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Brickwerks are good but they sell the JP copy kit as well as the one that I developed. TBH a linkage refurb is never a bad thing but it wont fix a fractured 3/4 synchro hub Best way to describe it is I can still pull down from 3rd to 4th but there is a weird notch halfway where it gets stuck if I t...

Oh I thought Brickwerks were good? Where is the better kit available?

Thanks. The parts arrived today. One is bigger than the other. Is it obvious which is which side? 

How can I get the remains of the original shift guides off? Are they glued on or will they just pull off?

Cool thanks. I will order some of those as clearly mine have broken off, but sceptical as to whether this will fix the 3-4 problem!

Would love to see the condition of the ally blocks and the plastic guides at the front end. It's a 4 speed, different gearstick and box under, the pics show the guide on the end of the front linkage is back to bare steel so running along the 'gate' it is a couple of mm out of position hence some of...

Hello! My 1989 4-speed WBX camper has developed a clunkiness changing from 3rd to 4th (although not from neutral to 4th it seems) and really needs a yank to get it into 4th from 3rd. Photos here:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mWKCTCqlFNKuYLJ2HjLMvrNw8_h5g5HJ?usp=sharing I've done some inv...

Cool, thanks. Weirdly my top up tank is full (now I add that little bit) but expansion tank empty apart from some condensation. I replaced the dalek cap the same time as the garage replaced the coolant (and it was empty then too).

*1989 1.9 DG WBX engine* I've just topped up my coolant with some water as it had dropped a little after some very long trips. I have some coolant from the previous owner but it's purple and the stuff that my local classic VW specialist put in last year looks more red to me than purple. They said at...

Thanks all. I presume the random tube of plastic on the end is just to protect it? Seems an odd design.

Can anyone tell me what this pipe sticking out is for please? pipe pic

Problem solved... The 'new' starter motor I had a garage fit in the summer was knackered and seems to have destroyed its insides. Probably a recon, not helped by the fact the connections coming from the van had not been cleaned up or tightened up properly.

Very incredibly annoying!

Annoyingly after 2.5 weeks of working PERFECTLY the problem has come back this weekend with a vengeance - just a click nearly every time I try and start it. I have to either try and try and try again to get it to start or connect the charger to the battery for a couple of mins. Annoying! So now I'm ...

Quick update... at the weekend I replaced the gearbox earth strap with a nice new one (original one was very ropey) and replaced the fan belt which also looked in a bad state and was a bit too loose. I checked the battery connections and starter motor connections but these all looked shiny and OK. T...

Thanks. 14 pin connector seems absolutely fine. Where are the earths at the front? The 'crown' ones behind the fusebox? If so they looked OK when I checked them last week. Battery connections seem fine too. It's a new battery and they are clamped on well. I'll check the earth strap underneath when i...