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The little galvanised camping trailers you get in Halford etc are awkward to reverse as they're too small to be seen in the mirrors. On the plus side, they're light enough to unhook and manoeuvre by hand. I've seen a few with castors bolted to the tailgate so the trailer can be upended and pushed th...

Gavla80 wrote:They say made in England on them... Could well be the problem!

Joseph Lucas. Prince of Darkness.

My money's on the coil or leads too.

Thanks for the information chaps. I'm old enough to remember when diesels were stopped by pulling a cable operated stop valve and would run even without a battery fitted. At the other end of the spectrum, I've also had a 1z tdi shut itself down due to lack of power to the ecu when the alternator fai...

Another intermittent problem on my 1990 T25. It was 1.7 diesel but is now a 1.9 Aaz turbo diesel. Hopefully, another forum member has experienced a similar problem and has already found the solution. Occasionally when you hit a bump all of the electrics dissappear. Sometimes they reappear after less...

We had a similar problem with one of our trucks in work. Turned out to be a latex glove floating around in the diesel tank. It was getting sucked into the fuel pick up pipe when the engine was running, but dropped back out when the engine was stopped for a few minutes. Caused a lot of confusion, as ...

With gearstick in neutral, lever on gearbox should be bolt upright. Check that is the case. Thanks for the good information. Looks upright to me. Might be worth turning it anti clockwise one spline to see if that helps. Touch wood, it still isn't getting stuck in reverse, but it's still a little bi...

Thanks for the photos. The ball joint on mine's only a few months old but is non genuine, probably the same as the one in the pictures. I haven't read about anyone else getting stuck in reverse, but have seen a few threads about jamming in second and fourth because of a defective ball joint. What pu...

Lubrucating the ball joint at the back of the linkage seems to have done the trick. I've done a quite a few forty mile plus runs and it hasn't jammed in reverse once. Apologies for the slow update; I didn't want to tempt fate by reporting too soon! Thanks again for the advice chaps. P. S. Expect ano...

Thanks for the super quick reply Aidan. I'll have a look on the weekend. Incidentally, you don't need to push the lever down to get reverse, just push it straight across against the spring same as first. I should probably try to find another five speed T3 to see what's different with mine. Thanks.

Thanks for the further information gents. The ball joint at the rear of the linkage looks like it's over extended in reverse, second and fourth. I think I wil try adjusting the linkage before condemning the gearbox. If it turns out to be the selector bearing falling apart am I looking at a big bill ...

Thanks for the advice chaps. The ball and cup thingy is fairly new but is a pattern part so it could be suspect. I'll get some lubricant on it to see if that helps. If the joint's the wrong shape or size a squirt of PTFE probably isn't going to help, but it's worth a go. As for the bits of metal in ...

I've got an intermittent problem with my van and I'm hoping that a forum member will have the solution. It's a 1990 T25/T3 five speed manual. Originally 1.7 diesel, now 1.9 aaz turbo diesel. From day to day my van's gearbox is fine. Quiet, easy selection, good definition between second and reverse e...