FB ute

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In the Shed
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Excellent work there ……
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briby
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Well done, nice job Blacky, won't be as much fun following you now, rather than trying to keep up. :lol:
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Done - tick that one off the list Image
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Errol62
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Yay


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Looks great, well done mate.
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60Special
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All ready for CROOZING again.
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Road test seems fine except it’s not charging- the random alternator I picked out is NFG apparently….
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Errol62
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Easy fix


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Looks good!


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Forgot to update - found out that alternators alternate far more efficiently when you tighten the bolt that holds the wires on …….. 🙄🙄👍🤣
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FireKraka
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That's a bonus :lol: :lol:
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Gearbox is pissing oil :evil: :evil: :evil:
Looks like it is coming out of the input shaft plus a bit out of the selector shaft - good news is it’s not coming out of the output shaft so I got one right ImageImage
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Sometimes these little things only become apparent when the bigger things have been eliminated. Speaking from experience…..


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If there ain’t no oil under ‘em, there ain’t no oil in ‘em.
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