by webbiesmechanical | Jun 29, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
A Mitsi Fuso, a regular customer, and a hard cold start A regular customer rolled their Mitsubishi Fuso into our Welshpool workshop the other day for its B service. While we were booking it in, he mentioned two things: a few lights out, and that the truck was hard to...
by webbiesmechanical | Jun 22, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
At first, it’s subtle. The temperature gauge sits a little higher than normal. Not overheating.Not boiling.Just… warmer. You tell yourself maybe it’s the weather.Maybe the load.Maybe the hills. But then the next day it does it again. And the day after that. That’s...
by webbiesmechanical | Jun 17, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
It’s the colder months, but that doesn’t mean you want your truck’s air conditioning blowing warm air. After all, you’re still spending long days in the cab. And there’s nothing worse than 10–12 hours behind the wheel with warm air...
by webbiesmechanical | Jun 15, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
You get a repair done and expect the problem to be over. That’s the whole point, right? So when this blue Volvo rolled into the workshop with fresh oil underneath it, the driver was understandably frustrated. “Got the front seal done last week,” he said.“Still...
by webbiesmechanical | Jun 8, 2026 | From the Workshop Floor
A tiny gap at the top of your engine. Get it wrong and the valves can drop into the piston. An overhead set is the job where we adjust the clearance — the valve lash — between the valves and the rockers at the top of your engine. Too much and you’ll hear...
