WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

[Panzerwomble]

Replace the sagging and frankly quite disgusting headliner . Thanks to Rifleman's "how to "guide , made it a lot more straightforward than having to work out what needed removing to achieve this . Comes out and and goes back in just like the gent says

Didn't help though that a previous owner had used builders foam through the light fittings to try to glue the liner to the roof ....!!!######!!!

Word of advice though , the liner needs a lot of care when removing as it is quite flimsy and could easily snap, I did its single handed but two would have been easier .

Now have a cream liner instead of the original grey ,which is a lot brighter inside all for 13 quids worth of leatherette and a can of spray adhesive .

[dave1966]

Drove it from Conisbrough Doncaster back to Scotland up the A1 (M) after being on holiday with the caravan.

[lee771]

Put a railway sleeper through the windscreen
Have now bought a trailer lesson learnt

[Panzerwomble]

Replaced all the hardened PVC fuel line from pump to tank , noticing along the way that they had been accidentally swapped over at some point , so the return was going in the feed . Seems to have made no difference to the running . Cold starts are still difficult, new glow plugs on the way .

[Dooley]

I blanked off the EGR valve as my fronty was going sluggish, blowing black smoke ect. Blanked EGR off and she's sweet as a nut.

[fudge]

put the duck in for mot...
only failed on 12 points and 4 were the head lights..
not too bad for sitting for over 6 months mot moving

[fudge]

yesterday i recieved the parts needed for the mot, so started on them last night....
forgot how errm fun the ball joints are to change.... but only now down to 4 things left to do, just waiting for the weather to settle down

[bhcalcutta]

Ran the truck in for MOT, as I'd forgotten it expired 13 days ago

And it sailed through, with just a few advisories

[jmc]

Went out in it loaded with tools to carry on installing some gates in the middle of Canterbury.
This is only possible because much to my astonishment and delight it only needed the silencer and tailpipe renewing to pass its mot.
My mechanic said " it lives to fight another day".
Really pleased to have it hopefully for another year on the road.

[FronteraBob]

Fitted heated leather seats all for the sum of £40 very happy camper

[Liam66]

Fitted a 20" light bar and had a new set of tyres fitted.

[bhcalcutta]

Killed it!!!

[jmc]

What happened?

[stretch]

Killed it!!!

what ya done?

[bhcalcutta]

Killed it!!!

what ya done?

Well, the flange that the bottom pulley bolts to shattered, got carried round by the timing belt until it got jammed between the cam pulley & water pump.

1 stripped belt
1 bent push rod
a shattered pulley flange that I can't find anywhere
and a sheared bolt in the crankshaft

[furio]

Gutted for you mate

[snapper]

Killed it!!!

what ya done?

Well, the flange that the bottom pulley bolts to shattered, got carried round by the timing belt until it got jammed between the cam pulley & water pump.

1 stripped belt
1 bent push rod
a shattered pulley flange that I can't find anywhere
and a sheared bolt in the crankshaft

Check PM's

[bhcalcutta]

Thank Frank, I've replied

[snapper]

Mmmm

What have I done to the thing today?

Finally (6 months late) got round to getting the 3.1 c/w hole in sump out of the truck ready for a wee bit of cleaning up of the engine bay and some remedial welding in there while the noisy rattly thing is out of the way and then another lump will be going in.

Aim is get it in, the truck MOT'd and back on the road by the 10th of Feb.

Jobs to do...
Gearbox off
Old engine out
Service on the newer engine (new oil pump, cam belt, water pump)
Split gearbox/transfer box, check bearings and re-assemble.
Clean up engine bay, re-route hoses/pipes and repairs as needed.
Newer, serviced engine in, connect bits up.
Gear box in, replace prop shafts.
Replace N/S front wing.
Replace brake shoes.

MOT....

[bhcalcutta]

Killed it!!!

what ya done?

Well, the flange that the bottom pulley bolts to shattered, got carried round by the timing belt until it got jammed between the cam pulley & water pump.

1 stripped belt
1 bent push rod
a shattered pulley flange that I can't find anywhere
and a sheared bolt in the crankshaft

Spent the day putting the beast back together. All sorted now, but I think it's going to have to retire from daily duties soon