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got the starcraft home...on the back of a recovery truck!

Went from Sheffield to Bolton..collected it..

In Glossop, i always take the snake pass, but this time thought i would take the woodhead pass, and lucky i did...broke down in a place where i could just get a signal on the mobile.

Lost 1st year, then had trouble engaging other gears...managed to get it off the road on the country lanes...tow truck came a couple of hours later.

If i depress the clutch while engine is off, i can get it into gear, but not select another once the clutch has been up. I can feel resistance but doesnt feel like it seperating properly..

Im gonna pop to the car spares, does it sound like the friction plate?

Only trouble is, with it being a pug lump find out what exact what clutch kit i need as engine and box was fitted a few years ago.

Reply to
Jules
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Might just be slightly rusty flywheel or input shaft, split it all apart & look at it before you buy a new one.

Reply to
Duncan Wood

It only did 400 miles in the past year...could be significant?

Reply to
Jules

Yup. Cleaning it all up with wet & dry (or a sander) will probably cure it. Given the price of clutches you might want to change it anyway once you've got it to bits but clean up the flywheel anyway.

Reply to
Duncan Wood

a collapsing needle roller in the back of the crank can give these symptoms too.

Reply to
Mrcheerful

will do.

just tried finding the dip stick, bloody awkward. facing the front, its at the rear right, now the dipstick has many notches, but funny curves...not a mix and max...or even a 50% as i can make out.

Its seems v low, so i need to get some oil, the old guy said he put heavy oil in it...never heard of it, but then never had a diesel before :-)

Reply to
Jules

If it's the ols Pug 2.3 then 15W40D was fine. About £0.50 a litre in 25 litre drums.

Reply to
Duncan Wood

still not sure what engine it is, so cant ge the clutch done...not sure if i ring ford they could help either.

now its my first diesel, thinking of running the old bird of veg oil.

Reply to
Jules

Parts department might help if you can go there but you'll be lucky. If you take the old one out then it's probably a Luks or Sachs & you'll be able to get the part no. from the pressure plate.

It'll need some dino/sulphur to lube the pump on one that old.

Reply to
Duncan Wood

yeah, it looks like that is what im gonna have to do

ah ok ta. worth looking into

Reply to
Jules

Where from? I could do with some for the Landy.

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Willy Eckerslyke

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