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I swapped mine around as i found that the one that was on the drivers side had one seat adjuster on the left hand side (and one on right) and it would get in the way when using the handbrake. The other had 2 adjusters on the right hand side, so meant the handbrake was free if swapped over. Not sure ...

Hey, Thanks for response. Sadly, the gasket is indeed the correct wafer thin type. I have been driving it about today, i live in the city (Portsmouth), so not really any good long runs to get it properly hot, hot, but thus far today, no warning light. I'm not convinced, but i am aiming to persevere ...

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I have just driven in to work. Only a 7 mile journey, 4 miles of which are on the A27 from Portsmouth. When i pulled up to a stop, oil pressure was around 10psi at idle, no light on

Hello all. Well i've had an absolute palava with this engine build. Close to throwing in the towel! A run down... I built up my engine. I checked big ends and mains and they appeared to be within tolerance, so i bought new standard size bearings for both. New cam and cam bearings. New CB Performance...

Cor, it's been some time and i have done not very much on this build. We decided that that the front room required work more, so my time was spent doing that instead. But...i am slowly getting myself in position to start with the build. I did buy all (probably not all) the bits i needed for the buil...

Hi Folks, I am soon to start a 2.0 Aircooled rebuild as mine is struggling a bit with low oil pressure and leaks from many orifices. I decided to buy a replacement engine as i don't want to take mine off the road for too long. I do plan to do a full rebuild, cost will be not insignificant i should i...

Am i right in thinking that there is no difference in speed limits etc between "van with windows" and minibus? Whilst i absolutely don't see me needing to worry about speed limits, it was the only thing that would make me consider changing mine (which is also registered as a minibus). I ha...

Whilst i would normally agree, i did buy mine last year from Brickwerks and had exactly the same issue, the whole tailgate was stood off, even with hinge adjustments. The tailgate would only go onto the first latch, so fitted the original back on and got my tailgate lined back up nicely. That was th...

I think it depends on the fusebox. If you have blade fuses, then it is later, if you have torpedo fuses, then it is early.
I did mine today, wired up the relay under the column cowling. Worker right away, thanks for a great guide!

Well, i've embarrassed myself there with my searching.
Thanks very much, what a champ!

Hi Folks, Whilst getting power steering fitted to my '83 Van, i took it upon myself to remove the white plug for the intermittent wiper function on the stalk. Has anybody got a guide that i can use to do the wiring on an early van? It seems silly to not have the function when it is so cheaply made p...

Hey, I fitted second hand ICT's to my 2.0 Aircooled at the start of the year. I followed wayoutwesties set up (i appreciate not everyone likes it), but that actually worked right away. I appreciate the 1.6 is a different engine, but i think he has set ups for both. Think of it is as a good baseline....

I put new barrels and pistons in the van last year. I rebuilt the top ends with new seals etc, so i'm not certain where it is coming from. It appears to be higher up on 1-2 side of the engine. Looks like a tinware off job, hence wanting to take the engine out to investigate. It runs nicely though, w...

I wasn't aware of PKW no, i have just had a quick scan of their facebook page though, cheers for the heads up.

Well, i'll probably give it a miss. The engine is currently fitted to a t25, so not sure what they have done regarding tinware.

That has been my plan to be honest. The leak is pretty small, but leaks onto the exhaust, which is just annoying as it stinks. I can't find the tinware anywhere for over the cylinders. Brickwerks have one side, but not the other. It is expensive from Brickwerks (as it should be). I've asked on here ...