WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Just finished replacing both front drop links.

Finally got round to fitting my LED light bar and in the process somehow found out my 2.8 has central locking and a alarm :lol:

not sure what I touched to make that work but it does now :lol:

That had central locking when I had it...LOL...and central unlocking...
I have a new solenoid that I bought for Sally's to put the tailigate on cental locking too somewhere...

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Broke it, now waiting for RAC to rock up and tow it home. Not 100% what's wrong with it. First thought was cam belt as there were sounds of something slapping on something before it died, it cut out at a roundabout as I was pulling off from a complete stop. On trying to restart the engine would not even turnover, almost as though it was seized solid. I have since checked the cam belt and it looks okay, but that was via the wee inspection hatch so have no idea of the belt teeth. Also I have managed to start it although it ran rough as a ...... And then stopped solid again so somethings going on that shouldnt be.

So at time of the original failure:

Oil pressure was ok
Coolant levels and temperature ok
The cam belt looks okay subject to further inspection....
Engine stopped and wouldnt turn over

Link to thread 2.8 4JB1 with more rattles than well a 2.8! here, anyone got any sensible ideas towards the problem?

Please put techy stuff in a thread in the 2.8 section frank, as any responses will get lost in this thread...

Sold my spare 2.8 engine, don't want to but with funds being low and a wedding to contribute towards it was a quick way of getting some cash (yes I know I am going to regret it someday soon)

So before it goes I need to relieve it of its exhaust manifold which has the tapping and adaptor for an EGT gauge, SWB is in the garage and the manifold is nearly off ready to swap onto the engine I've sold

Timing Chris.... timing :oh yer:

Last night I had a look at the 2.5 and why it wouldn't start on the starter and found that the battery terminal on the solenoid had broken off and was just hovering in mid air (hmmm might have something to do with it lol) pulled the started off and replaced the solenoid with a new one I had laying about (prime example of why hoarding is a good thing) wired up the factory start circuit and nothing, no clicks or anything. So I packed away and went to bed lol (about 3am)

Just got out of bed and tried to start it again and voila! She took a few turns of the key to work but now it seems to be working every time 1st time. Woop! Free fixes are the best! Well chuffed!

turned on heated wing mirrors

they worked

Walked past it on the way to work this morning wondering how long it would take me to chop it up with the gas axe, then just kicked it (again) and trotted off to work in O-no pondering whether to fix or just replace the engine (or both)...

Stupid truck mutter... mutter.... mutter....