I got stuck in today and treated the s3 to some lovely fresh oils. When starting it up it threw it's toys out of the pram and ran worse, not idling well and running rich. The only thing I can think of is I cleaned out the fuel pump bowl and added fresh oil to the oil filter bath. 1.Clean fuel...

Thanks Steve2286w I'll add the tappet gap adjusting to the to do list.

Ah yes I'll be needing one of those. I've cut some of my garden hose and added a funnel, but I don't know if it'll work until I've tried it. But for £9.99 I may as well get the pump too.

This arrived today! 😃

Between the showers yesterday, my brother and I spent the afternoon replacing as many serviceable items our skills permitted. It's running a lot better, but I think the Zeneth carb will need a service and tune. 1. Drained the fuel tank it had a lot of sediment after 15 years storage. 2. Spark...

I've downloaded them for safe keeping, they're much clearer than the Haynes manual. 👍

Those diagrams will be very helpful, thanks! It's incredible to see just how many parts make up even a relatively simple utility vehicle.

Thank you Knappster, my dream truck!

Thanks for taking the time to reply Feral Kid. I've just ordered plugs, points condenser, dizzy cap and a new ignition coil. It looks like it has a Lucas distributor and Zenith carb. I'll see what a good service does. Whenever I see well looked after examples like your uncles, I appreciate...

Good evening My Dad had a series 3 when I was growing up and I loved the adventure and waving to other owners. I remember my Dad however having to cycle to work on a few ocassions. I think it was made around 1980. Sadly it was sold in the late 1990s and apparently the new owner shipped it out...