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Van starting well but you have to keep the revs up to keep it running untill it warms up, this takes aroung a minute. That i can handle but after about 8 miles the power starts to "die" unless you rev it. You have to stop and restart engine which has to be started like starting from cold.....

Ha ha ha all sorted now (i think) Battery flat because of an interior light knocked on for my weeks holiday. But thanks for the advice cos it may come in use at a later date!! happy days

Thanks for that guys, will be looking at these options ASAP.

Been on my hols for a week and on my return the van would not start. Has new Battery, new (second hand) alternator, and has been starting fine. A mate of mine borrowed the van and broke down about two months ago. He called the AA and on the report it says the solenoid had a bad connection, AA man ti...

Hi all,

Maybe a real dumb question from a niave newbie but is the electric power steering (£300-400 i think) any good and is it worth the money? cheers.......Grampavan

Cheers Billy and all.......sounds like its standard then....not going to check today....cats and dogs....thanks for all of your advice.

Cheers Billy and all.......sounds like its standard then....not going to check today....cats and dogs....thanks for all of your advice.

can you put a pic up for us to see? has it def got points? I will check tomorrow........i have only had the van a week and not too clued up on all the techie stuff, was just told ( by a T2 fanatic) that E.I would vastly improve engine starting, mpg and slight performance. He he sorry for being so t...

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Replacing the points ect with electronic ignition, is it worth it? and what would anyone suggest for a 1915cc Petrol water cooled 1986 T25?

Thanks for the replys........i guess anything is better than nothing but you get what you pay for.....i just need a cheep quick fix for now

Hi newbie here,
Can anyone advise me on a simple and cheap alarm that you can just plonk on the dash, wire up with a couple of wires, arm and leave and actually works..........or am i wishing for too much....Thanks