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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...

I've had a faulty sensor give me a warning light before.

We did this a few years ago. Can't remember the exact details but it was an annoying job. Don't think we really got the seat base and backrest to separate, but at least to lie flat on the floor. That gives enough space to work on the cushions. I vaguely recall that it took a lot of force to get the ...

Good luck

What kind of van and engine do you have?

cobblers wrote: ↑05 Feb 2026, 14:25 There were double passenger seats fitted to some T25s from the factory, but I think they might rely on a bulkhead for support?

Yes the upper part of the backrest is attached to the bulkhead with a bracket.

Robsey wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026, 21:00 I recall a post years ago where someone had warmed the heater box and deformed the plastic to clear the back of the radio...

This guy does exactly that at 8:50:

https://youtu.be/h7wgsznvcCE?si=A8fWy8jSbRMY_eYC

Recalled this video from when I redid my heater box a few months ago.

If you manipulate the throttle in the engine bay, is it smooth?

If so, it is not at your engine/carbs. Indeed likely to be the cable. You could visually check the cable to see if it is kinked or the sheath is damaged etc

Splitting the box can be quite annoying if it hasn't been done before. The rest is very straightforward. I needed to change some of the foam as the old stuff had gone to dust. Good luck

I didn't change the resistor when I did my blower recently. And it is working fine now. But it might be easy insurance to do it when you're there anyway. Personal choice I guess.

Check the coolant hoses up there is my advise. Would be annoying if those were to start leaking while underway.