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by **mr Grimly** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:21 pm

Yeah, gotta try and stop it before the rust monsters start eating the van again. Hope to pick it up fri/sat

by **mr Grimly** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:37 pm

Picked van up fri evening,well happy with result. Just a few little jobs to do till i'm 100% happy

by **mr Grimly** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:48 pm

Started to get the van ready for it's heart transplant, blue strobes fitted :wink:

New block painted to match the old one, continuity and all that

by **AlanN** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:14 pm

Keep it coming

by **mr Grimly** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:48 pm

Going to doc's on sat to get it sorted once and for all, then off for mot :wink:

by **AlanN** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:50 pm

New lump, isnt a happy bunny then!

by **mr Grimly** » Wed May 09, 2012 8:09 pm

Lump is now a happy bunny, carb has decided it don't wanna play

by **AlanN** » Wed May 09, 2012 11:43 pm

thought you had developed an oil leak... well the van did anyway :lol:

by **mr Grimly** » Thu May 10, 2012 8:22 pm

All leaks sorted, cured oil leak, then water leak appeared so me and mr browny sorted all the leaks, now fookin carb don't wanna play :evil:

by **AlanN** » Thu May 10, 2012 8:47 pm

threaten it with a big hammer :lol:

by **mr Grimly** » Fri May 11, 2012 9:06 pm

Big Hammer, wot a good idea, i'll try it tomorrow if it don't come back to life :wink:

by **AlanN** » Fri May 11, 2012 9:29 pm

if it don't come back to life

Try bribery, Ice cream maybe :wink:

by **mr Grimly** » Sat May 12, 2012 8:36 pm

Tried the big hammer tatic and it all sorted now, 100% better, pulls much better so hopefully everything is sorted for this year :mrgreen:

by **robbie.cee** » Sat May 12, 2012 9:05 pm

have you tried what i pm'd you re resetting carb??

only just spotted this thread, already know what a good job ya did tho m8 !!

by **mr Grimly** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:46 pm

Took it to a guy in waltham abbey, he stripped carb and found the pin that the floats pivot on sits on two arms, one of them was missing :shock:

so put another top on, set timing and C/O and it runs sweeter than it ever has, need to road test properly now :wink:

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