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yes i agree, but if mine is anything to judge it like having a 1200 beetle in in ya rear not exactly progression

i think i must have a dam good engine in my bay as it will accelerate and blow the pants of my 2litre t25. my 2 litre bay will reach 70 mph far faster, which im suprised about. both are fully kitted westys

First of all do a i set them cold as in older cooled engines, i think someone on her suggested getting the engine semi hot to boost the hydrolic tappets.

what gap do i set to?
how do i know if hydro tappets are good or knackered .
can they be bled if so how?

well i had a look at the carbs not only do i have two bolts in the venturi but also a broken butterfly in the right hand carb so no wonder im experiencing problems
spannerack to the rescue

Spannerrack i may be calling you by the weekend, i think swopping the carbs should atleast rule that out as a potential problem. Now i havent checked the tappets. Is this done in the same way as none hyrdolic type4 lumps and whats an ideal gap? How are these bled and how will i know if they need ble...

what is the actual top speed of one of these, my 2 litre bay will happily accelerate up to 70 mph fairly quickly ( idont drive it at this) Just wondering if im too expectant of this T25 as im guessing they are heavier than a bay. however the throttle is worth furthet investigation as the van feels l...

thats a worth while link and one i will bare in mind thanks you

I have just purchased a 1980 airooled 2 litre with cu twin carbs ( stock) after some dizzy problems i have now got sluggish performance.which i believe could be carb related? the timing is set at 5 deg after tdc using vac / retard unit it advances to around 38 deg. ticks over fine and sounds great B...

32 people view but no body has this item? ill have to have a closer investigation

well then im very interested
do u have it in electronic format?

im guessing your manual is in german? , if so i have one. just havent had time to translate bits using bable fish. but thanks for the offer

have either of u tried a 050?

Aircooled joker near the glove box i have fag lighter and near to this there is some sort switch/slider which i think controls the head light aim. ie when for laden. Im sure that vws werent that complexed then so what does it really do?

does it contines running if you have your engine running ie charger the leisure battery?

the weather does seem to be thwarting my attempts to make progress on my own bus too keep me posted and if you put together a spare dizzy let me know thanks Tim