31"+ tyres, the weight of the tyres means that the discrepancies are so small compared to the overall weight of the tyre that it really doesn't matter...

Now sold :( even though it leaked, was noisy, cold and damp I will miss it...

Search for demoing able campers, have been around for years, many different companies make them e.t.c. but to be honest, get a caravan, cheaper, more room, easier to store e.t.c.

I have fitted them back to front to give me enough room to get around the trailer, I am now contemplatiung changing the axle though as I need a handbrake to retain the stability when its all set up, I can chock the wheels but would rather a proper job so thinking about what to do, I may use a...

Can understand your pain, unfortuantly people don't seem to pay for quality mods, I had nearly £2K's of high quality suspension and drive parts on mine yet people were comparing it to the price of a britpart basic lift kit. Hope you sell it, good luck

Right, I am putting this back on here as for the 3rd time now I have been let down by an eBay seller who once again never turned up, kinda fed up with it now. I have copied the eBay advert again. I will add that the MOT is out in a few month, I know that it will pass with a few minor jobs, one...

I don't mean to cause any offence here but that is highly overpriced, I had a higher spec 300TDi on half the miles and couldn't sell it at sub 2K, ended up stripping it and keeping the expensive bits for my defender. Good luck with the sale but I think you need to be looking sub £1500ish for a...

Actually I believe it is 6mm, its the disco fual tank thats 8mm, I believe thats correct....