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Bit the bullet and got two at £181 each balanced and fitted. The Toyos they replaced had only done 21K. Thanks for the comments.

I need to replace a couple of worn tyres. I have always had B F Goodrich all terrain tyres. I've moved away from the deport that I usually ordered my tyres. Looking online I see various places advertising the all terrain but adding that they are summer tyres. I was under the illusion all terrain...

The link has already been replaced by the local garage and I guess is sitting at the bottom of a scrap skip. But thanks for the info re Julian, although I have read some very unflattering reviews.

Thanks again for the replies. Unfortunately I'm getting to the age that getting under and repairing things aren't as easy as they used to be so I tend to farm the work out to the local garage. I'm thinking about taking the truck to Overland Cruisers and let them give it the once over. Are they...

Thanks for the replies. The Coli has only done 140k and never had a tow bar fitted. I think the breakage occurred due to heavy loading and very uneven roads round here. While I was under there I did try rattling the other bushed bars and all seemed sturdy.

Advice please Having just moved house and loading the truck to the roof with all the garage and garden stuff I noticed a few cracking noises on bends and uneven roads the other day. Sliding under the truck I found the offside Upper Control Arm was snapped in the middle. Is it always best to...

Many thanks for your prompt solutions.

My Colorado has always lost a little coolant but I could never find any leaks. During lockdown when it has not moved for four weeks I checked the coolant level and found the header tank empty. Looking in the Ellery manual it just says remove header tank but doesn't state how. I don't want to use...

Many thanks. I have contacted Progressive and although they will insure me for Canada and USA the vehicle has to hit the US first. Fortunately my shipping company goes to Baltimore after Halifax and they will arrange for the policy to start from there.

Just a quick note, I was planning to ship my Colorado to Halifax in April 2020 and cross Canada to Alaska and return through the northern US, but try as I might I am unable to find anybody to insure the vehicle. I have found companies willing to insure RVs and motorcycles but when asked for UK...

Many thanks for all your suggestions. Maybe the vicious fan clutch needs a closer inspection. AdventureWagon suggests that when you spin the fan it should stop in on revolution. When I spin mine it stops dead after I let go. Is this good or bad. As stated previously there is no over heating...

No spring stretch mod.

Would I not hear the turbo when cold as well. I only get the whistle when engine very hot.

Just to mention no over heating and air con works fine.

Manual

Could anybody suggest the source of this whistle. It usually occurs when I slow down after a long run down the motorway of after it has been stopped and started. Its a Colorado 1998 KZJ95 that had 109k on the clock two years ago and now had 130k and has always had this problem. It does not do it...

Thanks for that, I have checked it and it is as dry as a bone. It seems to loose coolant on short journeys rather than long ones. Perhaps when the engine is hot it nips up the leaking problem. Since my last post the system has been pressure tested and nothing found. The head scratching continues.

Sorry, its the manual.

I use one third red antifreeze mix which I replaced when I got it last year. To date it has only got 119K on the clock so barely run in.

I always check the level when the engine is stone cold. Heater was never used on the trip. The truck does have a rear heater but when I got the vehicle the metal pipes running down the bulkhead and under the floor were very corroded that I cut them off and by passed them.

My 1998 KZJ95 which I have owned for just over a year has always needed a little extra coolant to bring it to the full mark in the header tank, probably half a pint every month. No visible signs of leaks anywhere and engine oil clean and no bubbles while engine is running with radiator cap off...

I have a 1998 Colorado and am planning a trip to Tajikistan to drive through the Pamir mountains next year and am trying to find a supplier in the UK that sell headlamp protectors since I will be travelling a few miles on gravel roads and don't want those headlamps getting chipped. Many thanks.

Many thanks for your ideas and will try and check them out.

After eight years and 120k of 4Runner ownership I now have a 98 Collie 3.o manual. The first two years of it's life it did 82k and then the last owner did 28k in 17 years. It has never had a tow bar and the engine sounds and runs very well. My problem is when setting off, when the clutch bites...

Hi Crispin, I am new to the club and posted a bit of an article on my Russian trip with my introduction. If you find it interesting could you move it to this forum and delete the duplicate photos. Many thanks Richard

The Steppes of Kazakhstan The Mongolian Altai Mountains On the beach north of Magadan Our sleeping arrangments Our first morning in Mongolia A few pics of the Russian Far East Trip. The roof rack was a home made roof box bolted onto a plywood base which itself was fastened onto 4...

8 years ago I got a 4Runner for a trip to southern Morocco, 3 years ago I went across Kazakhstan and Mongolia to Magadan in the Russian far east and back and last year went to Iran via Georgia and Armenia. Never had a problem. Went to Oman last year and hired a Land Cruiser but they gave me a...

Various pictures my toys

My offroad trips

My build thread