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toomanytoys wrote:Have you looked at the filter??? as I said if its a "clear" type then you should be able to see the layer of water..

well that rotor arm HAS to come off at some point.. so get another and break the old one by using some large pliers... DO NOT hit it with a hammer.. make sure no bits can drop into the botom of it... BUT.. if the dizzy is fubared... then you are gonna need a replacement too...

Brakes... doubt it.. if water in carb then you have no power.. they like to run on petrol, not water

Yeah I can see the petrol going through it. There is nothing in the bottom of the filter. I have another spare one will pop it on.

Thanks Si for taking the time to reply, I hope I can buy you a beer when we hit France later on this summer.

Pete

30 in 3rd wouldnt be screaming!!! and 4th wouldnt pull it up hill at 30 in any case...

It's missing badly, makes it sound like 'tis screaming but has no power ?

after the weekend sage with redboxerk9, which had me baffled until the beetle rolled up... that rotor arm has gotta come off...

Seems I'm not explaining it very well.

Will try again tomorrow and let you know how I get on.

I think I might try matt the signs suggestion and put old leads back, just to eliminate them from the puzzle.

Cheers

I think I might try matt the signs suggestion and put old leads back, just to eliminate them from the puzzle.

always a good idea

Any more news Pete ?

matt-the-sign wrote:Any more news Pete ?

Thanks for the interest Matt.

I did like you asked and put the old bits back on. I did the cap first and no difference. I then put the old leads on, one at a time. Still no luck. So I guess I ruled out them as the problem. Finally i took off the week old fuel filter (the clear one with the orange vains) and noticed a watery fluid in it. So I then popped in my brand new filter and scooshed everything I could see with WD40 and vrooooom worked a treat. Petes a happy boy! So I took the van for a spin, got half a mile and the problem is back. No where near as bad though. I stopped in a layby and blew the watery fluid out of the filter and it worked fine for another mile or so.

If I keep this up and empty the tank of this watery stuff and fill up with more fuel do you reckon I will encounter the same problem or will it just be a one off. I didn't do anything else as Rangers was on the telly and so was the apprentice. I will have more time at the weekend.

Thanks for all your imput guys, means a lot to me.

Cheers

Pete

As I said, water in the fuel....
keep doing that.. empty the filter (better to dry it out and swap over) and dont drive in the rain until the filler rubers are replaced and the breather pipes too...

Yeah you did, thanks mate.

Cheers

Fuel filler neck split.

or breather pipes

My Volvo has just failed its mot, needing amongst other bulbs and stuff, front and rear brake pads, front discs and er power steering stuff as its inoperative!! Mate says to chuck volvo in the bin and keep the camper. So I will.

I have dropped off camper with him and explained in great detail the woes of it. And wouldn't you know after coming to a halt a few times it ran perfect all the way to the garage.

Will see what he says, I told him specifically to check the breather pipes and filler rubber gaiter thingy.

Thanks to all for your wise words,

Pete

Would it be worth taking the housing off the top of the carb, getting a drinking straw, or similar narrow tube, and blowing hard around the top of the carb? Worked well for me when we had similar symptoms. Hope you get sorted in time for Volksfling.

Tony

Nicola&Tony wrote:Would it be worth taking the housing off the top of the carb, getting a drinking straw, or similar narrow tube, and blowing hard around the top of the carb? Worked well for me when we had similar symptoms. Hope you get sorted in time for Volksfling.

Tony

Nice idea, will try that Tony if mate can't get it sorted. I sprayed wd40 in there and it worked right after that.

looking forward to Volksfling, my first meet.........be gentle Laura is quite nervous about it all, me I just hope we get there.

We will have our 5 and 3 year old boys with us, will there be much for them to do?