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well, at least your gearbox isn't out sitting on a work bench

that sounds similar to the problem I had. I pretty much changed everything and lastly the Distributor. Have you checked for any electrical leaks? you may see them by looking at the engine in the dark with the engine running. You could have a cracked distributor cap or dodgy ignition leads.

Blimey that looks neat. Are you intending to cook a fry up on that? lol Just what I would love to do with my engine!

I had a similar problem and it was the Hall Sender in the Distributor.
Can you tell if it's electrical or mechanical/Fuel problem? If it's electrical, switching the engine off and on again might solve the problem temporarily. Then that might point to a dodgy distributor.

I've owned my van for 13 years now. Over the last 6 or 7 years I've had to spend a couple of hundred pounds a year repairing and replacing things, like the suspension parts and exhaust and earlier this year, I repainted the whole van with a roller using Cellulose for about £50.. bargain! I did take ...

Hello lovely T25 people, Just on the off chance, does anyone have this tool available to borrow for a Month? I am having problems with my second gearbox now, it is not going into reverse. The original one from my Van is in bits and most likely needs the 3rd gear hub but I cannot access the insides, ...

I don't need any advice on my personality thanks or my spelling. I just wanted some advice to help me fix my van.
Simple!

Are you lot always this rude to females or am I an idiot?

HUGE APOLOGIES!

anything else?

I will fix it sometime in the future, when I find out how to.

Don't worry about it guys! I have the info I need thanks to Aidan. (you will probably get in trouble now for providing useful information!)

I've already checked many things and found the voltage drop coming from the relay in the black box. The relay that triggers the Manifold Pre-Heater. Then I disconnected the Pre-Heater directly and that solved my problems. When I connect the Pre-Heater directly to a live, it makes a spark and voltage...

btw, I had to replace all of the Hydraulic Tappets and that seemed to resolve my engine woes. Amazing how much difference a new set of tappets make and they are not that difficult to replace or that expensive. My Push rod tube covers are holding up for now. Tip: DO NOT use synthetic engine oil think...

Hello, The voltage drops to below 8 volts and it is coming from the main cable. So far I have found it seems to be coming from the Manifold pre-heater pad that is screwed to the underneath of the manifold. When I connect a live to it, the voltage drops like crazy and there is a spark from the connec...

Or I suppose that relay could also supply power to other things, like the auto-choke possibly. So I will just disconnect the Pre-Heater only.