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It doesn’t matter if the trip is short or long, I always carry: Accelerator cable Clutch cable Fan belt Rotor arm Spare bulbs Fuses Rocker cover gaskets Oil WD40 Tyre repair kit And enough tools to fit the above.

#10-24 = 3/16" x 24 TPI = 3/16” UNC but not M5 x 1mm.

Standard seat belt retaining bolts are 7/16 UNF, regardless of whether the vehicle has been manufactured with metric or imperial fasteners.

Just buy a length of 3/16” UNC threaded rod and cut to the length you need. Any decent fastener supplier will have it, or eBay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285939599316

I’ve been building engines for well over fifty years – let’s say I’m experienced rather than just old – but if I couldn’t build my own engine, swapping an ancient air-cooled engine for a slightly bigger ancient air-cooled engine doesn’t make any sense when a much more modern Subaru engine could...

I’ve been running Biral cylinders with Hypereutectic slipper pistons in a 96x80 (2316cc) Type 4 engine for a few years now. Heads are 41x34, standard heat exchangers, 42mm CSP Python exhaust, 28-row external oil cooler. No overheating pushing a heavy Westy.

Usually, the pump and filter are 8mm, are you sure it’s 10mm? I use a brass reducer, but you could change the tank outlet although it would be more difficult. A fuel injection pump relay VW/Audi part number 321 906 059 C or similar, works fine.

Aer you sure it’s water and not brake fluid?

Yea, I’m a lurker here, I’m a Late Bay guy as you can guess from my user’s name. :)

I thought Pete had retired; I haven’t heard of him for a few years. Do you have an address, contact number etc?

It's the wipers. Only Oz buses have the wipers correct for RHD.

No name or exact address on the website but if that is who I think it is, I wouldn’t go there again.

Worn out needle valves are probably the cause of the fuel in oil, unlikely to be the floats but it's obviously a possibility. Viton tipped float valves for IDFs are available from Classic Carbs UK or Eurocarb, and are well worth fitting. Check the float height after fitting new valves.