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    Timing!

    Thanks for the replies, yes its an 009, no vaccum.
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    Timing!

    Hi, not been on here for a while! but here goes. What's the opinion on the best degrees timing btdc for a bus. The motor is a 1600, mild cam, twin dell 36's, all the seals and tin are in the right places. I cant remember whether it should be 28 or 32? We're always quite loaded and I don't want...
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    Oil cooler thermostat question

    Cheers Phil, unfortunately the crappy thermostat I've got is cast in one piece, but I could try to get one with removable tails? Cheers anyway
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    Oil cooler thermostat question

    Hi, I've installed an external oil cooler and thermostat on me bus, which up until now has worked fine, the pipes are 20bar oil but one of them has just burnt through due to being close to the exhaust.(I had a stainless braid protector on it) A lot of the fittings are push on and jubilee which I...
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    Type 3 engine swap.

    Hi, sorry for the dullness of the question, but i've come across a running type 3 engine (42k miles from new !) that i'd like to use to build up a 1776 motor for my '71 bay. My question is how difficult is it to convert ? How much needs changing etc. p.s i'm also selling the squareback that it...
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    Clunky Back end?

    Thanks i,ll give it a go
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    Clunky Back end?

    Hi,thanks for the reply, yes i've done all that, (always try the simplest/cheapest solution first ! is a good motto) it's all ok.
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    Clunky Back end?

    Hi everyone, i could do with some help please. I've got a 71 crossover bay, pretty standard everything, we've been to France several times, indeed just come back from 3 weeks touring around the med and atlantic coasts. The bus goes really well but it's developed a nasty "clunk" as the drive is...
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