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« on: November 18, 2009, 06:28:51 PM » |
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Hi all hoping to get going on a project fairly soon so this should be a really useful place to be. . on a side note, anyone have any experience of the Daihatsu 1.2 diesel engine they dumped in their hi-jet? have been advised to stay clear .. . .
thanks.
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« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2009, 07:08:49 PM » |
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yep...stay clear....although when running they are great...parts are as scarce as rabbit eggs..
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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2009, 08:05:47 PM » |
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I stay well away from them. Derek.
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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2009, 12:11:54 AM » |
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ok sweet, . . and what about the little bedford / suzuki petrol engines. . Ive seen a few tht require head gaskets and water pumps etc. . now im fairlyy mechanical but are they easy to mess about with in terms of repairs? rob.
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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2009, 07:59:40 PM » |
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easy peasy just ask
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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2009, 08:24:55 PM » |
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Often the reason the head gasket has failed is due to corrosion to the alloy head/iron block so expect the unexpected when you lift the head. Changing a head gasket is not too difficult. But the other problems in the cooling system need to be attended to as well. Never pay much for a van that overheats after 20 minutes or the hoses go rock hard due to excess pressure plus of course oil in water/water in oil showing as cream in the cam cover or brown gunge in the radiator/expansion bottle & white steam/ smoke out of the exhaust. Derek.
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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2009, 08:55:53 PM » |
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its a bedford rascal ...not a zastava polenez ..they are easy to work on infact they should be sold in a kit like airfix models..
has anybody ever worked on a zastava ...you have to remove the exhaust to change the spark plugs...a nightmare
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« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2009, 09:12:19 PM » |
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excellent. . . maybe next month i wil venture into purchasing one. . anybody on here live in the midlands jus out of interest?
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« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2009, 09:32:43 PM » |
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Arr oi be Staffs/Shropshire, Newport being closest town, but we are actually Staffordshire.
Yourself??
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« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2009, 09:34:57 PM » |
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worcester. . . jus seeing if anyone out there has a trailer etc for transporting rascals about ( wud pay of course). . despite having a class 2 hgv licence i still cant tow large trailers which is a bummer . .
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« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2009, 11:03:45 PM » |
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BIG QUESTION...when is a trailer a trailer...if i was to tow a rascarry behind my rascarry would the one at the back be classed as a trailer ...??
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« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2009, 12:07:08 AM » |
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I got a trailer, but weighed in the ramps!!!
They used to get two tonne tractors on the trailer, but were tooooooo heavy for my liking!
I can always get a trailer though, what's you got in mind?
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« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2009, 02:58:20 PM » |
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« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2009, 08:33:13 PM » |
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BIG QUESTION...when is a trailer a trailer...if i was to tow a rascarry behind my rascarry would the one at the back be classed as a trailer ...??
yes. anythin attached to a "tow" vehicle is classed as trailer and u need to right licence entitlement. B+E. . . if i did my class 1 hgv i wud get my car and trailer added for nothing to licence. . . but only wanted c and c1. . . type ur question into google nd it will throw some stuff back at ya. . I asked the same question the other week. . . and to the later post , what i had in mind was me buy rascal project, someone kindly trailer it to my unit, in return for some sort of payment  |
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« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2009, 01:25:26 AM » |
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Hi from another newbie |
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