After being away for the week, the old girl (1985 90" with a 1991 200 TDi) refused to start. I suspected fuel starvation, so tickled the lift pump, tighted all the hose clips and all was well. I ordered a new lift pump kit just to be sure. On...

Been busy all week ignoring it 👍

What have you lot been up to? Hope you are still ignoring the thread

It was drummed into us growing up. Manners cost nothing. Even when paying for help I say please and thank you. I probably say it much more than necessary when getting free help or advice. It also means people will help you again.

Rubbish type on the left Excellent type on the right.

Dont forget a sign to hang on the steering wheel " PLUGGED IN" otherwise you will be driving down the road all cozy and warm with a outside socket and a bit of lead dragging behind :oops: :D. J

Had electric preheater in Canada, really great to get into a slightly warm car when it was minus 40C outside.

Clearly i need my head examined, but looking forward to chillier days i've taken the plunge and bought a Webasto top 20 electric preheater. I don't really need it apart from at home so the electric route seemed sensible. Waiting for the...

I've got the necessary stuff to do it myself. What I don't got is the time. When we are young, we give up our time for money. When we are old, we give up our money for increasingly precious time.

Found where they go and I’m a dick. They came off the wing where the indicators go. 😏

Nope... no one I know will do that streetside, sorry. :(

Have you got a door card? They may hold it on if you don’t have the white square plugs & self tappers

@kevstar may know someone that way of the world

Front arches fitted, and fair play they came with pleant of spare hammer in clips which is unusual. Rear light covers installed and new tailgate chains. The Heritage steering wheel arrived, fitted temporary as the left indicator stalk is a bit...

It’s always good to get feedback on posts and responses. Thanks. Some come on and get help then disappear without letting us know how they got on.

Thanks,Iv now cracked the problem! There are 9 different sized shims starting with #FRC 6782 @ 1.5mm down to point 45mm the diagram helped a lot.Steve.

Thanks everyone. Decided to just replace it. It’s pretty old and rusted anyhow. Turners sent a refurb once that is now very nice a shiny

She froze to death after buying a cheepo heater...

It was tempting to try gluing it back together.:homer:

It’s normally the tips on the float stops. They are rubber type & get a ridge on them & then stuck(that’s why you give them a tap to release them) SU do good rebuild kits probally takes longer to get the carbs off than to rebuild

I know this is an old thread, but if someone is here because they are having a similar issue, then it might be due to the thickness of the circlips. I recently purchased new GKN UJ bearings for my 1977 S3 and, upon opening the boxes, noticed...

So sorry to see that. My condolences.

Well, that's interesting. Allegedly a 1275 "Metro" engine. I did the compression test (3-squirts of oil in the cylinder and spinning over) then move on and do the next one. Cyl 1 = 210 Cyl 2 = 180 Cyl 3 = 165 (first go) 175 on extended cranking...

Just enjoy it, shouldn't look too deep into engine health otherwise it'll be out on the bench for a rebuild. If it sounds right and doesn't use gallons of oil then keep on blasting it down the road Give it a little more fuel and advance and sod...

@Wildefalcon i don’t have any problems with my pins rattling.. ;) (Zoom in and see why)

This is what happens when your dizzy shaft's o ring is seated in a groove too shallow. Or it's a poor quality cap. Who knows?

Long nuts & bolts Big split pins Cv or thicker grease on the pins