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multisi wrote:When you say tube brackets do you mean the pair of straps ,they are there to hold the wheel in place as well as acting as hinge pins.

that sounds like the fellas, cheers. any reason i could do without them, or do i need to source some?

hi guys,

my van came without the carrier, ive got a spare so might as well fit one. picked up the round plate but no "tube" brackets, are they needed or can i just put bolts through the hinges?

cheers

glad i coul;d finally help!

if you put "12v continental" into ebay, you'll see a varietry of adaptors, replacement plugs etc.

i had one on my first van, its the continental style 12v power socket. you can buy adaptors to go between the socket and the 12v plugs on accesories.

Cool cheers buddy. Just wanted a guideline really, few days or few weeks. Cheers


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Hi, I had this problem a few years ago on my old Aircooled camper. Happened at a services so had the rac out. After a lot of faffing , he spotted by chance a small hole in the fuel line, the bigger braided bit that went onto the fuel pump. Turned out it was sucking air in. Quick mod and it fired up....

I'm doing a bit of paint / touchup at the weekend, how long do I need to wait before I can polish?


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so, just had a 1.9d fitted, apparently ticking over lovely, but cuts out as soon as revved? the mechanic has tried allsorts and is currently stumped, any thoughts apart from get a better mechanic please.

cheers

So, I'm finally getting organised to get the internal wiring cracking. I've got a zig cf8 + dist board to go in. What size cable do I need to use to / from the leisure battery, and to / from the main battery? Cheers


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Strange one, when I got the van back from having a 1.9d 1y golf engine fitted, the temp needle never moved. I tried shorting the wires and the needle moved right up so I figured it was the sensor. I ordered the sensor but now all I get is just in the white box. I've looked back and found I ordered a...

itchyfeet wrote:Have a look standard I think fit nice to your van but probably need to add a relay

cool, i'll have a look. anything else?

itchyfeet wrote:Has if got twin tone horns?

its a standard exfamily estate car so its not been pimped, unless they are standard?

Anything that you can sell on eBay . Lights, dash, gauges, windows, wheels, exhaust . Anything that looks like it's worth anything. It all helps to reduce the cost of the transplant. :ok is there a decent market for golf bits? i was thinking of the bits that would be usable on the van, but like you...

so, i've bought a P reg golf to have the 1y engine transplated across into the van.

Apart from the relays, what else is worth taking from it before it goes to the scrapman?

cheers guys,

had a roam around, all the lidl ones have gone or been replaced by xmas stuff, so bought an aldi one