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i just gone done swapped me my mitsubishi shogun for one of these things. seems to have a clean enough shell though riddled with 29 million niggling niggly problems. good news is that my partner thinks it needs some better wheels! so far i am seeing signs of leaky, if not stuck injectors, liberal misting of oil or fuel about the top of the engine. abs light seems to be a bit shy or mysteriously doesnt want to show itself with the key in position.. not sure which key does what, but i have 2 and i still cannot get the rear passenger door to lock-so send me your number and ill text you where I'm parked if you want to help yourself to my christmas shopping. always handy to have a van with a non locking door : / discs are thinner than pancakes with lips thicker than mick jagger billowing rear headling belongs in an opium den escapes routes are limited by the absence of essentials such as door handles etc generally grubby inside and some suspicious placing of t4 style vito stickers along the bottom of sliding doors.... and thats as much as ive bothered to notice so far. anyone who'd like to rip me for swapping a solid hunk of 4x4 for a potentially crispy duck...go tell your mama : )
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me shadys v220 cdiMercdan68
@forddan68
Club Retro Rides Member 68
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Great swop That has great potential
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Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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id like to think so. i buy 4x4s in the past because they have a reasonable load area and are automatic-my partner wont drive a manual. i had the shogun for a short while but realise that my spacewagon people carrier has more load space so was of no use to me. someone offered me this swap but i know nothing about vitos.
i can only admire it for its appearance for now, as I'm still trying to figure out why the keys have little light bulbs but nio buttons lol
having seen the variation in price online from rusty ones, ones without mot and very well looked after ones, even with the work needed to sort this, i think ive got a good deal : )
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me shadys v220 cdiMercdan68
@forddan68
Club Retro Rides Member 68
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With the right mods these look great Keep updating Keen to see what you do with this Could be a great motor
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Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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I'm just starting to see the dodgy side to it. disguised rust on the inside bottoms of the doors. good job i bought another welder last week! the exhaust is painting the fence behind quite thoroughly too. it does look good to me already, not sure where to take it but if i start correcting the rust on it i am thinking its going to end up with a utilitarian paint job.
first job on the list is just to get one of the rear sliding doors to lock so i can use it. the key doesnt want to turn and central locking only seems to lock the back door. i have key for the front doors and another for the rears doors. need to rip off the scruffy door panel tomorrow and see whats what. accuator, solenoid or some physical mechanism that needs tinkering.
looking at wheels already. some monoblocs would be nice: )
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Jan 14, 2018 16:06:41 GMT
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I've still got my V220 although it's been sitting unloved for the past 3 years so there have been thoughts about moving it on but I really don't want to. she's had a full engine rebuild, brakes & suspension all done so its just bodywork, electrics & interior to be done. All the panels are in the shed so it's justhe a case of getting my finger out and getting it done. I've always reckoned that the W638 is a classic shape and it doesn't take a lot to get them looking pretty damn good. sounds like your injectors are leaking and you have the beginnings of the black death forming. it"s worthwhile going with refurbed injectors and make sure you resurface the injector hole as well as fitting new copper washers - and definitely use the Mercedes ceramic grease to seal the injectors when fitting.
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Ignosce mihi cacare necesse est
2012 Fiat Qubo Sadly currently living a retroless life
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Jan 14, 2018 16:09:22 GMT
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One of my 'inspiration'pics - lots of potential
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Ignosce mihi cacare necesse est
2012 Fiat Qubo Sadly currently living a retroless life
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Jan 21, 2018 14:56:11 GMT
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I'm just starting to get to the injectors and have already found the culprit doing a black wee wee over the other three innocent injectors. plan for now is to get it all super clean remove all the carbon build up and brace myself for extraction of the injector that has welded itself into the bore : /
any tips on anything-seal wise that is worth renewing when putting it all back together?
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Jan 23, 2018 11:02:11 GMT
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It's worthwhile using the correct injector puller - I rented mine (can't remember where from though) and it came with the seat cutter as well. This was after 10 days of struggling to get the injectors out.
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Ignosce mihi cacare necesse est
2012 Fiat Qubo Sadly currently living a retroless life
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