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    It's a bad day for my 90 v8- failed mot on welding- Any welders near Winchester ?

    Just to finish the story- My v8 was welded up, MOT'd and is going like a dream !
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    It's a bad day for my 90 v8- failed mot on welding- Any welders near Winchester ?

    Thanks very much for your offer, it's probably beyond me to do the prep. I'm looking to get it all done and may as well get the A posts done as well, which don't fail MOT but look bad. I'm still trying to weigh up the options. Cheers
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    It's a bad day for my 90 v8- failed mot on welding- Any welders near Winchester ?

    I'm in the Winchester area. I have done some arc welding before but I don't have the gear here and not the time either. I guess I'm asking if any one knows of a good local welder. I not looking to offload the vehicle yet.
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    It's a bad day for my 90 v8- failed mot on welding- Any welders near Winchester ?

    Needs, driver's floor pan and quite a bit of chassis welding- I was quoted £800, seems a lot ! need to get some more quotes or it's not looking good for this 1986 machine.
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    two round circles when I park my 1986 v8 90

    Thanks crazydave and waldershelf for your suggestions. Sounds like I have to take the carbs apart then to check the floats and valve. I think I'd better find a Haynes manual as I've not done that before.
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    two round circles when I park my 1986 v8 90

    After a run my 1986 3.5 v8 90 ( defender ) tends to drip some petrol onto the ground. It is coming out of the carb vent pipes. These are SOLEX carbs and I have topped up the chambers with engine oil. My V8 runs very well but the petrol drips are a bit of a fire hazzard. Does anyone know the...
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