The Split Screen Van Club

Hi and thanks for the message. I don't make many but still do one from time to time. I've got a couple of front and rears "in stock" at the moment - my own set that I've been running on Rusty for three years and another set that I made for myself as I fancied a change, the latters being more "raked ...

type21f wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:26 am

Busy week next week going round the country

Any where near Lackford?

It's coming along nicely Graham

Good choice

20180624_121430.jpg 7 Evening. I thought I'd post up my latest modification.... I'm still tinkering with jet sizes on my Dell's and need to get Rusty on s rolling road.... But...whilst I was in there I noticed some play in one side of the hex bar linkage which meant that the carbs were not coming o...

I run steel fifteens all round. The problem is the handbrake levers on the rear Hispec calipers....they foul on the webbing where the rim is welded to the centre.

Simon made me some spacers but they need to be 30mm to clear the levers. Hispec supply a slightly shorter lever too.......

Very pleased with mine. As a newbie to vehicle restoration the "no cutting" option appealed and everything came new. I can't compare to any other makes though. When I took off in France over a huge bump on a road, towing my Puck, everything landed safely and in a straight line........testament indee...

type21f wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:50 pm

Glad you are all still reading...er Steve..
Thanks for the encouragement..

I lurk every so often.........

My own thread is not so active now, mainly due to PB but I modify things every so often....

Looks good Graham.

Viccy Farm next year!?!?!?

If the bus is bogging as you describe, then it could be that one or more of the idle jets is blocked. First renew all fuel lines as blocking is usually caused by ethanol in fuel rotting the lining of traditional Chinese fuel hose (often says R9 on the side but is fake). Check your tank and in line ...

OK thanks. The backfiring only occurred when I put in 98 petrol. It hadn't happened before and happened less and less as I diluted the mix back to 95. Hasn't happened since. Exhaust nuts weren't really loose but I was able to tighten most of them a little. I couldn't see signs of blowing. Having sai...

So....DRLA 40s. Centuries are 30s. I've put back the 122 mains as I found some loose nuts on exhaust....not very loose though but Ive nipped them all up now.

According to charts I've found DRLA 40s should have 34 venturis and bigger main jets.....

They're 40s

You need to know what size Venturis you've got to determine what size jets are needed. If you can see what size vents (not easy when carbs are fitted in a bus)then if you tell me the engine spec I'll let you know what size idles and mains are needed. Nige OK thanks Nige. I now worked out what the v...

Bus ran really well all week and we're home now. Engine starting to loosen up a bit I feel. I'd expect it to slow up the long French (or English) hills on the motorways. So the issue is......when I suddenly turn a corner on a small French road through a lovely vineyard area and am suddenly confronte...