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i will give it a go.

i didnt buy a new battery for the van, i nicked the high power battery that was on my car. i wasnt gonna give halfrauds another £70 of my money.. they have had £210 in new batterys off me in the past few years. its good advice about checking the components first. will this do the trick? http://cgi.e...

my van sucked the new battery dry and broke down again.. luckily i charged the old battery and left it in the van just in case, so i was able to swap them over and it started up fine.

it must be the alternator.. where is the best place to get a new alternator?

hey guys... again thanks for all the help.

i have stuck an new battery in and its been fine so far..

if i call the AA out will they be able to test the alternator/battery etc with a metre, and tell me exactly whats fooked?

well, i got back to the car and cleaned the dizzy/rotor and it started.. but about a mile down the road it conked out again... lucky my dad was following in his van and jump started me, but another half mile it did it again.. so i got a tow home.. i think i'm gonna try a new battery, as the alternat...

cheers guys gonna give it a go later.

it just puzzled me that i was going along fine and it just died like that. especially because it started up fine ten minutes before.

my van broke down today. its been as good as gold since i had it moted two weeks ago. It has started first turn every time i have used it. i was driving along this morning, i had just put some petrol in it, and about a mile up the road the lights went dim, the guages stopped working and it lost all ...

well, the van passed its mot and emissions test, by the skin of its teeth. it runs o.k. but def needs a carb rebuild in the near future.

thanks for all the help and info.

Matt.

thanks for all your replys guys, all very helpful. i will find out at 2pm today if it has passed at the second try.. if it has, it will still need sorting for next time. gasure sounds great, but its a bit far for me. gower and lee in watford still do a postal service and have quoted me £134 excludin...

thanks, that would have been perfect, but its 4 hours from me. if the van manages to pass its retest today, i can make it down to chester to get them done, but if it fails the emision test, then i'm stuck as i wont be able to get it there. does anyone know of anyone who refurbs carbs closer to kent/...

o.k.

would the carb be responsible for the emissions mot failure, or is the mechanic pulling my chain and trying to make a quick buck?

and is it an easy job refurbing the carb with the kit?

thanks.

hi guys. i have had my van in for a bit of welding and mot. it is to the point where everything has been sorted except the emmissions are too high to pass, the mechanic has suggested a new carb.. but he has said they are £450 from the main dealer, and i'm not paying that.. is there anywhere that sel...

as everyone says buy on bodywork.. but if the price is right just go for it , as welding isnt that expensive.. and roller painting is cheap as cheeps. mine had a few big holes.. but they are all sorted now except paint. [IMG:480:640]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/jspecwoody/DSCF0013.jpg[/img...

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just found this. its cheaper.