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by wbx6dan
05 Jul 2020, 15:11
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: engine cutting out when warm help reqd pretty please
Replies: 1
Views: 607

engine cutting out when warm help reqd pretty please

Evening all i have just been back 6 pages cant find anything relevant so here goes: I bought a DF engine off facebook as a good runner ha ha and she does run , however when the engine gets warm needle just below the first line on the coolant gauge she cuts out instantly (a bit like christine when th...
by wbx6dan
24 Aug 2015, 19:10
Forum: Any Other Matters
Topic: Eberspacher B5W query
Replies: 8
Views: 2846

Re: Eberspacher B5W query

I have been thinking along the same lines but have found this eBay item number:261983254091 and have passed several emails with the chap who seems fine but as much as I would like to keep the van original I also don't want to waste money hence my hesitancy . Therefore a little further investigation ...
by wbx6dan
24 Aug 2015, 17:35
Forum: Any Other Matters
Topic: Eberspacher B5W query
Replies: 8
Views: 2846

Re: Eberspacher B5W query

thanks for the manuals oldie, After some further investigation the water pump is totally seized the housing is split and the screws are well non existent. Therefore as it has been removed from my van I will ponder upon it for a while at least until after "Busfest" it might be getting a lit...
by wbx6dan
20 Aug 2015, 18:25
Forum: Any Other Matters
Topic: Eberspacher B5W query
Replies: 8
Views: 2846

Re: Eberspacher B5W query

Hi mr goodie. Thats a shame. Nevertheless i do not have a operators manual or any related paperwork for the unit unfortunately. Where would the be the best place to acquire a trouble shooting manual? I have been fiddling tonight and have found that the pump is not getting a live or priming the unit....
by wbx6dan
18 Aug 2015, 18:12
Forum: Any Other Matters
Topic: Eberspacher B5W query
Replies: 8
Views: 2846

Eberspacher B5W query

Evening all I have removed the eberspacher heater from my van today it is a B5W petrol heater and hasn't worked in the 10 years I have owned the van all the wiring seems intact and I cant help feeling I should get it repaired. I have plugged it in and it makes a whirring noise for 10 seconds and the...
by wbx6dan
08 Jan 2013, 21:33
Forum: Camping & Travelling
Topic: oettingers trip home?
Replies: 2
Views: 1887

Re: oettingers trip home?

I fancied the vw museum i love them all
by wbx6dan
08 Jan 2013, 19:13
Forum: Camping & Travelling
Topic: oettingers trip home?
Replies: 2
Views: 1887

oettingers trip home?

HAVE ANY OF YOU LOT BEEN ON THE EURO STAR TO GERMANY? I would love to take my girl back to berlin (her home) then wolfsburg and even the oettinger factory before popping into france maby for lemans on the return leg and the kids are now old enough and with the cost of the plymouth ferry and fuel! 25...