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A quick update on my leak.... got new rocker cover from JK, greased the cork as advised and fitted it. Didn't fit great, couldn't get the spring to sit properly in one of the grooves, but it was on tight, but leaked even worse. Looking at old and new together the new ones are not exactly the same pr...

I was putting the cork in naked. The new rocker cover arrived today, so will put it on tomorrow and grease the cork first 

Hi all, Along with looking for more advice I also have something that might help others for a change  :D . I'm just back from a planned month in France which ended up being a week stuck in Calais! School boy error that I didn't have spare rocker gaskets, but when they eventually arrived I couldn't s...

Hi all, Does anyone know the rules for having these certificates for historic vehicles? I've never had either and it's never been requested by insurers etc. Wondering if it's only for new vehicles with more complex installations. I have a minor issue with my Zig 6 (I think), when I plug it into the ...

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has the same pop top as me, the van used to have a 'CI' badge on it which is who I assume did the conversion. It's a spacious pop top but a little awkward to put up, so wondering if anyone has the same and has modified it to make it quicker to put up? Also wondering ...

Hiya, the handbrake cable was checked and adjusted and all seems good. Took it for a longer run today, couple of hours and seems much better, I can keep my fingers on drums, so thinking this is normal operating temp, although near side still feels a little hotter. Wheels move freely once stopped as ...

Thanks for the reply. The hoses were replaced today and took it for an hours test run. Hubs were both similar temperature, hot to touch, but could leave my fingers on them. Trouble now is I'm a little paranoid and wondering how hot normal operating temperature should be. I know there's a lot of vari...

Hi all, Wondering if anyone has experienced the following, it might be a little long winded...... So, preparing for a road trip after 2 years of sitting idle, everything seemed good, but put the van into my local VW specialist in Hastings for the once over, which included strip clean and adjust the ...

Hi all, I've got a 'CI' conversation which has solid panels which swing down from the top and up from the base of the pop top and I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to make it more user friendly. I've attached a photo of the roof elevated so you can see what I mean. It's a bit of a pain to p...

Not really having the time and space I had the regulator and float needle valves fitted on Thursday, set at 2.5 psi and the hot start problem would seem to be solved! Went for a 400 mile trip along the M4 and M3, incorporating a few stops for fuel and sustenance and started 1st time every time with ...

Just been looking at the Mapassi regulator you mentioned, is it a simple plug in to the fuel line between the pump and carbs? I'm guessing I'll need a gauge to measure the pressure as well. Thanks.

Thanks for all that info BD. I have a Pierberg electric fuel pump, just looked up the pressure range, it's 3.19-5.5psi! It's been on the van since I bought it in 2006! As for manifolds, again, this conversion was done before I bought it, so I've no idea which one's they are, I only bought new replac...

Morning all, I've been having a few carb related issues lately, (see this previous post https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=165925" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;), with the van being very hard to start when hot and then flooding and it's been getting stead...

I've tried all combinations when re-starting, no throttle, full on, wait for it to catch and gun it etc. It's the restart thing that is most annoying. I will check out the other thread and also look at the return to the tank, since replacing the tank is already on the list of jobs to do! Cheers