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  1. The 101 boxes have breathers that run up to the rear of the engine = specifically to a bracket on the air intake cross over pipe - see that are the clear plastic pipes in the centre of the pic that run under the gear linkage up to the air intake pipe - note that bend down at this connection to prevent water entering and flowing back into the gearbox.
  2. My 101 has similar pulleys as you are making. I change I would make and I am going to do this, I would consider putting in sealed bearings in the center of the pulley. I find that when going offroad , even though they are well greased, they quickly get grit in them and grind. Same applies to all the pulleys in the system. Pic of a genuine swivel housing - yours looks pretty good 🙂
  3. The problems with this style of removable towbar seems to be a UK thing and not replicated elsewhere in the world. Here in Australia we have the same basic plug in bar that plugs into the rear cross member. Our tow bars are rated to 350kg download and 3500kg and we have not had any recalls. There have been occasions when the bar has dropped out but these have generally been operator error rather than faulty bars. Maybe it is related to corrosion from your roads rather than a design issue. Garry
  4. He does and sells all the bits to convert the new thermostat system to the old system - works well too.
  5. The 101 shafts have alignment arrows stamped on them so easy to set up alignment - they may be hard to find or if shafts replaced with something else may not be there.
  6. Why not - I have owned my 2007 RRS for 13 years, no issues, great driver and the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned in 55 years of vehicle ownership.
  7. Sounds more of a glow plug issue. Try cycling the glow plug process a couple of times before start and see if there is an improvement. On diesels, white smoke when cold can indicate unburnt diesel from the combustion chambers due them not being hot enough - eg glow plugs not working. As mentioned, it could also be related to the EGRs but if so I would expect issues when warm as well with them being open when they shouldn't be and causing poor running. Garry
  8. Yes, as a minimum the complete top end is damaged and possibly conrods - valves, rockers camshafts etc will require rebuilding - pistons and conrods where the pistons have hit the heads and valves will most likely be damaged as well. Can be repaired but an expensive job.
  9. Yes is a 57 88" Station Wagon. An exceptionally rare vehicle in Australia - a few 86" exist but I have only found one other 88" Station Wagon.
  10. Les ge some terminologies right - where the roof of the Series 1-3 has alpine lights etc this is a safari roof. If the roof of the vehicle then has the extra sheet metal roof that sits about 1.5" above the roof to provide insulation this is called a tropical roof. A safari roof also normally had vents in it and if also fitted with a tropical roof, the tropical roof had bulges in it so the vents could be opened. So you can have a normal roof with a tropical roof on it and you can have a safari roof with no tropical roof on it or some you can. My Series 1 with Safari Roof and Tropical Roof My Series 3 with normal roof and Tropical Roof - but note the cutout and vents at the front - not standard.
  11. As mentioned the 3.5 flywheel will bolt up to the 4.6. I have that on mine - however on the 4.6 the flywheel contains the moving component of the crankshaft sensor with the actual sensor bolted into the rear of the engine. I have a trigger wheel on the front of the 4.6 which now acts as the crankshaft sensor - not sure if this is compatible with the thor system as I only use it for ignition. Garry
  12. There are Detroits and there are Detroits - older units from the 60s, 70s and 80s often tended to do that but the modern SoftLocker versions dont do that.
  13. Yes I have often read about this on forums but after 16 years offroad driving in all conditions with a detroit in the back of my 101 I have never experienced this. I also have a dual locked, portal Haflinger for 10 years and never noticed it in it there either. However I can understand the issue arising in low traction side slopes where too much power is being applied causing wheels to break traction then of course they will slide sideways down the slope.
  14. Yes as Snagger has said - new seals should fix this. Just double check for pits in the balls and that the rest are nice and smooth - some very fine wet and dry sand paper can fix this - and small pits can be fixed with epoxy filler and sanded smooth but deeper pits may mean ball replacement.
  15. I have had a Detroit Softlocker/Unlocker in the back of my 101 for 12 years - never had an issue and you would never know it is there. No ARB air seals to fail as they tend to do.
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