Recent content by GuyB

I think the power steering failure is most likely electrical but will test today.

OK, thanks for all the responses. Well, the primer did the trick - only to find I have no power steering :angry:. I'll look into a non-return valve, but I need my ACSD here in Sweden!

Thanks guys - I didn't know there was a primer as I've never needed it until now. Will let you know tomorrow!

It's a 1HD-T by the way, water intercooler, and Wink turbo.

Hi all, been a long time since I've been on here! So... after getting it running just how I wanted it, work suddenly picked up and my truck has been standing for increasingly long periods of time. I first noticed a problem when after a couple of weeks standing, I went to fire it up and heard...

Thanks again - pardon my ignorance but what's the damper?

I hate to be a party pooper, but yes it does matter. The tester should be looking for any bright or 'white' light appearing in a zone above the horizontal plane and to the offside. The outer edge of a beam from a filament bulb is relatively dim (yellow), and so with the beams directed down and...

Thanks for the input folks - I'll see if any of that leads to a cure!

Ever since I bought my most recent 80, approaching 3 years back, I've been plagued by what most would conclude must be fan belt squeal. The noise didn't worry me when I bought it, and I took the truck straight to Overland Cruisers for a midlife service, which included all new genuine belts...

Well, I certainly agree you get what you pay for! Wish I'd tried the Phillips before I splashed £350 on aftermarket headlights :angry:

Wouldn't you say it's both? Surely the brightness dictates how the beam must be directed... Headlights designed for filament bulbs permit quite a lot of the 'peripheral' beam to be directed at oncoming traffic. Put an LED or HID bulb in them and you'll be dazzling people. Whereas, headlights...

Back to the MOT question... it takes some time for the regs to catch up with the tech, so IMHO it's only a matter of time before LEDs are subject to the same controls as HID. They both emit a much brighter and more intense light and therefore need different lenses from regular filament bulbs...

Hi all, I replaced both front and rear actuators about 18 months ago with genuine units. To be more accurate, I went to a local mechanic and handed him copies of the relevant pages of the Service Manual. Both worked to begin with, but I noticed about 6 months ago, the front wasn't engaging...

Hi all, I'm replacing my knackered Pedders shocks with EFS Elites and decided to pair them with a corresponding set of springs. The outgoing springs are Suplex (2in lift, from Roughtrax), for no other reason than I had a shipment coming from there, and I needed something in a hurry! In the...