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Thanks very much.

Hi could anyone tell me the code for the white paint the interior metal work normally is in our vans.I've got the exterior but not interior,but saying that is a different exterior colour anyway to the code anyway.

50%steel 50%what ever compounds they had hanging around me thinks.I wonder how many sealants and bridging compounds they have used?

Tom class job again. Just give you a few weeks before the next one.

Many thanks,i went over every electrical connection and also noticed a the blanking grommet missing on the return and it was weeping a little.I tightened up all the pipes and fitted a new grommet and it fired up first time.I think it could of been puling in air to the fuel pipes.Any way thanks again.

Cheers mate will have another look tomorrow.The battery is in the engine bay so will have a look in the relay box while i am there.Hope fully its nothing more.

Cheers Ewen i have just had another look and have found that the voltage is from the rear forward the voltage is roughly 10.9v at all the glow plugs.I would of thought the rear one that has the main feed would be 13+volts.The battery has a full charge and is spinning over well.Also the cold start pu...

Hi i have just got my 1.6 diesel up and running but with a small problem.It is a pain to start taking up to a few min turning over.I have put a volt meter across the 2nd glow plug from the rear and it only reads 10.8 volts when the yellow light is on.I thought it would of been the full 12volts.I am ...

Your a diamond mate ,if you could please.

Thank you very much most helpfull.

Cheers for that but what about timing marks for crank and now fuel pump pls.

thanks was just was a thought,i hate wasting money.Does any one have any tips on timing up a diesel lump? seen as we had just marked up the head and spare head had been sat around with no front pully on it.Must say i was hoping to be using the van after months of work on the body and could be on the...

Can you use a head gasket and strech bolts again?the head had been torqued up but not started.I only ask as i hate wasting money.For the story see my post on head gasket.I only started a new post as i had no reply's on last post just reads.Thanks.

Well guys had a great day today not.Having spent all morning replacing the head gasket,new head bolt ect.All was going well until adding the water,as i poured it in it started flowing back from behind the diesel pump.Thinking for some reason i had fitted the gasket the wrong way around at first,but ...

Many thanks i will change the head gasket and new bolts then change the oil cooler.I have a spare oil cooler that came off the engine when i changed the lump for the one that was on my original engine.I wonder if when tightening the 27mm nut i have cracked it internally.