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Thanks Ghost, I've tried Aidan, he's booked till September, the strip down on these needs really odd and special tools but I was hoping some gearbox guru near Durham Newcastle way might want to take it on if they have them. Its getting harder and harder to keep these things going it seems but thanks...

I have a VW 1986 T25 Westfalia multi van with manual 5 speed gearbox and its getting difficult to get 4th gear in and out. Any advice on reconditioning? I use this van daily and it seems parts are becoming harder and harder to get, would anyone else still use this as a workhorse or retire it to the ...

Thanks for the replies, checked the head and exhaust today, reved up and in clear sunlight there IS a lot of blue smoke so oil is being burnt. No leak visible from the crank seals. I removed plugs and low and behold the plug under the airfilterbox was TOTALLY black and crusted and covered in oil. Th...

To answer my own question, it seems there is no leak, the engine is burning the oil, why? Well latest idea is that the garage removed the head, a liner stuck, a piston popped out and when it was put back the liner wasn't replaced exactly as it was and through age is ovaled so now there is a big blow...

HELPPPPPPP Two years ago my 1985 2.1 injection petrol engine Westfalia conversion T3 camper needed a new clutch whilst in southern Spain. The local VW garage in Alumencar did the job. This year whilst travelling around the same area the clutch broke up (after < 10,000 km). I was towed back to the ga...