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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 litre single cylinder engine never missing a beat...

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 population so vehicle choice is rather limited. You have...

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 on a vintage model like this. Consequently, I'll...

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 on the 12 square inches you can see just above...

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 one twanged off to one side and is presumably...

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 easily. No way should this have happened.

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?

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 the far end. So by that discovery, it just seemed...

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 it's buried right underneath the lump out of...

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 two results in a wet patch of petrol on the inlet...

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 remotely and connected by a fuel bridge as you could...

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 simple; getting them off might not be, though. There are...