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  1. Dunny

    1600 or 1700???

    THanks for the advice. The van will be stood for a week or two now so I'll see how much drips out of it before we next go away. I don't suppose I can interest you in a brand new 5 litre bottle of morris 30, can i??? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
  2. Dunny

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    Yes, they are 17's. The PO made me promise never to scratch them. I've stuck some more pictures below. The inside is ok, not as good as the out, but we'll probably getting something sorted in there over the winter. My better half's Dad's a chippy so I'll get him on the case with some solid wood.
  3. Dunny

    1600 or 1700???

    Tricky, I'm keeping an eye on the oil, so far we've done devon and back (from west mids) and a couple of weekend trips, and the oil has gone down from the full mark to just below half way between the two marks. As It's my first van I have no idea whether this is excessive. There have been a...
  4. Dunny

    1600 or 1700???

    Geeze, Finally got some pictures, SO it looks like a twin port.. right? anything else worth knowing? Also i've noticed some oil spotting coming out of the bottom spout of the air filter / oil bath, is this normal??? Thanks James
  5. Dunny

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    Hi, Just thouught i'd introduce myself properly, having already asked a question in the technical bit. I'm James and have just bought a 72 dormobile (pic below). Its my first camper, and we (my better half and I) bought it to allow us to drop a gear or two at weekends following a pretty trying...
  6. Dunny

    1600 or 1700???

    Geeze, Its a Type 1. Thanks for the photos. J
  7. Dunny

    1600 or 1700???

    its an RHD. I've just been going through the pile of receipts we got with it and it looks like the engine is actually a 1585. :? The 1679 came form the V5, so that may be wrong. Is there anyway that i can tell for sure by looking at the engine? Ta J
  8. Dunny

    1600 or 1700???

    A5h, Thanks for the reply, we keep the van in locked storage,so will need to take a pic next time we take it out. Next weekend hopefully. Ta J
  9. Dunny

    1600 or 1700???

    Hi, First post so apologies if i've started in the wrong place. Just bought my first bay, a 72 Dormobile, and it has a new-ish 1679cc engine. I'm stocking up on spares and bits and bobs, but not sure whether the 1679 is classed as the 1600 or 1700? From my very :oops: limited lnowledge on...
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