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HI AGAIN [8D] NOT BEEN ON HERE FOR A WHILE BUT DO READ THE FORUM NEARLY EVERY DAY, GOING TO ISLE OF MAN TT RACES IN THREE WEEKS IN MY COMMER VAN , JUST GOT THE COMMER THROUGH HER MOT TODAY, BUT BROKE DOWN THREE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME !!!. SEEMS TO BE HEAT RELATED AFTER IT IDLES FOR A WHILE AND...

Hi ;) Ive just taken Betty's engine out today to make her as oil tight as she can be as im pissed off with her leaking all over my nice drive. Whilst i have her engine in the garage i had a thought,what about painting the engine in the original blue/light green colour ? any one out there have...

Hi :) Thinking about a project for the winter and will be taking the engine out of Betty(my commer) and clean/paint and make oil tight as well as re do valves etc. thought whilst i have it out how much a o/d box and prop would cost whilst im on with it ? anyone out there got one or know where to...

Hi again:) i was on my hols last week and toured a bit in my Commer van,due to the heat i was worried it may overheat when going up steep hills, ive read some of the threads on fans a few questions 1.do i remove the fan blades and fit the electric fan on that side? 2.does the fan suck air from...

:) hi whats the best electronic ignition system to fit on my 1972 commer highwayman im having hot running probs seems to stall and find it hard to start when realy hot !! on either petrol or LPG . how do i know which dizzy i have on Betty (my van) 25 or 45 ?? any ideas where do i get the...

Hi [?][?] had my van Betty in for MOT on Saturday, and had a few probs when she was idling for about 10 mins,then was a pig to start again after stalling. i have a problem with the airfilter pipe falling off so could be the air going to the carb is hot , could this be the prob ? Any ideas ...

Hi everyone :D Ive not been on for a while because of work and family stuff,But tomorrow is my Commer Highwayman's MOT,shes called Betty and has done about 300 miles in a year ! hope to do more this year a few more weekends away and maybe a week away (cancelled the abroard hols to pay for a Koi...

Hi anyone out there got a usable front handbrake cable for a PB ?? and if so how much ? (its the one from the lever to the centre fulcrum point) I ve looked on speedy spares site and they only show a PA which i dont know wether it will fit but its £45.00+ VAT and postage !!!! all i want is a...

Hi need to check the ignition timing on my van . i beleive its about 9 degs BTDC. cant seem to find the marks on the timing cover . wheres the best vantage poing to see the marks ? where are they? and is 9 deg about right (i have LPG fitted) cheers Amos :D

hi Again as you can see from the other Topic (rough running) over the past few days im having problems with Betty i have the smaller nutted spark plug in Betty (sorry didnt know how else to explain them) how am i ment to know what plugs should go in my engine does it go on engine number ...

Hi :) I have just been quoted £250 for fully comp on Betty for under 3000miles a year anyone out there know other insurance company that might be cheaper ? i am 40 with no convictions and no points on licence Cheers Amos :D

Hi:D My Commer (betty) has LPG conversion and im having problems as always . all the solenoids etc are working great,i can set the gas up to run at idle all day then when you drive it its like its running out of gas, i can drive along with the engine cover up and richen it up so it runs ok on...

:DBoys and Girls :D Out for the first time in Betty Tommorow on a trip to between Bridlington and scarborough at a small camp site called the crows nest my wife has got all the food !! bacon sarnys and the sort !! i have loads of stella in the fridge cooling !!! setting off at about 4 ish hope...

Hi:D my highwayman has a LPG conversion the problem with that is that who ever fitted it didnt put a valve for the heater matrix on one of the pipes ,so the prob i have is when i drive her its boiling hot inside . anyone out there know which pipe to put the valve on the one from the top of the...

Hi Finally finished my Highwayman called Betty after about 12 months of hard work . I have attached some photos which i hope you all like, i lve about 10 miles from the Humber Bridge which untill about 5 years ago was the largest single span supension bridge in the world So realy two marvels...

:)hi A quick question i have a 1972 highwayman with 15 inch wheels,the speedo seems to show about 10 MPH slow ( 30 MPH sign flash when i drive through them at 20MPH on speedo) is this common with these size wheels or is it a speedo problem /gearbox drive i am going to check the speed on my sat...

:DHi I read a great deal of problems on here about rough running at high speed well 40 MPH any way and there was some mention of fuel tank problems Gunk inside etc. Well i have a problem with my PB highwayman called Betty,she runs fine at "high speed " its just in traffic she runs out of fuel...

Hi Saturday is the big day for Betty the Commer Highwayman, after 12 months of late nights and lots of week ends she is ready for her MOT test, she seems to have been a big cash cow and cost me far more than she is worth but there is a light at the end of the tunnel and a few trips are planned...

hi :) i am looking at getting a retro fit gear knob for my commer any ideas what the thread size is ?? i have checked the gear stick thread with a re thread kit and it seems to be 3/16 unf-24 ? i have emailed the manufacturers and they have said that this thread is "a bit smal" for a gear knob...

:) ive just fitted front brake shoes and wheels cylinders on my commer pb high wayman if you spin them one way they catch a bit (feel like they are seizing) then turn the other way they are as free as a bird !!!! any ideas ....have checked on the manual seems ive fitted tne shoes correctly...