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When using a wrench or any tool around the battery be careful. You don’t want to start welding.

Sounds like the positive terminal on your battery where the alternator attaches the should be a fuse too. Make sure everything is tight! If you can wiggle it by hand it’s not tight enough put a wrench on it.

Maybe take some pictures of the engine and post them. You might have missed something with the glow plugs or earth strap when putting the head back together.

There's a fuse attached to the top of the red battery terminal. If your alternator is shorted that will blow. Try disconnecting the alternator plug and wire and replacing the fuse. Then drive it to a spot that you can get the alternator rebuilt at since your in San Francisco.

I read on the bc4x4 forum that changing the air filter caused the reading to go from 50 to 16 in the opacity test.

Fuel filter? Don't think that will help you. Maybe try running low sulfur diesel if your not already.

Make sure you blow the black smoke out before they do. If they blow it out it's bound to fail. What I use to do is take it on a highway and step on it to blow the black smoke out. Don't rev it pass 3000 as that's not good for the engine but I guess a little past is ok for a short amount of time. Als...

The back cover comes off the tailgate easy. A couple of screws and some clips to get to the latch mechanism. It might be just the latch need to be pride up but it sounds like it could be more than that.

I religiously keep my rpms below 3000 and have had my delica for over 10 years. Also I add stanadyne lubricity at every fill up because a fuel pump is expensive and low sulfur diesel will ruin it. Sorry got off track on the thread.

I think they were introduced in mid 1991. I had a 1991 that was early 91 and installed them myself. I bought them from a delica being parted out. The bottom attachment is easy it's the shoulder roof bolt that's a bit of a pain.

Nothing going on right now. I wound definitely check out Vancouver island and especially tofino if your coming in October. I'll be there in early September but the surf will be better in October. Also it seems like tofino is the delica capital of the world.

Anyone know where to get that plastic piece that covers the front screws on the gauge pod? Mine came off and went out the window on a turn.

When will you be in Vancouver?

Thanks Growlerbearnz! I will do this repair on the weekend.

Anyone know the p/n or where to get the lamp so my delica sign lights up on my l300? Right now it says DEL and ICA is dark.