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    Fuel sender unit

    Hi guys, Is it possible to use a bettle fuel sender unit in my bus as they both have the same bolt hole pattern and the bettle one is cheaper and maybe more reliable? Thanks in advance.
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    71 front disc brakes

    Hi, Can anyone tell me what the difference is between early and late calipers as I have a 71 and believe it has 72 onward calipers. Thanks in advance.
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    Pedal pan

    Hi all, Can anyone tell me how the under pan that protects the steering is fixed to the bus? Skyguy.
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    running lean.

    Hi all, I have standard 1600 tp which is running a bit lean and as such over heats a bit, question is how do Iadjust the carb to make it run richer?
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    roof lining

    Hi, Does anyone have photos of the roof llining in a 1971danbury pop top as mine has had a mixture of carpet and vinyl stuck in it. I would like to see the section bbetween the cab and rear of the bus and also the pop top it self also the sides above the windows up to the opening for the pop...
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    Garages

    Hi, I know this may have been asked before but does anybody know of a good garage or just a mechanic in the Poole or Bournemouth area. Thank in advance.
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    Van running hot

    Hi all, I ha e been using my bus around town taking rubble to the tip and it runs fine, today took it on the dual carriageway and the oil light came on (I have a save my bug oil temp senser). I was doing no more than 56 stopped to let it cool down and it was fine on the return trip kept it...
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    timing light

    Hi guys, Has anybody in the Bournemouth or Poole area got a timing light I can borrow for a while has mine has givenup tthe ghost? Thanks in advance.
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    Dorset Volks Fest

    Anyone going to Dorset Volks Fest this weekend?
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    won't idle.

    This has more than likely been asked before, but I have just taken my van out its winter storage and it runs like shit won't idle and seems to have no power at all where do I start to find the problem?
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    fuel hose

    How much fuel hose do I need for my bus and is the cloth covered hose that heritage sell any good.
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    insurance

    Not for the bay but for my daily 13 year old polo, moving house so called Hastings direct to change the address and they want £35, it's only got 4 months to run on the policy, so I tells him forget it just cancel it and he said ok but that will cost you £55. They taking the piss or what?
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    company insurance

    I had an accident in my company vehicle, not my fault and the other party is putting in a claim saying it was. Now my company insurers are asking if I have a policy in my own name and if I have who are my insurers and what mybpolicy number is. Question is do I have to give my private insurance...
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    drop spindles

    Hi, Anybody got any drop spindles that they want to get rid of, as I am after a set. Cheers guys.
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    mot today

    Today is mot day for the bus, everything checked, let's hope it's enough.
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    generator light

    Hi, Can anybody come up with a solution to this problem? The gen light is on even when engine is running, i have polarized the dynamo and it spins like a good un, only prop is the light is still on could this mean that the regulator is knackered?
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    Mot garages

    Hi, Anyone know of a good mot station in the Bournemouth area who is not going to rip my off for work that needs doing? Cheers.
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    blue point gas analyser

    Hi guys, I have just got hold of a blue point digital gas analyser model No EGA 9040 A, but it does not have any instructions :| Any chance someone has a set they could copy for me. Cheers Andy.
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    vacuum advance

    Hi, Just a quick question, I am thinking of changing my dizzy where do I find the vacuum advance connection for the new one?
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    Generator

    Just tried to start my bus after a few weeks of not being used, she would not start and after looking in the engine bay found the wire from the back of the generator to earth at the regulator is burnt out completely, any ideas?
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