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i had similar prob, the water was getting in through the top of one of the expansion tanks in the wheel arches (the valve on top of the expansion tank had rotted away) so in wet weather the wheel was throwing water up and ended up getting into the petrol tank

if all else fails could be an air leak from a loose pipe etc...

it was indeed the green van, im going to use the box that the engine is already attached to and convert my van to hydraulic clutch as people say the cable clutch would give me arnie thighs, and also change the gear linkages to take the new box (DU), i thought the box on my van was a 2ltr, but the ot...

ive finally bit the bullet and bough a nearly finished conversion( 1.9 n/a pug diesel engine). the plan is to pull the engine and ancillaries from the donor van and put it in my 1981 2ltr cu van. my question is does anyone know if i can use my 2ltr 4 speed transmission out of my Aircooled van (this ...

if youve not had the van for long start at the beginning and give it a good service, oil+filter change, dizzy cap and arm, plugs and leads to name but a few. As your working check parts such as pipes around the carbs for slight cracks that cause air leaks. Also check the fuel line and filter from ta...

sounds the same prob that i have. i just carry a small hammer. when it happens i reach through the rear wheel arch and tap the solenoid a few times and hay presto (struggle to get the time to sort it properly)

please bear with me on this one, ive been clicking through the forum for a while now looking at diesel conversion threads. im wanting to put a 1.9 td vw engine into my 81 t25. can i use and adapt my current 4 speed box by changing the bell housing and input shaft to take the engine or do i need to g...

figured it out, i had connected one of the ht leads in the wrong order (popping now sorted), yeah it was the basic throttle valve setting that i adjusted dohhh!. going to try and balance them out tomorrow with a home made vac gauge fingers crossed, cheers for the pointers.

sorry its stock twin solex on a 2.0 cu engine

after a few weeks of putting up with rough running of the van i decided to give the carbs a good strip and clean, problem is i adjusted the basic throttle valve gap screw (the one that originally had a tamper proof cap). followed haynes to set the gap but now the carbs are backfiring and poping and ...

after fixing my fuel prob i took the van for a test drive (2ltr CU,twin solex) but it would only do about 40mph tops. it felt like it wanted to go but was restricted. checked the accelerator linkage and the carbs open fully when the pedal is pressed were should i be checking next, timming, carb adju...

i found the 'earth' connection at fault half way down the steering column to be the prob with mine (it bridged the gap in the coulping)

i stripped both the front calipers today (binding) cleaned, derusted and painted and fitted with new seals.when i was bleeding the system i broke one of the bleed nipples. so i tried to get it out with an easy out, that bloody snapped off aswell (flush with brake). what do i do; 1. leave it as it is...

cheers, will prob order longer pins from jk as all the springs etc are new

im having a problem with my brake shoes pins. fitted new back pates and new slave cylinders and used the old shoes but when i try and fit the new brake pins they seem to short. they are the same length as the old ones so must be somthing to do with the new back plates (cant compare to old back plate...