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That would make yours the 14th working day of January 1970 or 80 depending on if it has a plastic or metal socket.

Since the M8274 has been around for nearly 40 years, there are quite a few of them out there, many still performing regular recovery duty. We get a fair amount of requests to identify how old a specific M8274 is. Here's a way to identify them up until about the early 1990s. On the top of the upper housing there will be a code with two letters and a number. For example, we'll use FB6. The first letter stands for the month the winch was made (A=1, B=2, C=3, etc.). Therefore, with our example, F would equal the sixth month: June The second letter stands for the working day of the month, not including Saturdays or Sundays. Our example says "B," which would be the second working day of the month. The ending number represents the year the winch was made during the '70s or '80s. In this example, it's 6, so that'd be '76 or '86. (Remember, M8274 production started in '74 and this coding system stopped in the early 1990s, after that, Warn used serial numbers.) Beginning in about 1980, Warn switched from a metal socket on the control pack to a plastic socket. So, depending on which one your winch has would determine which year your M8274 was manufactured. Found it under warn serial no's

Warn have an app on tinternet that tells you the age via serial no. Can't remember where I saw it but poss d44 or maybe just google warn? Someone else might remember where this app is located.

Yes. I run a fully flowed head and complete rebuilt motor from ACR in my challenge truck. Why would you not if your head is scrap?

That's a shame. I had just been talking to Peter Jackson about entering this. Clearly it's all his fault.

Lordy Rob!!!!! That would never happen on here would it? I cannot ever imagine anyone having more than one login name!!!!

Thanks mark. No real change as far as I'm concerned. I shall try for later, perhaps in Wales as old man Lewis is bound to come out to play. John Fair

Info please Mark. Rear windows? Is that ref a rear rad ie no change? Mesh? Is that ref no front screen ie class1 no change? Mud flaps? The same as before just some didn't ? We now need spill kits ? Can't see them on Awdc shop but then I can't find owt! Anything else I should know for later in season? Thanks

Sorry but im really not going to make this due to home work and a lack of prep time. Hope to go to a later one when i have a bit more time to sort things.

I remember nothing. Sent boothy off up some impossible hill also. Some people will do anything you tell them.

I'm only going if Boothy is going! I'm in talks with the man flu and the co driver in that order. Might come out and scare a few spiders.

Brought this up before! I have an expensive 24 hr monitored tracking system with remote cut out from control centre. Discounts= none! When I said on here that I should be able to claim a finders fee for any other vehicles found because of the use of my system at my expense, some one on here thought that unreasonable. Well it's paid for by me and clearly not mr insurance so why should they benefit in recovered cost at my expense? Oh and yep NFU I had to prod them with a stick to reduce the new policy to the same as last year but they didn't really sound that bothered if I moved.

i hope it gets bigger numbers for the next round. The place must have been like a ghost town as its a big space to fill.

Just don't get suckered into the Swiss stupid road tax.

I'm sure you are right but i suspect in this cash short pool we are all swimming in that someone somewhere has pushed some buttons as I have only ever had a problem on my last trip and never before. I also witnessed for the first time a man out with a measuring stick. Now that must say something as I would be surprised if it was off his own back, someone is pushing it!

Talking to myself here but I just googled the new French e toll System and it is indeed 2m or 3.5 ton

Just found a defender spec on Internet and it says 2076mm for standard hardtop. If this is correct then it is indeed class 2. Unlucky, especially if you add a 2" lift which is quite common. Take some fat mates with you.

As a matter of interest what is the typical height of a defender with a 2" lift then? I know I class my D3 as 2.1m with a margin in my favour.

Yep it is 2mtr or 3.5 ton. The problems come at night as many smaller exit booths are fully auto. Big price hike to. About £150 north to south one way. Everyone that thinks road tolls are a great alternative to ved are living in a dream or travel nowhere and therefore should sell there pointless car and get the bus ;-) Edit; it might have been 2.5 mtr I shall have to look!

I got mine from Roland at ACR Deeside. Give him a ring. Mine is an AMC head.

Both so last year! I thought the pto god winch aka San winch was the new black! Please try to keep up ;-)

I don't think you will get a brand spanking top speck fl or d4 for anything like the money you want to spend! Reliability wise my d3 hse is now 3 years old 65k folks are right in saying we only moan about problems not when it is good. Problems over life so far headlight out,headrest holes in wrong place,various electrical glitches which have all been resolved by a new battery about a year ago and of course the handbrake being a rubbish design but that is design and as such not a fault? Oh and the drivers seat squeaked. All resolved and never actually caused any breakdowns. It often tows 3.5 in the uk and Europe, roof tent,tool boxes,spares etc for challenge car. It's not a bling princess for Sunday runs so I think it is ok reliability wise actually. Costs a bloody fortune to run though. I recon on a good 4-5k on tax INS service fuel etc pa. Bless our government!!

Rob, I thought that due to the fact that you were driving it like you stole it that you broke a diff or two and did come last (boring car journey and I could not resist the open door) Love you Rob (Gaffa)

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I run a 300 tdi disco tray back with the water radiator in the back and i removed the engine oil cooler by using a short bypass hose by the oil filter. Never given me any problems in not having a cooler but it is a good motor. It might be different if your motor is well used.