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So spent the day strippin stuff off the motor so i can see what im doing and making my shopping list. few questions 1. water pumps. i want to use the pulley and altenator off the cs engine as the pullies on the ra water pump an alternater are damaged. but they list 2 pumps for the 1.6 diesels. whats...

Cool and bugger... i did mark it, but it would appear not that well. now its apart and has been cleaned it they are not that clear.....it was a bugger hmmmmmm might be worth th 30 quid to see if im a halfwit or not. I have a man coming back to me on the availability of a cartridge fo my water cooled...

further question. i have foud some turbo rebuild kits for me turbo. ebay £30 turbo rebuild shop £60+vat so who has fitted the cheap kit, and did it last more that a month?? i would imagine whoever i got it from it would be made by a 7 year old in the far east. but whos 7 year olds are higher skilled??

So i have started taking bits off my recently aquired 1.6gtd engine and seeing what needs doing before it goes in the van :D . first thing i noticed was the turbo was almost siezed. so it came apart last night and there was huge carbon build up behind the exhaust turbine( a solid coke washer!) and t...

I have an intercooler from a transit,and an oil cooler ready to put on. The good ole k&N and a race can off my old superbike to aid the flow. Pump wise. mine has 068 130081 i think(poor light) but......... shelf again, i do have a land rover tdi pump. surley thats too much for a 1.6. I dont want...

ok so ive been gathering bits for a number of years, with the intention of rebuilding my van to a spec that it can pull itself loaded with family and a trailer on holidays. ive been coping with a 1.6na for 9 years now and ive thrashed it fully laiden to gibralter and back(minus trailer). but i can t...

He shoots he scores!!!! :ok 123 you were spot on. as soon as i read your post a lightbulb went off. I remember noting to myself some slight smearing on the end on the shaft when i changed the N/S, but couldnt think how said damage could of occurred. I didnt change the boots as they were perfectly go...

For the past few months i have had an interrmittant "CV joint" type knock from the rear of my van. Worst when im accelerating round a roundabout in 2nd, occasionally noticeable in other gears, but as far as i recall only when going round a bend/juntion/roundigo. Only thing is, ive changed ...

It has come to that time where i have to make a choice... respray my van, get all bodywork done. Dont cut corners and do it right :D :ok or just let time take its toll to my beloved van and i start to do cheap my style "rat and reclaim" repairs :? My van has been exceptionally brilliant to...

Cheers gary. Have red that page and most associated with it. seems to be a sensible option, however those lil black boxes fill me wit dred. havent seen any1 posting about running theirs on gas but i will go and chat to the local gas man an see whay he says. There must be a decent motor wit carbs an ...

The time has come to give my van enough power to pull the skin off a rice pudding :) After many years of tootlin round at 50, well 50 on the flat i have decided that slight gradients will no longer be my nemisis. Ive gathered numerous bits an bobs in my garage and now im stuck as to what conversion ...

Howdy folks. The date is drawing very near now, with less than 3 weeks before the off. Am heading off to poland for a wedding and then am taking my time coming back via southern europe. Just me and the mrs wit no kids :D :D So what do i need to take that you never think of? ive never been across eur...

I have recenly replaced all these items. Didnt mess about wit the web as when i looked there seemed to be about a billion variations of the little clips and bushes. I went to vw gave them my chassis number and returned the next day to recieve my big box of goodies, Every pin,bush,slider,mount,washer...

ITS FIXED!!! Firsly i can definitely say that it was the gearbox. I removed the bell housing and more metal came out than oil. And before someone says anything, no it wasnt low on oil :D I had an old gearbox at the back of my garage that was removed from a van being used as a chicken coop/dog kennel...

The box used to stick in 3rd regually until i changed the oil. has been good as gold for the last 6 months or so tho. I want to get it fixed properly tho as im supposed to be off across europe in 6 weeks! dont really fancy the idea of trying to cross a mountain range wit 1 gear!! I have the box out ...