Club 80-90 Forums

If you are anywhere boats and boat people there will likely be someone who can help. 

Might be sacrilege but has anyone experience of using panel adhesives in place of welding? 

Of course on non structural panels...

Don't forget that there are pop tops with solid sides. Best of both worlds.

Thanks all.

Now I come to think about it the brake fluid will be at least 6 years old.

The handbrake is part of the MOT but as I understand it handbrake balance isn't. I know, that doesn't seem to make a lot of sense...

Our camper has just passed the mot but with an advisory that the rear brakes are imbalanced, driver's side being the weaker. While it was on the rollers I asked him to check the balance of the handbrake (not in the MOT). This was fine. My thinking behind this being that if handbrake adjustment was f...

https://tarpaulinsdirect.co.uk/

Straightforward, cheap but don't last forever. Good for this sort of occasional thing

Lots of ideas here but a warning about those boat primer bulbs. Those that I have tried react badly to 'new' petrol and go quite hard before splitting when squeezed really hard.

Thanks for that, it all seems a bit complicated though and I still don't understand what is causing the problem.

Surely they didn't have this problem when new?

So...can I keep the mechanical pump for running and install a small in line pump for 'priming'? Can the mechanical pump pull or push fuel through an electric pump when it is not running? Where would it be best to install the electrical one? Near tank or near carb? How would I know when it has done i...

It takes 40 seconds to start if left for a few weeks. Our 1.9DG has always had a problem. In normal use starting is absolutely fine but leave the van for a couple of weeks and it will take around 40 seconds of churning to get the fuel back up to the carb, then it starts instantly and runs well. I do...

Don't put a cover on the van unless it is nice and dry. Obvious really but you want to keep moisture out rather than in!

Thanks, will give it a go.

Have found a US company that apparently does kits but know nothing about them.

https://www.sunroofsource.com/

OldiebutGoodie has confirmed that Webasto no longer make aftermarket sunroof kits.  Is there anyone still in this business? Has anyone recently fitted a canvas sunroof to some sort of vehicle and if so, what was it? Many years ago I went into the old Citroen garage on Clapham Common and bought the w...

Oh Webasto, where are you now? I wanted to install one of their great fabric sunroofs in another vehicle but understand that manufacture or at least importing to the UK has stopped of all sunroofs has stopped.

Done!