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CJH used to make those carb parts on here. 3D printed I think. I did buy some as my spare carb has that cam broken. E D I T: I think there is another plastic cam inside that controls choke flap you mentioned was stuck open?   thanks Smiffo, good to know about the printed part. TBH the whole carb ne...

So finally got the Doka out and taxed and took it for a run to get more fuel and it was terrible. Kept cutting out and I had to feather the clutch to keep the revs up and very little power on acceleration. At first I thought its bad fuel so filled up with 30L of E5 and I thought it would sort itself...

very helpful thread

Very helpful thread

Maybe better in the electrics section but thought i'd start here. Trying to make sense of our california wiring system whilst removing cabinets for some sound proofing and a few things are confusing me. 1. the relay and a bunch of wiring is properly tucked under the captain seat fixing plate so is ...

I had the same issue turned out to be the Voltage Regulator on the alternator, replaced and all good...

https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/voltage-regulator-alternator-general-use-14-5v.html

300CE wrote: ↑27 Mar 2022, 13:52 Not sure you’d be able to do it in Silicone Keith as you have to feed it through and go upwards with it & it’d be difficult with a solid piece - would be great if it you could do it though.

good point the silicone will be less flexible I guess

Looking a bit bare, I had got used to the canopy :mrgreen: It will go back on for winters, nice to have it open backed in the summer https://photos.smugmug.com/VW/Doka-Timeline/i-4CVQ8RG/0/bcfdfb32/XL/059-XL.jpg Buffalo board removed from the drop sides today, most of the rivets had corroded away, w...

Frame removed and ready for the blasters, it was surprisingly heavy. https://photos.smugmug.com/VW/Doka-Timeline/i-HqdBZRM/0/1dfc8072/X2/058-X2.jpg First time the back of the old girl has seen the light of day in over 30 years, thankfully rust free too :mrgreen: https://photos.smugmug.com/VW/Doka-Ti...

Nice, shiny shiny!! :ok Just have a check of the plastic hose junctions as well Keith as they can go brittle after all these years and can start to leak there. While i think of it, I replaced the front to rear coolant hose as well when changing to the front to back stainless pipes: https://www.heri...

DoubleOSeven I just wanted to say I have been reading through all of this thread and its great, well done with all your hard work

The canopy fixes into the gutter on a three piece frame held with one screw on each side... https://photos.smugmug.com/VW/Doka-Timeline/i-WPPV3nN/0/ee41431b/XL/050-XL.jpg Frame https://photos.smugmug.com/VW/Doka-Timeline/i-8VgC55j/0/c82e28c9/XL/051-XL.jpg Gutters were all clean and rust free when I ...

The straps are really useful for holding up the side but the buckles are pretty rusty so I want to repair and save them from further rusting... https://photos.smugmug.com/VW/Doka-Timeline/i-md6N7hx/0/2cb87a3d/XL/046-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/VW/Doka-Timeline/i-5863QvS/0/88648038/XL/047-XL.jp...

So finally getting around to starting a few jobs on the old girl. I want to overhaul the cooling system and started a thread here with a few questions. Part of me wants to strip the van completely and do everything but then I wont be driving it over the summer so I'm trying to balance the urge to do...

Just adding all the stainless pipe prices together hurts, as much as I'd like to do that one day. I know, I shall inspect and re-use whatever pipes etc are in good nick when I strip the cooling system, in the meantime the first box of goodies has arrived :mrgreen: https://i.imgur.com/Y4uN3dF.jpg