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Evening folks, If you're in the Derby/Notts area and don't mind someone measuring bits on your van could you contact me please. I'd like to come and measure up the heater control cable brackets that are on the rear chassis rails near the heater pods. Mine rotted off and I need to fabricate new ones ...

Howdy all, Does anyoe have or know where I can find the dimensions for the rear cross member that sits behind the rear valance? I'm in the middle of replacing the drip trays and the rear valance but my cross member is pretty rotten, I need to fabricate the 2 'wings' that go out from the chassis rail...

Hi All, I have realised today that my engine is a CT not a CU as stated on the reg...although I think the seller advertised it as a 1986 1.6 come to think of it. The van is 1983 and the odometer is just over 17K, which I assumed to be 117K, but now I'm not so sure. Do you think the engine could be ...

Thanks for the advice. Would it be legal to convert to lpg with this method, if I manage to find someone willing to do it?  Yes, technically not illegal, but won't comply with CoP11 guidelines, so can't be certified as such. Your insurance company may not like that, and you hit the nail with findin...

Very useful tip, many thanks! [emoji106]

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Where are people buying Rustoleum from nowadays? when I bought my last lot it was in 2009 and was from combicolor.co.uk which doesnt seem to exist any more.

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Anyone know what and who can supply decent alternatives for parts 6 and 7 on here? Pipe 7 on my bus is wrecked (age/weather and heat) but I'm not sure what folks are using as alternatives nowadays...

sounds like either the dizzy has been moved round 180* on it's shaft (common thing esp. after rebuilds) or the vac isnt working on the dizzy - have you checked all the vac hoses are connected to the right places, there are a few of them on a std setup

plug leads are all on/on the right way?

you 'can' do this with the engine in situ however it's a real pain in the jacksy.. you have to bend tinware and fight with the tinware seal etc... dropping the engine is the easiest way if you have the means todo so. I've just done this on my bus for cylinders 1-2.. that said I've managed to do most...

5 grand?! BLIMEY! you can get a recon elite engine for around 2K!

What exactly is up with the existing lump? the CT engine is very similar to a beetle/bay engine so the common spares are cheap and plentiful (heads/barrels/pistons etc)

how old are the plugs Kev? might be worth replacing em if the age is unknown or old....

what jet sizes are your brosal carbs using Peet?

petethefeet wrote: I can predict the answers you get from the others "get the original carbs rebuilt and re fit them, they were good enough for VW so they must be OK" or "Get a set of Delortos"

Yes - most people seem very vocal about carbs and many have specific opinions about them

Whatchas folks...


Anyone able to recommend or slate these carbs?...

http://www.justkampers.com/dual-brosol- ... choke.html

I've not seen them before and not heard owt about them... just wandered what people thought of them etc....