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Doesn't this mean that currently the turbo won't get any cooling when the heating in the van is off? Or did they make a bypass?

BarnyE wrote: ↑21 Apr 2026, 17:18 A gentle heatgun over the plastics can bring them back to life.


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I'll try that, thanks!

With my 50hp diesel I often end up going 20 mph in 2nd on steep inclines. It's part of the deal I guess. Although you should have a bit more power available than me.

I've recently rolled mine in black hammerite ultima. Was a quick job, and had the stuff already around. Also filled up some screw holes from previous owners with some kind of bog beforehand. Really liking the result so far, fresh and shiny again. https://i.imgur.com/om9Mpon.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/...

Your radiator will be mostly empty, so you'll need to bleed the system.

Thanks Aidan. I was thinking that it would be nice to have the ability to solve most coolant/oil leaks on the side of the road.

Good tips om the amalgamating tape and the two-part putty. Those might be better and more versatile to get instead!

Hey all,

I would like to add some liquid gasket to my emergency toolkit. But having never used the stuff before I would like your opinions on it, and which ones are good to have for broad applications.

Thanks!

I rolled three coats of hammerite ultima on mine, as I had that lying about anyway. Am happy with the result, hasn't aged or damaged in the two years since I did it.

In the process of retightening the sparkplug you might have accidentally knocked something else loose.

Looks great!

I will definately look into this! Have never worked on a mechanical pump like this, so should be a nice challenge.

Thanks for the suggestion guys

Hey all, I know this topic has been covered before, but I've not been able to find what I was looking for. My van (1.6 diesel, cs) has difficulty cold starting. Below about 7C it struggles and starts on less than 4 cilinders. Below freezing it is really difficult to get going, starts on I think two ...

Probably not very easy. At least you can try to see if the cable moves the lever as it should. It is somewhere above the spare wheel. Perhaps try to pull a hose off somewhere behind the valve, start the engine with it closed and slowly open it to see if fluid starts to flow?

Have you checked your heater valve is actually opening?

Hi, welcome here! I don't know much about the electrics of a petrol engine, but is is not that weird if the radiator stays cold after a few mins of idling. Idling just doesn't really warm up things that well. Does your engine itself get quite hot quickly? Have you opened your coolant tank and starte...