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Hi I know you said that you have checked the battery, have you checked the resistance of the earth strap from battery to earth. My, admittedly older van had this problem and replacing the earth strap and getting a good shiny earth cured it. Also when the new starter was fitted was the bush in the b...

Thanks for advice - I think it's well worth changing the ignition switch anyway to eliminate the possibility it is this thats causing the problem.

Tony

Still having problems with starter - usual thing - all clicks and whirls etc you expect to hear but won't turn over . Checked battery ( fine ) , new starter motor fitted last year and created a new earth in engine bay at the same time. Originally played up after I bought van but after new starter mo...

Doh !!!!! Only run out of petrol !! What a dipstick!!

Put a gallon in - now runs perfectly.

tony

I've had my van ( 89 watercooled 2.1 ) under a cover ( outside on drive ) for 6 weeks or so. Every couple of weeks I've started it up ( always first turn of the engine ) and left it for ten minutes or so. Before now never had a problem but today it started as usual but needed a bit of accelerator pu...

I'm filling all the forms out to get an agreed value and I have to quote the engine number. My van had a new engine fitted in 2005 so it is not the original number quoted on the log book. Where can I find the number on the "new" engine? Am I supposed to tell the DVLA ?


Tony

What's the official mpg on a 2.1 petrol engine?

Tony

Is there such a cover that fits a T25 steering wheel ? Presumably ordinary car ones are too small?

Tony

Had exactly the same problem! Messed about for ages trying to clean connectors etc but gave up in the end and replaced the starter motor and bush. Also made a new earth from chassis to engine. Apparently nine times out of ten its the solenoid attached to the starter! When we got the motor off we fou...

ahh now i had this problem for a while mate both with my t4 and the t25 until i asked my borther inlaw believe it or not and weather its just with vw but if you leave your indicator stalk on when pulling over and stopping once u turn the engine off what ever direction your indicator stalk is clicke...

Mocki wrote:what age and model of t25 Gov?

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1989 2.1 ( single headlight model )

Tony

Annoying problem with drivers side Headlight ! Every so often my drivers side headlight comes on ( parking light ) and stays on even when engine off and light switch off - just this one light - nothing else ! I turn the light switch on and off a few times and it eventually it stays off! This has hap...

Where's the best place to get a set of curtains? Found a website called Fabcab - anyone used them? I'm always nervous about buying over the net!

Tony

Thanks - Trip to Halfords and a hunt for a pole in order!!

Tony

Finally got the starting problem resolved ( hopefully ! ) after fitting a new starter motor and an additional earth to the engine. Whilst doing this I found I couldn't budge the wheelnuts either on the wheel I wanted to remove or any of the others! Whoever has tightened them up must have bust a gut ...