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Just to close out on the original topic: I ordered some new tinware in the end as it was cheap-as-chips (lets hope there is no catch when it arrives!)....it'll tidy up a bunch of other holes that have been blanked and I just think it'll give me piece-of-mind that I've done everything I can when...

Its a dipstick sensor....would love to be told that its nothing to worry about! My recent work fitting dual carbs in combination with changing the curve on the 123 to be a little more conservative seems to have done something though - I did a decent run back today from a night away - sitting...

Oil temp sensor consistently reads hot. Sometimes getting up to 130 on very hot days. I’ve tested it’s calibrated correctly in boiling water and unfortunately it is :( I’ve heard tell that reading the temp at the heads is a better approach but this is what I have for now. Interestingly though -...

Scoobyboy1: what was that you lined your engine bay roof with? Looks like a handy solution to make fixing other stuff in neat and tidy...

Hi there Having just fitted a pair of twin carbs to my bay I'm down to finishing touches. My van runs has a history of running pretty hot so whilst this might be nitpicking / worrying unduly now that the pre-heat inlets are blanked I'm looking at the tinware that used to clamp around the risers...

Awesome. Thanks for all the shared experience! I’ll get some better nuts ordered and change em over when they arrive.

Hey all I was sent a pair of offset manifolds as part of the 34 ICT bundle I bought and I gotta ask since I feel like I’m being stupid: how in the hell does one go about torquing these babies up?! On the side of the manifold which leans towards the nut there’s almost no room to turn anything...

That’s good to hear! I was pretty surprised to find that there could even be a part that could easily become brittle and break in such a crucial location tbh. Should I bother with a replacement? It’s just got that little chip off the bottom but otherwise looked good.

Hi all Today in the process of fitting twin carbs I removed the fuel pump to get easier access to mount the throttle linkage. When I looked at the pump pedestal I didn’t like what I saw Now my question is: if a piece of that is floating around in my crank case how worried should I be? Getting...

Did you only have one of these?

I’ll take it - PM me :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Where is the water tank supposed to live? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Opinion wanted. I did the valves this morning for the second time I ring the run in period of a new 1786 engine. A few were a bit loose this time but I also noticed marks on the rocker case as of the rocker arm for one cylinder has been hitting it. It’s also a little noisy on that side I...

They seem to be out of stock at all the big names. Does anyone have any they would sell? (Maybe you upgraded to twin carbs and don’t need them any more...?) Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just found something similar myself. Changing the oil for the first time after about 300 miles. A few small specs of metal in the bottom of the pan. The case was machined I guess as it is a 1786 CC engine. Did it resolve itself with later oil changes? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah. Maybe but I tried two and they both did the same. I have a 123 tune distributor which has a temp sensor (surface reading) which reads a lot lower which makes me think something is off. Also my engine seems to be running nicely...it is hot over here right now (France) but I haven’t felt or...

Ok great. That’s the way I installed it. Seemed sorta like the logical way - as I say. Clutching at straws! I probably need to do a separate post for opinions on my heat troubles. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi I put a new engine in my bus a few weeks back. It since installing the engine I’ve found it seems to be running extremely hot (at least going by the newly installed temp sender - dipstick type). One thing I’m wondering about - as part of the install I put back the real seal which was...

It suddenly struck me that this might not be the craziest place to shove a bunch of tools and spares. Has anyone ever done this? Have any smart storage tips or photos? I’ve got a leisure battery on the other side so would have to get a. It creative to use the space above that and round by the...