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The external antennae on those make a real difference. Had one on an off grid narrowboat and it was like night and day, especially as you can mount it high up as well. The WiFi performance is better too like you say it's not a phone getting really hot - which is fine for a few devices but switching ...

Did change it in the end and definitely the right thing to do - petrol smell went, performance definitely better, and no cranking for 15 seconds after leaving the van for a day when the float chamber emptied out the leak too.

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I used it to earth the carb to

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Yes @maxstu that just occurred to me too! [emoji23] I've ordered the diaphragm from Brickwerks as part of the carb rebuild kit which seems sensible to carry in the running spares.

If it does need the new diaphragm can I do that in place or is it a carb off job?

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I noticed evidence of a slow leak around the accelerator pump on my pierburg 2e3 - it looks like it's been slowly weeping for a while. Is the pump diaphragm from brickwerks likely the thing I need to fix it? Sorry about the terrible picture! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250723/d8aa2b53a2cd3fe3...

Thanks all, this is the conclusion the garage and I came to as well - it's a worthy objective to try to avoid the problem of suddenly loosing all the coolant but it sounds like it's more likely that a flush & change of pipes would cause other leaks-in-waiting to show up. So we're going to do the...

Hi all, I've checked under my 1990 1.9DG to check the condition of the front to back cooling pipes as we're going on a longish trip next month. They look like original plastic ones. I thought they were rubber but I think that was just a layer of road crud on the underside  :shock: They feel like har...

I agree better have oil than worry too much about mixing them. I think regular changes are more than the exact type. Certainly in old canal boat engines we always used the mineral oil, but they were diesel.. for what it's worth I've settled in 10w40 semi synthetic from wherever, usually Wilco! Sent ...

And the ending of the story is that the pipe attach to the water pump was loose. Tightening up the bolts had cured the leak. Thank you for all the help, I feel much better prepared for a water pump change should it become necessary now!

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Looking at the pump and giving it a spin with the belt off it feels like there is little to no play and it spins freely without squeeling or making odd noises or feeling bumpy. On closer inspection, it looks like the leak may be coming from the large pipe connected to the left have side of the pump,...

So I read the wiki and it looks a bit involved... Should I be doing more diagnosis before diagnosing water pump? We are away visiting family in Wales so hoping to top it up and keep a very close eye on the levels hold to England but it's a bit scary [emoji15] Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk

I just noticed a puddle under the van why when I stopped and a line of drips down the road. I ran the engine up to temperature and saw a persistent drip from the bottom of the water pump housing. I'm guessing I need to replace the water pump? Is it hard?



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Great thank you!

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The paint looks very nice in the bonded panel. What did you use?

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Not sure if this is the same part but I had success tapping a new thread into the wiper spindle body and bolting the wiper on from the outside, as per https://www.gowesty.com/tech-article-details.php?id=145" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Don't know if that's the same thing,...