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I drove the van on the back of a trailer 500 miles to Elite in Basildon and they replaced my engine - found that the cowboys who had worked on it before had used parts from 2 different types of engines to make 1, no wonder it didn't work! The engine seems fine so far - we went on a 500 mile trip aro...

OK, latest update is that we went to another garage to get their diagnosis. They thought it just needed bleeding so did so and called to say it all good. Very excited we went to collect it and drove off only to find the water dropped straight away in the expansion tank etc etc. Went back to the gara...

Ok, further update: I checked the pipes and just the same as ghost, the t junction from the bleed pipe into the l/h engine was blocked, so unblocked it and water flowed through. Bled the system 3 times using Wiki process. Then decided to go for a drive. I got a lot further (1.5 miles) and then boom,...

Thanks for that. I was wondering if there is a chance of build up in that pipe as there has been some in others. I think I shall disconnect all the jubilee clips and poke a wire through as suggested. The garage finally did a sniff test before we brought it home and they said it was negative so hopef...

I did wonder about that and thought it was just a marker for when the pressure built up and water came in from the header tank. I used a different method for bleeding but next I will try the WIKI way!

Update: Since my last post a lot has happened - the main thing is I removed my van from the garage as they were doing no investigation just replacing parts... I tested the dalek and realised I could suck and blow through it so replaced it with one from brickwerks. Now pressurised, the system reveale...

I shall take it with me. The heat exchanger is in the van behimd the dash to provide heat internally. The garage says it is linked to the radiator in terms of coolant and creating excess pressure in the system if coolant cant flow through it freely.

Thanks for that. I shall go and take it off them tomorrow. Yes it is a late '86 camper. There is some hot coolant getting to the radiator but I presume that is just fluke. I think their bypass of the heat exchanger just proves the van heating doesn't work! I don't suppose you have any good mechanic ...

Hi kevtherev, I thought he did but maybe not... The bypass goes directly into the pump through a hole that (when compared to a similar pump on another van) should be a bolt (or at least that is what is on the other van). I don't know whether previous owners have taken out the bolt and drilled in a c...

I just popped down to the garage to chat with the mechanic and saw that they have reconnected the pipework from the coolant distributor as it was when they received it but according to previous posts, the way it is connected is not correct. On the diagram, a pipe comes from the coolant distributor t...

OK, now I am getting very desperate! The van is still building up a lot of pressure in the coolant expansion tank and bubbling over as it overheats. The radiator is receiving only a small amount of water hence the fan is not turning on because no hot water is reaching the front. We have changed: the...

Thanks All, particularly on Brickwerks, a big difference in price to JustKampers... I was wondering if I should look at getting a second hand thermostat housing or just get a brand new one, any thoughts? Thanks ghost123uk about the sniff test, I shall press that with my garage (the main owner has hi...

Hi, I am a new (hopefully proud owner) of a watercooled 1.9 Petrol T25. I purchased the van last month and it has been in the garage ever since. It turns out my purchase was not very wise as there has been a few 'bodged jobs' according to my mechanic. The main issue at the moment is it overheats whe...