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The engine is a DG petrol, I had a new water pump put on it last year as the old one failed.

Hi everyone, I'm looking into having the engine replaced in my van so am starting to research various engine recon places. However most of the ones I have come across such as Vege have 1.9 Watercooled engines for 1985/91. However my van is 1983...I imagine this will result in a number of problems? A...

Seems like we're both waiting for better weather to have a go at fixing the problems

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Thanks for the reply, the fuel filter behind the tank is new and no rust and the like in it, and there is another in the engine which is clean too, i'll try what you said tomorrow when it's light to see if the fuel is getting pumped through at all

Hi, My van has been playing up abit and has decided not to start...The van is a 1.9 watercooled Petrol engine 1983. I'll try and explain what the problem is the best I can. The van was not running very well, back firing and cutting out so I took it to a mechanic who cleaned the carb and got the van ...

I'm in a similar position, It's not to much of an issue just drive with the window down abit =) Its on the ever growing to do list.

EMB Services at Sumners Garage,Treales (PR4 3SR) area has done a fair bit of work on my van such as, general service, carb setup, water pump replacement and general tuning. Always does a good job

Good point cheers, i'll mention that one too, as the push rod did fall out the other week, so something must be a miss there. I've got it booked in for a few jobs next week, going to look at timing, the cable, rotor arm, leads etc see which or combination of all of them and get it sorted

Might be worth considering that if your top speed is not what it should be, then your MPG is likely to be suffering too. Summat you want to avoid if you are paying for liquid gold and not running on LPG ;) Mine does around 20 to 25 on Petrol depending on the type of journey, I drive it "averag...

Hi, The lap belts that are fitted to the rock and roll bed in my van appear to be bolted through the floor just in-front of where the engine lit sits, then the belts just come up in between the rear backrest and seat . http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t341/Jacko_188/DSCF0802.jpg Sorry for the pic ...

To my knowledge its a factory fitted four speed one. I'll have a look though, biting the bullet though and getting a good full good service of the engine as I don't have a service history and after running it around for a year it probably deserves it

Thanks for the replies. I'm not expecting high speeds or rapid 0 - 60, I'm quite happy driving along at 60mph, which it does make after abit, but thats the lot and the throttle to the floor, which can't be brill for fuel economy. I'll take it for a good thorough service hopefully will help the old e...

Hi, My van is a 1983 1.9 watercooled petrol, standard setup. I've managed to finnaly sort out the cooling problems I was just wondering what what top speed should you expect ? It will hit 60MPH with my foot to the floor. However to get to that speed I have to push to the floor get to around 50mph, l...

Hello.. 2. I've just put a new Leisure battery in the van, all seems to work ok (fridge, taps, heating etc), however, after returning 12 hours later, the battery is dead. Everything is switch off so i don't know what is draining the battery? Cheers Tim Your van doesn't have a new-ish cd player fitt...

Hey Steve,

I'm also trying to replace a part of my exhaust, one of the issues i'm facing is getting the bolts off for the tail pipe....seem to be holding their ground for now. Also don't forget gaskets and some fire gum to get a good seal at the joints.