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by Glen
Thu Sep 05, 2013 5:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3 tonne station wagon
Replies: 5
Views: 7073

Re: 3 tonne station wagon

The class 7 bit would be slightly iritating but actully as its a station wagon its probubly classed as an estate (ie a car) thus automaticly a class 4 regardless of weight which probubly isn't recorded on the V5C (thats the way all the station wagons I've seen and owned are). How a utility SW fits i...
by Glen
Wed Sep 04, 2013 2:17 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Viscous Fan Clutch - how stiff is yours?
Replies: 8
Views: 7068

Re: Viscous Fan Clutch - how stiff is yours?

I think they do need to be spinning to get a really meaningfull load from them. They also don't usally go fully locked or fully unlocked, but vary between say 80...20% slip. I noticed on my mates stage 1 its got quite a roar to it even when cold and you can feal it pulling a lot of air through the g...
by Glen
Wed Sep 04, 2013 2:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3 tonne station wagon
Replies: 5
Views: 7073

3 tonne station wagon

A mate has just bought a stage 1 station wagon. The VIN plate states the gross weight is 3020kg and the gross train weight is that plus 4000kg (which seems to be normal for a series). Only ever seen 2710kg on a 109 VIN plate before (not seen a 1 ton young enough to have a VIN plate) though the heavy...
by Glen
Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How Many Stage 1's Left on UK roads?
Replies: 8
Views: 8399

Re: How Many Stage 1's Left on UK roads?

Firstly, it doesn't say 63 "stage 1's" left, it says 63 109 V8 regulars (stage 1 is meaningless as its a nickname not the ofical model name). You can add to that the other listed 109 V8's being 9 Hicaps, 46 Station Wagons and 3 county station wagons bringing the total to 121 with another 1...