Well Eric has found a part number for the offending piece. 1vj-21761-00. But I can't seem to find a place that sells them, so it looks like it might be a bodge job to keep it running and get and get one from Oli if he can get a 2nd hand one. Thanks again for the help Eric!!! and Oli too for the ...

Cheers for the replies everyone. Can you pm me your number Eric?, I can give you a call tomorrow, would love to see those reborn gems of yours in the flesh. I will let you know in the next couple of days Oli, thank you again everyone.

Will araldite be ok around hot oil? If so, then I have no qualms at all in gooping araldite around it to seal it up. As long as it isn't gonna leak or melt and drop goopy araldite crud in the oil then I am all for it. The thought had crossed my mind, but didn't think it would handle the temperature.

Cheers for looking Mezo, but that's not the right type
http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u396/Phattus/IMAG0136.jpg

This is the external oil tank cap not the internal engine oil cap.

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u396/Phattus/IMAG0142.jpg
as you can see in the 2nd pic, it's nice and ...

Hiya everybody, It's been a while since I popped onto ask something as the old beast has been lugging my fat arse round the place without a care in the world and hasn't missed a beat. But all good things come to an end, although it is only minor, it has stopped me enjoying the old girl for the ...

All good, it's the right seat, I found the same thing on my 3AJ and was told by these bunch of walking encyclopaedia's that it is indeed the correct seat.

Howdy everybody, just a quick question, is the headers for the 3aj the same as any xt600 model from the era? mine has developed a lovely split and the pipe seems a bit thin to mig weld it up, so before I go get another, I thought I better find out which ones to get, if there is any difference at all ...

nope, no work, stock as a rock. As far as i know anyway.

Hi Jaz, my old girl has 80 600 km on the clock and she still going strong, no knocks, rattles or unusual noises, and she still pulls harder than a teenager!!

Ok I finally got access to tools and removed the cable and its snapped inside. So after checking the parts fiche etc, I have to ask here, is the tacho cable listed at boats.net for the '88 xt600 the 1 I have to go for? or is it a different one. I cant find the corresponding parts numbers to be ...