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tank is under the car in front of the gearbox, servo is in the front luggage compartment behind the bulkhead

Coolant system flush and hose replacement on the list (they all look original). Bit concerned about the bleeding, might look to get it vacuum bled Pretty sure engine is original given the low mileage but as you say engine number check should confirm

According to the handbook I should be able to confirm if the head is suitable for unleaded once I find the engine number I have the handbook and service book, spare key is misplaced but by last owner so the suspicions are it will turn up at some point and he will forward to me. I have a Haynes but have found in the past on other cars, as you say, the info can be hit and miss Its been unused since 2021 so as you say a full 36k inspection is top of the list

I have a handbook which I have read. interestingly it says from late 89 they were modified for unleaded. mine is an April 90 registered but the sticker on the airbox says its not unleaded. Need to find the engine number for final confirmation. In terms of receipts there's nothing from 1990-2011. it was recommissioned in 2011 after some time off the road, not sure how long but possibly as early as 1994. There are some receipts also for work done 2014 to 2021 by the person I bought the car from. I suspect given how long car was off the road these probably do represent most of the work done on the car (its only done about 7000 miles between 1994 and 2021)

no sign of coolant in the oil but will keep eye out for head gasket symptoms as I know they can be a weak spot I believe the aerial is on the sunroof but I may be misremembering

Thanks. The car will be getting a full going over both in terms of cleaning and servicing . Reason I mentioned carb is that it just doesn't idle and moving it from the tow truck to my driveway it would randomly cut out under load, the exact same symptoms when I got my Fiat Panda which turned out to be muck in the carb blocking the idle jets. The grille with the fog lights is apparently an owner's club after market one. Not sure I like it so I will be looking for an original replacement Interesting point on the dash. The very late ones did get the more modern looking instrument binnacle from the Rapid. There is currently a blue G reg one for sale on Facebook which has this. Surprised mine has the older dash for a 1990 model but im actually pleased it does as I think it suits the car better and I like all the Czechoslovakia branding on the gauges

well its finally here! looking a bit sorry for itself paint wise but I think it will clean up well. Minimal rust spotted so far. It runs like crap though so thats job number one. I think it's likely carb related given its not been driven for couple of years so maybe needs a clean and fresh fuel

thanks for the reply. I agree on ideally replacing the points but from what I had read previously there didn't seem to be too many options for full electronic ignition and at least the system I have on my Panda improves the life of the points and makes their condition less critical but agree full eleconic ignition is better as for the wheels, they have been professionally restored since the picture was taken. Thats an old picture the current owner had posted a while ago on Facebook. I haven't any of my own yet but will take some once I pick the car up. Not sure what rubber is on at the moment but thank you for your recommendations

thanks for the kind offer. I not sure I have an issue with it yet or not but just preempting what I may need. I suspect it's more likely carb fiddling required

Ha. I posted I had viewed it on news 24 in march but was going to do a detailed on when it turned up. Its been ongoing since January!

thanks guys..the paint is a bit tired close up but I have seen worse. Only done 30k so hopefully some life in the mechanics yet I have driven RWD cars pretty much since my first car , a mk2 Escort in 1995 but not a rear engine swing axle set up before so should be fun ! I know from the current owner it idles a bit rough when cold and needs a fair bit of choke to warm it up but apparently runs ok other than that but was thinking either full electronic ignition or if not one of those eleconic systems which keep the points but only as a low voltage switch and replaces condenser with an electronic box. I have a Gammatonix system on my Fiat Panda which seems to work well One thing I did notice when looking for parts is I can't seem to see any vacuum advance units for sale. Are they no longer available?

that looks great @Tailhappy I am getting my 1990 120L 5 speed next week incidentally what electronic ignition do you use on yours as I will look to fit something to mine

I took the airbox off again and rechecked all the connections, charged the battery as previously it was off a jump start and now all is well!

Hi all, My favorit has been off the road for about 18 months. On starting it up again it runs ok for few minutes then the idle speed Starts hunting https://youtube.com/shorts/_97Mcb8pGSA?feature=share after a few more minutes hunting it settles but at the higher idle speed, and exhaust gets a bit more smokey https://youtube.com/shorts/ASYZ5h6YQnE?feature=share First thought was maybe coolant temperature sensor making it run rich but pretty sure that was one of the things I changed 3000 miles ago any other suggestions? cheers

thanks to everyone for all the help and suggestions