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What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby gotgcoalman » Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:57 pm

Smell of diesel today.
Rear most leakoff pipe was FUBAR.
Swapped it to match the others with silicone airline for fish tanks.

50p/metre

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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby gotgcoalman » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:49 pm

I stand corrected. Its gone up since the last time I got some. 79p/metre.Image

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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby Altransit » Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:16 pm

That's the stuff I used on my smiley, and the old LDV, the 'proper' fuel leak off pipes didn't seem to last long at all :)
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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby Chris21r » Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:54 pm

Have you got a link to this stuff by any chance? Mine are due to be changed.
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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby gotgcoalman » Thu Feb 18, 2021 2:32 pm

My local pet/fish/reptile shop sells it off the roll.
usually get 10m or so as it comes in useful for allsorts.
6mm od.4mm id.

lots on fleabayhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10m-x-6mm-SI ... xyaTxTWQ~M

make sure it's the silicone stuff though to ensure it's fuel and heat resistant :idea:

vroom vroom :D
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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby Chris21r » Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:09 pm

Thank you.
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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby gotgcoalman » Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:24 pm

So after the brakes turning to spongey excrement the other day I concluded that the rear n/s was at fault.
Seized adjuster
Very seized adjuster
After much TLC all was well again,until putting it all back together.
Stupid little cup thing was furked and kept flying off.
So I made a modification.
Smallest clevis pin fits through the back plate and after opening the hole in the cup a bit we had a winner.

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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby Chug » Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:07 pm

Great idea gcm, vroom vroom, toot toot :D
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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby gotgcoalman » Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:26 pm

These things wouldn't happen if we had flying electric hydrogen vans

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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby gotgcoalman » Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:12 pm

Found/removed and replaced some nasty chassis parts today.

Poke hard enough and ye shall find....
Found some pudding had been applied in a load bearing part by previous owner..

Took 4 years before it became a problem

So up to now this year wire wise .9kg,4.5kg more to do.
I was being optimistic getting a little spool first

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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby gotgcoalman » Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:23 pm

Whooooooooo.
More holes.ImageImage

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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby 97transit2.5D » Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:15 pm

Coolant leak...dont know where it is from...

Ford contributed to problem.
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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby gotgcoalman » Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:24 pm

97transit2.5D wrote:Coolant leak...dont know where it is from...

Ford contributed to problem.
How bad and some other symptoms

I enjoy a detailed report.

Could be loose hose clip,bust radiator, heater matrix leaking,heater pipe rubbed through,water pump,heed gasket.

Have you over heated? Or just loosing coolant?

What colour are your socks

Just put 2 and 2 together and

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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby Keef » Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:56 pm

It needs some welding and didn't fit in the workshop!
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And it fits on the lift ... Just
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Re: What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

Postby gotgcoalman » Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:55 pm

Keef wrote:It needs some welding and didn't fit in the workshop!
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And it fits on the lift ... Just
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Pics of holes please

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