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Hi everyone. I need a bit of help. I have a problem with my 3H gearbox jumping out of 5th very badly. The problem is internal after a process of elimination. I have got a guy who is helping and will strip down box to replace the synchronizer He has not worked on a VW before but I now have the Bentle...

Hi everyone, I have a bit of a gearbox issue and it will probably need stripping down. I was advised to take a peep at the Bentley manual for this. It is a 3H 5spd box fitted to a 1.9D y engine. Has anyone got a copy of the relevant pages of the manual that they could pass on to me as the manual app...

Its not uncommon for people to wire in ancilleries from anywhere in the fuse box and even if you don't have Bobby Dazzler MkII Sooper Dooper spotlamps, you might consider rewiring headlights so they use relays anyway. That's a good point as perhaps previous owners have done some DIY. I'm not really...

:shock: hmmm don't think 20 plus years for the original indicates the new one will prematurely fail...infact with a new switch fitted I think you can forget about any problems for at least the next 5-10 years might even be another 20. Martin Hi Martin, this is actually the third one in nearly 3 yea...

Thanks chaps for info, I had a chat with someone today who also recommended having another separate ignition switch fitted, by the sounds of things this makes sense. I know that the switch is in-expensive and simple to replace but what worries me is the not knowing when its going to burn out and lea...

Hi, Has anyone suffered the problem of ignition switches overheating and then burning out? I have just suffered my second last night, the first only 18 months ago, on that occasion it was replaced and no wiring problem could be diagnosed. But now I think there must be a problem. It's rather dangerou...