Ok yous lot ,bout 3 weeks ago I was bored so just out of interest took the manifold gubbins off, was quite surprised at how clean it was , ok a bit of ****e but nothing near the first gunk I had when me an young Porky (eeze er furra bread ) first did the mod, and yes I've been through the MOT...

Plop rivet . . . .when i modded my under tray, I measured first and cut a large hole were the sump oil nut is, so I could change the oil without taking the under tray off, I also made a removable cover for the hole, found this really handy over the years, just thought I would give a heads up :)

A very good write up Earthling.

Its a pig of a job 1st time you do it ,piece of **** 2nd time, jack up driver front an chock it safe ,take off plastic cowell , best take a pic of belts case you forget locations, I just cut the old belts, do ac first this is easy, tension using the can just twist with finger and thumb rule :)...

PARP! ! !

Hmm, you knews whot I ment . . . . .

And don't forget you will need to re set the timing after new fit, easy job ,look in search .

I assume Earthling that the fronts do work ? Then spoke to Porky (eeze er furra bred) and he said it could be both calipers siezed but sed,it's rare for both to go at same time, but first thing to check.

Yes it's self bleeding .re check your lp pump or pumps ,don't forget some have 2 lp pumps , best to switch on ignition , don't start. It put hand on 2 nd pump should vibrate for about ,5 sec then stop , you might need a helper for this, this is a Ming test to eliminate the lp pumps.

Snake oil . . .:cool:

Cheepo fer me but i do slap in injector cleaner once a year, mine runs perfect, even slap bio in it, just my thoughts. :)

Yep will go with the cables, take the cover off and have a feel to see if anthing broke if not try and lube things up, it could also be ****e in yer runners for the glass, silly cone is best for that, if its snapped cable it can be fixed but pig of a job and will have to re position time the...

Yer wot e sed , , , , ,

We need new members as all the origanals are all coffin dodgers or deed . . . .Hippo your a dedicated Gaylanderer how about you take over as inspector, that means you have to do all the werk, but I'm in charge.

Sounds like low pressure fuel pump is week.assuming no air lock,but double check your last job before the problem ,fuel filter no air leaks ,poor connections on snap ons . . .

Cutting the grass are we ?

The cubby hole is a well known problem ,go on search a lot been written I lined mine with heat shield seems to work,I would use propper high axle stands ,remember its more heavy than standard motors ,the door motors are a pain but do able I changed the whole lot ,pays to grease up your window...

A very good write up,well done Earthling