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I dont know if I've missed a bit here but for what it's worth, on my low mileage 1985 Westy I had a similar issue with intermittent starting and then it stopped working altogether. I tried various things but it turned out that the cable from the front to the starter solenoid had failed somewhere alo...

I shall make a note for next time the box needs work, but I'm hoping that won't be for aaaaaaaaaaaages yet 

Mine has the 5.43 final drive but not the longer 3rd and 4th. I presume it has whatever is standard for what I think is a 6PA?
Does that sound right?
It still goes better that most of my other kombis ever did, apart from the 112i's which drove beautifully but did it at 20mpg on a good day 

I'm not planning on remapping now but I'm intrigued by what speeds you drive between 2500 and 3200 revs? What was your original engine and do you have longer 3rd and 4th gears? My van had the 112i boxer and I still have that gearbox in it with the original ratios so flat out I can touch a gps 70mph ...

+2 for Diesel Bob

yup, the interior on my daily is from a 1980 van. That has an extra switch in the insert at the bottom of the kitchen cupboard. In the 1980 and 81 manuals they both refer to the water pump there, but the 85 manual clearly references an in tank pump. I was half right, the pump did live there but it w...

Did the westys originally have an inline pressure operated pump on the floor in the bottom of the cupboard under the sink? It would make sense of the raised insert bit both of mine have at the bottom and the blocked off pipe outlet at the bottom of my water tanks. And it would make sense of an origi...

a 4.5kg Calor bottle refill is £7.33/kg
a 7kg Calor bottle is £5.14/kg

I use a 6kg propane in my van and that is £5.33/kg and lasts for ever in the summer and is necessary in the winter because I use a propex heater.

Why not use the larger bottles?

Well, I have a 100w flexible solar panel stuck to my roof, a second hand ctec d250sa and a ctec smartpass charging my 75ah agm leisure battery which fits under the drivers seat and my fridge has been on all summer and whenever I check the battery it is always well over 12v. Now the weather is coolin...

Ahh, if you drive a petrol engine and the alternator cant keep up then it will eat the battery. That could easily explain your 5v The alternator and oil light should both come on when you turn the ignition ( to show they are working) and then not be on when driving. Although if the alternator isn't...

Ahh, if you drive a petrol engine and the alternator cant keep up then it will eat the battery. That could easily explain your 5v The alternator and oil light should both come on when you turn the ignition ( to show they are working) and then not be on when driving. Although if the alternator isn't ...

I bought some cheap HT leads once from a retailer which will remain nameless ( but which wasn't Brickwerks - lesson learned) and the van was running terribly. I also ruled fuel out of the equation and a mate suggested I checked the HT leads by running the engine in the dark and taking a look. Sparks...

5 volts sounds like your battery is knackered. 6v would give me an error code on my battery charger. In those situations I have to boost the voltage to 10 or 11 volts with an old fashioned charger before my smart charger will do anything. Also at that point I go any buy a new battery because the 5v ...

is there any fuel in the tank?