Oldsaltoz

Hi Nick, If that thing has a timing chain I would be looking at the tension. some use engine oil pressure and a ratchet, hence the reduction when the engine is run faster and oil pressure increases. Hope this helps.

Why not call into one of the many brake specialists and let them advise you.

About 750 km on the east coat, too many stops for road works that could have been a simple reduce speed and more caravans doing 80 kph or less than I can remember, even the truckers were going nuts over the UHF.

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G'day JOEKA, I prefer to use a soft rope in place of a compressor, less noise, better feel and less chance of dropping a valve, remove spark plug and feed the soft rope into the hole coiling it as you go, then bring the piston up till you feel resistance, remove the valve springs by tapping a suitably sized socket on top od the valve spring cover so the collets can pop out and remove the old spring. Hope this helps.

If you drove a Hiace van you can expect to use 16 litres per 100 Km. Driving very conservatively around town with little traffic.

With only 2 months of my Toyota warranty remaining I decided to pay the RACQ the $161.oo to carry out a full inspection. Very happy with the results, all areas and items came up good apart from one tyre that is close to the minimum legal tread depth, not bad after almost 3 years of operation. Even the battery is the original. Happy days......

No sign of any splash guard? Still nervous about the marks on the housing from I suspect kerb contact.

Quote: No way dude, stay well away from HP and Compaq. Toshiba is top notch, as is Fujitsu, as is ASUS. Have to agree with this, Compaq, HP and Dell all have exclusive drivers and some even have exclusive software and hardware, making them difficult to repair and costly for replacement parts or even repairs. Make sure any portable has all industry standard available parts and programs with no hidden partitions, and you should get better performance and reliability with cheaper repair costs.

Installed 3 new storage racks in the van, can actually see some of the floor pan now. Still have to find a spot to hang a 25 kg roll of fibreglass. Avagoodweekend......

Next time you polish the rig, use the rag you wipe the polish off with and give the winscreen a good rub (Clean it first), this will leave a fine wax layer on the glass, repelling water and extending the life of your wipers. I have been using Silicon wipers for a couple of years now, very good.

The wife had one also auto, had a two problems, One, engine and transmission jerked when selected. Found mecanic had not replaced the engine mount bolt, sits up on top of the front wheel arch. Two, Constant velocity joint failure, not broken altogether but enough to growl when moving off or stopping, soon after when slowing or moving off it felt like the front wheels were walking tather than rolling, turned out to be problem with the tyres out of round.

I have a longish run to do so decided to check a few things including the condition of the Air Filter. Followed the plumbing from the air inlet on top of the engine, off to the right hand side and down, then forward. Finally found the filter access wing nut right under the front bumper on the right hand side, so low it had scratches on it from hitting objects from below. It's a short distance off the road ahead or the front right wheel. Must be an afterthought putting an air cleaner so close to the road, what will happen at speed on wet roads with spray from a truck in front? Anyone had a problem with this? is a fix? Cant believe it. :o

What sort of bolt-on products are people looking for that can be fabricated? Bull bar, cargo barrier, roof rack, shelving for van stowage.

No car but gave the van a good thrashing.....