Search found 7 matches

by richbeery
06 May 2019, 19:13
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: T25 Petrol 1.9 Watercooled - White Smoke - Head Gasket
Replies: 2
Views: 1028

Re: T25 Petrol 1.9 Watercooled - White Smoke - Head Gasket

Haha! Love your words of wisdom 007

Maybe the old van is trying to tell me something as well?

Great photo, that’s really handy thanks. Picture paints a thousand words. Will see how things develop this week.

At least I can’t get blamed if someone else’s car break down!

Much appreciated,

Rich
by richbeery
06 May 2019, 11:36
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: T25 Petrol 1.9 Watercooled - White Smoke - Head Gasket
Replies: 2
Views: 1028

T25 Petrol 1.9 Watercooled - White Smoke - Head Gasket

Hi all, happy bank holiday! I have a question to which I probably suspect the answer, but I’d like to be armed with a bit more tech knowledge before I drop her off at the garage please... T25 1989 1.9 Petrol water cooled manual with 105000 miles, I’ve owned her for 6 years and just had bodywork repa...
by richbeery
21 Jul 2014, 10:03
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Help! In France with rough runner in rain!
Replies: 4
Views: 2478

Re: Help! In France with rough runner in rain!

Hi Martin and Nicbee, Thanks so much for your help, I did get the posts and work on them, then signal went on phone and not been online since! I tried the plugs, distributor cap and opened the air filter. Got some WD40 around the place, I think it's the vacuum advance, but couldn't find a leak. Wate...
by richbeery
18 Jul 2014, 21:08
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Help! In France with rough runner in rain!
Replies: 4
Views: 2478

Help! In France with rough runner in rain!

Hi everyone! A small cry for help, in Southern France in my T25 autosleeper with 1.9 petrol engine. Got caught in massive thunderstorms on motorway, lost a bit of power and engine started pinking at anything less than full power. Then pulled into services and it immediately stalled, and kept stallin...
by richbeery
03 Jun 2014, 15:33
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Autosleeper body rust: Leave it or work on it?
Replies: 5
Views: 3345

Re: Autosleeper body rust: Leave it or work on it?

Hi Jim and Mick, Thanks for you help, would I be right in thinking that if I worked at the rest at the panel seam, there is a fair chance that it is behind the seam and then would be into taking them off? Or would blasting and anti rusting externally help? It's MoT next month, so will see how that g...
by richbeery
02 Jun 2014, 16:51
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Autosleeper body rust: Leave it or work on it?
Replies: 5
Views: 3345

Autosleeper body rust: Leave it or work on it?

image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg Hello everyone! This is my first time on the forum. I bought a '89 autosleeper a year ago, all looked good, she had 98,000 miles and since then I have taken her to France a couple of times as well as many UK jaunts. She has a body kit and big white bumper that I am not...