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Thanks, I got a Brickwerks best quality, will replace seat belt mount panel as well, the door and shut lines are the key to aligning it then?

mike

I am just starting tackling the front drivers side wheel arch and seat belt mount and B pillar repair. What is the advice for making sure it all aligns, does the hole need bracing when the arch is cut out? do you keep the door in?  what’s the best way to mark the metal or reference points? Cheers  M...

Cheers , I will give them a try

Thanks it’s the two rubber mounts from the bar to the two mounts onto the engine block, I’m trying to track down

Mike

Hi does anyone know if the very early diesel engine bar rubber mounts are still available, can get the later ones no probs

Mike

I have been looking at various options for repairing the foil, came across this via a discussion on the Samba https://www.serial-kombi.com/fr-FR/transporter-t3-t25-tableau-de-bord-feuille-nappe-de-circuits-imprimes-de-bloc-compteur-et-instruments-de-bord-1600cc-diesel-1/1981-7/1984-livree-avec-notic...

Wish you and your other half all the best on a rocky road, been there myself, you have to be selfish and look after those who are important

Mike

I did the same a while but drying off one headlamp in the oven, found the glass came away from the bowl, so maybe Hella/Bosch used a heat sensitive glue ??? Sods law the other wasn't shifting, but with glass off got it back to looking like new, with a polish with a soft duster. I think I siliconed t...

You can get a woven fabric type of  fibre glass, I have used it with resin and seems to give a smoother finish and can be built up to give a decent thickness

Mike

I think your best option is to contact a breakers or put up a wanted ad, given the age of these vans that any manufacturers still make suitable glass. A set of new seals from  https://www.sealsdirect.co.uk/seals-products.asp?intDepartmentId=4 They can be awkward to fit, you need a special tool or ge...

It might be worth checking that the big black corrugated heater pipe that runs all the way underneath front to back is clear, reason is that it is made of layers of foil and paper, the inner layer of paper on mine had all flaked off with age and blocked up the airflow, took it off at the front end a...

Yep, unfortunately no 3 is the one that gets hot, just by some quirk of the cooling system. Hopefully it is just the head that needs replacing. Sometimes think that a tune up makes it all work slightly better and you drive as you should, but an underlying issue just gets worse.

Mike

I seem to remember that there is an ‘extended range’ South African version of the tank, but whether you can still get one or where from, someone else may be along later to help

Mike

That’s really helpful, the engine change is going to be a big job, but with solid enough van, worth it given cost of Aircooled engine refurb

mike

This is what this forum so brilliant, That is an excellent diagram of the layout, I have a pirated CD copy of a vanagon maintenance manual and that is pretty sketchy on a blown up view. So the gearbox mount is different ? and the linkage different, sorry to sound  dim but how do they differ?  Cheers...