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This is the notice from Ben Anderson (BennehBoy) the D2BC IT admin. "Hi everyone, the forum is back up, albeit on a different domain - you should get redirected from the old one. Long story short the hosting company have goosed the old domain somehow (thed2boysclub.co.uk) and multiple long...

Thanks, I feared you'd say something like that. I fitted a replacement fusebox and BCU last year (Heathy). A wet IDM did immediately spring to mind, but I don't see how the folding mirrors fits, maybe a coincidence (water on the mirror ECU) ? Driving me insane now all these ridiculous problems...

The plastic tank isn't heavy. Remove the pump and syphon out the fuel first, then undo the clips on the filler hose and breather, then undo the bolts on the tank cradle and drop the tank. I've done this laying on my back and on my own many times now. Hardest part is lifting the boot carpet to...

@sierrafery Hi Fery, The d2bc is down so came over here to find you. Wondering if you can help? I have an intermittent glitch where my folding mirrors fold/unfold themselves, the windscreen wiper switch is dead, climate control, radio, and front windows all dead. I've been looking through the...

The site is down at the moment (been 5 days now to my knowledge), it's not gone away. There's a problem with the server that is being worked on. Should be back by the weekend hopefully. Don't think that admin or mods come here.

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Years ago I had a Ford Cortina and was living on the 2nd floor in a tower block. The Cortina was parked up in the (car thief paradise) car park, so I would take out the rotor arm and put it in my pocket. One evening I heard a car cranking, turning over and over, I looked out the window and some...

Black wire is for earth connection. Since the sensor is screwed into the casing, it is already earthed so the black wire to earth connection becomes superfluous. Sensors have multiple uses in a variety of vehicles, thus the availability of the earth line.

The principle is to use a non compressible liquid (hydraulics) to push the spigot out. Grease is a better choice. Bread has lots of air in it that has to be pressed out first before it resists further compression. I've seen toilet paper used too. Basically all these are variations on the theme...

No it's not normal! Of course you should be able to pull away. I'd suggest that you find someone with a Nanocom and do a live data run (Inputs Fuelling) and take a look at the values you get for MAF (airflow) , MAP (air pressure), IAT (temp), etc. I'd venture the MAF and MAP sensors are not...

I find that if you follow the workshop manual instructions, most things work out as described. However, corrosion and previous owners can cause you big problems. The drop links for example, I thought would need to be cut off. I concluded this because that's what everyone said they had to do in...

Can't remember what I paid for my replacement pipes, think I must have gone for OEM as I don't remember remortgaging! Replacement was ok, just undid the cap nuts on the ram and caught spilled fluid. Need to get new collets, etc., for block end. All straight forward. Only real issue was lack of...

What a half arsed thread!

After a bit of internet "surfing", I find that the "dust boot" is most likely made by Hardy/Dana Spicer and is readily available in the US for double cardan rebuilds on Jeeps (spit!), and Ford Pickups. Now, as mine is all reassembled now, I'm not about to take it all apart again to replace the...

I put the old sleeve back together with some glue and bandaged with a bit of old inner tube.

Yes, thanks for that. I was think along similar lines myself, i.e., make something to fit! It's very annoying though that the GKN bearing kits have been put together, but no mention anywhere that you can't get a new cover seal. Still, can't have everything I suppose. :)

I'm almost finished refurbishing my front prop. I have trawled the forums looking for an answer to my issue, but found others with same problem but no answers. The issue is, I have replaced the centre bearing inside the Hooke's (double cardan) joint and expected the bearing kit to contain a new...

Makes you wonder. Same with the "cannot skim the head" situation. Due to the miraculous difference the "case hardening" makes, or the sale of replacement heads? Check your water pump BTW, these leak coolant too. Not so obvious before they fail altogether.

Well, it fixed mine. The water gallaries, as you commented, are close to the cylinders, so it only takes that small shift from alignment to allow water to enter cylinder(s) and evaporate. Also will pressurise the coolant system. It's a classic common fault on the early 10P Td5. There is a chance...