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Great, thanks for for pointing me in the right direction. It has bee running a bit rough the first minute after i start it lately. As if all cylinders does'nt fire properly but it has settled quite quickly so i have not given it much thought. Im guessing that was an early symptom?

I service the car my self, change oil each year. The spark plugs looks fine so have not changed them recently.

/marc

Hello all, After a month or so of reluctant starting the van won´t start at all. The starter runs fine and strong and I´ve measured the resistance of the starter coil and it it reads out ok. Disconnected a spark plug and it gives a nice bright spark. Loosened the bleed-bolt for the fuel (in the engi...

@82camper Do you have a link to the fitting guide? Can´t find it!

Ah! Great, ill try that. Thought I'd change the gearbox oil anyhow so ill start with that.

//marc

Hello all! We have an -85 with a 2.1l 112hp engine and have recently had problems with the car being very jumpy on low gears. This stops as soon as you disengage the clutch or shift into for example fourth or fifth gear. It´s hard to describe the problem but maybe some one has experienced the proble...

Something like this? Have had one in vector-format but lost it..

//marc

Thanks for your answers! I think ill give the linseed oil a go inside doors and on bare metal. Im also thinking of treating the exhaust system with thin layers of boiled linseed oil, as they get hot the protection should be something like the quenching process you described. Do think there's a risk ...

Greeting from sweden!

I've just bought a t3 caravelle from -86 in decent condition. Now to the question; I've heard that some use linseed oil to treat the inside of doors, underbody, etc against rust. Has anyone tried this?

Thanks for a great forum!

//marc