national F type engine

Hope your happy with it Neville and it's just a matter of time before you get used to driving it. Has it got 4 wheel drive?
It's years since I owned anything small, I can't get out of them

Hope it gives you years of happy motoring,

Stu.

stationary stu wrote: Has it got 4 wheel drive?

Stu.

no its a 4 x 2

Just a thought Neville with it being ex forestry com. I thought it might have been, and then you'd never get stuck on the damp feilds. My Transit is very light on the rear axle, same as pick-ups are and gets stuck easy so might be worth thinking of adding a couple of bags of sand over the rear axle if you get any snow this winter.

Stu.

decided i didn't like the yellow stripe on the truck so i took it off, it was plastic tape.
got some work to do repainting the driver side wing as there was a repair under the tape and some paint peeled off with the tape.
got the paint code from the forestry commission and the paint is on order.

i think it looks better without the stripe



needs a clean and t cut now and should look a lot better.

stops those big hairy lumberjack types waving to me as well

looks alot better , we have one like that at work and its a tank ! never goes wrong but the thing that has happed that the brakes decided to bind and then pull you into the verge

matt

matt86_wd2 wrote: we have one like that at work and its a tank
matt

drives a bit like a tank too big difference to the corsa

if you polish the truck with a mop Neville,it will come up mint and you wont see were the strips were...
mike...

hob wrote:

matt86_wd2 wrote: we have one like that at work and its a tank
matt

drives a bit like a tank too big difference to the corsa

they do a bit but them its a work horse , like the transit like a tank but does the job well .

matt

Neville I know your not happy with it's fuel consumption, try some fuel additives, I did it with my old Citroen van and managed to get another 3 miles to the gallon, it doesn't sound a lot but it's a good saving over 12 months. I started up with the Red X injector cleaner and it worked well then someone told me to try a can or Forte, it's expensive but works very well.

Stu.

I'm sure with a T Cut and the wheels painted it will look great. If you wanted to practice on my van first your very welcome

Stu.

stationary stu wrote:If you wanted to practice on my van first your very welcome

Stu.

does t cut work on rusty old vans then Stu?

yes they do .... works a treat

matt

well Neville its worked on matt's van...lol.lol...

hob wrote:

stationary stu wrote:If you wanted to practice on my van first your very welcome

Stu.

does t cut work on rusty old vans then Stu?

There's only one way to find out Neville, what day can you start

Stu.

I liked the yellow stripe! Made it look like a... er.... well... a forestry commission truck.
My Hyundai Tucson is thirsty as well, because it's an auto. I've had it mapped and added fuel cleaner. I would also recommend "Greased Lightning" engine treatment. It's american and available on the TV shopping programmes. I used to sell it (before the importer got greedy and fleeced me on the franchise) and it does work well even if I don't like the bloke who sells it.
I'm getting about 30mpg now (diesel which is about five up on what it was doing.