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Cool, just ordered the seal. Think I'll fit new points too. Next step is to buy a timing gun, thanks for the recommendation. Quite a big step for me to do all this, just read the Haynes and it seems doable.

No points in a WBX dizzy, it's electronic and there is a hall sender which needs no adjustment.


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Ah right, that's one job ticked off. Thanks.

So I have at last got my dizzy and shaft seal. Only thing is where does this seal go on the dizzy?

Ignore that, found it on the shaft, completely flush with the surrounding metal. New on sticks out a bit so that's that.

Fit my new dizzy today complete with new oil seal! Well happy, van starts so much better and idles so much better such a difference. Got an oil leak from the left hand rocker cover that was dropping straight onto the exhaust so not had chance to do the timing yet. Just set it up manually without advance and it's already better.

I do have a quick question tho about the Weber 34 DAT, I now have a single port advance on the dizzy, I'm really not sure where this should connect on the weber does anyone have a manual or picture of their set up?

Thanks to everyone for the help on here, really looking forward to taking the van for a spin.

Hello, i have just finished a chunk of work on the van today;
- fitted new dizzy with new oil seal
- adjusted the timing so the ignition mark on the pulley wheel is now in line with the crank case (+5° tdc)
- connected the vacuum advance
- got rid of a petrol filter, just one new one under the van now
- fitted 65 ah battery

So, good news; the van starts and idles way better than it ever did, it also drives much smoother and seems to accelerate better in first and second.

Bad news; the original problem of the van "pulling" when driving is still there it feels a little different now, like less severe but more present, instead of happening once every 70 miles it feels like it's doing it all the time but not as bad.
Does anyone have any suggestions of things to try?

Cone filter on fuel inlet pipe ( is this actually in the pipe? So I'd remove the pipe and see the cone filter in it?)

Carb cleaner?

Fuel pump? (Is there a check I can do to see if this is operating correctly?)

Anything else?

Any suggestions are appreciated, we're supposed to be going away a week today it'd be awful if we couldn't go!

Have you thought of having Steve at Gasure look at it? http://www.gasure.co.uk/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Yea I have now you mention it, I'll give him a ring at some point.

Thing is I was enjoying fixing it up myself as i wanted to learn more, I was hoping to get some advice from in here to finish off the last hurdle!

I can't be bothered to read back 5 pages, did you check good fuel delivery from pump?

That's fair enough

I looked at the filter in the engine bay when it was there and petrol was flowing through it but i didn't give it any specific attention at the time, is there a better way to check?

Yes the Haynes manual tells you the delivery specs of the pump and how to check it

Ah right, cool, I'll look it up, thanks.

Can't find this cone filter that leads into the carb!

I started the engine yesterday with the carb top of so I could look down the carb throat while revving. I couldn't see any petrol being sprayed in the carb, is that normal?

I'll report back with my fuel pump diagnosis

can't find this cone filter that leads into the carb!

Remind us what carb?
In fact summerise what you have checked and done would help us help you

- fitted new dizzy with new oil seal
- adjusted the timing so the ignition mark on the pulley wheel is now in line with the crank case (+5° tdc)
- connected the vacuum advance, this has been disconnected for ages due to the wrong dizzy being installed
- got rid of a petrol filter, just one new one under the van now, removed one from engine bay
- fitted 65 ah battery
- cleaned the carb throat with carb cleaner
- ordered a new plastic carb pancake thing that doesn't have a crack in it (not fitted)
- looked for a cone filter on the carb to check if it's blocked but can't find it
- checked to see if the choke flap moves freely, it does
- I'm going to order a new rotor arm and dizzy cap
- not checked the fuel pump yet but I'll go through the Haynes manual and check it when it's not raining
- the HT leads were replaced about a year ago

It's a Weber 34 DAT, the engine was originally a DF but got replaced with a DG in about 1998. The van is a 1.9 petrol engine. Here are some pics:

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I was expecting to see petrol squirt out of the brass coloured nozzle in the carb throat but I could see any petrol squirt out anywhere

The symptom I'm getting is a "pulling" when I drive, the engine backfires but only very rarely. And that's the full extent of the work I've done so far.

Does the van start ok? The backfire could be down to the ignition module breaking down - PM me as I have one here that you can borrow to test if your symptoms still continue.

Also, I noticed your fuel hose looks the same as one I bought but which started to deteriorate after only a few months due to the ethanol content - yours maybe ok, but just keep a check on them (I have Cohline hose in my engine bay now):