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I've already posted pic of the engine bay earlkier in this thread..

well, the van went back to the garage, who ran an air leak test, all fine, but it was running low on Carbon monoxide, leading them to think that it wasn't burning fuel. So they said ''go and get the carbs cleaned up first'. I had a decent replaceent dual vac dizzy, but they weren't convinced that th...

Hi, no I haven't changed the aplifier ignition module, although I've read that I can bypass the engine stabiliser unit? The other thin worth entioning, is that after the carb gaskets were changed at the garage, when I picked it up, the throtlle felt different, eg it needed ore gas to pve, and so dro...

ah, I appreciate that, its just that I am unwell, and off work, so it hasn't been a priority for a few days, will upload a pic of the distributer tommorow

Not quite sure what you are referring to Metal Mickey? The carbs were cleaned up and gaskets replaced, and I had done the 'take the air filter off, cover the carb trick to suck out the crap..the filter near the tank looks like it needs a change, willget that done.

Thanks..the webers shouldn't be lashed at 2 years old..lol, but the distributer is knackered. I am sure i've read that some distributer replacements are the wrong kind for the CU which requires dual advance? I brought a replacemment distributer last year with a vacuum advance -new, and am told its t...

Hi, Thanks for the advice. Whereabouts to i drop the oil? As for whether the distributer itself is lose, do I just give it a tug to see? I have ordered a new rotar arm as well :D the cap is on, but feels like ther is a bit of play in it, is this usual? The throttle cable also appears to have some sl...

or the engine bay facing this way for a view of cap and leads, sorry the quality isn't great..

hi, the leads have been like that since changed about a month ago and ran fine, so not sure thats the issue now?

I can't seem to upload the pics..the files are too big

hi, I have taken some pictures as suggested, was rnning fine after the carb gaskets were fitted, except a little jerk occasionally whilst running around 40-50mph.Now the engien starts but doesn't idle at all :( the only gaskets fitted to the inlet manifold were the card type gaskets, as the rubber s...