Club 80-90 Forums

thanks for all your helpful replies. Probably going to cheat and get the garage to sort it after all. Boo I hear you say, sometimes there just isn't the time...

Ello, My clutch slave cylinder dumped its load the other day all over the road, whilst parked. I had to drive the beast so topped up the reservoir, and it held most of it. Sent it off to the garriage for the MOT with the plan to get the slave cylinder fixed at the same time. They couldn't do it then...

thanks emma - might give it a go after all

Anybody know of a good panel/body welder in the sussex area? Time to get those wheel arches and sills sorted. Also anybody ever taken off or unhinged a viking spacemaker roof? got to get at the rust around where some idiot used non-steel hinges, which have rusted away and taken the surrounding areas...

Hello to all, if your starter solonoid clicks but the beast doesn't turn over, and you are sure that its getting enough juice, does it more than likely mean the starter needs replacing or could it be just the bushes? I was told that this could be the solonoid (and from what I understand you cant get...

ahh, also, just charged the battery indoors, it read 13.5 prior to putting back in the van. Started first time and its reading a voltage of 14+ v during idle tick over, so I guesss it's nothing to do with the alternator.

Hello, Can anybody suggest what voltage I should be measureing accross the battery during cranking (81' 2.0 A/C)? It seems to drop to below 10V (sometimes 9V). Would this indiacte a dead battery? The starter wont turn over at anything under about 12.5 - 12.6 V - is this normal? Furthmore, I had to r...

thanks all for info. the thing is this all started happening after getting the proper electronic ignition dizzy put in. It wasn't doing it on the old 009 but just started really badly. So now it starts brilliantly. The plugs are clean ( they are the standard plugs for this engine as specified for pe...

Anybody know what might cause this - Engine runs fine from cold on gas, heats up to about 85-90 degrees C, then starts stuttering, no full power with throttle open when accelerating - fine when in fourth and crusing but just loses power under acceleration. Its like its missing a few strokes of the e...

anybody know where I can find a replacement throttle return spring for a 2.0 Aircooled CU engine? tried, justkampers, megabug, volksheaven, vw. throttle cable just gets caught on the front of the engine bay as it goes through the hole and the old spring has lost its springyness. any help gratefully ...

well well, new dizzy in there, new coil, old hall effect unit and now it starts on gas, cold!! (Not instantly, but its working and its been quite chilly lately.) aven't put a drop of petrol in the engine since. Got Pete (gasure) to tune it and it purrs just as good and as powerful as on petrol. Happ...

I've set my chokes to fully open peramnently - still the same problem. Other things that might be causing it - 1.I've got a horrible 009 distributor, 2. the points might need replacing. Other symptoms, its popping and backfiring a bit more than usual when cold (maybe the weather again or one of the ...

I've read a few posts which mention the problem i've got but still cant get rid of it - LPG on a 2.0 CU engine cold starting -Tried the following: Ignition to first until light goes out then start under full throttle, opening throttle during light on (gas being pumped) then trying to start, adjustin...

cheers guys for your help - fritz thats brilliant.

Very helpful lot you are! ta

Robin

No worries Fritz, as and when you can - thanks for your help

Robin