Recent content by beerhunter

Hiya, I hope all members are doing good. Firstly, the truck idles fine, and generally drives fine. However a couple of times recently, when going to pull away (i.e. vehicle standing at idle), there has been no response when the throttle is pressed. The engine didn't die, it just didn't respond...

Hi, thanks for the reply. Yes, I found a couple for sale, but the sellers seemed to have confused the price with their phone number... I have started adapting my a/c box as I have now ripped out the condenser and evaporator. Not sure if it was due to the fire damage but there was no gas in it...

Glad it's not just me then!

Interesting thread. Here in the UK, pretty much ALL cars and pickups have a hand lever-operated parking brake (with very few having a pull-type on the dash). The US system of a 4th pedal in a manual is extremely unusual. As I have been driving UK manuals all my life, the 4th pedal is very odd...

The box is off! Finally!! Do you mean I can remove the entire A/C system from the vehicle, without opening it? Or simply remove the housing? I can see how most will come away, but I suspect the condensor would be awkward. Now it's exposed, I can see the evaporator is rather melted, so it would...

Thanks for that. The pics are very useful. You mention a bolt from the inside - does that hold the whole condenser case to the firewall? Or does it retain the right-hand (if stood looking under the hood) piece of casing? I was working solely under the hood.it seemed like it was ready to come...

OK, so... Good news is it was just leaf litter scorching on the resistor. There was loads of charred gubbins that started dropping out when I started disturbing the plastic casing. The bad news... D@MN it's tight under there! Mine has A/C and all the associated stuff for that means I can't...

Hiya - definitely will do. Sorry, wasn't ignoring the advice in your earlier post. Thanks

Hi, Usage varies, it can be day to day, then it may sit for a week. I initially blamed the parking brake, but it appears to be working fine. This issue only occurs in the wet, and, and so happened occasionally over the summer. But now it's winter, it's every time I go to drive - hence...

Hi, thanks all for the replies. Yes, that it the little b... monkey that caused the trouble. Assuming it's not raining at lunchtime I will get outside and start pulling bits off... RockAuto list both the reistor and its plug, so I just need to see if anythign else needs replacing too. Thanks again

Thanks - I was assuming worst-case scenario that the core may be damaged too.

Hiya The rear brakes on my 1986 2.9 4wd stick after cold and wet weather, but only just at the beginning of a journey. Within minutes they are fine. I have read about the shoes absorbing moisture, causing them to stick. I therefore intend to replace the shoes, but are there any brands to go...

Hiya So..... I was merrily driving along the motorway, when I smell burning - and then BILLOWS of smoke come through the air vents. I pulled over and ripped the connector off the resistor (it had already started to fuse itself together), and luckily it didn't get any further than that. I have...

Sorry, I was being silly. But they do seem to be longer than necessary, in all the various trucks I have owned.

Thanks for the reply. The stick is a bit sloppy, but that may just be because it's approx 6 feet long! Seriously, why are they always so long in trucks/4x4s??? However, I have arms like a monkey, so perhaps I should just shut up. I'll look in to the shifter bushing. If not, I'll start saving...