Club 80-90 Forums

thanks, running twin webers and it does(kinda) move. Straight up to 50! (people laugh when you say that) The guy I bought it off says he ran it with a 2LTR gearbox and quoted some very impressive speeds and economy, but I am not sure. I have found it runs slightly hotter (temp sender mounted in oil ...

thanks sarran1955, I say beetle heads as I thought you had to use them to replace b and p`s. is this not a wise choice? I bought it off ebay as 1640 odd but not sure how to tell. I had heard you could change the seals in situ with air pushing the valves, but I would imagine it would be awkward. Anot...

Hi all, I have an intermittent smoking issue with the van. If started, stopped for short periods you some times get a bit of grey smoke out of the exhaust. If I sit in traffic, when pulling away sometimes I get quite a cloud of grey smoke. There is a oily burn smell so I have assumed it to be oil. A...

thanks, whats the best way to deal with retard port, blank it or leave it. also does that mean its advanced all the time, im thinking of the pinking? i need to borrow another strobe, the one i`m using is red and doesnt show the mark very well, just a darker patch about half inch wide. thanks again f...

Hi all, Please could you help me with a problem. I have CT engine twin weber ict carbs electrnic ignition ( box on l/h side of bay, with heat sink) and stabaliser removed. Originaly a hose came from the r/h carb and then split to the two connections on the vac. on the dissy. I have had the bus at wo...

Great thanks, I agree the oil sender is blue/black and comes from wiring, not coil or control unit and is already present in bus. Its just the blue from coil to oil sender that is a problem, I think i will disconnect it. carb, dissy, earth and coil all connected so I think I have covered them all. L...

Some photos showing dissy and coil connections

Thanks for reply, wiring as follows = My main concern is blue from coil to oil sender( I believe this comes from engine bay already) And floating black from ECU, I have a feeling it goes to the coil + side. Dissy has two vacuume pipes piccys to follow From ECU thing Brown to earth G/W – G BR/W – BR/...

Hi all, Just purchased a s/h turnkey for my bus. My problem is that my original has been converted to twin webbers, but I want to use the 34 pict4 4 thats on the engine. Where does the feed come from to the two connectors for the carb, there are wires connected but I cant work out there source. And ...

thanks all,

Its going to be a little while before I can do a leak down test, I hope to do a smoke test aswell,

Damion.

thanks, I counted to 10 with full throttle (not very tech i know) but can do it a agin on first turn. No major problems, megga knock for a few miles, think have narrowed it down to two dodgy tappetts. Hes slow, leaks abit of oil, a little thirsty but sounds cool ! just lost a bit of confidence, saw ...

Hi all I am a bit diheartened with my CT, a few problems, so I thought about a recon but I wanted to know the state of the engine first, and if it was OK, just work out the issues, so I am trying to go through the process of checking all I can. I have done a compression test: 1= 115 2= 120 3= 122 4=...

many thanks Billy739

I`m quite used to slow now! Streamlining 80's style

Damion

Hi,
has anyone had any experience with towing with a 1.6 CT. I would like to use my little erde trailer and my trailer tent(400 KG gross) again but wondered if the CT could handle it, MPG etc.
any comments welcome,

many thanks

Damion.

Ah .. I bow to experience :D not wheezy then... just a VW noise I also bow !! It will be a process of elimination, or wait for a bang and looked suprised when the AA man says its mullered! Lots of really good educated theories from you all, thanks, my contribution was to check for biros stuck in th...