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I had very good results with them in the late 80's and early 90's. It was also much easier to use than any other tuning device at that time. I was never a trained mechanic. Just a young novice petrol-head. It was just based upon a subjective opinion of the flame colour... whitey-blue, orangey-yellow...

I think it is time to break out the camera and get a few photos of all the obvious bits.

Distributor and vacuum unit.
ECU
TCi Unit.
Pretty much the whole area around the coil.

Probably worth looking for perished vacuum pipes as well.

Sadly all my vehicles are old, and I have yet to see that particular Disney feature for myself. Especially on the van - I cannot think how many studs I have sheared, drilled and tapped, with the odd helicoil thread repair thrown in for good measure. Tired 40 year old nuts, bolts and studs are totall...

Have a look at the edge of the circuit board on your warning light. All the tracks are labelled. https://i.postimg.cc/MG0vJyKh/20220909-235558.jpg If you closely at the tips of the tracks you will see on this particular unit... 15 - Ignition Live (black) HB - handbrake (grey / green) F - fluid (flui...

Generic colours are - Red - Battery Live (30) Black - Ignition Live (15) Brown - Ground / Chassis (31) Grey / Green - Handbrake (HB) Blue / Brown - Brake Fluid (FL) Assuming you have the correct warning light as there are multiple versions 3 pin and 5 pin... (some 5 pins are for seat belt warnings o...

I am not a diesel expert, but my generic motoring knowledge would suspect a badly seated seal or gasket. Or at worst, an old seal or gasket has been re-used. I would be tempted to check that all securing bolts have been nipped-up properly. But don't go swinging on them to tighten them up, for obviou...

This is the late fuse box...



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This is the early fuse box.

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How to fix if you cannot get the grey-green to provide 12 volts to the number plate lights. Early van - put a fresh wire between the grey-red wire in connector T7- pin 6 and the grey-green of the number plate light loom. As the "other" lights all worked, the grey-red for the right tail lig...

The only thought I have is a dirty or tired coolant shortage sensor... Or a shortage indicator module playing up. But as said already, if it behaves well, and doesn't sneak past the 3/4 mark, then I would not worry. The gauge is just a guide, not an exact reading of the true engine temperature. It i...

I had a good think about this... Firstly, your signature mentions a 1984 van, so this made me think of the early torpedo style fuse box. That would have been a grey-red wire from fuse 2 to the rear of the van. It is only at the rear of the van, that the grey-red splits off into two... grey-red for r...

You may as well be talking in some strange alien tongue - :shock: I love these 'outside the box' installations, I have done a few myself in my time, but this is all rocket science to me. - :oops: Very very impressive, but way beyond the capacity of my aging old grey cells. Following with great inter...

Proper brush-on Evo stick.

None of that low odour junk.
It just does not work.
And spray-on stuff just does not hold after a while.

There is something to be said for those old chemicals.
Yes they rotted your brain out, but bye eck they worked a treat.

Agreed - mainly the tinwear. You could remove, rust-treat, paint with high temperature paint and refit. It also looks like the top coolant pipe is pretty corroded (pictures don't usually differentiate between mild surface rust or deep pitting,. It is the pipe that goes between the water pump and the...

A bit obvious, but beware of getting burnt when draining the warm / hot oil.

My Hella H4 headlamps lenses were bonded onto the bowls with a grey sealant.
But I am not convinced that it is adequate when it gets warm.
One lens had slipped out of position in storage.

I would have used Sikaflex as I have found that goo much more secure.