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no too hot to hold onto!! distributor is also too hot to touch!!

no temp gauge, although oil light started to flicker on. standard 1600 engine and exhaust. couldnt touch valance it was hot. maybe i am paranoid and i know these engines get hot, but it seems too hot to me!!! need to feel someone elses engine to get an idea

i Dont know Tbh- whats the best way to check / correct ??

replaced tinware over heads, new oil cooler, new enngine seal over gear box. however engine is getting really hot. couldnt touch rear valance it was that hot and so was dizzy as well as dipstick. fan cleaned out so nothing in there. any advice please

replaced tinware over heads, new oil cooler, new enngine seal over gear box. however engine is getting really hot. couldnt touch rear valance it was that hot and so was dizzy as well as dipstick. fan cleaned out so nothing in there. any advice please

this happened to me. took me a while to work out why it kept cutting out!!!

update- well replaced the filter and it was evident that the clips had crushed the outlet pipe ofthe fuel filter. changed the filter--no more cutting out :)

thats the one :) cracking bus. wouldnt have noticed me in my mundane seat lol

Ive just checked mine and fron what i can see the clips on fuel line onto the filter were too tight and effectively squeezed the fuel filter causing a restriction of fuel

1 on m6 south near castle bromwich towing a trailor with a chequered front. second one a doormobile coming off m42 heading towards the belfry

took for drive this evening after cleaning out carb. more or less covered the same distance before fuel starvation caused it to cut out. Ive noticed that althougg the fuel filter if fitted about 10 inches after the outlet it was not filling up as would be expected. so as i undone the clips o...

took for drive this evening after cleaning out carb. more or less covered the same distance before fuel starvation caused it to cut out. Ive noticed that althougg the fuel filter if fitted about 10 inches after the outlet it was not filling up as would be expected. so as i undone the clips o...

i am having similar issues, but mine is just a stock 1600. however, i was researching YouTube for remedies. one video was about vapour lock whereby the heat of the engine was causing a problem to the fuel in the lines and filter. the chap rerouted the fuel line over the fan housing and added a...

right checked the fuel pressure in a 2 litre bottle and fuel shot out about half way on some rotations and less on others. took carb off and there was quite a lot small black particles as well as the odd slightly bigger ones. carb cleaned! took for a spin and got further than last drive, but ran...

cheers ozzie dog. i will give it a try. i did make the fuel line slightly longer from the metal joint to fuel pump as the old one was sat on the heat riser. would this effect the fuel getting to pump do you think??

had enough of this Effin bus now!!! took my bus for mot / service. on route there was alot of oil coming out of rocker yet oil level above maximum. after gaining advice this may have been due to undertaking short journeys ( which i was when moving house) and fuel mixing with oil. anyway drove...

had enough of this Effin bus now!!! took my bus for mot / service. on route there was alot of oil coming out of rocker yet oil level above maximum. after gaining advice this may have been due to undertaking short journeys ( which i was when moving house) and fuel mixing with oil. anyway drove...

there is a video on YouTube called busaru and he uses two civic radiators placed below the original airvents. if i had the confidence / know how ( and a bit of extra cash) id have an attempt at this in a shot. sick of not being able to use my bus because of one thing or another with the air...

seen something like this on video in the USA good idea

try on the early bay appreciation page on Facebook. i think i know the bus u are on about