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yeah, thanks fritz, that is in fact what ive decided to do....hang on till i get a 5 speed, then get Stef to whack it in.

Ive used manchester air cooled a few times, pretty good, specializes in vee dubs, knows his stuff...only prob is he's always booked up and there's no place to leave van overnight....
he's on 0161-877-5558, located in Eccles.
Dom.

Hello good people at 80-90! Ive got a Caravelle td 1.6, 1989. Been advised that my gearbox is Kapput, and that 5 speeds are hard to come by. Has anyone swapped a 5 for a 4 speed and if so , was there any probs?? Seems a lot cheaper than getting a rebuild....That aidan chap is away at the mo, so thou...

sorry that was meant to read local T3/veedub CLUBS.

wow, thanks for all the input. I have to say that I guess the rad was an ok deal and the brake light a bit expensive. I didnt know it was the brake light switch...so yes they had to diagnose it. I had by chance had a friend to tell me if they were working about a week or so before taking it in (I wa...

hello all. brief tale of woe...took my T3 Caravelle 1989 in to a VW place in oxford (nameless for time being...) as had radiator leak. They fitted a new one , cost £330 all in, didnt seem too bad (?) but when I got it back my brake lights were nt working (I'm 99% sure they were ok before) so took it...