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when mine was very difficult in 1st and 2nd, the gear linkage at the gearbox end was loose, I tightened the nut again and it has been quite good since, still gets a bit stuck in third if you stop in that gear.

have you checked the dizzy is tight, might have rotated round and put your ignition timing out

that is exactly what I was going to say, especially as it was running fine then the mechanic adjusted the timing.?

okay an update, thanks for all your help I got a coolant distributer manifold from VW £34 in total after VAT and me collecting it on my way home. that was £27 cheaper than JK and £16 cheaper than second hand, I think even brickwerks are looking to sell them for £40(ish), make sure you always shop ar...

that is right you did say that but the original poster was wondering if anyone else sold them for their original cost £18-£20.

it doesn't sound like they do, so he will have to pay the £50 or whatever he has been quoted, I am sure brickwerks sold them for £20 when vw still stocked them.

the plastic pipe or the coolant manifold? the plastic pipe may well be obsolete now, hang on I will give em a call....... yeah unlucky obsolete since 2008 :( :( better make sure I dont knacker my one up now I suppose. The parts man was very sad about it though. and if you get a pipe made buy pirton ...

vw sells the plastic pipes for about £20 (they are about 2 foot long and connect at the chassis and directly onto the slave cylinder.) the part number is on here somewhere the full old fashioned method works out very expensive. with flexi hose, bracket and brakes pipe. E D I T:... from old posts Ok ...

I simply used m8 suzuki bandit bolts trimmed with a grinder, as I needed 3 washers with leaving them at full length.

yeah like mine I think they knock their shins into the engine crane on purpose too. I am sure he is not there to rip you off, but you do have to remember that as these things come apart sometimes it is simpler to simply replace the iffy bits whist it is all easy to do on a bench rather than waiting ...

perhaps the tappets simply need adjusting... but if you are sure you want to commit to having a new engine fitted then go ahead. Other issues which may add to the cost in labour / parts is exhaust, drive shaft issues, you may as well change the starter, cranks shaft oil seal, and clutch at the same ...

agreed also clean the air filter ducts and check for signs of blow by gas condensation (oil) and emulsified gunk in the oil breather and oil breather pipe, you may find as the weather warms up it runs just fine and then starts to faulter again once the winter months approach, you may be able to simp...

if you have a load of white smoke your head gasket is still knackered? that be steam...

turn the music up in the cab


if it is CV joints they normally get worse under load and the noise disappears if coasting, also the whole vans rear end shakes when the cv joints are knocking?

I assume you have not fixed something else which has made this sound / sensation now the loudest?

1 and 2 are seperated by a clip, make sure you are not out by 90 degrees

If it is your hobby past time, go for the "paint your wagon with a roller" option, when I need to I will (I have printed the instuctions out a couple of times now), but I kinda like all the flowers and like painted on dylan. if you get someone else to paint your van it would have been chea...

get some more tank paint and paint it again you chose the green camper not the red one