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Thanks!
It makes me sad to think of selling it, because it'll be the end of an era.
I hope it finds a good new owner.

Fortunately, Dad's ST30 has almost no off-road use. Mostly long distance touring. There's no mud evident, no rust that I can see, no under body damage. Presumably the timing belt area will be...

...And they're considerably lighter as well. Particularly this one; it's original, the only bolt-on is that alloy bullbar.
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The carby has had a kit put in it at some stage - I can see the screws have been removed by someone in the past. Dad can't remember exactly when though.
The short fuel hose is ok, perhaps it was...

Thanks to this thread, and helpful posts from Mudnut and Dom, I've got Dad's ST30 Patrol running sweetly again.

The sensors inside the air cleaner control the warm air intake, and had been blocked...

I saw your advice on that vacuum cleaner trick, and did exactly that!
Still a bit of rubbish came out with the plugs... there was some oil or grease holding it in there I think.

Thanks Mudnut,

This RB30 is a bit new to me, having been in a diesel for so long.

I tested the pre-heat actuator, the mechanism operates ok. So, once the ball bearing is removed and the sensor...

Thank you all for this very useful thread on the RB30S.
My personal vehicle is a TD42, however I've inherited Dad's ST30, which is pretty much in original factory condition.
Right now I'm in the...