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1986 Westy Club Joker. I have a 7yr old who likes the roof and now a 5month old who i want to squeeze in downstairs in a travel cot.
When i put it on the floor it fill the all floor space - anyone got any clever solutions for hiding it up front somewhere?
bob

1986 Westy club joker with an exhaust held on with some fence wire as fixing braket rusted through and fell off this weekend. Probably need to changed whole exhaust system and am due to go on two week trip on Saturday should i go standard exhaust or stainless as i plan to keep van long time and live...

I have a Hi Top westy club joker and i am looking for a roof rack as i have a baby and it is getting a sqeeze to fit all my toys and stuff for the kids. I was at Volksfling in Biggar few weeks back and saw one fitted above cab infront of hi top and fixed to rain gutter. Was it a custom made job or a...

My dad says it is working fine on mains and battery - so does this mean it is NOT a coolant problem?
He also says gas lights but i dont know if it fully fires up.

After some technical help for my Dad in Spain. He has a type 4 van with Electrolux 3 in 1 fridge (model RM4213S) and it will not cool down on gas. Works ok on mains and battery and fires up on gas but wont col down. Any ideas? Or anyone know where to try and get it fixed near Girona (hour north of B...

Got a high top Westy Club Joker that was not well painted previously. Some rust showing through seams and a buble at the base of one window. What should i expect to pay for a decent respray and anyone reccomend a place in South of Scotland. Anything else i should consider at same time as inside is i...

I have a westy club joker high top and live in Glasgow. I seem to have sprung a leak around the right rear window or vent or roof. I am assuming it is the window as there are a few rust bubbles and a bit of water sitting under outside window rubber. I first noticed leak as the rear cushion over engi...

Got a westy club joker 1983 with the lpg tank for fridge and cooker. I was under the impression that i needed a converter from threaded to bayonet fit to fill up in this country - when i bought it the tank was full as the guy had just filled up in Belgium. I got an adapter a 1"3/4 ACME to bayon...

got a fiamma 3 bike rack with my westy and squeeze 2 adult and 2 kids bikes, they do make a 4 bike one also.

thanks for the replies i wish i had known i could use my petrol eber on the run over christmas! My temp gauge doe not get out of the white bit i.e. suggests engine is cold when i expect it to be hot - service just before christmas by synchronutz so all my coolant levels are correct - if i change the...

Got a c reg 1.9 westy and live in scotland camped out at Aviemore over Christmas and it got to minus 12 which was fine with the eber on. The heater when driving does not get very hot in the front and not at all in back (my old t3 autosleeper was quite warm) the blower works fine but not much heat ge...

i will try that out and see if it works
are there any tips or things i should know about taking the mirror off
cheers bob

Could bob dylan answer this one.
My westy passenger wing mirror is very slack and drifts out of position (pretty annoying esp being LHD) any tips on how to stiffen up the ball joint or should i just buy a new one.
Cheers Bob

What should i do/check on my westy club joker 1.9 petrol waterboxer to ensure it has a happy winter? I plan a few trips into the scottish highland on icy days. My dad reckons i should just pour a load of extra antifreeze into expansion tank. Can i put too muck/too strong a concentration in? Can anyo...

i hav a 1986 westy club joker does anyone know what size fuse is in the cigar lighter as i hage a 12v 13amp hair dryer and wish to know if it will blow fuse or hair.
bob