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hi i know this is a really old thread hope dont mind me asking question as im sort of in the same boat. swapping engines over both 2.0 Aircooled ones early with all the bits and my new engine has single vac its all wired from the coil to distributer and carbs but need to know where i get the feed fo...

hi think new distributor is a good one chap spent some money on his van so would like to keep it all together if poss, regarding the black and the green do i leave the ignition amplifier and those boxs on left of engine bay in place as was before and just connect original wires to coil or do i get t...

hi ive a early 2.0 vwt25 the engine has seen many better days but i have a good strong engine to go in off a working van so the plan is to swap them over my question is over the wiring as my old engine has all the boxs on the left hand of the engine bay the ignition ampilfier and the wires to the co...

Hi I've got a electric pump would that be the same? As in when turning over with something in carbs, will it pull fuel through. I've had it running but on the old mechanichal pump which wasn't strong enough to get enough fuel through. I've put a hose in a can and had the electric pump pull fuel up i...

hi after some advice i have a vw t25 2.0 ive replaced the fuel tank, fuel hoses, filter and pump (pierburg from brickwerks)  but i cant get fuel upto the carbs i can suck fuel through the filter and ive left the hose off carb to purge air but the fuel goes from carb but dosnt refil in the filter? i ...

thats good to hear wanted to head down to Devon on the weekend but was worried wouldnt see if there was a problem until too late!! probably over worrying as first trip out. thanks for the reply 

hi i have upgraded my clocks as the pcb was knackered but now the oil light flashes just once where before it used to flash repeatedly until engine start up, its a 1.9 watercooled on a c reg 86 and the kit was from slaughter house customs anyone had this?? want to take trip soon but want to check it...

Hi hoping you lot will help out once again!! took my vwt25 1.9 water cooled on a c plate out for the first time on sun did say 100 miles weather was great loved it, i did however notice not always but a fair amount of the time when i took my foot of the pedal i got some chattering almost back firein...

hi regarding checking the wiring all i did was put meter on one end to the other to check for any breaks sorry wasnt clear.

right still having issue want get sorted as weather is nice!!!! so temp gauge not going up how long does it take to go up as ive only ever done really small trips i would have thought it would go up and sit on between white line and half way which it dosnt it sits before white line. ive changed sens...

hi got a 1.9 watercooled on a 86 temp gauge has never worked so bridged at the thermostate but got nothing so replaced the clocks now bridged gauge again and gauge went up, thought great sorted but no still nothing so replace the sensor on thermosate housing but still nothing, could have swore would...

well thats in and kinda working, however now no dash lights illuminating speedo/rev counter cant see any damage to pcb. the old dash had dash lights that worked so has to be something to do with the new ones so anything else i can look at, its not dimmed i checked. if this is knackered is there a wa...

hi just a quick question if okay, i have a 1.9 petrol its a 1986 it has push on speedo and horizontal connector, my temp gauge dosnt work so was going to get a set of clocks with a rev counter which i would like to have its also a push on speedo and horizontal connection. so question is will it just...

Hi i got a project camper and i am slowly getting there i replaced bushes at the front radius and lower track contol ones think thats what they are called put radius back to what they were beforehand, but now wheels pointing out and camber looks out so im a little confused also the passenger side wh...