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Hi all, It’s been a while since posting on here. 126 industrial single port motor with a Solex H30/31 PICT carb, and a 205T vacuum distributor, Bosch blue coil. I’ve got a save my bug dipstick temp ‘sensor’ and it doesn’t show as hot only half or three quarters to the contact point. This year...

Hi guys, Having just taken our little one on her first run drive in the Bus I’d like to see what the best options are for (having) seatbelts installed in the back of our Panel. There are no existing anchor points present. I’ve heard of spreader plates, do these need to be welded in? Thank hey...

Just had my first drive with our little one in the bus today! Whenever our little 2year old girl walks past the bus in the garage she pats it and says hello bus, just like her dada 😍 Due to only having two seatbelts I’ve never taken out the family on a drive, but thought why not try the...

Hi there, My crankshaft pulley may have been slightly bent when I took it off the last time. The v-belt vibrates slightly, I’ve checked the generator pulley and that seems to run smoothly. Does anyone have or know where I can get a stock NOS pulley? Alternatively a very good condition genuine...

Hello all, It's been a few years since I've been on here, due to bus-resto done and it just sitting in a barn. I'll be bringing it back home soon, but would like to clean/oil the underside. Dry-ice blasting is quite common in Germany but I haven't heard anyone doing it on here. Does anyone...

Hey guys, I made it to Germany after three days of driving and several stops for repairs. Drove like a dream through England till I got to Dover. Changed the generator pulley as the other one had eaten into itself (two tabs). Got a squeek in Belgium on the front right wheel sounds like the...

Helloes, How do you time a single vac dizzy no centrifugal? Would it be just 7.5° at idle (vac hose removed from can then can plugged and hose plugged)? Do you time these at high rpms for full advance? Cheers

Hello, I have an all stock parts and height front beam off my LHD 1970 earlybay for sale. It comes complete drum to drum minus the bearing locking nuts and dust covers. Has good KYB GasAdjust shocks. Solid with only surface rust. Lots more photos can be seen here...

Hello, Have for sale Genuine VW parts off an industrial engine (126 - 1600SP) which ran documented 12hrs so these are nearly new. Prices at pickup in Sheffield, can box for courier if arranged by you as they are fairly heavy, open to offers. (None of the parts have been cleaned or wiped to...

Hey guys, Here is a bunch more stuff for pickup in Sheffield. Please pm me for inquiries. Some more pictures here: http://s1311.photobucket.com/user/70busdriver/library/Parts%20for%20Sale (Fixed link) If you see something on photobucket you like let me know as not everything is listed here...

Hello, I have a complete longblock 1600 and shortblock for busses for sale £200 for everything Longblock case ran about 10,000mi I must have installed a wrong front thrust bearing OD slightly too small, good Mahle pistons and barrels (still have crosshatching inside) good single port heads...

Hello, I have a Brosol H30/31 carb and it apparently doesn't work that well with SVDA dizzies... Does anybody have a nice Bosch 205T or M single vacuum only dizzy? Preferrably a nice clean good working unit with no to little shaft play. Please send photos and let me know shipped to Sheffield...

Hello, Does anybody know where I can get jets for a Solex Brosol H30/31 carburator? I've done a google search, but nothing came up so far. 125 Main Jet 125 Air Correction Jet 55 Idle Jet According to http://www.vw-resource.com/jets.html Cheers Andy

Hello, My bus has passed its MOT yesterday, YAY! and I sent off the first registration documents. So while I'm waiting for the reg number to arrive I've had a look at plate makers. There are quite a few on ebay... Does anybody have recommendations? Have the plates held up without the black...

Helloes, I'm looking for a nice clean oilbath airfilter for my 70 bus. Does anybody have one spare? Thanks. Anduy

Helloes, Was ready to spark my engine up for the first time in the bias and realiZed the airfilter I had blasted and powdercoated has metal abrasives inside. I asked them to plug all goes carefully... So essentially the top bit with horsehair is trashed. Does anybody have a good clean spare...

Helloes, I just attached the front tin and there seems to be a small gap about the size of a finger between the front tin and the tin over no 3. the tin is flush with the tin on no 1 cylinder... Does this matter really? On the photo below you can see light coming through... Cheers. Andy

Hello guys. My engine and bus are almost there. Found TDC using a long glowplug with machining marks on down the plug hole, checked so many times and it incidentially lines up with the marks on the pulley. It's a pulley off another engine. This engine (industrial 126) had a sticker on the...

Hello, I've taken off the 6V flywheel off my engine without marking it, because I'm changing it to a 12V from my previous engine. Problem is I don't know how to orient it now. It has two balance holes drilled in the side of the rim, but can't see any balance markings on the crank. Without...

Hello, The rubber seal for the front tin is angled which way should it point? Should it point up or down when installed? Cheers Andy