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      Mechanoid replied to the thread Vehicle diagnostic tool.
      I was thinking on an Early Bay exhaust. I suppose you would have to weld an 18mm socket onto the bottom of the silencer, (muffler). That...
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      Mechanoid reacted to W1K1's post in the thread Vehicle diagnostic tool with Like Like.
      Usually in the collector, but the vintage speed exhaust has them on the ends of the muffler, or there is a bolt on tailpipe mount for...
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      Mechanoid replied to the thread Vehicle diagnostic tool.
      Interesting! Where in the exhaust system did you install the O2 sensor? I assume it is in the silencer unit?
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      Mechanoid reacted to W1K1's post in the thread Vehicle diagnostic tool with Like Like.
      i have the innovate LM2 , it is invaluable for getting the jetting of your carburetors into the correct range. Most people are driving...
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      Apologies! Miss-read what you typed, Other than that what I said is correct.
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      Mechanoid reacted to ozziedog's post in the thread Belly Pans - Are They Necessary? with Like Like.
      No, no, no, actually I said that all vans had. ‘ Pedal Pans ‘ originally but I still don’t know if that’s 100% accurate and I said...
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      Mechanoid replied to the thread Fuel Hose and the dreaded E10.
      Copper is not a good idea. It can work harden with vibration and crack. Stainless is better but can also crack after a prolonged period.
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      Not strictly true! Mine has never had belly pans! Only the front pan under the pedals! Oh! just to say that mine is a tin top so maybe...
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      Mechanoid replied to the thread What Oil ? ? ?.
      No, that's fine! "You do you", as they say! :)
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      Mechanoid reacted to purpledog07's post in the thread What Oil ? ? ? with Like Like.
      If it works for you, great. I hope you get many more years happy motoring out of it. I don't want to go all Matt Hancock on you but...
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      Mechanoid replied to the thread What Oil ? ? ?.
      Well, all I can say in answer to that is my 1600sp has been running on SAE 30 and latterly on 5 w 30 since 1983 with no problems.
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      Mechanoid replied to the thread What Oil ? ? ?.
      Why! Why give your cat caviar when it is quite happy with kitty kat!
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      Mechanoid replied to the thread Fuel pump woes….
      If he had the engine on a stand and the fuel on the floor then the pump probably can't lift the fuel that high. The beetle fuel tank in...
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      If the above doesn't sort it, drain the petrol from the carb float bowl. It may have water in the bottom of it and gets picked up when...
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      Mechanoid replied to the thread Rear hub noise.
      One other thing that can cause the nuts to loosen is, tightening the nut up onto a painted surface. If you have been keen and painted...
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