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Thanks for all the replies. Spoke to the mechanic who had worked on the van and he confirmed he'd done all the draining and refilling mentioned here. Said we need to refill using about 7 litres of coolant but first to refill with water only to see if it's leaking anywhere. We couldn't see any obviou...

Hi. Apologies in advance for my ignorance but we're still quite new to this! Our 1986 automatic 2.1 T25 has recently had a refurbished gearbox fitted. All is well except that the gearstick selector is now slightly off (it looks as though it's sitting between the N and D when it's in drive and just a...

Ah right, thanks! I'm guessing they were probably tied together at some point. We've got so much stuff in this box! I'm going to sort through and photograph it. Watch this space and if anyone is interested in these rods let me know.

https://i.imgur.com/fO6tAw8.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/5pWR2e1.jpeg These labels are on one of the parts, don't know if that helps? We've searched the part number from the tag online and it suggests a genuine VW power steering return pipe for the T25 Vanagon model (hydraulic hardline). The price brac...

Ah, right, thanks for your replies. They look unused to me. I know the previous owner said he bought a lot of parts from JustKampers. So, how would I go about pricing them if we want to sell them on, you mention they may be worth a bit, Rob? We've just forked out for a gearbox rebuild so if we can m...

Hi, just wondering if anyone in the know can help me to identify some VW parts, please? When we bought our T25, the lovely old guy who sold it to us and who had had it from new gave us a huge box of spare parts that he'd bought new online over the years. I'm guessing some don't fit our van https://i...

Hi Stuart,

So sorry, I've just messaged you back...

Haha! I'm already impressing the family with my knowledge of flex plates and torque converters🤣. Think the guy at the garage thought I knew what I was on about. If only he knew... Fingers crossed it goes according to plan. Can't wait to get on the road again. Thanks for the tip about keeping the old...

Thanks again! So grateful to you for your sound advice and for putting up with my lack of knowledge! 🤣 So, better news today... We've found a recommended VW specialist not too far away who has checked out the photos and report from NWT. He has a gearbox in bits suitable for use with our existing gea...

Thanks for your advice, as always, it's so very helpful. I think we're going to try to find a specialist welder and mechanic who works regularly on these vehicles. Can anybody here recommend anyone in the NW not too far from Liverpool? I think you're right, NWT just intend to bolt on a replacement. ...

Thanks again, you've been an amazing support! So we've turned down the gearbox I posted photos of. My husband said that the van was driving okay-ish aside from the awful noise, when he took it to the garage so it seems to be changing up through the gears (although reverse has been dodgy since we bou...

That's made me feel a little better... So do you know any competent mechanics as we can't find anyone who wants to touch it!? The van is currently in NW Transmissions waiting for us to send the replacement gear box so they can fit it but we're back to square 1 on that score now. I could ask if they ...

When the seller said the torque convertor is dry, I thought he meant no oil leak in it, just in the pan??

https://i.imgur.com/Q91nyOl.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/mMNNn80.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/SnuPa6g.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/Mk6yjDa.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/MyjRyXj.jpeg Here are the photos of our van. Don't have a clue what I'm looking at, as you all know by now. Gutted... Thought we had this sorted. T...

Oh no!