I take it modern transits don't use left hand thread on one side anymore then?
Standard torque is tight given the weight they carry - but not that tight...
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- Sat May 11, 2019 8:45 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Drum's motorised conveyances
- Replies: 197
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- Fri May 10, 2019 10:49 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: What did you do today?
- Replies: 15651
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Re: What did you do today?
Have you stopped worrying about oil pressure now? 20/50 valvoline mineral race oil is my go to oil of choice in these circumstances - my friend used to say it was the only oil they could run when racing e types and not have the engine blow regularly, it'll even make pressure in a rover V8..... Jokin...
- Thu May 09, 2019 8:54 am
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: What did you do today?
- Replies: 15651
- Views: 3177643
Re: What did you do today?
Further materials buyage was done yesterday - the post foot recently bolted to the patio needed a 4x4 post to be located in it. Not wanting to do things by halves, the length (height) of said post needs to be more than 3m*, yet I jib at paying Travis Perkins price (£68) for treated sawn timber of t...
- Tue May 07, 2019 5:03 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Two wheels good.
- Replies: 5631
- Views: 1033443
Re: Two wheels good.
Has it had fork bushes at all?
- Tue May 07, 2019 7:34 am
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Trucks Lorries Vans Commercial Whatever
- Replies: 104
- Views: 41339
Re: Trucks Lorries Vans Commercial Whatever
Bub I'm sorry but that should really be in the grin thread....
- Mon May 06, 2019 10:29 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Two wheels good.
- Replies: 5631
- Views: 1033443
Re: Two wheels good.
Have you spoken to anybody from the tyre manufacturer?
- Mon May 06, 2019 9:54 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Trucks Lorries Vans Commercial Whatever
- Replies: 104
- Views: 41339
Re: Trucks Lorries Vans Commercial Whatever
Those Escort van photos made me wince again, I had forgotten just how badly mangled it was, however you both survived is a miracle.
Enjoying the pictures of the showmans stuff!
Enjoying the pictures of the showmans stuff!
- Mon May 06, 2019 9:40 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Spanish hearse thread now with six appeal
- Replies: 256
- Views: 90460
Re: '69 Seat 1500 Funebre (and other lonely hearse's)
Not building up a vacuum in the tank is it?
- Mon May 06, 2019 11:56 am
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: The Dark Wob Official American Car Thread
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8962
Re: The Dark Wob Official American Car Thread
Yank tin questions ok here too? If not I'm sure* a mod can rename the thread..... Anyway I fancy a change from my mk2 lwb transit as a work van for a while, whatever I get needs to be petrol because of the LEZ, what are Econoline tradesmans vans like? Remember this is going to be a used and abused v...
- Sat May 04, 2019 9:46 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Chadder's MGB, now 13 years off road.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15073
Re: Chadder's MGB, now 13 years off road.
Mechspec bought up container loads of MGs from as many dry states as they could find in the 80s. In fact I'm pretty sure at one point they actually bought a yard in the states. They do still rot though, I've seen Aussie ones looking ever so crispy. Rust proofing was minimal when new and there are bu...