Just Bought Motorhome Yesterday (1 Viewer)

[Minxy]

@MinxyGirl ..... won't have an engine light on that one , too old...

Eh? I didn't mention an engine light ...

 

[Deleted34567]

Eh? I didn't mention an engine light ...

Too right,
I should have gone to specsavers ... LOL

 

[wizzer59]

Hi and welcome guys

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[Brian and Jo]

hi there and welcome to MHF
Brian & Jo

 

[injebreck99]

Welcome, go to a Wilco motorists store if you have one, buy some "Diesel Magic", around £5, put all the bottle in when fuel level is low, give it a good run , 5-10 miles at a fast pace, keep the revs up more than you wood normally, that will clear out the injectors etc, worked well in my old Talbot Express 2.5D.

 

[Ali n Tim]

Hello from Kent

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[StitchesnFluff]

Hi, enjoy travelling

 

[John69]

Hi Guys,
Thanks again for replying so quickly. I think the turbo is ok as I have had her to nearly 80 mph but had to slow down for traffic, it just sometimes under pressure feels hesitant I think the other owner didn't do any mileage in it 250miles in a year and its been started occasionally in his drive which may cause excessive carbon deposits in the combustion chambers. I could be wrong I normally am lol but that's what my gut is telling me, and I think maybe the engine battery might not be good or starter motor getting hot because I think I might have an exhaust leak, get slight smell of exhaust on start up. Because starter motor doesn't turn over engine when hot so could be hot exhaust gases making starter hot im gonna be investigating this week.
Thanks for all the technical info and suggestions. I will check out the pipe work minxygirl thanks for drawing my attention to that the fuel filter unit looks nice and shiny and new so don't think its that. I will try out the diesel magic injebreck99 thanksfor that and I will change oil and oil filter and air filter, andtake it from there. Thanks again for your help and suggestions. All the best, John69.

 

[John69]

Hi Jonkil didn't realise you had to pay a tenner to join the forum when I joined I wasn't asked otherwise I would have paid where do I pay?

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[Deleted34567]

Hi Jonkil didn't realise you had to pay a tenner to join the forum when I joined I wasn't asked otherwise I would have paid where do I pay?

Subscription link at top of page.
Guarantee, you will get your tenners worth many times over.
Excellent well run forum.

 

[chrisboyo]

Hi and welcome to funsters
I had a Talbot based camper van some years ago and that had a very floppy gear lever
I got a kit off ebay to cure the problem, not expensive and worked a treat

 

[gloworm]

Hi & Welcome To The Fun

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[John69]

Its not to bad now it was the gear linkage had come apart I put it back to gether and ive just changed the gear oil but I will keep that in mid thanks chrisboyo. Do you know where the thermostat is located on the Talbot express 2.5 td ? Any info is appreciated thanks guys. Hi gloworm and thankyou

 

[Old Soldier]

Morning and welcome from Somerset. Hope you get your problems sorted soon.

 

[parknride]

Hope you get things sorted then you can really have fun

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[MicknMew]

Hi John & Linda and floppy gear lever that sounds painful hope all the little niggles will soon be sorted out happy MH . Mew & Mick

 

[irnbru]

 

[John69]

and ive got an exhaust leak up where I think it joins the turbo that will account for some power loss another niggle to sort out didn't notice it when I bought it im just to trusting nevermind all part of the fun.....If i keep telling myself long enough I might start to believe that lol. Thanks guys for the moral support and welcomes anyone know where thermostat is ? Thanks.

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[lauren/luke]

hi everyone I once had a van and the whole knob come out same thing the linkage must have had floppy knob syndrome soon fixed with a decent bolt

 

[John69]

Theres a lot of people on here with floppy knobs

 

[scousebird]

Hello

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[John69]

Hiya scousebird

 

[CWH]

Hello, welcome to FUN

Do you know where the thermostat is located on the Talbot express 2.5 td ?

Might be worth a separate thread to ask this @John69

 

[John69]

whys that then

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[CWH]

whys that then

... because somebody with the answer might not read "Introduce Yourself" threads

 

[John69]

oh I see I wonder why no one answered my question I thought you was all rude...Or you didn't know but now I know thankyou

 

[CWH]

oh I see I wonder why no one answered my question I thought you was all rude...Or you didn't know but now I know thankyou

oh you'll get some rude answers but all in FUN
if you start a new thread & call it "Talbot express 2.5 td thermostat" or something similar I'm sure you'll get lots of good info as well as jokes & banter
(of course some of us - like me - DON'T know the answer!)

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[John69]

OK thanks CWH I will remember that cheers

 

[linesman]

• Hi and welcome from Cumbria.

 

[Peter JohnsCross MH]

Hi John and Linda,

Welcome to Fun and the world of motorhomes, if you get stuck, always welcome to come to us, we are on the A21 just past Robertsbridge

Peter

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