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The 1017 finished in 89. As I suggested in an earlier post it cannot be 1993 Something is not quite right . I have also never heard of a 1017 with a 6 speed box . Warning bells are ringing with this one Neil

It is possible to retrofit cab AC if its a requirement. Neil

Ok. Firstly you sent me a message saying itv was 1993 . They definitely didn't make the 1017a in 1993. I think the last one of the line was early 1989. I would check the paperwork. Somethings not correct . Secondly, I have looked at literally hundreds of these and have never seen a 6 sp one...

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We might be in the same boat since Brexit. I will let you know Neil

Toby Just be aware that because you are over 3500kg there is a whole load of different rules for Toll roads. Some are pay as you go Some will require you to but a device that you put in the vehicle . Eg Austri with a GOBOX Some will require you to set up an app before you enter the country...

Never go back to those 5 places. I wish you a speedy recovery Neil

I have Seitz and the fly screens are dreadfully. I blocked up the vents and did all the tricks but in places like Brazil and Amazonia they delayed the insects by mere seconds. They simply get round the sides. My solution was to make additional fine mesh screens that have a magnetic ribbon...

My 1017 has a huge cable operated solenoid cut off . Its a Mercedes original part. It is about the size of a shoe box. All positive and all negative cables go through it and both are shut off. My chassis isn't ground. However, one small circuit remains live and this is the clock on the tacho...

Some good pointers, thanks Neil

As mentioned earlier, of course you can run it directly from the engine coolant, but there are good reasons why nearly every overland truck builder doesn't. But as I said to the original poster, this is a very minor point at is probably the least of his problems. Neil

On a previous thread, Joe stated he had to bleed that regularly. I think it where all the air ends up . Neil

Can an 1124 transfer case be transplanted in . Let me know if we can help from the UK Neil

We had the same issue my model, the 1017a was never sold commercially in South America , although the Chilean army had a few. However, after we capsized it on the Carretera Austral we limped into Kaufmans Mercedes in Coyhaique with a huge list of parts we needed including some specific 4x4...

It's a personal choice. All the big manufacturers of of overland trucks, mostly German or Swiss, will always add a hheat exchanger for the reasons above. The biggest reasons is to stop your highest radiator becoming your engines expansion tank and to keep the pressure in your cabin circuit...

Agreed, you definitely have your work cut out there. Neil

Hi, no it's not really a third loop. At the moment, from what I understand , your system is one continuous loop through the cabin heating and the engine block. You loop can be devided into two manually by closing some valves. This is not good practice as the dirty water from the engine block...

You are correct, they do not need to be separated by a heat exchanger. However, this is probably the only truck with a hydronic system that I have heard of that isn't. It's pretty standard to stop all the bits of metal and crud that circulates around a cast iron engine block being pushed...

It sounds like the cabin is losing heat at an alarming rate if you need to run the heating all night to maintain a livable tempreture. At minus 25 we only had to run our heating for about 45 mins. Then provided you didn't open the windows or doors it remained warm until the morning...

I have the NG. It shares a lot of parts and is very similar with the SK and the LN. I would think that to convert to discs you would need to swap in completely different axles . Can't see a conversion being easy Neil