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I will take the filter out of the engine bay tonight. Is it just a case of 2 filters slowing the flow of petrol if I have 2. Why would a previous owner have 2 . I am just curious . I will also check all earths etc tonight. Thanks again for your help

The tank is 1/3rd full of bp petrol. I have 2 inline fuel filters. When the engine cuts out there is no delay ,no spluttering etc it just quitely cuts out. The only indication that it has cut out is the battery light being on, on the dash. Sometimes at low revs the oil pressure light flashes on. Oil...

Hi there thanks for your reply. I have replaced both of the fuel filters and when everything was drained i took the pump off and tried it manualy and it seemed to work. I have not measured the pushrod so will do this tomorrow. I am lead to believe it only has to be a couple of mm out to cause proble...

hi there all, i have a very annoying problem with my 1986 1.9 petrol van. When driving my van everything can be fine one minute , everything working perfectly then suddenly the van will start pulling back and power will come in fits and bursts. Then sometimes it will just cut out completely and wont...

can anyone recomend a product or method of repairing the seal between the hard top roof and gutter of my van . any help would be great. thanks

hi there can anyone please help with a confusing but possibly silly question. i am renewing the fuel lines on my 1986 1.9 watercooled van and have taken the fuel pump off. my question is the gasket under the fuel pump flange and the gasket under the fuel pump are different on my van however when try...

Thanks for that. Do you find the starter battery ok for running your lights and pump etc? I was under the impression a starter battery would drain very quickly and have a short life span.

cheers

hi there all can anyone recommend a leisure battery that will fit behind a passenger swivel seat. i have just fitted a swivel base to the seat and i knew it would not clear the battery we have at the moment but it looks like a battery about 170 - 175mm high to the terminals should work. can anyone g...

hi there i have just checked the flap and the gap at the highest point is 3mm but at the lowest point it is larger than 3mm. more like 5mm or so. do i need to adjust the flap?

i always depress the accelerator a couple of times then start the engine with the clutch in. Is this what you mean?

Thanks a lot i will take a look tomorrow. cheers

sorry to be ignorant but what is the pancake duct ?

Oh sorry its a 1986 watercooled 1.9l petrol. cheers

hi i am looking for a bit of advice regarding my van. Recently when starting for the first 5 minutes or so the engine runs really rough at idle speed. If i dont give it some accelerator it cuts out completely. When the engine is about to cut out the battery light flickers on. I have a brand new bosc...

i have fitted a 74 amh bosh battery and now starts first time everytime . thanks a lot for all your recommendations. cheers