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Oldiebut goodie wrote:What do you call a combined switch and sensor then - I have one on my boat engine. swensor, senitch?

Hello OldieBut Goodie

Terminology eh, often so confusing yet very important

Hiya, should clarify, it's definitely not a DOPS system. The two switches that failed were: 1- a VDO switch I had installed in preparation to put in an oil pressure gauge but never got round to putting guage in :/ perhaps that's a sender because it actually sends a variable voltage to the guage? I d...

Thanks for all the excellent advice. 1- turns out my faith in my electrical reconnection was sub par. Systematic troubleshooting as advised revealed incorrect wiring, and not one, but two fault pressure senders. Seeking replacements and will report back. 2- I will follow the advice on priming the fi...

Run it 2 or 3 times for about 30 seconds at a time after the oil change.

Thanks for the gauge link and the advice Mr Itchy! :ok When it comes to checking oil pressure with gauge while running engine, how long would you suggest I run the engine for? I'm naturally jittery about the potential to cause damage or does the fact that the engine will be run at quite low load mea...

Hi Fellow mechanical horse whisperers, Working to diagnose the sudden and complete lack of oil pressure in my engine and would appreciate some input from someone more learned than me. First, some background: The problem occurred after the van had been parked for almost 2 months while I replaced the ...

Damage the pop top and you just devalued your van I forgot it was there an drove into my gate top bar luckily I did no damage as roof bars on gutters but if that were on fibreglass it would have cracked it for sure. ypu could just take less crap All good points ...you've swayed me ... It was too co...

Hmmm .. Maybe I haven't considered towbar/tailgate mounted options enough because the roof box was given to me.

It's quite a big roof box itchyfeet. Have you done this? What rack and box combo do you use?

I want to fit roof bars and a roof box to my pop top. It's a AutoSleeper V20 (or close), the type with the hard sides. Have looked at some previous posts and ooking for advice on options. Option One : Revolves around an old roof box and bars I have been gifted. Halfords box, approx 15 years old) and...

Hi all, Just wanted to say thanks for all the feedback and to report back as I heard from the supplier (Brickwerks). It turns out that the join between the smaller tubing (exhaust) and the larger tubing (heat exchanger) is designed not to be air tight so air can be sucked in to supply air as part of...

Thanks Rob and Simon,

The return is always an option, although in terms of time then sealing it may be the better option. It's a very rigid welded joint anyway so unlikely to cause trouble.

Thanks!

Yes it's early exhaust system. I'm wondering whether to send back to supplier and ask for replacement or patch with gun gum. Second option feels wrong for a new component

Are the joins in the driver's side (RHD) exhaust heat exchanger of the exhaust meant to be air tight? Received a brand new heat exchanger and the joints between the tubing and the Larger part of the component is Leaky. Thought I'd check if this is normal before mithering the supplier. Cheers! P.s. t...

Replacing a snapped ARB drop link and thinking to change the ARB because the ends seem quite corroded (will upload pic when I have it off the van. So, what I'd like to know is 1- is there a difference between early and late ARB? I know there's a difference in drop link design. 2- Is it important to ...

Thanks for the Miller tip. After some convoluted calls to suppliers I went direct to Miller who directed me to OP Oils Just ordered the following CRO 10W40 Running in Oil http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-60229-millers-oils-cro-10w-40-competition-running-in-mineral-engine-oil.aspx" onclick="wind...