Club 80-90 Forums

Hi, Van has been off the road for a year or so and I have been working on it to get it ready for MOT, starts and runs fine then when choke goes in it dies, starts again but wont tickover unless Im blipping the throttle. Have checked the solenoid and that's ok, Vacuum hoses are ok Have sprayed carb c...

Got a 2.1 watwecooled engine, had to take the heads off to get exhaust connection helicoiled. Engine now back in but does not seem to have any compression! Cannot see anything missing or alarming, Fuel is going in, electrics are ok, but seems to be making a whoosh noice when trying the ignition

Hi all, I hve fitted my new 2.1 watercooled engine, and had to get it in in a rush as we had tickets to a festival, but now we are back I need to sort out the exhaust, nearly all the bolts had snapped, 6 out of 8 I think, 5 out of the 6 have been drilled out ( not sure if thread has been damaged) an...

I have checked the wiring and that is collect, so it's not that causing the issue. So if it's possibly an air leak, there are 2 new gaskets on the manifold and I've changes the breather pipe poses to new ones. I did but the old o ring gasket back on the carb to manifold connection, but have ordered ...

It does run with extra revs, but not on idle. Adjusted the idle screw but it ran at Hogh revs, but we think that was then running off main jets and not on idle circuit. As far as I am aware the wires are in the right place, I can hear clicking in the idle cut off when ignition in, would it do this i...

Hi all, I've just replaces my broken 1.9 engine with a 2.1 (watercooled petrol pre 85 engine) We cannot get the engine to run on idle. When the choke is on it runs, when comes off the choke to normal idle it dies. Soleniod works, new vacuum hoses, idle jet looks clean. We are at a loss Any ideas????

Thanks guys, will take the wheel back off at the weekend and have a look at that too.

Cheers, Emma

It's the five holes in the drum

Have took the drum off, and does not seem to be any other issues on first inspection

Hi I am hoping someone can help. I brought a 1986 T25 two weeks ago, on Monday a loud banging nice was coming from one of the back wheels. I have been told the wheels on the van are BBS alloy wheels We look the wheel off and found that there where no 11 mil screws on the drum as the wheels sit flush...