Hello all,
I have recently bought a 80 series having wanted one for years but never being able to justify buying one due to the running costs, insurance etc etc however a few weeks ago I spotted one lurking in a hedge on a farm I was working at. Two days later I towed it away after handing over the relatively measly sum of £500 to the farmer! As you can imagine its not In the best condition, with a fair few cosmetic issues! But overall it doesn't seem too bad.
Its a 1995 4.2 24v manual with 150k on the clock
when I bought it I was told that it would need a fair bit of work to pass an mot, so I decided to chuck it in for a cheap mot to get a comprehensive list of what would need doing and to decide weather it was worth keeping. To my surprise it failed on a numberplate light and a loose battery! Andno advisories
so far I have replaced the alternator and belts as it wasn't charging, given it a full service and done a uj on the front prop, however there are a few issues that I'm having trouble finding awnsers to.
1) there is a fair amount of 'slop' in the front diff? ( when you get underneath and twist the front prop by hand it probably does at least a quarter if not half a turn before it engages drive as such) is there some adjustment that can be made within the front diff or transfer box?
2) the engine seems to cut out momentarily under heavy acceleration, this seemed to improve after I serviced it which leads me to believe its probably a fuel problem, is there a filter on the pickup pipe or one of those small inline ones somewhere? It does also feel quite sluggish generally, not as pokey as I would expect for a turbocharged engine of that size, is that normal or could also be down to fuelling?
3) are sticking windows a common problem and is there an easy fix? One doesn't work at all, the rest are very slow indeed, the rear wiper motor is also jammed solid
Those are the main problems so far, I haven't taxed it or got insurance on it yet as the last thing I want to do is spend loads of cash on it just to end up with a heap of scrap!
Also does anyone know weather it's possible to fit 15" steel rims on the axles without hitting the brake callipers? There seems to be a better tyre selection in 15"
Many Thanks
Will
I have recently bought a 80 series having wanted one for years but never being able to justify buying one due to the running costs, insurance etc etc however a few weeks ago I spotted one lurking in a hedge on a farm I was working at. Two days later I towed it away after handing over the relatively measly sum of £500 to the farmer! As you can imagine its not In the best condition, with a fair few cosmetic issues! But overall it doesn't seem too bad.
Its a 1995 4.2 24v manual with 150k on the clock
when I bought it I was told that it would need a fair bit of work to pass an mot, so I decided to chuck it in for a cheap mot to get a comprehensive list of what would need doing and to decide weather it was worth keeping. To my surprise it failed on a numberplate light and a loose battery! Andno advisories
so far I have replaced the alternator and belts as it wasn't charging, given it a full service and done a uj on the front prop, however there are a few issues that I'm having trouble finding awnsers to.
1) there is a fair amount of 'slop' in the front diff? ( when you get underneath and twist the front prop by hand it probably does at least a quarter if not half a turn before it engages drive as such) is there some adjustment that can be made within the front diff or transfer box?
2) the engine seems to cut out momentarily under heavy acceleration, this seemed to improve after I serviced it which leads me to believe its probably a fuel problem, is there a filter on the pickup pipe or one of those small inline ones somewhere? It does also feel quite sluggish generally, not as pokey as I would expect for a turbocharged engine of that size, is that normal or could also be down to fuelling?
3) are sticking windows a common problem and is there an easy fix? One doesn't work at all, the rest are very slow indeed, the rear wiper motor is also jammed solid
Those are the main problems so far, I haven't taxed it or got insurance on it yet as the last thing I want to do is spend loads of cash on it just to end up with a heap of scrap!
Also does anyone know weather it's possible to fit 15" steel rims on the axles without hitting the brake callipers? There seems to be a better tyre selection in 15"
Many Thanks
Will
, most people hate you already. I got a "farmyard find" took me ages to part the vehicle from farmer and it cost me £2K and it took me 9 months to get back on the road but it came good in the end.Keep at it, and you could have a good truck on the road for maybe under£3k.
