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Anyone have any drum brake drop spindles for sale? Or recommendations for new without breaking the bank or buying crap ones! Thanks chaps. Hilly

Quick question for you engine guys here .. Ok .. slowly building an engine back up and just fitting crank / distributor drive and Cam.. Lower crank into case half holding 1 and 2 rods .. (so 1 is essentially TDC) My 2 marks on the Cam drive sprocket are 90 degrees from the Cam meeting point...

Rebuilding an engine and I have just had the casing to the engineering place along with the crank for align bore and thrust cut for the new bearings.. I am using a combination of the HP255 Rebuilding your engine book and the bentley manuals for reference When I have got it home I have done a...

Long story short .. Stripping my engine (stock) for some issues and noticed bits in the oil .. initially thought it was aluminium but the more I look at it, it seems more black and is a bit like bakealite (if peeps remember that stuff!) Any way .. its not valve stem seals as ive seen them...

Chaps So .. not been on in a while .. fell out with my bus and its sat in garage for ages .. Im trying to feel it again but engine issues are just killing it for me. So here my symptoms .. Can Doctor Earlybay help? Last year ran bus out to a local festival .. got nearly there and bus started...

So.. guys help me out with this one .. You can either tell me im completely off track .. or tell me its uncanny how similar this life choice is! Either way .. Im getting it off my chest! :) 12 years ago I bought a bus ..my first and only one .. its been a long journey and ive learnt every...

Anyone ever had one work great then suddenly just lock up tight with ahuge metalic grating noise? Not stripped it yet .. just wondered what to expect if anyone else has had it. Cheers Hilly

So 10 years ive had my bus ...never been on a recovery truck till today! :( Only a bloody mile and half too from home! Steering box .. been absolutely fine.. no play nothing.. makes a rough grauncy noise and went away .. thought about it and ignored it .. pulled into Co Op car park .. made a...

Guys Can you just clear something up for me .. I know its obvious and I should know but I keep questioning myself on this .. Here is my bottom pulley : See the notch on the rear face? Is that TDC? can't really see on the pic clearly but to the left on the picture on the top of the front...

Guys Been to GSF for new plugs today and they say they dont stock WR8AC which I have in at the moment.. They list W7AC for the 1600 tp .. Got these but not sure of the difference.. Any opinion? Cheers Hilly

Guys Just stripping carb looking for an issue with rough running when cold. It seems the accelerator pump injector ( the brass curved tube ) is missing.. Heritage have them in but was wondering what effect this not being there would have? Cheers Hilly

Chaps .. Asked a part of this question before but ive investigated a little more and here is my questions! So .. valves, points, timing (with strobe) and carb set .. All good. When I start bus from cold its a bit lumpy ...ok reved but when revs drop sounds like its running a cylinder down ...

Guys Just been doing a bit on the bus today... my engine is a AD code with an adaptor plate config at the back. As you can see there is only 2 bolts holding it the the support bar .. Now to be honest its been like that since I had it ... (10 years! .. yeah I know!) My question is should...

Guys Just wanted to recommend the Lite steer steering column bearing .. simple to fit, perfect fit and improved things no end! .. and only £20 from ebay. Even my steering wheel came off without too much fuss! Hilly

Guys After the catch assembly that catches the door when is slides open .. the one the fits to the outer body just behind the sliding door opening. Spring has gone on mine so wont catch properly.. unless someone just has the spring :) Cheers Hilly

Hi Guys Anyone had any experience with these? Replaced my master cylinder with one from GSF last August .. Its lasted 8 months and about 80 mile if that! .. leaking from the push rod end. Anyone had any experience with them? .. Do you recon they will replace it? Anywhere better to get one...

Hi guys Any past experience on this scenario : Engine runs fine, pulls well and ticks over .. Timing set and advances correctly with timing light.. Carbs seem good .. But .. when you accelerate the engine from tick over it seems to vibrate momentarily (maybe 800 to 1000 revs) but runs fine...

Hi Guys Not been here for a little while..busy with bus and knackered laptop .. but I really need your help! Right .. just putting bus back on road after 5 years.. |About 2 years ago replaced most brake pipes, cylinders, shoes ( all drum ) flexis etc .. Last week used an easybleed kit and...

Anyone tried one of these for setting the mixture on a standard single carb? Any thoughts on them ? :) Hilly

I know this is a silly question from someone who's been here a while .. but just looking for quick 'confirmation' .. Standard 1600 twin port Standard Vac advance dizzy Bottom pulley has 1 notch at tdc Static time to 0 TDC or 7.5 BTDC Ta Hilly