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  1. I have been running the electric fuel pump from a 2.25 petrol for over a year without a problem. I fitted the blank from a 2.25 engine where the lift pump used to be.
  2. How i have always understood it; water has a better thermal transfer of heat than glycol, so in theory should be better than that with glycol added - glycol will raise the boiling temperature but shouldn't be an issue in a car with a pressurised coolant system anyway - glycol obviously has other benefits hence we use it.
  3. not sure where you guys are getting all this poor fitting and bad made stuff, i have used loads of britpart stuff clutches, brakes disc's etc. and not had a problem, im loosing faith a little in electrical items after a flasher relay was faulty from new and a oil pressure switch failed within a week, other than that i had no problems
  4. did you fit the 300 close to the bulk head or closer to the rad? as the 200 one could be to short if the latter You could always make your own
  5. i used to get that but last few times i have been ok, think they must record your history. worst is when i have a dutch rental van and go on the ferry the UK border control like to check it over well but a company van with stickers they never stop me
  6. After some searching on google this is the best answer I found Batteries used to drain faster if left sitting on concrete because concrete absorbs moisture, and the materials used to insulate the battery were not impervious to moisture. Hence a path was available to drain the charge from the battery into the moisture in the concrete if the battery was left in contact with it. A very long time ago, before plastics, car batteries were actually housed in wooden boxes inside a glass cover. Wood readily absorbs moisture from any source, even air. Moisture would cause the wooden box to swell & break the glass enclosure. Later, car battery housing was made of hard rubber with a high carbon content - also not impervious to moisture or electricity. Today's car batteries are encased in highly insulative thick plastic cases. Unless your car battery is an antiquity that belongs in a museum, it is safe to store for an extended time it sitting on concrete. It should not drain any more of its charge on concrete than if it were somehow levitating in mid-air. All car batteries will slowly drain no matter what you do. They drain more rapidly in hot weather & when high humidity is present in the air. If you happen to have retained them, I recommend that you store your battery with the terminal protectors in place on the posts on the top of the battery or inserted in the side receptacle terminals if it is a side-connect type of battery. Those plastic protectors that come on the battery from the manufacturer usually end up in the trash, but they are quite useful for minimizing drain if you need to store your battery for an extended period of time. It is likely that you might be able to get terminal protectors (post covers & / or side terminal inserts) from an auto parts store which also installs batteries on a regular basis - maybe for free.
  7. I normally use paddocks as the overseas shipping is a good price and its quite quick. I have used LRseries but when i had a problem they wasn't very helpful
  8. agree with that, i when to the UK to buy my 90 i am now looking for a 110 to buy but they are so much money here
  9. the bit i struggled with was the hose that fits to the turbo, i used a 90' elbow in the end but it does touch the inner wing. have you fitted your inner wing yet?
  10. I have wondered the same myself, im told its not allowed here but i have not found out for sure, it might vary from country to country but im not sure
  11. They even took the filler caps last time
  12. Guess it's the same over Europe I can tell you it is here in holland and when we have had our trucks in France we had the diesel stolen from the truck tanks but never touched the 1000 litres of red in the trailer even after slicing the curtain for a look
  13. It's ok to watch but I did feel it was a bit put on
  14. I don't normally like these but in black it does look good (null)
  15. just converted mine from a petrol to a disco 200tdi and i used the straight thru 200tdi pipe and a standard rear box and i used a 200tdi front pipe i cut and joined to a conversion front pipe of ebay (andy) i did have to make some new mounts but it was easy enough.
  16. i converted the disco one as i was converting from a petrol engine, i also used cap heads it an easy job
  17. i was never asked to show an mot to the AA when i used them in the past, is that normal?
  18. you should use hot water for testing tanks, it causes and cracks etc to open up better than cold
  19. I think i would go for a more reliable pump than the vp44
  20. i use this type http://www.adjoinwinger.com/IndustrialProducts/Prevost%20air%20coupler.JPG you can bleed the air before releasing it and it cant be accidently released by been stood on like the plc
  21. I would just check the levels and fire it up, I brought a 200tdi a few years ago that had been sitting for 2 years, I took a new battery started it and drove it to the MOT station where it only needed a new track rod end
  22. mine was a B reg before it was registered here, a truck cab VIN ends in 5129 so not so close to yours
  23. eBay have loads search for bumper strip, most is chrome though (null)
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