Club 80-90 Forums

Just done Sheffield to devon and back,636 miles 85.7 litres of petrol used working out to 33.74 to the gallon.Thats loaded up but at a steady 50 -55 mph.Thats ignoring the hour or so buggering about due to cacked up fuel filter

Thanks for the replies,only just got internet back on , had a poke round couldnt find anything untoward and as yet van is OK

1) Sheet metal is really sharp :cry: :cry: 2) My hands have gone soft from being in an office for too long 2) How T25 sills are constructed :lol: 3) Where my three cats s**t when they are outside :evil: :evil: :evil: 4) Small children can weld better than me :oops: At least when its done another va...

How common is it to get shoddy petrol nowadays? A few weeks ago straight after putting petrol in ( a couple of mins) the van started coughing and spluttering coming to a stop on the A38 going home.It would still fire up but it wouldnt continue running unless i pumped the throttle.After a few minutes...

Mine was like this when I got it,no matter how precise I was with the timing it ran like a pig.Wasnt till I checked the engine number and found someone had sneaked a DF in

Compression test: No 1 cylinder : 65 psi No 2 cylinder : 140 psi No 3 cylinder : 65 psi No 4 cylinder : 140 psi Something definately amiss there shouldnt be that much of a difference between cylinders I think 10% variation is about the rule. The engine is still under warranty from the engine builde...

I had a good poke around today and took the earth strap off the gearbox nose and gave it all a good clean up with a wire brush. Strap itself looked in decent condition and now has nice shiny copper ends. I cleaned up the chassis too and reinstalled - covering the lot in Vaseline. It does seem to be...

Similar thread here https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=64288" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I put the normal black rubber filler in mine using the diamond putter in thingy :lol: OK its a tenner for something you will probably only use for half an hour during the rest of your life but its worth a tenner to save the grief(and the screwdriver stabbed fingers) I got mine from http://www.sealsd...

naskeet wrote:That seems a LOT of things, on which to fail an MOT inspection!

Hmmm I didnt think it was bad for a twenty odd year old van that had been stood 5 years

Thanks mate,will have another peek at it at the weekend. (work all week )

Yep changed it when I changed the starter.And it will start with a shove

load reduction relay

Wheres that live? When I say you can hear the solenoid it is only just audible not a healthy clicking like when you have a flat battery

ewenmaclean wrote:Hello,

have you checked the earth straps on the nose of the gearbox and the one in the engine bay ?

Yes both have been replaced with new. Like I said I`m at a bit of a loss as I`m running out of things to swap

Back end of last year the starter on the van finally gave in so I replaced it with a new one from GSF,round about the same time I changed the battery (also for a new one) as well as a new ignition switch.Even with all this starting was what can only be described as iffy. After not being used for a c...

Hi, just a quick one. Does anypne know where to get hold of the correct set of ignition leads to fit 1.9 1990 engine? Have tried GSF, got them back and the coil lead is too short , and then went to euro carparts, and they sell the same ! Any ideas? Cheers. I had this problem with GSF the manager to...