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Hi Steve I wondered what happened with your 917. Blimey you must be brave driving at 110km/hr! I managed to get mine up to 100 once and once was enough... I'm in the process of converting the 366A into a LA (i.e. adding an intercooler, new manifold and pipe work) but the problem is setting the...

Horses for courses...... I couldn't agree with the previous poster more. It all depends on where you're taking the truck and how much time you're going to spend in it. I spent 4 months in W Africa in my Merc 917 AF which has a 7 metre box and a 9 metre overall length. As a living space it was...

It may be a mechanical problem as Haven suggested but the symptoms sound to me more like a fault with one of the many sensors (probably the boost sensor) feeding your engine management computer. I ssume from your description of 'limp' mode that there are electronics controlling your engine. If...

Hi Mike Overall height of the truck is 3.65 Metres, width 2.5M and overall length about 9 Metres. The box is 7 metres long. The box is too big really; in fact the whole truck is too long and if I were starting from new I'd limit the overall length to 7 metres Max. If you're going to mount...

Hi Mike Yes we have the same truck. You can see pictures of mine here http://picasaweb.google.com/Bridget.Quintin (as well as piccies of a trip we did to W Africa). I've done lots to the vehicle-bigger tyres (365/85 R20 Continental MPT-with a 110 Km/H rating), 'fast' axles, rebuilt...

Thanks Charlie. Much appreciated. Q

Oil cooled Pistons? Hi all. First post after a while lurking...... I've had a 917 AF for about 5 years now and reckon I now know a fair bit about these trucks but the oil-cooled pistons point is new to me. The reason I'm interested is that at 9 tons GVW the truck is pretty under powered and...

Amber fog lights Years ago I broke a Hella white fog oblong lamp (a truck sized one) in France and had to get a replacement. In France then all lamps had to be amber though this hasn't been so for 10+ years so I ended up having to buy a pair of amber lamps. I have to say that these lamps were...