Club 80-90 Forums

Hello! I've recently bought a 1982 VW T3 that has some ignition problems. I'm very new to owning a van or car in general, so I'm trying to learn -- very happy for any help or guidance. My 1982 VW T3 2.0L air-cooled doesn't start after it's not been used for a week or so. It tries and putters but doe...

Yep, the van is at another mechanic now for the new wheel bearing (still learning how to do all these things myself). Should be easy to get them to write something about the problem - the guy kept repeating "this is life-threatening" as we looked at it! I'm in a different country from wher...

Thanks for the replies. All three of you were correct. I jacked it up and found significant play in the left wheel. The whole thing was loose. Turns out the garage installed the wrong wheel bearing. Considering myself very lucky to have found out like this. If anyone knows how to approach this situa...

Hello, I've just started having some braking problems I can't diagnose with my 1982 VW T3. Braking sometimes -- but only sometimes! -- leads to extremely violent shakes throughout the van. The shake is similar to going in 4th gear at 25 km/h, just more bouncy. It does not seem good at all and would ...