The things we do for love...

Today has been a hell of a day looking after my Hijet, I replaced my diff gasket and my exhaust silencer, and ended up having a diff oil shower and a light dusting of rust and filth from my old exhaust. What tales of suffering and woe have you guys endured for your Hijets?

Mainly bruised and bloody knuckles from a serial head gasket addiction

Can you do the head gasket without removing the engine?

HighlyJetted wrote:Can you do the head gasket without removing the engine?

Of course I can best time yet is 4 hours from start to finish don't even have to remove the throttle body.

Considering I've had my 1995 Hijet since it was 6 months old (is that approaching a record?), I'd have to say the worst was replacing a core plug in cold weather - when I wasn't sure the replacement (from an engine reconditioner) was the right size. Still love driving it though and hope to keep it going until it becomes a classic - and then keep it going!

PFM wrote:Considering I've had my 1995 Hijet since it was 6 months old (is that approaching a record?)

I bet it is!

HighlyJetted wrote:

PFM wrote:Considering I've had my 1995 Hijet since it was 6 months old (is that approaching a record?)

I bet it is!

Agreed, thats a long time with one vehicle, let alone a van,

Today i've been working on the Hijet braking system and the Audi braking system both the same age of vehicle. The Hijet was a manor chore but mainly a pleasure, the audi was a complete arse hole with pretty much everything seized rock solid.