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Happy Christmas folks - I treated myself to COVID a few days ago, so that was one sure fire way to ensure that Christmas was even crapper than it was planned to be [emoji1751] Try again next year...! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Where did you purchase the distributor from Mike? I just had a quick google search and nothing in the Uk jumped out at me. It is on my shopping list to replace our 009 at some point, especially now that the magnet plate has had to be glued in place to remove the play that has appeared in it...

Is it definitely broken, as some seatbelts have to oriented / have to have some dials turned so that they’re perfectly horizontal / vertical in order for the ratchet to release. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Aside from the issue of potentially breaking the glass, squashing it whilst in situ isn’t going to cause it to permanently hold it any tighter. It would need to be removed, squashed a bit (so that the opening is smaller than the thickness of the glass) and then put back together. Not sure if...

Glad you got it sorted. Given how much promotion goes into those kits, that has indeed surprised me that they are the supplied clips. They look pretty crap and ill-fitting. Can’t go wrong with some proper branded fuel hose clips. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’d be surprised if that Jubilee clip was supplied by VW Aircooled works. It is far too large when you look at how much of the band has come out of the back of the clip. That will be designed for a much larger diameter pipe and you may have the problem that the clamp section is too long and not...

BRMs were a pain in the arse when I had them. The van was mildly lowered, and to get them off involved deflating the tyre and massaging them out of the rear arch lip (rear shock bolt removed). I can’t remember what tyre size it was, but assume was an equivalent to match the standard diameter...

Unfortunately adjusters in the beam don’t make the ride any firmer - they just rotate the leaves to change the ride height. I don’t know what coilovers Red9 use, but I’m certainly happy using the Gaz coilovers, and I only have about 1.5” to 2” of travel before the tyre would touch the arch.

We have coilovers fitted as we’re running reasonably low with no arch modification. I needed to stiffen the suspension due to the lack of wheel travel available, and coilovers have helped a great deal with that. There will be folks who just fit stiff shocks to combat the issue, but my personal...

Before you replace it, there’s a couple of things to check. Have you got fuel in the line leading to the pump? Has the tank got fuel in it, and isn’t parked at an angle meaning that the tank outlet is not receiving a supply? Are the fuel lines on the correct pump ports? It is unusual for a pump...

Just to confirm with the timing (as you really do want to be sure this is correct before checking other things), you did remove and cap the vac advance when setting the max advance? A good way to confirm the notches on your crank pulley (and you only have to do this once, or if you ever got a...

Google search ‘foamectomy,’ your mate isn’t lying! :lol:

I have an MX5 with these seats, and am someone who does suffer with back ache if a car seat has poor lumbar or upper leg support. I have no problems with these, but seats are a very subjective issue. Aside from the comfort, these seats are widely regarded for having very thin bases, so would...

I don’t think there’s a magic solution, cutting it to get glue in behind it is likely to be short-lived and look messy (getting the vinyl lined-up perfectly again after will be near impossible due to the way it stretches), so in reality if you want a decent job, pull it off and redo it. You...

As it’s running currently, I would leave the carb and the idle issue. Confirm your timing is good, see if that helps, and then look to strip and clean your carb and reset the idle etc if required. As soon as you start pulling parts off, you might introduce new problems, or find it harder to get...

I’m pretty sure the centre pin shouldn’t move at all. When you rebuilt it, did you put all the various washers in the correct order? It’s surprising how very little movement in a component becomes a very large movement at the steering wheel end, so this could be the source of your problem...

Check the timing with a strobe gun on full advance. Whilst you have set the base advance, there’s no guarantee that the timing is correct at full advance - and you will certainly be at full advance when going uphill with foot to the floor. You may find that you’re quite far from the optimum...

That switch looks to me as though there are 4 wires going into it - it could be for switching between 240v and 12v depending on whether you’re using hookup, or relying solely on your leisure battery. Some trial and error with a multimeter will confirm what it’s function is.

We managed to sneak a week away recently over to the Isle of Wight, just as lockdown ended. Stayed on an awesome campsite (Windmill Campersite) which folks might recognise if they watched the TV show recently where a group of celebrities went camping on the island. Our pitch was next to...

I had exactly the same when I fitted a new clutch last year (Kennedy stage 1, uprated fork). I wasn’t happy with how the clutch fork looked when fitting but in my haste to put it back together, I didn’t bother to check that the release ‘prongs’ were actually parallel and therefore driving the...