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Remember which way the fuel pipes go. The link pipe between the carbs has a restriction for the return These carbs are simple as above needles or float stuck. Gentle tap with a bit of wood on the base sometimes frees them up

Someone seems to have scratched either and H or an I on the lower part of the top of that nut!!!

No need, now you have the above info.;)

And Craddocks sell them. https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/wheel-accessories/locking-wheel-nut-keys/

Better pic of the same info.

Given all these stories — from ships running aground to long repairs and delays in getting new vessels — it feels like CalMac’s problems are chronic.

Well guess what I found!!!! If you look carefully you will see that the letters for the adaptors are stamped in the bottoms of them!!! Mine is a B so I could see that they read A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J as you go along the rows!!! (Blow the pic up if...

And I was going to suggest compression testing before except I was busy..... Searching my pics! 🤣

That should do it, similar to the one I have been trying to find a pic of for the past, how long? If you turn the engine so the piston is at the top you won't need to worry about the valve falling down into the cylinder!! It'll drop, but not by far!!

Can you put up a pic of it again, with nothing in front of it so we can see where the sticky-outy bit is on it, I don't seem to be able to see it.

A certain fred member on 'ere, north of the wall, paddles out and claims salvage rights on them.

Just booked ma hippo's mot for morra. No free slots today.

Me buy one 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 Diesel yup, Noisy yup, working yup, It has a pull start so I flicked the de-comp lever an pulled it an it fired up :cool::cool:

Searching through all my pic files on this old pooter. Can I find the pic of that fancy valve spring remover??? Can I flip!!!:mad:

Worrappens if the ferrys around scotland breakdown whilst at sea. If they can't fix themselfs do they gerra tow home?

Thanks for your replies and brute force will the way to go. Less keen to get ripped-off by the local LR dealer.

If it is left hand drive you may not sell it so easily in the UK anyway. Not saying you WON'T, just you may not get enough for it. Does it have a certificate of conformity? Why aren't you going to sell it where you live?

Could be stuck needle float valves. As others have said, they are simple and loads of stuff ont tinternet to help you strip and rebuild them. I doubt rebuild kits are too expensive, but replacement ones sure would be!! They are very easy to...

I have no experience of these carbs on the V8s but I'd just whip them off and take them apart as much as possible to try and figure out whats going on. They do look like pretty simple carbs to be fair, simpler than the Weber on my 17H... and even...

Crank sensor?

Blazing hot again here. Up and out early afore brekker to take the apples to the juicer bloke. Only 47 kgs this time. a quarter of last year's crop. Still, better than nowt. W's iPhone 7 wouldn't ring. She said she had shown it to her dottir...

Mornin Dull and warm Sorting a few tools out today Treating myself to a full English at Cafe before the weather gets too warm Summers here :D Stay cool all :)

Just to be sure that it is blue smoke, and nowt else like white smoke? I bought a special tool to change the valve stem oil seals without being forced to take the head off or risk springs, collets etc flying around. I'll have a search for a pic...

Morning All. :D Oh Gosh Monday again! Bad news on the Mini front. It seems she's got a 40-a-day habit. :( People following behind me yesterday reported that when giving it some beans and then coming off the throttle there were clouds of smoke...

Yay it's Monday 😒 Have a good one folks.

Cheers mai bud! And tu orl us frens on yer. It zure azzun bin doan juss tu us boys - yer ears so much zlaggin-orf aboat NHS but ztandurds av bin juss oat uv this whurl. Nort be tu mush drubble an responze taimes zhort as bozzibul. Theym blimmin...

160 quid a tonne for scrap atm :p

@DevonGuy My glass is charged an raised to you sir.. All the best, cheers Kev. ;):):)

I got it to put in centre of my wooden ships wheel.... so Mr Water vapor.. yes I can look out the window & see its raining but I want a working one... BWT ive got a FREE DIESEL GENERATOR TO PICK UP....from the Chimney sweep n eye paid 60 quid...