Recommend a mechanic or garage in Southampton or Hampshire

[mike9009]

I use Rob Gaze in Cowes on the Isle of Wight - which would cost to get the van across but very little mileage to get to Rob's place.

Does it splutter to a halt or just suddenly die? Mine was doing something similar a few years back and after replacing the ignition amplifier everything was good......

Mike

[itchyfeet]

Bigherb knows his stuff and says I can use my spare DG coil and ignition amp to swap out and see if its them.

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[davidoft1]

I'm
Near Portsmouth and can do it if you don't find anyone closer

[bigherb]

There are a couple of garages around that area that are used by the Aircooled guys
Gingers VW in Waterloovile and Dr V Dub in Porstmouth.

It might be one of the idle cut of valves is not working.
Switch on the ignition but don't start the engine pull off the wire (arrowed in picture) connected to the valve (there is one on each carb) you should hear the valves click when you remove and replace the wires.
Also check all the air hoses around the engine engine are connected and not split.

[davidoft1]

There are a couple of garages around that area that are used by the Aircooled guys
Gingers VW in Waterloovile and Dr V Dub in Porstmouth.

It might be one of the idle cut of valves is not working.
Switch on the ignition but don't start the engine pull off the wire (arrowed in picture) connected to the valve (there is one on each carb) you should hear the valves click when you remove and replace the wires.
Also check all the air hoses around the engine engine are connected and not split.

Gingers closed a while ago, Dr V dub is meant to be good or me

[itchyfeet]

It won't drive far
I have arranged to.look Sat as I'm 2 miles away
Keep the suggestions coming

[300CE]

Certainly sounds like it could be the ignition amplifier, but could also be a failing hall sender. Do you have a spare dizzy you can take Paul?

[itchyfeet]

Certainly sounds like it could be the ignition amplifier, but could also be a failing hall sender. Do you have a spare dizzy you can take Paul?

What do you think

[300CE]

Certainly sounds like it could be the ignition amplifier, but could also be a failing hall sender. Do you have a spare dizzy you can take Paul?

What do you think

Haha! Silly question

[itchyfeet]

Had a look this moring

swapped ignition module, ignition loom, dizzy no change
it has a new cap rotor arm and pretty new plug leads
checked ignition timing was ok, added strobe to all leads to check they are firing.
it has had a DG dizzy added and to make if fit somebody cut a chunk out of the airbox
Ran a new feed to coil no change
checked power to carb solenoids and checked they clicked.
Re wired the earth to ignition amp, no change, I was surprised it ran with the earth to the dizzy disconnected I can only assume the ignition amp is earthed.

compression check showed 1, 2 and 3 at 8to 9 bar no 4 was 4 bar so it's running on 3 really
All plugs black and sooty, get a few pops but this could be unburnt fuel in no4


visably black smoke at the rear, could be from the no4 cylinder I suppose.

Increased idle revs by adjusting throttle stop, out of ideas, I don't think this is just that one cylinder is dead but could it be?

Fuel pump seems to be connected to thermostat by vac line, what does this do?

[philmcC]

Steve T at ST engineering in Haslemere is 1st class. Hampshire/Surrey border.philmcC

[davidoft1]

Adjusting the throttle stop throws the idle circuit out, best to use the idle screw to adjust the idle.

[itchyfeet]

Adjusting the throttle stop throws the idle circuit out, best to use the idle screw to adjust the idle.

It's running rough and this was a quick fix it stop it constantly stalling in the hope it would make it to a garage, it didn't make it the 2 miles home.

Don't suppose you do any mobile service do you David, you would not fix the low compression but maybe get it driveable?

[davidoft1]

Adjusting the throttle stop throws the idle circuit out, best to use the idle screw to adjust the idle.

It's running rough and this was a quick fix it stop it constantly stalling in the hope it would make it to a garage, it didn't make it the 2 miles home.

Don't suppose you do any mobile service do you David, you would not fix the low compression but maybe get it driveable?

I do indeed do a mobile service, where is it ?

[itchyfeet]

Southampron, quite central.