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My mechanic mate did mine with a power drill and a burr bit . Took a while , the burr kept clogging , but cost nowt

Whoa so much info cheers for the advice guys . George I will be in touch soon . The donor van is at a friends garage he wants it scrapped pretty smart . We were hoping we could cut through the driveshafts to get the box out easier but I take it there is no shortcuts .

My battery is under the drivers seat and the most powerful battery that would fit is a 096 though a 065 is what is listed in the catalogues . 065/096 etc refers to the battery type the amphour depends on the battery manufacturer , warranty etc . Leisure battery size isn't connected to starter batter...

I have bought a Freg 2.1 automatic caravelle that has a knackered box . I have just bought a C reg 1.9 DG van mainly for its engine ( as my daily drivers engine died ) but as it is fitted with a 5 speed box I was hoping I could use this van as a donor to complete a manual conversion . Has anyone exp...

Has anyone converted an automatic bus to manual . If so what parts would I need and what problems would I come up against . Or do you think it would be easier to locate and fit a second hand auto box ? .
Cheers John.

Alright Tony Having just bought a 2.1 with a knackered autobox I would sugest that you ckeck it selects all the gears , I know ithis sounds obvious but the van I bought had been standing for a year ( it needed a new starter ) . I took the vendors word on it being a good runner ( it's a great runner ...

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Checked the linkage today unfortunately it appears to work fine so i guess it's an internal problem . Does anyone have any experience of autobox internals ? . Could it be fixable or should I be looking for a second hand autobox .

Hi I have just bought a 2.1i f plate caravelle . It had been standing for a year and wouldn't start so we took it home on a breakdown a new starter solenoid cured the starting problem but now the autobox is playing up . OK here goes :- park is park , reverse is neutral , neutral moves me forwards as...