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Anyone know the outside diameter of the VW spigot bearing? I need to fit something in my Rover V8 crankshaft so that my gearbox doesn't fail again; the brass bush I removed has a diameter of about 24mm - how big is the VW one??

That looks like a good conversion - do you have any pics of the bellhousing joins under the car? It's a great engine which will run & run; we have one in a Previa (our third Previa). You probably know that they only have one known weakness, which is cylinder heads cracking (they don't like overh...

Dunno but the nose weight of that trailer is gonna be hughe!!!!!!!!!! Not necessarily - the bike on the back will balance it for starters. It depends a lot on what he has chopped out of the T25 too. It is shortened at the front for starters. I know someone who has done exactly the same thing with a...

[ If you want heating for wild camping, the only real options are an eber or a propex, lots of info on here about both.. :ok You can also conside the Truma heaters if your vans got an LPG tank. Not sure how they compare to other systems but it seems to work well in mine. Doesn't even need LPG - the...

Despite the requirement for an MOT tester to follow guidelines closely (MOT testers manual) their is still a great deal of variation in the interpretation of those guidelines 'OPINION' Inexperienced testers will often take guide lines literally and without excersising any degree of flexibility, the...

Now I know my bus is somewhat different in this area, but the gauges & senders are still original. The red light flashes, I believe, when the radiator gets hotter than it should be - not the engine? That's how mine seems to work now (module & engine bay wiring permanently removed & modif...

that's what being an old school mechanic is all about..... In industry we were always told that was the difference between a fitter and a mechanic ... a fitter can fit new parts while a mechanic can (sometimes) mend the old ones. Ian In the old days when I was a factory apprentice, a fitter (always...

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That's stonechip, and looks like it's been done properly. Mine's the same; and has been like that for the two years I've had it. No deterioration at all. If it seems in reasonable order then it probably is.

Cheapest non-EHU method is, in my opinion, to fit an old Carver SB1800 gas heater from a touring caravan - one or two of us have done it and it keeps the van toasty - even in ice & snow! There's a pic in this thread : https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23985&p=185945&hi...

Doesn't sound like choke as you still have problems once warmed up. I'd suspect an air leak; search the forum for posts on this. There is a case study on my own van in the Wiki.

My adapter is formed & welded steel; very heavy-duty! very neat though. The clutch release arm is welded through this- the clutch plate seems to be a rover type with a spigot adapter welded in. The water pump came with the pulley flange cut off; it looks as though a bolt has been inserted to sto...

T-cut is a cutting compound (and not a particularly good one). Mer is a mildly abrasive polish. I'd go for whatever my mate used when he cleaned my caravan (he didn't say what it was but it's mineral-based). He just wiped a little across the roof then rinsed it off, removing built-up grime and moss ...

IIRC I use 560ohms for this purpose. However I only use LEDs for interior lighting; using them for any form of road lighting is not legal as such lights must be E marked - they would not pass an MOT. The main problem is that LEDs are strongly directional - unlike filament bulbs which emit light in a...

I've had a Clarke, when it died I replaced it with a SIP Migmate 130. Both have taught me something. People will tell you SIPs have wire feed problems. However there is a £5 mod kit available, and I've had no trouble since. I found the SIP to be a nicer welder than the Clarke - neater results. Howev...