Hello from Mistral owner liverpool

[makeitfit]

Could also be that the plum who changed the speedo on import, didn't fit the dash back properly. Esp as the speedo isnt working?

[Timo_k]

ok, choke Ill try it

I worked in Spain for a few months and did a 4 hr round trip to Barca almost every day in a cabstar, I worked with a Romanian chap who used to pull the choke out on the motorway as he thought it was cruise control !

when I discovered him doing this I advised him against it for obvious reasons !!

[Timo_k]

Yeah think you're right about the dash, he probably had a handful of screws left over after fiting the spedo !

[briggie]

Originally Posted by Timo_k

ok, choke Ill try it

I worked in Spain for a few months and did a 4 hr round trip to Barca almost every day in a cabstar, I worked with a Romanian chap who used to pull the choke out on the motorway as he thought it was cruise control !

when I discovered him doing this I advised him against it for obvious reasons !!

its not a choke .... its a diesel car ..... its a hand throttle

[Timo_k]

A hand throttle i'll remember that

[paulp]

Hi i also have a mistral - great truck once i learnt how to drive it.

Briggie is spot on they are a bit strange to drive until u get used to them.

if you look onthe top of the dashboard there is a flap - under that is either a large cross head screw or bolt - nip that up and the dash will vibrate less, for some reason i have to do it every now and then.

Check your fluids as you said if all ok see below

for the gearbox make sure the thermostat is ok as the top overdrive gear only comes in when the box is at working temperature.

if in doubt - if you look at the top of the thermostat housing there should be two plugs, on mine the nearest plug to the rad is the heat sensor to the gear box, it work as an earth if you "short" the plug ( put a short piece of wire between the two connectors) the gear box should go into top gear cold. that way at least you know that it exists and that a sensor or thermostat could be the problem. just a test though i would not drive it like it even though the auto gearbox place i went to reckons in our reasonably mild climate it would not do any damage.

oh and if the first plug u try has no effect try the other one as there is apparently no rhyme or reason as to which one is which.

Also these boxes are a bit jerky when cold as Briggie says just ease of the loud pedal
good luck with MOT.

paulp

[Timo_k]

Cheers for all the tips, what are the tyre pressures meant to be ? on standard tyres 235's

[zippy656]

http://bebrs.pie-dabas.net/Webs/Terrano/R20/fwd.pdf

take a look here, might have the tyre info

[(RIP) PLANK]

Originally Posted by Timo_k

Cheers for all the tips, what are the tyre pressures meant to be ? on standard tyres 235's

when i had one with 235/15 s i used to run 28psi all round, in fact on the 16's i have now i still run 28 psi all round

[barry23]

hello guys ,,never new there was a form for the terrano dont av one at the monment sold mine 2 years ago miss it alot been looking at one but needs a clucth iv dunn lots of clucthes never dunn one a terrano esay job or not ????????????

[barry23]

Originally Posted by barry23

hello guys ,,never new there was a form for the terrano dont av one at the monment sold mine 2 years ago miss it alot been looking at one but needs a clucth iv dunn lots of clucthes never dunn one a terrano esay job or not ????????????

my old terrano if it lets me http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/393/facebook074.jpg

i wouldnt fancy the gearbox out without a proper tranmission jack its bloody huge! maybe easier to engine out lol!

[Timo_k]

Update- the Mistral passed the MOT no problems, but it seems to be shifting through gears ok unitll it reaches 3000rpm and it doest seem to want to go past this, im going to check the oil now while its warm

[lacroupade]

Originally Posted by Timo_k

Update- the Mistral passed the MOT no problems, but it seems to be shifting through gears ok unitll it reaches 3000rpm and it doest seem to want to go past this, im going to check the oil now while its warm

The later auto boxes do sometimes have a problem with the sensor or whatever it is that lets it drop into top gear...sometimes related to running temperature as well.....it doesn't allow top gear until things have warmed up.

I'm assuming you are certain though that its not in top? If you havent got overdrive swicthed out, while I can't be specific about the Mistral as its an import, the T2/Maverick autos do 30mph/1000rpm in top....so at 3000rpm you'd be doing an indicated 90mph if all was right with the world

[pablo0874]

Originally Posted by slimlfc68

sound another scouser with a mistral am in bootle , where about r ya we could meet an moan together

great another scouser with a terrano alrite mate im from north wales but im a scouser with a terrano that came from manchester mmmm its a great vehicle though and since being a member here ive had plenty of help from everyone here its well worth the dosh for membership