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i cant seem to find inlet manifolds with the vacuum pipe fitted JK and VW heritage dont seem to have them listed unless they are special order items. You're right about the garden hose collapsing under vacuum. The stuff i used is so thick and hard its nearly like plastic. i had to use a hot cup...

I took her out for a spin and noticed there is alot of banging from the rear end going over bumps. i think it is one of the rear shocks is sticky. so ive ordered new Boge shocks front and rear i hope this sorts out the loud klunking. ive also had the doors off to paint in the seal groove and fit...

glad u got it sorted. i remember the same happened to a beetle of mine while driving thru france. i was having to change into second gear to go up gentle slopes, i pulled over into the layby and checked the points.. it was one of the few things i could do with my glove box tool kit... reset the...

you can buy genuine servo hose for £30 a meter or use garden hose like i did. i did use genuine hose for the hot engine bay end but all the underneath hose i used correct diameter reinforced garden hose. that saved me about £90. at the end of the day its only got air going thru it. mine works...

glad u like it. ive only got one bumper painted, just going to wizz the old paint off the rear and get that on asap(for that finished look). i was going to get them powder coated but i can always do that over the winter. just now i need all my money for the last bits. im doing the leisure...

last night i bled the brakes...on my own. Jesus, what a carry on. i found a gunson easy bleed under a pile of sawdust and grinding slag. cleaned it all up and went for it. at this point its worth reading the instructions that were covered in brake fluid...no i just hooked it up using the full...

oh sweet. engine runs like a beaut now. it was an induction leak!!!! i pinched off the servo vacume hose by the carb and the engine ran smooth all of a sudden... now the hose costs £30 a meter. so ive used garden hose as it costs f@@k all and works a treat. i also replaces the servo non return...

i love this shot of the bus. she is still not running right due to the carb... i have set the timing to 30 deg btdc when running at 3000rpm thats total advance on the 009. she still bangs a bit with after fire and i cant adjust the idle to less than 1500rpm without her dying. so i keep tweeking...

the Xray was of my right wrist after my girlfriend and i were hit head on by another car that pulled into our lane. the ktm 990 adventure was a right off. and having still not been on a bike since i cant wait to go camping in the bus, enjoying this new found relaxing hobby. as u can see in the...

After paint the engine went back in. i used some stud bar to make guide rods. much better than just trying to line it up with a jack and a few poxy bolts. try it nex time it really does work a treat. of course i still used the jack but it made life so much easier.

i find myself struggling without help from my friends. is it any wonder when after 10 months my wrist still looks like this.

of course i had already put the £16 oil seal and "O" ring in place.. try and check the shim pack with that in. no chance. so i had to get the seal out without damaging it.. easy does it, but i got it out without chewing it up. guess what. there was only 2 shims in and not the min\max 3 shims...

to be on the safe side i checked the float on the crank shaft.. it was .020" thats way off what it should be. Should only be .004" give or take .001"

while the engine was out i put on the old intake manifold with the servo vacume pipe as i could not get the bits needed to run without a servo. ie the fluid bottle had the nozzles too far apart and i could not find one that fit.. power brakes it is then..[/photobucket]

so before that i took the engine out as she had a bad oil leak from the flywheel side. and a colour coded engine bay always looks better [/photobucket]

here she is in paint. i used the wrong nozzle so its got more runs than a runny thing running to the toilet with the runs..

I'm changing my servo mc out for a non servo mc. but the fluid reservoir holes in the top of my new mc are 100mm apart. is that the same as yours? and if so where can i find a reservoir bottle with the outlet pipes spaced at 100mm apart. cheers good luck

there are a number of things that can cause a flat spot.. when did this problem start? its almost certainly is not a problem with the coil. could be a blocked air filter, your points might need adjusting or its going to be a blocked jet in ur carb. Some times a re built carb won't fix an old...

oh Nick. one word for u "doremobile"... the T4 sounds a lot more fun than spending all summer in a garage. i bet ur happy u have that awning tent now ;)

nice ride man! i bought a vw powered mercedes 1929 SSK (kit car) when i was studyin in Clearwater FL. it got me hooked. i love ur "Not Cal" sticker. good luck with the welding and gear box!!