Nonimouse
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5 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said:
All I can think about an engine swap is that a couple of years down the line there's going to be a pile of shagged TD5 parts next to the pile of shagged 200TDi parts...
Next to a pile of shagged BMW parts...
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1 hour ago, Stellaghost said:
That's exactly what it is
Regards Stephen
What diameter is it Stephan?
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On 9/7/2023 at 8:48 PM, geoffbeaumont said:
Depends on the area. Used Freecycle in Birmingham and use Freegle up here in Lancashire, both to donate and request items, works well. Gave up with Freecycle in Somerset, people would request items and then never turn up to collect them - I only ever had one person actually turn up... We were on a busy road there, though, and putting things in the front garden with a help yourself sign generally worked.
Where did you live in Somerset
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1 hour ago, miketomcat said:
Damper has been removed and the slave is td5 from memory, there's no fluid loss in the master. It's also worth noting it's a V8 box on a diesel so it's possible the splines have let go, but It feels to me more like the arm has punched through. When I get it home I'll pull the slave but I suspect the engine is coming out and possibly the gearbox. Looks like I'll be borrowing the mother-in-law's bike
For now.
Mike
It's possible for a seal to blow and simply bypass the fluid back into the system
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Sounds like a slave cylinder
Borrow Fridge's borescope and have a look at the interior of the bell housing
Just remember if it's the slave then everything else will need changing. Did you remove the clutch damper when you fitted the drive train - if not, I'd check that first
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This is for a bulk buy for all the machines down at the farm. One of which is supposed to be OAT but with a 500 hour change (whereas OAT says 5 years on the drum)
Really just wanted to get Glycol and change everything out as and when
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Glycol, OAT and Universal, what are the differences and is it true you can't swap OAT for Glycol?
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2 hours ago, miketomcat said:
I could but that then eats into the engine budget and it means the ibex is on the drive and can't be moved anywhere else, which is alright until I need to fix the 110 or the aforementioned 12 month'er.
Mike
I'll take the Ibex off your hands for 500 notes, call it a favour
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37 minutes ago, Maverik said:
Why make new when you can save a heap of cash just copying what someone had done already.
Why make new, when you can take someone else's design and improve on it. I have no real interest in new cars. I've bought 2 brand new vehicles in my life ( a VW Polo in 1989 and a Bedford Brava in 1989) both to offset tax. I'll never do it again. But I'm a big fan of stuff the Foreign chaps made from reverse engineering, then made better. Such as the Datsun/Nissan straight six (Triumph) or the gorgeous Nissan in line five two stroke diesel (Gardener). The far est will produce whatever is asked of them, to the quality we are willing to pay for.
Many things, including cars are made from internationally sourced parts, that Made in the UK or Made in Murica are really 'Assembled in..."
Not going to talk about EV's
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Worth a look....and worth looking at the engine bores as well
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Or you could use an Ashcroft conversion plat to keep the series T box
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3 hours ago, miketomcat said:
I'm going to keep an eye out for a 200tdi as that's the quickest way to keep it on the road. If one doesn't come up between now and the end of the current commitments then I'll rebuild to other engine. I just hope it lasts that long as it's starting to be antisocial with it's smoking.
Mike
Does it smoke on the overrun or all the time? It's more likely to be the valve stem seals than the bores/rings
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3 hours ago, miketomcat said:
I'm going to keep an eye out for a 200tdi as that's the quickest way to keep it on the road. If one doesn't come up between now and the end of the current commitments then I'll rebuild to other engine. I just hope it lasts that long as it's starting to be antisocial with it's smoking.
Mike
What's your budget mike?
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Next Saturday, on the 15th of March. Saxon Express again, still at Bovington
"I won't be at Leconfield, but I hoping to make Mudmaster and will definitely be at Magnum Spirit" in the end I didn't make either, thanks to my old friend Sepsis. Just thankful to hopefully be there this time.
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Unless you know the engine, you'll be jumping out of the frying pan, straight into the fire. Well maintained, loved and cherished TD5's are a wonderful thing. Old, abused, poorly maintained and un cared for TD5's are simply a good way to spend money and increase stress
You mentioned earlier on this page, just how good the original lump was, until it got cam creep. You could remove the cam, fit new white metal bearings (and locktite them in place) and replace the cam, in a comfortable day, with tea and biscuits. With time to spare to look at the bottom end and clean the oil pump. If by some strange reason, the bearing holes are mullered (rare, but can happen), you are part of the way to getting it line bored.
200Tdi's are old, some parts aren't as easy to get hold of as they were. But a rebuild will (as mentioned by Brother Fridge) last you 20 years. By which time you won't have the option of driving anything except your bike. As an aside, in 20 years (which is about as long as I've known you) I will be 78, confined to a very stinky armchair and mumbling about the good old days.
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Use the flat file that you would reduce the guides on a chainsaw chain. These old circular saws of death are meant to filed to any flat file you can get in there is good
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I did have a long convo with Uncle Nige the other night...
I've a list as long as yer arm of little things to do, as well as a rear hub oil seal, some windscreen wiper investigations
But with the G wagen falling through and my house sale falling through and I've got most of my tools in storage, so I'm just muddling through. And my back up mechanic has just become a dad, on the 29th of Feb
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4 hours ago, RedLineMike said:
my vague understanding of the AWDC safari at walters situation, is that WAM are picking the course layout & then the AWDC are agreeing to it, id love to be wrong but thats how i believe its happening going forwards, its also worth noting that the AWDC have another 3 safaris there this year i think with 2 being right at the tail end of the season
This was my understanding and that this would be the last year of use as the AWDC hadn't pre-booked further than the end of 2024
However I've also been told that things may change
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OME are the best. TF are fair, but very poor powder coating. Britpart may or may not be any good depending on who the manufacturer was
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The lump pulls like a train from tick-over, really smooth and it looks right.
A friend has one of the old kits for a 2.25 as well as one of the old turbo kits. He's been building a 2.8 pet for a while
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15 minutes ago, reb78 said:
Thats interesting as many declare the 200 heads scrap once they see those cracks between the valves. I kept mine.
It is interesting, It's saved many a TD5 head
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4 hours ago, NRS91 said:
Haha that sounds fun! Do you know what supercharger they used?
I believe it was an old Shorrocks, from a 2.25 series kit, supplied in the olden times
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Can you still get chromed swivels?
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Having recently had a drive of a supercharged 200Sdi, I'm rather hoping that's could be one of Nick's secret projects..
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ibex 300 build
in Modified Vehicle Builds & Special Projects
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I've now had 12 200Tdi's since 1990/91. Only 1 has had cam creep. I've blown two head gaskets, almost needed one turbo and had some annoyance with a vacuum pump. Total mileage over 34 years is approx 700,000 miles, with some doing more, some doing less. I can happily say that the 200Tdi is the most reliable engine I've ever owned