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muddyjames:
i meant at 56mph i should get 41mpg. 1 letter wrong!!!

muddyjames:
Hello. I had the belt tensioner changed last Friday before I went to Wales for the weekend.

The disco had a very small struggle to start on Thursday morning but nothing major. Just thought it was a pre heater gone. Drove to Wales. Max speed was 70mph and that was reduced to 60mph up hills. You did say it was sluggish.

Woke up at mates house on Friday, went out side to go out for the day, took ALOT of effort to start up then when it did it wouldn't rev over 1200rpm but did chuck out a massive plume of white smoke out the exhuast for 5 minutes but still no more revs until it had warmed up. Going up and down the welsh hills (not very steep ones) max speed was 60 and 50 up hills. Went into a mine museum, came out and again started it up white smoke for 5 minutes (and I do mean an embarrasing amount. Enough to hide the car in and I couldn't see out). drove back to mates house. went to the voluntary work accomodation just outside Cardiff. Max speed I struggled to get too in on any road around Cardiff was 30mph with white smoke the whole time and not many revs.

Mate looked at it in the dark with a torch. Belt I had put on the previous day by Keith Gott that had done 200 miles had near enough been stripped and the pully that goes out of the engine was wobbling. So it looks like the key way is bust and the pully for the alternator and the cam belt are both wobbling and loose so I had aht RAC take it away on a low loader today to a garage in Banbury. He is very highly praised for his work by 3 of my mates who take their Landies there and we shall see what happens. Will keep you posted.

Xtremeteam:
going by what you hsve said about the smoke mine did that on tues & it was the headgasket that was away & it was blowing the water out the expansion bottle (mines is a 200tdi BTW)

did mine in 5 hours ish  :wink:

Jake:
James
Good work on getting the motor.
Looks nice.
I hope you get the problems ironed out soon.
Whats your plans with it?
Mad off roader?
Keep us posted.

ps if you ever want to sell the front light guards, let me know  :wink:

muddyjames:
I plan on making it not a mad off roader but a winch / and winch bumper, rock sliders, 2" lift and a snorkle

i may be selling my body soon to pay for the repairs.

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