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    Towpack replied to the thread How clean a car can be.
    If I was having a vehicle cleaned and detailed back to like new condition I wouldn't want to leave it like that if it was a daily...
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    Towpack replied to the thread How clean a car can be.
    A neighbour of ours back in the early 70's used to spray old engine oil underneath and inside the body panels of his car. It was a big...
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    Towpack reacted to Juddian's post in the thread How clean a car can be with Like Like.
    Looks new, excellent job. Dirty engine bay you say, hold my late uncle's beer, he bought a new Vauxhall Viva HB back in the 70s and...
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    Towpack replied to the thread Oil weeping from everywhere.
    I fitted a catch can from a Vauxhall car which works a treat. It offers no back pressure to the crankcase breather so is not detrimental...
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    Towpack replied to the thread Oil weeping from everywhere.
    That is a lot of oil. Some is originating from the crankcase breather, they nearly all do it but there could also be some from the...
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    Towpack replied to the thread Type of oil 1HDft.
    For the UK climate, 10w40 or 15w40, API CD/CE/CF and shop around for whatever is on offer. The 1H series are old, comparatively dirty...
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    Towpack replied to the thread Speedo.
    As you know, the speedometer on later models is electrical as opposed to cable driven but I should imagine the CC setup is very similar...
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    Towpack replied to the thread Speedo.
    That looks like a simple rotational speed sensor which provides an electrical signal for the ECU which is probably inside the vehicle...
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    Towpack replied to the thread Recovery Points.
    There were no tie down points. When I bought it there was a large chrome bullbar fitted and the mounting brackets bolted to the chassis...
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    Towpack replied to the thread Recovery Points.
    There are combines ball/jaw and pin hitches available...
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    Towpack replied to the thread Recovery Points.
    I'm no expert but I do know you should never use a tow ball like that. A jaw and pin type hitch is much safer. You're correct about the...
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    Towpack replied to the thread oT.
    Unless you're planning on returning the 100 series sensors to Amayama, couldn't they be modified to fit the 80 series or are they a...
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    He certainly wouldn't. I got a MOT advisory last year for, "Underside heavily greased/oiled". :lol:
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