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I did mine with degreaser, lots of rinsing, brake cleaner and dried it with a hot air gun. Outside very crusty. Factory black paint (I assume) was all bubbled and peeling off. Fins pretty beat up and needed straightening and cleaning. I'm hoping to replace with Allisport one at some point...

Hmmm... Curious... I must have an on the cusp 4AT with some later engine bits...! May 2002... Got the EGR cooler and the flaps... But the 4 speed box... Also has the 17201-17050 turbo... Do you happen to know roughly what the flaps are there to do...? Swirl...? Low speed influence...? High...

Good info Ivan, that's interesting about fuel cutoff... something I can fire at a manufacturer to check. Thanks for the vote for Unichip, Redline in Essex were quick to get back to me over Christmas.

Hi Guys, I had a quick search on various threads in relevant forums but couldn't really find a great deal of info on plug in boxes for the 1HD-FTE. I'm looking at a custom 3" SS exhaust and possibly Allisport intercooler, if SWAMBO/purse-string holder can be convinced...! Not keen on pushing...

Yikes, I'll definitely do a bit of googling. I'm hoping that I haven't done any significant damage! Thank you for the message, really helps to have as much information as possible available. Glad to hear it may be a reversible process! Thanks again, Graham

Dodged a bullet me thinks... See attached TSB...

I shall investigate... Mines May 2002... Fingers crossed its not affected! Thanks for the heads up...

Thank you very manys @Higgy, this forum has saved my backside a few times recently, great bunch of peoples on here and if this thread can help in any way it's a debt repaid! Will keep posting progress and findings. It's going to end up big and cumbersome but hopefully a picture here and comment...

So... Viscous fan coupling... FYI this is not a "how to"! This is just a "how it turned out"...! I read up on as many posts as I could on taking these apart and ended up reasonably brain fried... Dismantled it and found some rather brown looking silicone fluid and not a huge amount of it. Left...

Hi Graham, Thank you kindly! I'm doing my best within a fairly constrained budget (and driveway)... Probably, arguably, doing a lot of stuff that doesn't need doing but it's all important learning and future-proofing. Feels pretty good to rejuvenate a vehicle that I'm sure someone would've just...

Happy to help if you need any Bots info. What engine has your truck had swapped in? I'm sure there must be a long list of gremlins! Hope you find them all. Always good to have a reliable truck in the bush... Very few good places to get things fixed in Botswana. When I win the lottery, I'm going...

Yeah, the rust is bugging me. So many different ways of doing it (like the "what's the best oil" debate!). Ideally I'd demount the body and have it stripped back properly, powdercoated/painted/sealed etc. Don't have the budget to outsource nor the space, skills, tools or time for DIY. So the...

Hi Jasper, Is it the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park you're planning to go to or further into CKGR and beyond? Where ever you go in Botswana, it's a beautiful part of the world, vast open spaces, very few people and such incredible wildlife! I've got a soft spot for up north in the delta/chobe...

Ah ha! That demystifies that! Thanks, great, I'll keep on keeping on and get in touch when I'm further along. G

@stumog I'm near Avonmouth. Apologies for the delay, spent ages trying to go to your profile and pm... Just get an error page!

Cheers Karl, will do G

Excellent, thank you, I will be needing some work doing once it's back on the road so will drop you a line. Cheers, G

Mmmm... Pizza... Will be needing thermal underwear and a woolly hat to keep on keeping on! Brrr

Sounds rather familiar to where I'm at but I think you've gone much deeper than I have! Great you're rescuing another 100 series from an unpleasant fate, these venerable old beasts deserve better than the neglect they seem to get. Top job and welcome, thanks for joining and sharing! G

...and in for round two! Front Diff out before cleaning up. Bsuhes being replaced, much easier out the vehicle and wasn’t that difficult to remove. Bushes pretty tired. Replacements not too easy to come by… Febest, unfortunately… Blowtorch required to soften and punch...

Thanks Dan, Thanks for the info, I'll hold off on the ordering and get the verniers out when I break the prop down. Hopefully they're the same as that's much easier and cheaper... I'll try to remember to post back on this thread with findings. Cheers

@Bigcheese Have you clicked on "enjoy" in IvanD's post?

Thank you @uHu, does indeed look like they're the same front and rear. Will proceed with tear down and see what I find!

Oh goodie... another (expensive) challenge... :weary: