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Right... Good to know, thanks itchy feet, much appreciated.

Hi all! The dog and I have been on the road for the passed two months in my petrol 1991 DG Caravelle (living the dream!) I've noticed that in the morning having camped up for the night, the clutch pedal is nice and light but as I drive it gets progressively heavier? Should this be a concern? Could i...

Thanks fellers for all the info here. Ive made the school boy error of not telling you what van i have! So firstly, its a 1.9 petrol, caravelle. Checked the cv joint on the driveshaft as Kevtherev suggested and there does seem to be a similar tapping sound when i give the left rear one a good jiggle...

Can anyone shed any light on a tapping from the engine bay? It only occurs when driving under load ie with foot on the gas. When coasting theres no sound and when idling no sound? The tapping is like metal on metal and happens whilst on the gas in all gears incl reverse? I dont think this has any re...

Cheers Kev

Slowly getting the old bus roadworthy, was feeling pretty happy when i heard a snap, crackle and pop? Firstly I checked to see if a bowl of rice crispies had found its way behind my seat but instead saw quite the fireworks display coming from the battery! The metal lid currently has no insulation so...

Just changed rad and bled my 1.9l watercooled DG which moved the needle down from 3/4 to well below half way. It did take a while for the new coolant to work its way around though, I had to open the bleed valve in the engine bay and park her facing down a steep hill, needed to run for a good half ho...

Still trying to get a definitive answer on this... please help! Just fitted a new mechanical fuel pump, the pump has 2 metal tubes (one above the other) one is an inlet for the fuel pipe from the tank, the other an outlet for the pipe from pump to carb. Can someone please confirm which is which! Ive...

Just purchased a new fuel pump Can someone please confirm which is the inlet and which is the outlet pipe to and from fuel pump? My fuel pump has 2 inlet/outlet tubes one above the other. The diagram of the fuel tank in the Haynes manual (page 4A.4, VW Transporter edition, 82-90 petrol... the blue b...

Interesting thread! Im looking to replace my fuel filter and fuel hose to try and resolve an ongoing issue of my bus just completely conking out every 5 miles or so! Ive replaced engine, carb, coil, amp, radiator and fuel pump and nothing has fixed it! Im now thinking maybe theres some crud /air fro...

Not buzzer and cut out no always connected... probably just coincidence as you suggest.

Thanks ghost!

Cheers ghost will go through the checks you suggested with a mechanic tomorrow. This certainly gives us a direction and a place to start :) Thanks again for your help. I am really grateful to you for taking the time. Good man :ok Plugs have all been changed as has the Amplifier (Not much on the old ...

Thanks Ghost.. got a mechanic going to work on it on tuesday, I will get him to start with your suggestions and go from there.

will let ya know how we get on!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend... Few more gold medals tonight!

Big shout out to 'camper' who is kindly sending me a BOD Circuit free of charge... really grateful for this and the help from ghosts expertise.. These issues have been going on a month and the summer is slipping away... really want to begin my adventure ASAP! As a first time buyer of a T25 (or any o...

Ah cheers ghost thats certainly given me a direction to start looking at! Thankyou. :) As for the cutting out it goes a bit like this. Drives lovely in 1st, 2nd and 3rd... once i get up speed in 4th and 5th it will be cruising along then will start to cut out, i will pop my foot on the clutch to sto...