qwakers

There are 2 ways (actually loads of them includin the swa scale...)of measuring the size of a cable and manufacturers seem to swap between them at will... 1st is cable size and the other is conductor size. If yours is measured as cable size then 16mm2 includes the insulation, so nowhere bear large enough for a winch. However if it's s 16mm2 conductor then that is probably big enough... ( not having google it to check). However the longer the cable is the larger it wants to be. So although 16mm2 conductor is ok for the winch to the solenoid, out of caution I'd go at least double that for the feed and the earth.

Aye, but I couldn't find a 'tounge in cheek' smilie... :-)

has it taken as long as this thread has been dormant for ?

per your selectable 2wd requirement i was on ashcofts site yesterday and i saw this..http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/miscellaneous/part-time-4wd-kits.html

i'd bet you that the earth between your engine and chassis or chassis to battery has failed. now bear with me... i know your winch is earthed directly to your battery... but is your alternator? with your alt running at max output to keep up with winch draw id bet that with a bad earth it would melt the handbrake cable quite nicely.... i put a earth from the gearbox bellhousing bolts to the chassis and from the chassis to the battery when i rewired my 200tdi conversion.... works well.

usually not the drivers choice. once your out of hours thats it, you have to park up.

i buy all my pipe and fixings from http://www.hydroscand.co.uk/ they dont sell carp and are usually cheaper than anywhere else (or at least they are now i've spent a fortune with them....)

Wireless Remotes in my experience either aren't reliable enough and or have a significant delay when you let go of the switch. Also ive known my remote to activate other peoples winches!!

and people wonder why i would never use a halfords autocentre

i use hgv taillift controls for my winches. got em pretty wet and muddy quite often and not had one break yet....

i mig welded my roof ok with mild steel wire so....

whereas my 200tdi wont go above idle with no lift pump connected... weird.

When my bcem went out of sync it would turn over but there was no spark.

Google copy hdd to virtual machine image it's as complicated as you want to make it. There's a lot of free software that will do it for you.

It's easy enough, just save the registry values to a file and stick that file either in startup or task scheduler.

yeah, mine will need a fair amount of work... and a sva....

im thinking of making my trayback road legal just so i can come to various events just like these......

wiring regs are a bit strange like that, in theory he can do it himself under the condition its checked over by a pro before/ if the property is sold..... in practice its not quite that simple...

i 'think' thats the size on my trialler (havent touched it for 6 months so cant remember) and when i measured them they came out at 33" near as damnit.

id be up for a fleece...

very cool. i hope im doing that hen im 70.

cool

sounds like something id do

5f i had a few quid spare id be tempted to offer 1500 for it.... worth a punt at that. i have a dealer level autocom diagnostic system sat on my cupboard, i see your in cornwall, id be happy to read the codes on it if you want to take another look at it?