craigtayla

I've had new rods and guides so tight that you can't get the pushrod in the guide,so with a hot engine and expansion etc would/could be...

Spot on. I replaced a dynamo with a bosch alternator but the pump was changed too for that reason. I’ll get that checked first though 👍

Not exactly local to St Albans for an engine service but if you drive over an hour you could check out... - Type 2 Detectives in...

I did manage to get it started with the magic fuel spray in the air intake a few times! 🧐. So no baloney, will check out the rod and...

This sounds like you’re getting there. You could prove this theory if you run it until it’s too hot and causes the issue then stop (...

Get a new one Solex from Gerrit at Rage, probably cheaper than buying a new twin choke Weber and manifold.

Sounds like the garage doesnt know what its doing, on a stock engine the stock carb works great, bite the bullet and get a fully...

There isnt a single weber that works better

Yes that’s the one Solex, which are the original single carb. I never had one of those, before the twin carbs from Eurocarb, I had a...

As stated, a decent Solex would be a better solution if you were planning to stick with a single carb set up. Are you getting full...

I think the distibutor isn't advancing, or your timing is off.

Just a thought but have you driven other air cooled vans to compare? Whereabouts are you ? One of the peeps on here may be able to...

Hi Craig, Just a thought what happens to me a few years ago. If the issue is the engine just stops running when getting hot i.e. going...

Yeah, the van would run again when cooled down. I’ll try the rod-thinking about it, the issue began after fitting an alternator and new...

Thanks fellas, appreciate the advice. I’m in St Albans Herts and haven’t managed to find a decent specialist local garage in 10 years...