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Er's a 1989. Advance until it pinks and then back it off 'a bit' is a novel idea to me. My rough and ready approach before I got a light was to twist the dizzy back and forth to establish where the engine was struggling in both directions, then...

Hi all, Does anyone know how far before TDC (BTDC) the dynamic timing at tickover speed needs to be set? IOW, where should I paint me white dot on the crankshaft pulley gradations prior to breaking out the timing light? This is the normally...

Well I'll be jiggered. You're right about the holes; well spotted! And good idea about making any changes easily reversible. As far as the bolts are concerned, I could order s/s bolts and just dip the heads in blue paint prior to fitting. Yeah...

Since there's only two holes at the upper edge of where the light guards go, does that mean it will only accept the hinged type of guard, I wonder?

I'm sure there are scores of photos of her driving it or being driven in it in old copies of Horse & Hound, Country Life, Majesty and so on magazines back in the early 90s, but I'm not going to be hunting them down just because of that. I have...

Very nice. I do some agricultural shows during the summer and ended up becoming a fan of the Field Marshal Series II. It has a kind of pugnacious vibe to it; a good, strong looking workhorse which just chugs along all day with that massive 5...

That is a pic form my rebuild after the engine fire (Thread LINK) which was done in a friends barn. The old tyre belongs to a fordson standard N which has been in his family since the 60's originally used on their farm in Wales, and now on his...

You raise some very good points, Squonker - and you're perfectly correct. And I like your suggestions for the front end. Why did I buy a vehicle that wasn't what I really wanted? Limited choice, basically. I'm on the Isle of Man; smallish...

Hmmm. Can't really do that, though because one day I'll possibly sell it and whoever' looking for one of these will be obsessed with originality (just like everyone else it seems).

Okay, I get the gist of the opinion on this group: don't overdo it. Not quite what I wanted to hear, but I do hear ya. I was tempted to get one of those tubular exoskeletons 'cos they look pretty boss. HOWEVER, I don't think it would look right...

That is good to know, mine is very much the same [1990 Ninety] good chassis and bulkhead, tidy inside but bit tat body, paint non existent in some places but it is still a working farm vehicle. Out in the country side looks fine but not so in a...

You're absolutely right, but this turd is in such a state that I don't want to be associated with it in its current condition. The chassis (new) and the bulkhead are actually fine, believe it or not. The biggest issues are purely cosmetic.

I've got the necessary stuff to do it myself. What I don't got is the time. When we are young, we give up our time for money. When we are old, we give up our money for increasingly precious time.

Hi all, Here's the 1989 110 Safari I bought recently. As you can see it's in a bit of a state, but has been booked in for a full valet at a cost of five hundred and fifty quid next month. It should polish up fine because I tried some compound out...

Yes, it would doubtless be a good idea to rebuild them. I did notice when I had the offside one's top off that the needle of the main jet was off-centre. I think they're supposed to automatically snap to the centre through some springs, but that...

Thanks. The alternatives had this method not worked would have been prohibitively expensive!

Phill, there's no reason a properly designed dizzy shouldn't be seated without drama by applying the necessary force to the cap itself. Caps should be manufactured robustly enough to tolerate the amount of force required to seat a dizzy quite...

The supplier (in the UK - won't mention the name) said: "It's not often we see this." :rolleyes:

It was tempting to try gluing it back together.:homer:

This is what happens when your dizzy shaft's o ring is seated in a groove too shallow. Or it's a poor quality cap. Who knows?

Could be stuck needle float valves. As others have said, they are simple and loads of stuff ont tinternet to help you strip and rebuild them. I doubt rebuild kits are too expensive, but replacement ones sure would be!! They are very easy to...

Remember which way the fuel pipes go. The link pipe between the carbs has a restriction for the return These carbs are simple as above needles or float stuck. Gentle tap with a bit of wood on the base sometimes frees them up

I just thought before I did anything drastic I'd better just try just one last thing. I popped the top off one of the carbs and momentarily inserted a cocktail stick into the main jet hole. It was bone dry, save for a tiny bit of petrol right at...

Yes, that would have saved me all sorts of time when I put the electronic ignition on it! I must get one of those; I was told you can get 'em off Ebay and I must have a look as a priority. You can't get anywhere near the solenoid on this model as...

That's fair comment indeed, Marjon. But when I made that assumption I was unaware there was a return pipe. I simply assumed (yeah, that word again) that for some reason, each carb had its own fuel feed.

I don't have anyone to operate the key so have to do the testing myself. All I know is, with the pipe on the left disconnected as shown in the photo (and I assume this is the pipe from the fuel pump via a filter) turning the key for a second or...

That's the problem with this type of carb. As you can see from the photo, the float chambers are the concentric (to the main jet) type and there's not enough clearance to remove them separately. I prefer the older design with the float mounted...

Thanks for the tips and suggestions, everyone. I've since checked out on the price of exchange units and they're obscenely expensive, so it's going to have to come down to a strip down and rebuild instead. Yes, their operation is certainly...

AI reckons they're type HIF6, so unless anyone knows better, I'll run with that for now. I need to look into the options, the two most likely being exchange recon units or DIY with a service kit.....