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I've bought a new indicator stalk for Frodo. The old one had indicators, horn on the end, push forward for main beam (when the headlights were on), and temp pull back for main beam flash. The new one has indicators, horn, but only temp pull back for high beam, no forward position for...

Love: the looks you get, the freedom, the joy of arriving successfully at your destination, knowing he's ready to go away for a weekend, not having to stay in a tent Hate: when one problem is resolved then another one is appearing, driving in fear of another breakdown!

Orange flame means CO will be produced, so be careful!

I aim for 35 psi, that seems right for the tyre and the van!

quote: Originally posted by Enigma I might not be the sharpest chisel in the toolbox but whats the difference? ''COMMER'EnSayThat'' 50%!

Afternoon All! I had a play with the timing today - they don't make it easy to see the marks do they! I got it set up somewhere between 5 and 10 deg in advance of TDC. I'm going back up one evening this week with a paintbrush and some white paint to make the job a bit easier, and hopefully more...

I thought you meant he sounded like he was four cylinders short of sounding like a proper engine!

quote: Originally posted by admin Sounds great heh Relatively! Well just drove him back from the barn, and he didn't miss a beat. Still running a bit rich, and the timing needs doing, but he is back on the road :)

By Jove! I think I've fixed it! The cloth wire in the distributor was badly frayed. I bodged a replacement with a very flexible bit of speaker wire and he sounds great! Thanks for all your help guys!

quote: Originally posted by Panky The carb could be a red herring, the problem might be the coil breaking down or maybe the condenser in the dizzy. OK, I'll get new ones of those for next weekend. Cheers for your help Panky - It really is about time you moved to Alton!....

I like that - a little peak on the front, and it would look like the hard hat I wear on site!

Oh! one other thing I noticed - there was fuel dripping out the bottom of the fuel intake bit - the big nut on the bottom, and I have seen fuel leaking out of the hose end, even though it has a tight jubilee clip holding it in place. This made me think that the fuel pressure may be high?

Well, I got up there and had a tinker... The filter in the carb was full of crap, not snakeskin, just rust, paint flecks, splinters (?) This is what I managed to extract However, it doesn't seem to have solved the problem :( I don't think its a jet problem - when I flicked the throttle...

COLIN!YOUR CARB IS BEING ATTACKED BY A FLOURESCENT SQUID! Thanks for the tips, I've currently got two inline filters, a gauze one and a paper one, and the diaphragm looks ok, so I'll check the float today.

quote: Originally posted by commeracer Check the float for holes, and the float needle for seating ;) "You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off" And how do you do that? :I Does anyone have a manual for these?

No Panky, your guess was a good one, and the screw was about 3 turns too far out! It just looks like I need to check a few more things, next time I go up to the van...

Thanks all! Got him running, but still very rough and cuts out quite a lot. Need to have a bit more of a think...

Thanks Panky! It was about four turns out, so that could help. Just waiting for the horse riding lesson next to the barn to finish, so I can try firing him up!

There you go! I'm talking about the shiny one running across the picture and the big one coming towards the camera.

Frodos not firing right, in fact hardly firing at all! Everything stinks of petrol, and I think the carb is running rich, but what screw does what? Looking from the drivers seat, on the left is the idle speed screw, then underneath that is another screw but I don't know what it does, and which...