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Thanks, moved it back one spline and that seems to have sorted it. Surprising how sensitive the big ugly lump is. Cheers.

Hi, Just to check I am not missing something obvious to brighter minds… I’ve just rebuilt the rear gear selector with new cup etc, and the gears were ok, although second / third seemed a little off. So I adjusted the splines so that the forks sit tidy as per the wiki. All the gears seem to slide int...

Many thanks, the sound is similar to that clip so perhaps I just need to focus on reducing the movement. Engine mounts are an easy enough option to try before starting to look at injectors, especially as I have a lot to learn in that area. I know the engine was rebuilt at some point, so it’s hard to...

Was thinking the same.

Will do on Wednesday when back at home, either for reassurance or “you’re doomed” feedback.

I can feel the jokes coming already. I have a noisy diesel engine... please be gentle. Engine is 1.6D n/a. I live somewhere flat, so this complete lack of anything resembling power isn't much of an issue. The engine starts, runs and pulls fine, but on start / idle, there is a fair bit of vibration /...

Sorry for the resuscitation of a long dead thread, but did you solve this? My downpipe is held on by three different looking bolts, one of which is a hex, and a very wonky looking stud. No idea which is the right one?

Thanks.

The prices of the Multivan rear seat/bed must have increased considerably, I purchased one complete with the correct fixing brackets and kickboard from VWT25 vanspares for £265 back in Jan 2021. Was that the FB group? I've returned to FB after many years and am lurking in some of the groups. I do t...

Thanks all for the replies - I think I'll dump the mid-seat conversion idea and work on finding the OG Caravelle bed. I've got welding to do for the MOT first, so I should really focus on that anyway.

Many thanks all for taking the time. 

https://i.imgur.com/dzHDw4G.jpg Don't judge the awful state of the van, lots of work to do still... These are the seats I have, I was thinking of taking them apart and fixing the foam cushions to a full width R&R bed, but I am not sure it would work on further inspection. I think the best optio...

Not a bad shout, the front seats need recovering anyway so it could all be matched in and look OEM-ish. Will have a look, cheers.

I have a feeling this may be a stupid question. The caravelle I am working on has no rear seat, I have the middle seats but not the back ones. I am looking to put an R&R bed in, and to remove the middle seats for a day van / occasional overnight camper conversion. The van needs a complete intern...

I've now gone in a slightly different direction, found a local guy to do the welding first, which is now booked for January. Will sort that out first, then there is a small local spray shop who will sort the paint out for now, while I save up the pennies for a full respray in a year or so. The 'VW p...

I'll take some more pics when I get home tomorrow, but that's the worst panel by a long way, the rest is the usual minor seam stuff, a bit of work on a wheel arch where a similar lack of professionalism on a previous repair is showing through. For 400K km done, the van is actually in reasonable shap...

Thanks for the reply. The anchor points are pretty as you’d expect, I tried to remove the belt today for cleaning, and the bolt is just spinning now, although not pulled through. The wheel arch is otherwise ok, if I’d not been so ham "interfered with" it’d probably still be fine. The rear ...

Hi, Sorry for the rather tedious question but is there anyone recommended for minor bodywork & welding (rear corner panel) and likely MOT fails (seat belt anchors rusted out, new wheel arch anchors needed) in Hythe / Southampton / New Forest area? No worries if not, will just ring around the bod...