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John - same fear as I have!!! Honestly though if it's the same as mine, there's 3 screws to take out on the round black cover on the carb that comes from the air filter then all you really need is the WD40 and some carb cleaner or compressed air. I fear any further than that in case gaskets and othe...

kevtherev wrote:That picture is from a pierburg fitted in a golf

Aaaah! Cheers Kev!

Kev - thanks for the pics there. Just out of interest really which carb is it - obviously a Pierburg but 2E3/2E4? I ask because it looks slightly different to my Pierburg carb so mine must be the other? Also, if it helps John, the lever which I refered to in my post which seems to be part of the mec...

Hi John

Mine's been having exactly the same problem recently.

This is the thread to my tech post and how it seems to be resolved for now. Hope it helps https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=94151" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Just a mini update. Yesterday, having spent a lot of time puzzling over the Haynes and trying to relate the diagrams to what I'm actually seeing in my vehicle (and failing!) I took the plunge and had a blind fiddle with the carb and choke guided loosely by a colleague who has also previously owned a...

Right just back from starting her with the help of a power pack! Had her running for a good 30 odd minutes. Revved her up from time to time, took her for a little drive around the block - didn't want to go too far in case she conked again. Apart from being a bit stuttery when cold, tick over to my n...

Thank you very much Nick, will check that too. Just got back from attempting to have a look at mine. A friend at work had suggested I also perform a check to see if the breather hose is blocked - said to run it til it stalls then take the petrol cap off. If I hear a hissing noise it means the hose i...

So the engine will not idle when warm and only idles when cold. did this suddenly happen? Yeah - fine until the engine has warmed up. Yeah suddenly happened. I'm guessing time between starting and first cut out would have been about 15 minutes, driving without coming to any stops with a maximum spe...

Thanks Kev Yeah restart and move all is good. No idling though whilst still warm. Had to leave her cool for a bit to have that luxury! But what I meant by tick over sounding fine was more that even with foot off the accelearator there was no audible slow down in the revs or other change in the sound...

Hi Guys, I'm ever indebted to all those who patiently reply to my posts! So thanks in advance. I took my girl out for a bit of a run today. All was going very very well to the point that when I was actually thinking she was going very very well she decided to cut out as I approached a set of red tra...

Hi dubwright! I have the same type of van as you, haven't owned it for long and like you am a complete novice! Am trying to learn too! Am finding the wiki on here very useful and I've also been buying the volksworld camper and bus magazine for the last couple of months to try to educate myself! From...

I bought a second hand tank thinking i needed to replace it becuase i could also smell fuel and leaked fuel when i went over half. Turns out i just needed one of these for 4 quid.... http://www.ekmpowershop16.com/ekmps/shops/wagonbuildltd/y-piece-pipe-connector-top-of-tank---left-or-right-593-p.asp...

Brill thanks guys!

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Hi I'm a new owner and am a complete novice on the mechanical side - please be gentle with me! I've recently discovered that my bus (a 1985 1.9 petrol) probably has the age old rotten fuel tank problem - petrol smell, and fuel over forecourt floor when I tried to fill her up! So, realising I need a ...