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It looks like the alternator may be faulty .
I tried connecting the blue wire directly to the battery ,
the light went out but still not charging .
Think I might leave it for the new year . 
thanks again
 

Perfect , thanks for that . I’ll give it a go tomorrow . Thanks again
 

Hi ,  Im having a problem with the battery light which is constantly on . The battery is not charging . When I dis connect the blue wire the light goes out . I have cleaned all the earth points and changed a couple of earth cables.  The alternator was recently reconditioned so should be good. Is the...

Thanks for the replies ,
I have the van 17 or 18 years now and it’s  fairly reliable .
€20 for the auto electrician and it’s back up running perfect . Thanks again 

Thanks for that . I took the alternator to the local auto electrician and he said it’s not charging .
What are the chances of the blue wire broken and the alternator not charging at the same time .
Will let you know the final outcome . Thanks again
 

Hi , the thin blue wire coming from the alternator has broken on the connector block maybe a foot or so from the alternator. . I cut the block off and just joined the wire together and now the battery light
is permanently on . I cannot find the connection block . Anyone any ideas.
thanks

I ended up cutting the 2 bolts off with a grinder . Went to a local nut and bolt place and picked up a half dozen bolts . 

Hi , I had a bit of a rattle coming from the engine  . After a look around I found that the pulley for the water pump had a lot of play in it .  So I removed the old pump but I cannot remove the pulley from it . I got one bolt out but the other two won’t budge  . At this stage I’d prefer to buy a pu...

Thanks for that , I’ll give it a go the weekend  .

Hi , I started the van this morning to notice a spongy brake pedal . The leak was coming from the brake light switch which I replaced a few weeks back .  I tightened the switch and refilled the fluid reservoir and the brake pedal is still spongy . Where would be the best place to start bleeding from...

It should come out with a gentle pull , it’s probably the first time in 40 years it has been removed .

Thanks for that , looks good might give it a go .

Hi ,  I am looking for recommendations for a exhaust pipe that goes from the manifold  to the silencer . I replaced one about 5 years ago and now it has a large hole in it now . Using a piece of biscuit tin and 2 jubilee clips at the moment but need to replace .  The engine is. a 1y . Forgot to add ...

R0B wrote: ↑15 Jun 2022, 17:59 Or buy only what you need from brickwerks. https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/t3-parts/b ... ation.html

That seems to be the better option , thank you .

Hi , my 1984 t25 failed it’s test today.
Failed on corrosion on  3 solid brake lines , had a look around and was wondering would 
this do the job     https://www.heritagepartscentre.com/eu/ ... ickel.html . or is there a cheaper alternative , thanks