Club 80-90 Forums

Hi all Having a problem with the standard (I think) radio cassette in my 1990 Westy. I always disconnect both the starter and the leisure battery if I am not using the bus for a couple of weeks & in the 3 years I have had the van it has never been a problem. I connect the battery up, re-tune the...

I have got a 1990 Westy with the original VW radio cassette fitted in it. My mate has got a modern radio / CD player with an ipod lead from his car that he says I can have cheap but he needs to know today if I want it. It simply connect to the car via two big plastic connector blocks. I have never t...

Did the back (plastic double glazed) screen on my 1990 Atlantic a couple of years ago after getting the inner door skin welded up & painted following years of it leaking. I am 99% sure that I used a standard (VAG) rear window seal and sealed it all round from the outisde using black sikaflex win...

I need to replace the leisure battery in my 1990 Westy as it won't hold a charge but I'm not sure if it has got the right one currently fitted (changed the main battery last summer & it had one fitted which was not powerful enough). I have looked on the wiki which shows the dimensions 310 wide X...

With only a cold, wet drive to work on I bought the parts to service my bus but ended up taking it to a local garage recomended to me to get it done. When it went in there I know for certain that the cooling system did not leak. I used it recently (first time since the service) and noticed a pool of...

I think they charged about £180 which I thought was ok until the receipt came through & I saw that several studs had snapped & they had sorted them as well, which made me think it was a good price.

Hi I have a German import 1990 Westy which had the cat exhaust fitted to it (think mine was an SS engine code). I bought a JK exhaust which got rid of the cat & the garage who fitted it just had to cut a small hole in the new exhaust and re-weld the Lamder senser (? spelling) into it. New exhaus...

I had the same problem which resulted in a small rust hole in the floor. I bought a new screen seal (I was also told that VW no longer supply them but if you get your local van centre to seach there are a few dealers around the country with the odd one in stock) but it turned out to be my aerial. I ...

Sadly I already have a new full Just Kampers system, having bought it nearly 12m ago when I first got the van (before I knew that you could buy stainless systems). I read up about swapping it over and have been putting it off ever since ....

Looking to replace the full exhaust system on my 1990 2.1L (petrol) Westy. Based on horror stories I have heard I am going to get an ex VW (main dealer) mechanic at a local garage to do it as I can't afford for the van to be off the road if I hit problems doing it myself. I have used this garage a c...

Thanks for the response toomanytoys. I am an ex Aircooled man and am still coming the terms with the many technical advances made in the 25 years between my old split and my new T25. Do you have any idea where I can get one of the weld on bosses that you refer to in your post as anything to make the...

I recently bought a full replacement exhaust system for my 1990 2.1L petrol Westy (German import) as the one fitted is on its way out and the MOT is looming. It's the 7 piece kit from Just Kampers (listed to fit Aug 85-Nov 00 2,100cc water cooled). It's the only one listed to fit my engine so I boug...

I was advised to use window fitters Sikaflex on the notoriously leaky double glazed back screen on my Westy (after a large amount of the bottom lip and the inner skin of the back door had been welded up as a result of it leaking previously). Did the job on Saturday and it appears to have sealed perf...

Think I managed to sort mine this weekend by going to the pub. The drive there is about 15 mins so by the time we got there the bus was up to temperature and full pressure. Noticed water leaking from under the front as we were walking accross the pub car park. I had a look under the bus and the leak...

I have got the same problem with my bus (2.1l petrol). I did the suggested test and ran the bus for about 40 mins but there was no leaking from the cap on the main or top up tanks or from the rubber pipe which goes between them. Also, there was no evidence of the water level in either tank going dow...