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Cruz wrote:How long will they stay like that though?

Couple of years i reckon,few coats of red oxide or hammerite to the rear of em but i wouldn't take anything abrasive to it,autosol etc to it coz that chroming is,well i reckon Brazillian 'quality'

I have a chrome rear from custom and commercial,ok quality,fitted fine but a little wavy along the top edge,brought it before a few price increases,not sure i'd pay what they cost now.

I'll do that covkid,thanks for your advice again.

James

Hi, I fitted some identical ones to the ones listed by JK but i think they're actually bonnet catches and the rubber started splitting under the tension of the fastened roof almost straight away.Found them really unsuitable for the job but guess some will say they've used em no probs!I bought some a...

Hi,
I had exactly the same bit missing from my Autosleeper interior couple of years ago,Just Kampers do one that fits absolutely perfectly!They did then anyway.
James

Hi, Just a thought, have you removed and cleaned the small conical gauze filter.If you remove the fuel line at the point where it enters the carb,the filter is in the carb itsself and can be removed with a small pick,tweezers or the like.I did mine and it was almost completely choked with deposits.M...

Hi,
Sounds like they're getting over tightened.
Torque settings are for dry threads,shouldn't grease the thread as it will only give a false torque reading.
James

Hi,
if the screws aren't case hardened you can drill the heads off,remove the old, vent then i would undo the screw stubs by grabbing with side cutters/mould grips or such like.
James

Hi, I had the same problem removing mine,i think they should turn as you say 45 degrees but i guess overspray and dirt makes life awkward.I guess if you grabbed em with some pliers in a rag to keep damage to a minimum you might do it.There are 2 little lugs either side (fiddling tiny bits of plastic...

Hi there, You are gonna need to remove the rotating seat base unfortunately but its dead easy.First turn your seat 90 degrees and slide it forward.I am assuming it's a genuine vw rotating base so at the rear of the runners the last bits are knocked flat (thats all that stops your seat from sliding r...

I bought a carb rebuild kit recently from a company called Gower and Lee in Watford,there is a link on the wiki to them,about 37.00,genuine pierberg and comes with accellerator diaphram,there are 2 sizes of acc pump so you just need to remove and take a measurement.Gower and Lee also stock the other...

Hi, I had exactly the same problem up until recently,would cut out as you slowed down at junctions,traffic etc.Seems to be common Pierberg carb probs.I purchased a carb service kit and a couple of hours of cleaning with compressed air and carb cleaner (float chamber was well gunked up)van runs an ab...

Hi, You shouldn't have any probs at all,i have done exactly the same on my own van.It helps if you can take some measurements of the hole size and exact position from the van the roof is coming off. They are heavyish but it's a 4 person job anyway,1 on each corner to position on your van,large amoun...

Nice one Martin,
Thanks for the info,gonna print it off and have another read before i view the van.Nice to go armed with a bit of knowledge, i know theres gonna be issues here and there coz there always is but anything that lessens the chance of buying a duffer is all good.
Thanks again,

Hi, Bit of a last minute thing but i'm going to view a 1.6 td van tommorow pm, i have a 1.9 dg petrol already and know my way round the petrol engine,bodywork matters,camping interior etc but could really use a few pointers about about the dieselengine and turbo,anything i should be looking for?Any ...