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Ok so got it running now , it used about 5 Ltd of petrol in about 15 minutes of running, smoking worse than me and as soon as the engine warm up and choke starts to disengage revs are going way high

Thank you all , sorted , the conrods got caught on the edge keeping the valves open on 2,3 and 4

https://i.imgur.com/nFupgHu.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/WgQJgcC.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/LTd61K3.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/mHya27e.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/93mudjB.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/sITHnAn.jpeg This is the distributor I have , the one that came with the bus , I can’t tell what brand /model it i...

Thank you for the info , I am aware of that , my problem I believe lies with the aftermarket distributor that the bus came with and the fact that the shaft for it is not in the factory position, will have to jiggle with it a bit or try sourcing the original ignition (distributor, TCI and wiring)

First of all thank you all for your support and “patience “ , I did not mention a very important aspect of my engine, when I bought the bus it was stood in a barn for about 10 years, it had an lpg system installed which I have removed as I really don’t want it, the engine was “refurbished “ about 20...

That means I have to remove the dizzy rotor arm , find the right position and slot it back in , I believe there is a special tool to do that , just found it online EMPI5717 and only available from USA , is there any other way of extracting the rotor without the special tool ?

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The battery I am using I bought it two years ago when bought the bus , used it to start it a couple of times and then stored on a garage shelf till now , I didn’t change any cables yes from what was originally on the bus so I shall do some shopping tonight on the way home from work : new battery(75a...

I don’t think that anyone could have explained it better than this , thank you and I believe others will find this very useful, I ‘be been tackling with the engine today trying to get it started, unfortunately I had no luck , I get a spark , ht leads in order I have fuel but it doesn’t start whatsoe...

Thank you I shall print all this tomorrow morning and start the puzzle will keep you posted

I have connected the ignition (I think)🤣 I get fuel to (from a petrol can , new tank and still some welding to do so not keen on filling it yet) I have checked the timing and put it on TDC with the leads in the correct firing order (1432) on the first key turn looks like it wants to fire up and afte...

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Good morning everyone, after a couple of years of restoring the underside, engine bay and all drive train I got to the point of connecting back all electrics on my bus , I am talking about engine bay , I need help with some photos and details into where all wires go , when dismantling all wiring was...

Hi everyone, I have started the long process of saving a T25 sat for 12 years in a barn , bodywork on a jig , engine and box out , looking for a specialist in Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire area to overhaul the engine and the gearbox for me while I scrape and scrub the body🤣🤣🤣 it is a 1.9 DG engine 1983...