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Finally I can join the straight through crew with no advisories. Chuffed to bits :dance:

Used to my XT225 and both my boys DT50 in the back of our short wheelbase T4 Transporter. No turbo so everything we overtook came back past us going up hills :laughing:

In London the fokkers ride on the Cycle lanes, In the Road AND on the pavements!! I'm a cyclist but they make my p**s boil sometimes :angry-screaming:

Have you turned the sensitivity down? If mine is up at high setting I only need sneeze and its gone into emergency mode!

May 27th is the wife's birthday but if I can get permission :pray: is a 90 Collie too new?

Leave behind a £1000 deposit? Must have a big pension pot! :openmouth:

With MOT coming up next month thought better try and restore the headlight lenses as they looked a bit milky. Bought AutoGlym restore kit which provides all the abrasive discs (800,1200,1500,2000, 3000 and buffing) plus cleaning Compound. £27 or cost of 2 new lens. Worth it I think :thumbup:

Is it a bit like cracking an egg into the radiator for a leak i.e. It'll get you home but expect to replace some components/parts

@Shayne yes had the same on a bike from leakage around the cap. At least its easier to see into and access a bike tank. We'll, it is on my old thing!

But when it's freezing cold outside and your getting twitchy you can always go into the garage, warm, radio, beer or coffee and fettle with a motorbike although if I had a garage like all the American houses have I'd have the cruiser and bike inside! :thumbup:

What would you gain from a temp gauge that the factory gauge wouldn't tell you other than a more accurate reading. If the engine overheats you'll know it. I guess if your towing etc. then the temperature varies but otherwise the reading should always stay stable. I thought about a gauge but...

Tried wiping the dipstick but oil must get into the pipe further down. When reading the level it's hard to distinguish the actual level on the stick. Will try and take a photo at the weekend, just don't want to add too much.

Cheers. Never get a clear reading on the stick but occasionally get a flash from the ‘low level’ indicator so think I’ll add a little and see.

@Grimbo I am a Lycra wearer (not one of the louts) but agree there are some real nobs on the rural roads. We have cycling club events round our way and they'll ride the full width of the road even with vehicles coming the opposite way. I run as well with flashing lights front and rear plus a...

If its this gearbox (A750E/F 5 Speed Automatic Transmission) then its 'sealed for life' hence no dipstick for checking the level. Ultimately even without the test wires its the same as older boxes where you remove the 'refill plug' where some oil should leak out and if not then top up I believe.

Anyone know the difference in oil level between the top and bottom marker on the engine oil dipstick for a 90 series 1KZ-TE 3.0L (Auto)? :think: The Toyota hand book doesn't say. TIA :thumbup:

Anyone seen these (or similar) for a 90 series? https://onestonearmrests.com/

I tried neat CIF and it didn't touch it :disappointed:

@Shayne on the Krown website for T40 removal it says use soapy water for skin contamination. I still have some staining on my drive that hasn't disappeared yet but still happy with the result. Strangely the recommendation for clearing up is water (the one thing it protects against)! Krown...

@AndycruiserguyLomas did you recognise the telephone number (01924) it's the king at it again! :lol:

@Shayne would it not push oil out? Would it not spray the compartment. I just assume it’s under pressure but always learning

Guess these guys think the average Joe isn’t very resourceful but with the internet now there’s no hiding

Unless you know a chemist? would it be similar to T-Cutting.. slightly abrasive Ingredients - The Pink Stuff - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club] its a good feeling when only a few minutes of elbow grease can make such a difference :thumbup:

@Raj need to find a garage/engineer you can trust and that may take a few trips to different garages and £ unfortunately.

Had trouble finding any decent video (using YouTube currently), the official daily update doesn't even mention the classic event nor include it in the website live links. Shame

List of Toyotas in the Classic starting today... hope the coverage is better than last year :pray: #702 90 series #706 HDJ80 #720 100 series #724 HZJ78 #725 BJ40 #735 80 series #738 HJ61 #743 80 series #744 90 series #750 80 series #752 HZJ78 #754 100 series #756 95 series #758 HDJ80 #765 ...

Don't forget to have the ignition/side lights on when you test otherwise you'll not register anything on a meter (except maybe 0v) just saying :think: :thumbup: good luck

Depending on what component(s) faulty they are relatively easy to fix. I got my parts from Toyota | Parts Catalogs | PartSouq - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club]

Anyone watch this? Guy Martin: Worlds fatest electric car https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjsi8Tbyfj0AhXToFwKHWAcCxAQFnoECA4QAQ&url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/guy-martin-the-worlds-fastest-electric-car&usg=AOvVaw0EF3_k2Klyp2QjueqwLWmu Got taken...

@Grantw17 did you buy it then? FB says its sold.

@Towpack are these separate wiring and switches from the factory ones? I've no roof interior lighting from the door switches and have tested the wiring so guess a break somewhere.

I did use one of these prior to getting a covering of Krown at Dudley. Used ACF50 but its quite messy as you'll already know :oops: I didn't use it for cavities but the end does unscrew so may be you can adapt somehow …...

Sits nice an looks good :thumbup:

I had exactly this couple years ago on an old 53 plate Audi A4. With all the electrics off and car locked yo could hear a constant low hum. It turned out to be the pollen filter air intake had a shorted circuit, relay and override switch fitted and all was good afterwards.

Did anyone on here get this?... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/399506721540043/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Abfc2a5a2-4e8f-4e5f-a6bb-7b5fec7c5f66 PS. sorry my FB links keep showing up in hieroglyphics!

Is it me or does this just not look right? may be after a few beers it all looks perfect :think: bashed around a bit off road as mentioned throughout this post

I did mine on my Collie and you'll need to remove the steering cowling and cluster hood. Its a little fiddly, all the fixings are easily accessible but satisfying once you've got all nice new bulbs in. Should take no more than an hour :thumbup:

Loving this line in the ad... THIS IS NOT THE USUAL USED UP £2000 WORTH OF ROT-RIDDLED SCRAP THAT YOU NORMALLY SEE FOR SALE ON HERE :lol:

Don't forget to buy a trailer for all that gear when you go anywhere Raj

@Juddian to be honest Rob at Krown thought it was an import but the V5 shows it was first registered in August 2000 as new. Its an FX model which is UK spec as far as I know. No winter pack etc.

I Stand corrected TonyP it does mention a key in the article. Puzzles me then why so many rely on technology, guess the plastic backup key is too heavy and bulky to carry round!? :lol: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59357306

I must admit having a little chuckle to myself last week when the Tesla App failed and no-one could get into their car let alone drive anywhere, I looked at my worn out ignition key and thought 'yep, they had no backup plan'!

Sorry to hear this Andy. Strangely when I was at Krown yesterday reading old classic car magazines there was a lot of stories of older motors being more likely to get stolen and vandalised than newer/later models. Hope you get it sorted, at least they didn't have it away.

So I got over to Rob at Krown yesterday. Took just under 4 hours to do all the cavities and underside removing all access panels, lights etc. The rust is scored from 0-3 (0 being like new and 3 being severe rust). My Collie is a 99 FX so am happy to have received a score of 1.3 it would have...