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Sorry - Thanks Aiden when your £700ish excluding transport quote for a rebuild is nearly half the cost of the van - that it is bad news. :( if the van was in better nick it would be worth the investment but for now it's 2nd hand ebay etc for me. When I find my "Van for Life" so to speak I'...

1987 1.6D converted panel van, 5 speed, gearbox code number appears to be ABR 308 7 Hi Folks, Had some gear problems recently but didn't know if it was the linkage, the gearbox or the clutch. Gearbox is now out and having a play with the selector I think I can only find 4 of the 6 positions. I'll tr...

1987 5speed 1.6 Diesel recently got stuck in 4th accelerating up a sliproad, managed to pull it out a day or two later, got in and out of other gears ok but kept getting stuck in 4th (about 3 times). Drove to work and back so my bro who's ex mechanic could look at it (4 miles at most?) A day or two ...

Hi folks, I've searched before posting but not seen the answer yet. My reverse light didn't work when I bought the van. Been through 2 mot's and no probs but a touch dangerous parallel parking when peeps behind don't know what I'm doing, same in busy carparks with cars and poeple around me not sure ...

wheel centre to arch
42.5cm on the nearside
42cm on the offside

diff 0.5cm

from floor to arch
72.5 on the nearside
70cm on the offside

diff 2.5cm

Does that still point to springs?

Thanks for the link I'll check it out today. I measured the height from road to bottom of the front indicators and there's a difference of 3cm between left and right sides. Drivers side being the lower one. Same difference, same side at the back too. I should say I'm not carrying any water, the 9mm ...

Hi folks, I've tried searching the forums for a listing/leaning/lob sided van, but no matter what term I used I couldn't find the right kind of thread.. so I'm asking here. My van seems to dress to the right if you know what I mean, it's lower on the drivers side, compared to the near side.. I've al...

don't worry - my brother just slipped it off and now it should pull through!! I was going to delete this so not to look a complete numpty but there's more than one of us around and this might help someone else

Mine snapped on a sliproad last week and I'm replacing it today - it snapped by the pedal and I've pulled it through the outer tube that goes over the tank away from the front, undone the engine end but can't pull the cable through. If I pull from the engine end the 'foot' shaped bracket that bolts ...

OK, so no one had a photo, well I ploughed on and here's what happened for those who are thinking about rear seat belts in panel van conversions... welding cost £40. belt kit from JK top seat belt mount from JK http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/8041/t25rearseatbelt.jpg http://img121.imageshack.us/i...

hi, I'm a novice too but I've learnt a couple of things. if you have an original camper you'll have a top mount at the back already there. on the pillar behind the last window If you buy the rear seatbelt kit from say Just Kampers you can bolt it in yourself. The kit comes with instructions although...

Hi Everyone, Anyone got experience of fitting the rear seatbelt kit from JK? including location of top mount that needs welding in place? 1.I've read panel vans didn't ship with top mount and instead you get a diple where the mount would be.ok... but there are more than one in that area. 2. the belt...

At the risk of sounding dumb...

is there a DIY gas connection solution?

push fit for central heating I've done no probs, but is gas purely for the gas (wo)men?

Help! I've just ordred some gas parts from a helpful gas parts supplier so I can fit a Leisure Princess hob/gril/sink into my van... I originally emailed 2 suppliers and the 2nd emailed back today to say ... "It is illegal to run flexible hose straight to an appliance if it is fitted inside a v...

Hi, still getting to grips with my T25 and today I decided to follow a diy dash-mounted switch that didn't appear to do anything only to find it lead to something around the front radiator. Not sure whats going on and thought someone technical might explain what I'm looking at... my guess is based o...