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HELP NEEDED! Driving home after an hours drive just before i got home van jumped out of 4th gear and then again just before i got home. Its never done this before today. 81 Westy with AAZ engine and 4 speed DK gearbox. Had hoped it is linkage or front mount. waiting for rain to stop to get underneat...

After some over enthusiastic cleaning out of my rusty seams my pick has disappeared within the rear arch about 9 inches of corroded seam directly above the wheel in the panel above the inner arch which seems solid! As a temporary fix I've just filled the gap whith p40 fibre glass and cleaned out all...

Just the job! Cheers
I can see a good amount of swearing will be neaded

Any one got any advice fitting rubber bush in the drop link and onto the end of the bar? which is easier end to fit first the end of the bar or droplink?
I would have preferred to fit the polybush as its in two halves but was out of stock!
Cheers

Cheers Ive sorted the van problem, well kind of. Looked through the wiki and there was an article fitting a relay before the starter I couldnt open the images for some reason so searched youtube and found something similar. As my trigger wire is only getting 8 volts to the solonoid run a relay with ...

Fitted new ignition switch started first time parked up changed the oil and filters. Went to start it NOTHING AGAIN!!! checked the trigger wire when it should have been cranking over and theres only 8 volts on that cable. What do I need to do to sort this out? just pulled the steering column plastic...

Well pulled wiring block off the back of the ignition switch. Theres a thick red wire with 12.75 volts off it. thick red and black wire no volts, presumed this is the switched live i put a wire between the two wires and starter ran and engine started. Hopefully it is the switch, Ive just ordered a n...

I have an 81 Westfalia 19 aaz engine The problem!........ periodically usually at the most inconvenient time I turn ignition on as normal, all lights on go to turn starter motor and absolutely nothing! What I have done cleaned the trigger wire connector up, seemed to work and then problem reappeared...

Cheers Rob
you know any places where i can order new solonoid?

Hey All any advice welcome 81 westfalia 19AAZ engine replaced starter motor around 6 year ago. Lately had intermittent fault, usually at the worst time like a garage forecourt starter motor wouldn't work, clicking from rear vehicle nothing else this could occur even after a long run. Start battery n...

Cheers Aidan my old box had a round hole which I used the space to bring the sleeve forward enough to split the shaft my new box however has a different shape hole more like a D shape creating less of a space! It must come off using this but hole but struggling to find that sweet spot! Will persever...

Cheers guys picked up a used DK box dropped my box out last weekend dropped the oil and found the remnants of 3 rd gear within the oil and stuck to the magnet. Removed my diesel bel housing to fit to the new box. Also removed my diesel input shaft. Can I he'll get the petrol input shaft out is there...

Hi Aidan I'm really after a second opinion about he status of my van. Having read my post do you think I'm right in assuming my gearbox is trashed? 3 rd gear nothing but a grinding noise and other gears now have some metalic noise going on in the background, I haven't got the cash for a new rebuild ...

Cheers mojoh for the cryptic message of doom! My problem is I would like a second opinion that the box is indeed dead and not somthing unrelated, as not had a dead box before so basically looking for somebody to say "yea bud sounds like you need a new box "then maybe a couple of suggestion...

hi folks just returned from the lakes on the back of a tow Truck! Driving over hard knot pass just about to reach the top and loads of vibration from the rear of the van and through the gear stick I was in 3rd at the time, dropped into second and all vibration stopped and I carried on over the top a...