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:nenau Came to leave work yesterday and the bxxxxxx would,nt start again, lucky that I was on a bit of a hill so I tried to bump start, rolled it forward just a few yards, didn't bump but started when I turned the key, anyhow got me home OK. Parked up turned ignition off then on again. NOTHING...

I was in the army at the time of the war,but due to being else were at the time I didn't get there anyhow the main reasoning for us going and give the Argis a good kicking was to tell the rest of the world including Argis that if you take anything of ours by force then you are in for a fight, at...

The snorkel makes it look a bit gay somehow :augie

Well lads said Id let you know the outcome just fitted new ignition switch and its back to full power, problem solved, I bet if I had done this last year it would have saved me the cost of a new starter motor and new battery anyhow got them now so thanx to all who helped with the diagnosis...

Got the next couple of days off and now able to order new ignition switch, the nearest new one is at Gordon Lamb. Chesterfield £38.93. I get it tomorrow so hopefully back on road by lunch time:clap

Kept the covers off and fiddled with the plug at the back and can get it to fire up so its now very very likeley it is the ignition switch im at work tonight so tomorrow Ill start looking for a new one. Ill be gutted if it doesnt work but I have faith. Thanx alot lads Ill let you know how we get...

I've just gone though some of the problems on our technical page and looks very likely its the ignition switch, other members have had exact same symptoms like starting but no power and four ways coming on etc. They say just buy the back plate and not the hole barrel. What exactly is the back...

Well just had cover off ignition switch couldn't see anything obvious put it back together and it started went for sort run came back will not start again. The symptoms are: starter does not turn engine over you just hear it try to engage the battery is new Bosh heavy duty. the starter is new...

Trouble at the mill again, truck wont start. Had new starter motor and battery. Goes OK for a while then out of the blue trouble. its like the starter is jammed, last time it happened the spots wouldn't work and the radio went dead. I belted the starter with wood and hammer and eventually it...

Just looked back at previous messages since we got the truck. Dinky was the last owner. We,ve spent a bit of money on her at various times but she is still going strong and ready for anything, especially the snow.:thumb2:clap

Care,t remember the blokes name, nice chap met him once just after we bought it. He is an old club regular with plenty of photos here on the club site. He upgraded to a later model and my wife bought it from the dealer he chopped it into.:thumb2

Watched to snow yesterday and really fancied a blast in it but we had a house full of visitors so became unlikely but as luck would have it I got a call from an old ex-army mate who invited me to a drink it Rotherham due to it being another old army mates birthday bash. So at about 8.30 last...

I'm ex armoured recce reg is :naughtyTUF

From what I've read and the stores I've heard Id give the 3.0 a miss seems to be a lot less reliable than the 2.7 One of the lads I used to work with got a 3.0 last year and had that much trouble and expense he got rid. Put him off Terrano,s for life.

I had my clutch replaced last year about this time by my local garage and they always try to do a good job at a reasonable price. It cost me £500.

There,s a big fun fair and stalls in Hyde Park at the moment,Winter Wonderland I think its called plenty to eat and drink from all nationalities and its free entry, looks good a night. and the German beer tastes great :thumb2

Cheers lads for all the advice, turns out its the starter so getting a new one tomorrow, its true what my dad used to say: Women and cars keep you poor. at this moment in time cars are just ahead. £160 starter motor. cheers.:thumb2

It started a couple of weeks ago, came to start truck and nothing, got Green Flag out he checked what he could and then we bump started it, no problem started straight away he thought it was starter motor or an earth. got it home booked it into my local garage in a couple of days time and left...

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Yep thanx, that was us on our way home after a great weekend. I saw you pass, should have give us a wave. :thumb2