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Hello , have recently got a Clarke mig welder and want to have a go at spot welding. I’ve seen that you can get a spot welding adapter to fit on the tip, is this the best way to learn as I’m a novice. Thanks Neil I'm about to do some further restoration to my van and feel, after 12 years of ownersh...

Hi Lloyd. Couple of things you could check: 1. The idle screw on the carb. It's about in the middle as you're looking at it from the back of the van. Screw it in to up the revs with a flathead screwdriver. 2. Breather pipe: the s shaped one that runs from the carb pancake to the oil breather tower. ...

So after 4 years since my last coat I'm looking to paint the van again. I've got some rust that needs dealing with, and a few harsh winters (and some particularly gnarly bird muck) have left paint flaking. I also know deep down my prep work last time was sloppy campared to the first time. Firstly, d...

Doing mine now. 2 coats below line and 1 coat above so so far and not too shabby although it was initially too runny and the drivers look looks a mess. With the high top do I need to remove the Autosleeper branding or can I just paint over it and put new stickers on top. 50/50 between peel them off...

Any buggy will limit you eventually. I'd say a woven wrap or ring-sling, or an ergonomic carrier is your best option. Try and do some research into carriers, and don't buy a high street one. (for the love of God don't get a baby Bjorn) We have a Becco carrier that can be worn on your front,hip or ba...

Hi all, I have a new van from work, and would prefer to have DAB radio in it. I am not allowed to change the head unit (and doubt I could if I wanted to anyway, as it's most of the dash) so does anyone have any recommendations for a gadget that can do this? There is and aux in and usb in for the van...

I just looked online and the halfords sets are currently half price. The £100 one is money well spent and has seen me through 10 years of T25 ownership! I also have the set of ratchet spanners which really help with the often awkward access. I bought mine in the boxing day sale and I think it was le...

Waxoil the underneath, wax the top and keep on using it.

You've probably lost a bit of voltage somewhere in the starter wiring, Tom. Corroded terminal on trigger wire (in which case a screwdriver across the solenoid terminals will start it), bad earth on gearbox, bad connection between starter body and bellhousing, or worn bush in BH. It's rarely the sta...

R0B wrote:My 2.1 injection goes like stink.And has never randomly cut out.

there is no injection nonsense!

As does the 2.1 MV in my syncro, but I'm currently sat awaiting the AA in the camper cos all it will do is click (every now and then)

Hi I didn't bother reading pages 2-28 but thought I'd quip in with the information that I run a 2.1dj using a standard pierburg carb and it goes like stink. The swap was done by Andrew Simmonds up at camper shack and he did a few extra tweaks that are worth mentioning: 1.The front to back coolant pi...

I'm completely stumped. Replaced the main pump (as it was that not working all along). Replaced all the Earth's, checked the fuses, checked the ring behind the steering wheel and still, nothing. No sodding jets

So today I got back on to this! I tested both the pumps by connecting direct to the battery and the main pump works fine. The small one, for the headlamp jets is dead. So having replaced every earth in the van (job needed doing anyway) I can assume that the two pumps need to work in order to complet...

kevtherev wrote:Pump connections ok?
Earth ok?
Fuses

Have you run power to the pump from a battery to see if it works?

I checked earth and fuse, so will check the third option.

Hi all My washer jets aren't working, neither the windscreen nor the front headlamps. The wipers do their thing when I pull the leaver, but no water or noise from the pumps. I've had the steering wheel off and cleaned all the connections in there, and had the pumps out themselves for a good clean up...