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The problems of cheaper aftermarket parts.

My JX had really bad light coloured smoke but only when cold, put your foot down and it was like a red arrows display ! but when fully warmed up nothing. I had the turbo checked at that was perfect, looking at the last part of the definitive smokey thread it could well be the fuel pump.

Brickyard- The definitive smokey JX thread.

The jacking points are also the designed lifting points for a vehicle hoist, so plenty strong enough. The jacking points are NOT used as lifting points with a vehicle hoist, the contact pads are placed on the crossmember inwards of both front and rear roadside jacking points that is where the stren...

Its most likely one from that bad batch that all places were selling several years ago, Brickwerks dont sell that make anymore.  

Just pressed over like the rear edge of the outer A post panel.

The photos from both vans with upholstered door card shows that the door cards are thicker than the originals, the original card should sit in to the shallow recess of the door, the original factory vinyl is very thin so when it wraps around the edge of the card it doesnt make the overall size of th...

Yes .

Its the same number but with an M after it. Brickwerks have them. It is used on the 4 speed and 5 speed petrol models.

If its the original nut it should be the lower torque setting being an early van so should be easy with a scaffold pole over a strong breaker bar, give the exposed  threads a good clean if they are rusty.  

Put some used original boots on instead.

Must have been the hydraulic slave cylinder.

Looks like a standard early sliding door with factory recess.

I started to focus on humidity about 10 years ago with our local newspaper giving results for the previous day then i  clicked onto the BBC weather site and can now see todays and future days humidity predictions, the lowest i have seen in Jersey was 26% during a heatwave , at the moment its the opp...

That's awesome, I'm a little obsessed with relative humidity in the home too. I can't see your picture though- broken link? Dont get too obsessed with humidity in the home,70 % is fine, some people think it should be 50% but thats not natural and would need lots of heating and dehumidifying to keep...