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they cant really be wrong i suppose , its literally showing you how well the fuels burning, i expect plenty at car boot sales for peanuts 

Either an air lock or a stuck closed thermostat

can you hear the cooling fan ?

double check your plug leads are correct, then put all the old stuff back on, you may well have a faulty new part

While I have your expert attention... My van has always started first time, even after standing unused for 6 months or more, but recently it took several tries after standing for just 3 weeks. One of the articles I read said that a hole in the leak off pipe can allow air in and cause the fuel syste...

burnzdog wrote: ↑07 Apr 2024, 21:09 Aidan was talking about the ignition tci?

Oh yeah , it’s one or the other , I’ve not had a TCI fail but quite a few distributor hall senders

burnzdog wrote: ↑07 Apr 2024, 20:57 Replace the whole distributor you mean? Do you know what exactly fails with the distributor to cause this issue?

You can buy the internals as Aiden says

burnzdog wrote: ↑07 Apr 2024, 17:49 Why do think distributor? And specifically what part of it do you think is failing?

Yes they are a part that fails with the symptoms you mentioned, slowly getting worse with misfire as it gets warmer

You can buy the distributor module and swap it

I would say probably a leak off
Pipe, generally easy to trim and
Refit , pretty sure they won’t let you on the ferry with a fuel leak

I would strongly suspect the distributor

check the water isnt just condensation, its pretty rare for water to run out of the exhaust 

I wonder if a ball joint has failed ? , are you in the AA RAC ?

T3luestar wrote: ↑27 Mar 2024, 13:22 WD40 not worth the effort, use a proper releasing fluid like PlusGas.

WD 40 Work’s fabulously

It's not a bad batch. Not faulty, just fake! Your reputable source has been buying from less reputable sources. Make sure you give them some grief about it, they've saved a few quid and your van could very well have gone on fire. Making fuel hose that doesn't fall apart after a few months is a trie...

I’ve used fuel injection hose for years from Halfords, partly because they are one of the few suppliers that have 5.6mm in stock , I’ve never had an issue with it