The springs are not just any old springs you need to get the right one - what type of distributor is it? I may have one in my pile of distributor bits...If not they can be had for a few quid

Just not completely buggered.

I've had mixed results with new dissys - many of them look right but the weights are wrong and give crappy advance curves. In the end I bought a NOS Lucas one from the 80's to get something approaching quality (I know it was Lucas!) Anyway a strip down and rebuild might be a better option...

If the vacuum isn't working then there's a fair chance the centrifugal advance isn't working which would cause the problems you describe - timing not advancing. Broken vacuum advance usually just causes bother on cruise/overrun. You need to get a timing gun and check that the dissy advances as...

Thanks rubins, Well, me and my mate Dan went up on Saturday afternoon about 2 o'clock and stayed overnight in the garage until just after 4 o'clock on the Sunday. A reasonable amount of beer was drunk and we watched a good few hours of the Le Mans 24hr race. We didn't get quite as much...

There is a half-moon pin in there (woodruff key) but that shouldn't be the problem. The first time I took mine off it too some persuading. In the end a good bit of heat on the pulley only and some heavy blows from a big copper hammer got it to crack with no damage to the pulley. I wrapped some...

There's a lot of things it could be, its most likely an ignition problem but could be fuel. Ignition - check this first: - before pulling the warm the car up then leave it idling for 5 mins - plugs, when did you last change them? Take them out take a picture of them _before_ you clean them -...

gb springs. I've got GB springs on the SWB and they're good. The rocky mountain ones I got for the LWB seem far too hard, have too much curve on them. with my considerable weight they dont compress at all whereas the gb ones give a good bounce! I'd get some slightly harder shockers - de carbon...

Slow progress today...spent ages getting the bottom fed spray gun clean as it had been left full of black goo...then it sheared off at the pot. Spent another half an hour working out the right mixture with the gravity fed gun...and the compressor died. Next three hours spent doing the job...

Is the motor spinning? Have you checked the wiring? Don't believe mechanics when they say something needs replacing that often means they don't know how to service it!

Hi Don, it's a bit too heavy for one person - well for one weedy person like me. Two people is ok three better if you want to flip it / get stands under it. I did manage once to pick up the LWB on my own but it buggered my back. It is possible to move one around on your own if you have some...

They are! I got a bit more done the past couple of days - no pictures because I keep forgetting the camera though its mainly fiddly bits. Got most of the rear tub undone last night and finished t-washing the chassis, off up to give it a couple of coats of etch-primer this afternoon. The...

I like the DMTL for a land rover - plenty of power for top end heavy foot but only uses one small barrell when you're pottering off-road so lots of control. I've got a DGAV I was going to try somewhere I can't remember why I gave up on the idea (other than it being a bit seized) I think I got...

There's a lot of things it could be. Is it stiff in neutral - if so the gearstick base could just need greasing which is fairly easy. If you mean it is stiff going into gear it could be your clutch is dragging - check clutch fluid level. If it has ever run out it will need bleeding which is a...

I paid by credit card up front to Ribble. I would think it would be the same with Craddocks.

Some progress dismantling this weekend I got the seatbox a while back and the toolbox below the passenger seat was buggered, most of it fell on the floor as we lifted it out. Lucky it was lined with carpet to stop the tools rattling or they would have fallen out months ago! Luckily I already...

I rang them the other day - it's about ten weeks direct. However, they supply Britpart and Ribble Valley to name two. I just got one from Ribble Valley as he could deliver more quickly (I needed it in a hurry) - I think he's got at least one more SWB, not sure about other specs. I also know that...

Check that the bottom swivel pin and steering lever are nipped up tight. I had one that kept undoing itself until I replaced all the studs.

Good point about the flux - I'll remember a roll of proper leaded solder as the stuff I have in the workshop is the modern lead-free stuff which never seems to last as well. I've got a load of Lucas bullets and some multi-way make up your own connectors which I'm going to put either side of...

Yes, and S3/SWB ones are the most popular and have the fewest variations so probably easiest to find in stock.