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WobblyVern

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  1. Thanks Tanuki - resolved. Yes it was diesel! Why it didn't occur to me from the start, I can't say - but I am blaming tiredness. Yes, a diesel engine and I even recognised the smell enough to know it wasn't hydraulic. ...never mind. I spent an hour working it was the IRD, then upon realising it was a fuel leak, spent the next hour thinking it was the o rings on the fuel pump. Paranoia. My local mechanic took the cover off and we both clapped eyes on a small corroded rubber transfer pipe that was freely leaking fuel. He changed all 4 in 10 minutes and it cost me a drink. I think the lesson is to lighten up a bit and not be afraid to have a poke about myself. Thanks again for your reply. Looks like there are some good people on this forum.
  2. Firstly, a big thankyou to nickwilliams and FridgeFreezer for helping so quickly with my last post. I bought my first ever FL barely a week ago and apart from the nearside electric window giving up, she has started and driven fine. This morning it was as if I had got into a different car. After waiting for the glow plug light to go out, I gave it a turn but she didn't cough. Tried this 3 times and on third time I kept my foot on pedal - she eventually started and seemed to tick over fine. I thought I'd give it 5 minutes to warm up before pulling away and just thought to check the front. (Que horror soundtrack).... Spotted a sizable (4-5" diameter) clear oil leak on road and dripping quite freely too. I've switched off and messaged a mechanic friend of mine....it is deffo not engine oil, but very thin and clear, as far as I can tell. It doesn't smell like hydralic oil to my nose....how much exactly, do I need to start worrying? Cracking out the valium as I type.....
  3. Thanks so much for the help - sadly, it looks like I'm going to have plenty of time to sort these cables out this morning....on account of not going to work.....on account of finding a pool of clear, thin oil underneath the front of the FL this morning after not wanting to start....another thread already? Where's the valium?
  4. Hello all - just joined and my first post so sorry if this has been dealt with elsewhere. I have just bought my first ever 4x4 and it's a FL! (Was that a collective groan I just heard?) I had a huge old ldv convoy that finally went to the scrapyard, and I thought I could still do my job (builder) with a FL and a trailer. I bought and fitted the second hand trailer in no time, but the trailer cables are just cut - no plug. I know what each of these do, and now I have opened up the back of the FL, I'm just a bit confused as to what cable corresponds. I'm pretty sure that I've located the correct plug as it has been hacked about by a previous owner and has 7 cables. I have taken 2 photos which hopefully I can post to give an idea of what I'm dealing with. Any help - specifically with what each of the colours on the car itself does would be appreciated by many magnitudes. The 7 cables are: Black only Green / white Red/black Red/orange Red/yellow Green/red Green/purple Here's hoping!
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