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Problem gone away. Filled it up with petrol and runs like a dream. Hey ho.

Hi, thanks for your replies. It runs fine until it is warm and the choke opens (closes?), after which it judders when at constant speed (whatever the speed). I have checked dist cap and plugs and am now thinking it is a fuel thing. I will start with fuel filters as you suggest.

Hi, my 1990 1.9 petrol misfires when accelerator is "feathered". It ticks over fine and is ok under hard acceleration, it is only under cruising conditions it has a problem. Not sure where to start looking; fuel or electrics? Thanks

Try rubbing furniture polish into the track, the tinned variety.

Hi I am thinking of buying a 3 berth tent (well actually named a six berth, but I think thats 6 hobbits) because I cant get an awning big enough for 2 teenage kids that dont get on, but I dont want to get conned into paying for two pitches i.e. van and tent! Had some experience of this when we didn'...

Hi I have had the same problem for months now. My 1.9 H Reg runs Ok but the temp guage reads just above the white on the left - it used to read just to the left of the red light until a few months ago. The rad fan kicks in when its needed and the heater works fine. I have replaced both the stat and ...

Arvi Turning the heater off only slightly increses the temp teading. But then turning it back on and the temp drops into the cold part of the guage. I have put a new VW stat in and at first it seemed to improve but now its back to where it was ie just out of the cold part of the guage. All component...

Thanks for the advice. I have ordered a VW stat and will flush the system again when I fit it.
The temp doesn't rise if the van is left ticking over and only rises slightly if I turn the heater off. Neither circumstance makes the fan come on.
Thanks again.

Fritz, Thanks I am going to try a new stat but should the radiator be cold to touch after a 90 min journey? The radiator on my other car gets too hot to touch!

Hi My van (1.9 1990) has always run at normal temp with the guage reading in the middle. For the last few weeks it has been running cold with the needle just above the cold (white) area on the guage. There has also been a small water leak from the thermostat cover. I removed the thermostat and teste...

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I,ve just bought a GSF themostat and had to take it back - it wouldn't fit! I was going to try a JK one next.