I have just returned to NZ from Australia where my car is 1999 sedan 306 td. I had an extended stay because of border closure.
Last year I had to cut the armour plate off the lucas pump and fit a conventional solenoid. Was very lucky it failed at home overnight. The new solenoid arrived not working, but a small twist of the insulator remade the contact and it has been working ever since. Not something I wanted to do, thats where old ones leak from.
I have bought an XSI disc brake rear end to fit sometime, maybe will do a towbar at the same time. Sedans are longer at the back and different to the readily available hatch towbars.
I had to realise driving on very hot days in the Northern Territory that fuel consumption went way down, and in those conditions it may even be cheaper to drive a small petrol car, but maybe they lose efficiency in the heat too.
Apparently in the Vetnam war the first huey helicopters could barely lift off in the heat.
Currently pulling apart 405 td cars, and will keep two 1.9 engines with bosch pumps maybe for a boat.
Information on this forum like the heater bypass opening size will always be useful.
Ron
Last year I had to cut the armour plate off the lucas pump and fit a conventional solenoid. Was very lucky it failed at home overnight. The new solenoid arrived not working, but a small twist of the insulator remade the contact and it has been working ever since. Not something I wanted to do, thats where old ones leak from.
I have bought an XSI disc brake rear end to fit sometime, maybe will do a towbar at the same time. Sedans are longer at the back and different to the readily available hatch towbars.
I had to realise driving on very hot days in the Northern Territory that fuel consumption went way down, and in those conditions it may even be cheaper to drive a small petrol car, but maybe they lose efficiency in the heat too.
Apparently in the Vetnam war the first huey helicopters could barely lift off in the heat.
Currently pulling apart 405 td cars, and will keep two 1.9 engines with bosch pumps maybe for a boat.
Information on this forum like the heater bypass opening size will always be useful.
Ron