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it sounds distinctly like it's coming from the left side, 

it's just a case of tightening them like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vkjuQ-A2QY

So started my van yesterday and all of a sudden it got the loudest tapping noise, I've looked at a few posts on here and its obviously the tappets, but why all of a sudden? it was fine the day before and later on in ther day when i tried it agin it was nice and quiet ,  Its usually really quiet and ...

Thanks all,  Dazzo, yes watched a guy do this on youtube, I need to get a tap, when i do remove the starter, Sarran yes, I'm building up a stock of spares and building up to a drive around France next year, love the idea of storing them in that place I'm going to do that, all my other bits like tool...

thanks, Steve  I've taken the rubber cover off the main power lead it was pretty clean under there, the connector was also pretty tight, I think I'll still pick up the new starter as I'm hoping to do some long journeys and like you say better to have it, I also tightened the battery terminals which ...

So after reading a few threads on here about starter motor issues and watching a few videos on youtube I'm unsure what to do? Yesterday I went to the van and turned the key and just got a click sound form starter motor it did this say 2/3 times then fired up like normal, this morning i tried it agai...

I know I'm jumping on an old post here but it sounds exactly the same as my fault so I've reserved a new starter motor for europarts, I'm off on my first trip for 4 days on Thursday so I need it here, 

 

I'm now having exactly the same issue on mine, going to get under it after work and check connections, it just took 7 turns to start first 6 were just single click then fired up nicely like usual.  

So after this conversation and one on a Facebook group where loads of people told me 18's with the right ET wouldn't be a problem, I made a "big" mistake I went and brought some old merc wheels which were  8j 18's  5x112 ET 35,  they definitely do need spacers  https://i.imgur.com/7MNOltj....

It is comical to read of people that have a fridge that works on 12v or 230v but doesn't on gas then take it out and turn it upside down. They obviously don't know why they are doing it. :roll: i'm definetly one of those people mine works on electric but not gas, although i've not taken it out yet!...

yes update would be good , mines not working on gas either I'm a bit scared to pull it out though 

so I assume you had bigger spacers on there before what were they? 

Keith, yes that was me! didn't end up much good so they in my shed,

I'll have a look at the tank soon but the screws on the filler cap are really stuck and I obviously don't want to have to drill them,  

the filler screw neck screws are still soaking in WD40, I really don't want to wreck them so the job is on hold. 

the white area in the second photo, where I wiped away the dirt.


feel like it could be area pictured below

T3luestar wrote:I have 8j on the rear (245/45r17 tyre) , with 20mm adapters and 7j up front, with 25mm adapters. Unsure of the ET though.

hows the door clearance, I'm doing a wheel upgrade soon, so this is of great interest to me