Am i right in thinking if when you turn your ignition on and are met with the flashing lights this means your vac can is duff ? Or is it not as simple as that ?

Also the front diff actuator rod is seized (which is probably also making the lights flash ) is there a way of unseizing it. I have tried mole grips but no joy.

cheers

Bart, if the light only flashes or acouple of seconds father start-up, then there is a very slight vac leak only, nothing to write home about.... You say the actuator is seized.... Have you disconnected the actuator from the axle to see if it's that or just that the gears were not aligned..there's a pin on the axle end of the actuator arm, fitted downwards from memory...

The light is flashing constantly from when i turn ignition on Lez. If i put it in 4wd it stops flashing and lights up as it should. Is the pin on the actual arm of the actuator ? there is a small metal sheaf about 3/4 of the way along the arm is this where the pin is.

I had this the weekend, when I turned on the ignition the green light would flash,once I started her up and put her in to 4 wheel drive it stayed on that's a good thing it means it is in four wheel drive when I took it out of 4 wheel drive the light would flash this means you have a small leak in one of the vac pipes,I bought some nice blue pipe from halfords a bit pricey mind you and changed as much of the pipe as I could get my hands on now I turn on ignition and start her up boom light goes out near enough straight away I would not go pulling the actuator arm until you have changed pipes

I have jumped the gun and bought 3 metres of pipe and i am going to start replacing. I am sure there is something up with the vac system as instead of the usual over boost associated with the l200 i have NO boost.

Good lad change pipes first and see what happens I was thinking all sorts my self, new vac pump new actuator new solinoid but in the end just a dodgy pipe I did clean all the contacts on solinniods as well and put plenty of grease on arm in side the rubber boot I was well happy when light was out so sometimes it can be a simple thing I am now flapping about other things the joys of owning a classic

Know what you mean... i was thinking vac can as the pump is only 3 month old or maybe the map sensor.......or maybe i should replace the vac pipes and at least that will rule out a split pipe.

Mine had been flashing for ages until last week when I changed vac pipes (red)

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The light is flashing constantly from when i turn ignition on Lez. If i put it in 4wd it stops flashing and lights up as it should. Is the pin on the actual arm of the actuator ? there is a small metal sheaf about 3/4 of the way along the arm is this where the pin is.

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Oh be careful pulling the pipes from actuator the ends are plastic (New shape)

Be careful if its a classic there rusty

CHEERS..Is 3 metres of pipe enough to do the lot ?

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The light is flashing constantly from when i turn ignition on Lez. If i put it in 4wd it stops flashing and lights up as it should. Is the pin on the actual arm of the actuator ? there is a small metal sheaf about 3/4 of the way along the arm is this where the pin is.

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Was enough for what I could reach

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Be careful if its a classic there rusty

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Yep every bolt or screw that I taken of or undone underneath has been rusty as hell in fact before I do any thing now I give it a good dousing in wd40 at least a week before I start

In fact I have used the grinder a lot on this old girl

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The light is flashing constantly from when i turn ignition on Lez. If i put it in 4wd it stops flashing and lights up as it should. Is the pin on the actual arm of the actuator ? there is a small metal sheaf about 3/4 of the way along the arm is this where the pin is.

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Yes mate, but if you have a lack of vacuum it'll do the same, can you get access to a vac guage or would ya like to borrow one, I can ship it out to you on sat, just cover the postage..Use it for as long as you need it..
there is a rubber vac pipe that connects to a thin steel pipe running across to the drivers side of the bulkhead... take the rubber off , with the engine running and see if there is and 'suck' on the pipe .. wet your finger and stick it on the end, you will feel it if it's there..

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i may take you up on that offer Lez but first i will try the sticky finger trick (ooo errr missus )

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Do you know what the other pipe is coming out of the vac pump lez ? it looks like a small vac pipe but there is nowt on it ? I have the one that goes to the metal pipe behing the head and then this other one.

That other one should have a little rubber 'mushroom' cap on it, I do hope this is not just open to the air, if it is then we've found ya problem...

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That other one should have a little rubber 'mushroom' cap on it, I do hope this is not just open to the air, if it is then we've found ya problem...

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sick a bolt in it or double it over and cable tie tite

[quote=123hotchef|p223149]sick a bolt in it or double it over and cable tie tite[/quotee

A bolt wouldn't work as it is about 2 mm hole ! and it is a metal pipe so cable ties are not gonna do it.

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That other one should have a little rubber 'mushroom' cap on it, I do hope this is not just open to the air, if it is then we've found ya problem...

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It has nowt on it Lez.....

What do i need to do ?

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