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hi ive done what you said and checked where the cluctch is when its cold and hot and its very low , meaning the biting point is close to the floor , i took the van on a trip to chichester i live in eastbourne so a good 160 miles and when i got home i could hardley select any gears it seems to be whe...

hi okay yes ill do that , at the moment my clutch leg feels like its exhausted its a stiff cluctch and trying to keep the engine running while reversing is a big leg workout hahah plus a small golf steering wheel with no powerseering by the time ive got out ive done a full body workout hehe

thanks ian for your help

hi metal micky the gear stick broke i think because where the spring stits at the base there is a coller and a grub srew and it seemed to have snapped right where the grub screw bites the gear stick ! but ive welded it back now and changes gear much better :) i can change gear and the clutch is prob...

well thankyou for all of your help every1 so 2 diff problems thats that then need a crank seal and a sh gearbox i have already purchaced a clutch, thanks again ill post the conclusion

hi can anyone advise, i have a problem when on long journys the clutch starts to slip and is nearly impossible to get into gear and ive already snapped the gear lever off complealy in my hands while stuck in traffic on the motorway heavyhanded i know ha , but lucky it snapped in 3rd and was able to ...

hi did you have to take the tank off to do that job ? and im much happier driving it now with being gassed out with fumes haha

hi to everyone that helped me ive done it :) there was 2 holes in both breather bottles, who ever had the van before had tryed to fitted 2 wooded covers for the battery behind the seats and screewed into the breather bottles very carless ! . so the fix was remove the bottles clean the area and stick...

hi yes thats very true im not a fan of ebay bunch of people not all but alot of peoiple dumping rubish on there just so it sells and its out of there hands , i will do just as u say thank u

hi well ive filled it close to the top and the smell is worse and kind of gets worse when i go over uneven ground so im guesing its all slushing around and causing gasses to be forced out there are know signs of petrol though i know it evaporates quick but ive pulled over quick after smelling it sro...

wow thats good idear , were are the bolts that holds the bottles in iside the van or under wheel arches ?

hey thanks i will do that then im now looking for a 5 speed watercooled gearbox ive looked on ebay cant see any ive registerd with a online scrap network but had no luck , how do u put ur location on here ? im in east sussex

hey thank you thats good news , the seats have been changed about 2 times and ive just fitted m3 electric leather sests but i was very carful , okay ill check that thank u

hi when im driving my t25 i can smell petrol but only when i drive , there are no signs of leaks and its water cooled so does that rule out rust or hole in the tank ? some guy said its the breather ? has anyone els had this problem if so whats the fix ? please help if u can

dave9401

none hahaha i was planning on getting a friend to do it hes a mecanic but ive been put off the idear now somthing about ending up with 5 reverse gears ! i dont want that lol thanks for ur reply