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A dash of lube perhaps?

Also, to quote the sheet metalworker tutor in the first year of my toolmaker's apprenticeship, "one good hit is better than lots of little ones"

Can you get it to fit without the booty thing?

Crap/water in carbs, blocked idle jet(s), air filter, fuel filter........

If the parts were printed in two pieces, it might be worth considering a tenon/dovetail location feature where the parts mate together.

The return spring looks a bit nackered...

What's the state of the flexi hose?

I've had brake hoses act like a one way valve before; you apply the brakes and the fluid can't return to the master cylinder causing the brakes to bind....

VW policy was "don't give them too much power, they will break the drivetrain" so the vans were woefully underpowered to get a long service life. Even though you had to thrash the thing senseless to get anywhere, which somewhat defeated the point. The precursor to the Volkswagen emissions...

Hold your breath everyone, need to change the coolant

Oldiebut goodie wrote: ↑14 Nov 2025, 14:30 You do realize that there are no pretty pictures showing?

They're looking lovely and pretty here in Lanzarote

Just tried the McAfee VPN via Spain and they're still showing.

Sitting on the balcony sipping a nice red, wearing shorts and T shirt.

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You probably have water in the carbs, I'd take them off and give them a clean out.

Have you actually stripped the carb down completely and cleaned it out?

I'd strip the carbs down and give them a good clean out.....

Points in direction of flow to rad?

simihutch wrote: ↑16 Jul 2025, 19:06
Ie, is there too much oil in there and the pressure is too high? Is that something that would cause this?

Engine breather/hose blocked?

It should go behind the tea