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May 13, 2020 20:23:07 GMT
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Wellseal has its uses might seem expensive but you really done need to use much, granted I'm only a hobbyist but I've built a few engines over the years and the tube is still going probably 10 years after I bought it.
gaskets in the main really shoudln't have (or need) anything put on them.
I haven't actually bought any sealant for ages as I've rebuiult/built quite a few gearboxes using replacement bearing kits and each one has come with a standard sized mastic tube of rtv sealant, obviously you really don't need much for one car gearbox so the tubes last ages!
no complaints at all, can't recall the brand but its included in the bearing kits from one stop gearbox shop.
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unless you're mudding on knobblies I wouldn't get hung up on the awd, good winters on a V70 will get you most places with a significant saving in potential bills and running costs.
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its around 200 at the wheels, so maybe 240 at the flywheel.
nah, Oz is now married with a kid and a half and a Vivaro crewcab!
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Hi Nathan! Indeed time is marching on, I had done bits and pieces and used it a bit, the new 2.2 has done about 4k miles or so.
I do intend to at least get it all in one colour and watertight before it goes outside and I start on the 205, that has been off the road about 7 years now.
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Apr 30, 2020 22:25:35 GMT
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aaaannnnd, up to date!
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Apr 30, 2020 22:23:53 GMT
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sorry for the long post!!
here's a second one to bring us almost up to date of 3 years ago!
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Apr 30, 2020 22:22:04 GMT
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I had totally forgotten to update this thread, so here's some updates from 3 years ago
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Apr 29, 2020 10:28:45 GMT
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I think the ford transit is case in point here, the newest is typically called a mk8, the previous a mk7, the one before that with the same body a mk6, the smiley a mk5, before that mk4 and 3 all with essentially the same body.
ford call it 2nd 3rd and 4th gen, with facelifts/revisions!
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Apr 29, 2020 10:22:38 GMT
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PSA stuff is quite easy if its euro... 205 has phase1, phase 1.5, phase2, Yet isn't it weird I would refer to an AX as either Mk1 or Mk2. Same with with the 106 and saxo 106 is typically S1 or S2, as in series
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PSA stuff is quite easy if its euro, there are some that some of the dealer parts guys don't recognise though, sometimes compounded by the parts listings.
205 has phase1, phase 1.5, phase2, there was some crossover in trim mechanicals and wiring changes across all three so going by registration date is never accurate, the collection of certain parts, trim colours etc would identify a particular time the cars were built, though most of the parts are so easily interchangeable even that can easily muddy the waters.
306 had the instantly recognisable phase 1 to phase2 change, but late in production there was a subtler revision which most in the enthusiasts world will call phase3, interior trim colour changes, more airbags added, crystal front headlamps, RF central locking over IR, trim less rear glass, colour coded roof trims thinner side rubbing strips and badge changes.
the dealers and parts systems don't recognise this further than an "afer RP number ****" change in part numbers !
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that would be how most oil lights work, check the bulb before replacing the wire, if thats good then I'd go checking continuity between wire and engine.
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Last Edit: Apr 29, 2020 8:22:37 GMT by welshpug
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Apr 27, 2020 11:14:05 GMT
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yup white vinegar is a common easy to find cleaning agent for household stuff, probably work fine straight in the drum.
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Do an engine swap? Doubt you'll find an mi16. What about the v6 out of the 406? If nothing else, wheels and a drop. Improves all cars. Bet a gti6 engine would drop in without to much grief gti6 bolts straight in, only snag is the lovely tubular exhaust manifold they have will hit the high mount arb that is across the rear of the subframe I believe, and the 6 speed box may be close to the chassis leg, but a 5 speed box off an mi16 or a xsara vts with the appropriate bracket would do the trick, or a small notch on the chassis leg. the V6 is a bit more work but does fit very nicely in the hole, similar issues with the arb, I think we just dispensed with it on the car I helped put a V6 into, RH engine mount bracket needs to be fabricated, the guy that has made a few years back hasnt any left but its not a difficult piece to replicate, sure a friend has one that could be copied. shafts you just shorten the 406 ones, 405 is narrower track but the hubs are the same fit (late ones are the same part number) fabulous chassis, seriously under rated though they did get raced in touring cars, Peugeot sport italy did rally a few MI16's in group N I think, weighed in under a ton and had about 200 bhp so pretty handy in class.
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Apr 22, 2020 17:50:02 GMT
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at 20 it would have been one of 5 or so bicycles, I didn't take my test till I was 21 and a half or so !
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i wouldn't want to blast a polished wheel like that, it'll ruin the surface finish and take significant efforts to recover them.
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It makes sense to have wider wheels at the back on a RWD escort but not on a FWD Peugeot 205 IMHO. totally, quickest 205 in the country uses 15x9 up front with 300 odd bhp n-a, 7's on the back.
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says 17" is too big, but wants 10.5" wide.
what?!
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they don't look especially hard to do at all, does he not fancy having a crack given he's got a few weeks at least?
is it the bearings of the diff or the plates of the lsd itself thag needs attention? sorting the plates is very easy.
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is the case the same for a full on mask jobby?
nothing bad in going well above the minimum spec for a mask if they happen to be easier to get
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