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  1. AdamWilkes

    Advice required

    Maybe better to join one of the Trafic owners clubs for more insight? Such as http://www.rtmr.org/index.html - you may find this forum limited in it's experience of Trafic's.
  2. AdamWilkes

    R4 post van kept by owner (archival footage 1987)

    Like UK & USA, seems to be the same with Ireland and UK - two nations separated by a common language :laughing: Couldn't understand a bleedy word :dontknow:
  3. AdamWilkes

    This is my story

    Beautiful car - well done you :clapping:
  4. AdamWilkes

    A GALLERY OF GORGEOUS - please contribute !

    Epic photo :clapping:
  5. AdamWilkes

    Zenith V.05 075A Carb Query

    There is a 'clock' spring around the choke shaft: , and another around the throttle shaft (poor photo):
  6. AdamWilkes

    Ethanol and fuel hoses

    Cohline 2240 is 100% ethanol compatible - ie can be used with 100% ethanol, plus any other fuels. Highly rcommended by many classic car buffs, and lovely to use as well. Used '8mm' (actually 7.3mm but a perfect fit) on my Scimitar. For those who don't know - ethanol is the petrol additive...
  7. AdamWilkes

    A GALLERY OF GORGEOUS - please contribute !

    Good work! I used some car tyres cut into mudguard-shapes for one trailer I had :laughing:
  8. AdamWilkes

    Keep an eye out

    'tis an odd one to steal :dontknow:
  9. AdamWilkes

    Info on fuel consumption

    It could be a loose rubber hose or one with a hole in the side, or the carburettor could be overflowing if the smell is at the front of the car, not the rear. The carburettor float valve can fail so that petrol gets too high in the carb. Feel around the hoses and the carb until you find a...
  10. AdamWilkes

    Info on fuel consumption

    If you can smell petrol when it is running (or when it is parked) then you could have a leak which may explain the excessive consumption. Also look for wet hoses and wet at the bottom of the fuel tank. I had an Alfa Romeo that hosed the engine down with petrol as I was driving :o
  11. AdamWilkes

    Hesitant when accelerating

    I'd go with mojobaby first - when you push your foot down a bit, the vacuum advance unit moves back (less vacuum within the manifold) so the timing becomes less advanced (fewer degrees before Top Dead Centre) compared to when cruising. If timing is a bit retarded to start with, it could just...
  12. AdamWilkes

    Other projects not R4 related

    Malcolm is on a small garden wall repair :scared: http://www.the-salutation.co.uk/blog/2020/08/
  13. AdamWilkes

    I've ordered a new chassis for the F4 van!

    I wouldn't worry too much about the value Malcolm - I was paid £4000 for my tatty old F6 after a little pressure on the insurers - 'average condition' they said :p
  14. AdamWilkes

    A GALLERY OF GORGEOUS - please contribute !

    A Rollout of Renaults, perhaps ?
  15. AdamWilkes

    Clarification needed

    Easy mistake to make - glad it's figured out :clapping:
  16. AdamWilkes

    GTL Compression

    Like angel said; it's amazing also how much better the engine can run when tappet clearances are adjusted correctly!
  17. AdamWilkes

    Ronnie the Renault and the tick over blues.

    Not likely to be hoses too large. Pressure is determined by the pump and flow at the carb end only. I think you still need to unbolt the manifold(s) and check for flatness. A small deviation from dead flat can cause gasket to let air slip past.
  18. AdamWilkes

    Torque setting Front drive shaft nut?

    I agree with Brian, unsure of spec but I had one come loose, then just tightened bl@@dy tight with a breaker bar & no problems after :D EDIT: Haynes says 90lbft, but that sounds less tight than I did it up to so keep an eye on it if you tighten to spec. Ade: you maybe should buy my Haynes...
  19. AdamWilkes

    Is there any interest in buying a R4 right hand drive project and a left hand drive please

    Probably will be - put some nice photos up here, with a description :)
  20. AdamWilkes

    My R16 - The Horror Show Has Begun

    Good, brave work - it gets better from now on :artist:
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