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I've sold my van now, but thought it would be good to put up on here how I fixed it. I replaced the temp sender in the engine bay as the connection was a bit damaged and soldered a new connector to the wire. No joy for either gauge. I put 2 more gallons of petrol in (had previously drained the tank ...

Thanks for that, will try again tomorrow and be more patient...

Hello all. Help needed with fuel and temp gauges suddenly not working. 1984 1.9DG. I’ve removed the dash cover to access the back of the temp gauge and with the ignition on (not engine running) spanned the ground (middle) terminal to the 10V terminal and the multimeter reads 9.96V. When I span the m...

I’ve reached the point where I need some help with the front brakes on my van. I can’t get the front flexi pipe off the upper union. The 11mm upper union is rusty and rounded – I started to round off the 14mm pipe before I stopped to avoid further damage. I’m in the process of fitting new brake call...

Local shop didn't have the right size in stock so ordered online from brickwerks.

How long should I expect petrol fuel hose to last? Two years ago I replaced the fuel hose on my van. At the end of last summer I smelt the whiff of petrol again (van's been in storage since). Last month I started up the engine to find petrol spraying all around the engine bay. I blamed a hose clip t...

Thanks again for reassuring me that the threads aren't rounded at the outer end of the stub axle. I had to wait for payday before ordering new bearings, discs, pads, calipers and hoses from Brickwerks - on their way - Brickwerks kindly fitting the bearings to the discs for me. I've cleaned the old g...

Thanks for the advice Oldie but Goodie, and California Dreamin - that's a relief. Looking really closely at the Haynes manual pictures I can see the difference in thread, but can only see it now that I know what I'm looking at. Would it be worth adding the pics to the wiki to avoid this panic to fut...

Hi, Changing the bearings on my van after the garage reused the old bearings and hubnut in new discs - they made a grinding noise when spinning the wheel. It's my first time of doing this and noticed that some of the threads looked rounded on the stub axle / steering knuckle (see pic). Is this norma...

Hi Martin, cheers for the reply. Hadn't thought about caliper pistons, and thinking about it that's where I'll look next. I just checked the receipt - discs only. That's what the mechanic said it failed the MOT on, causing the brake imbalance. He never mentioned the pads but when I checked them 200 ...

Hello all, Does an overfilled brake fluid reservoir matter? The reason I ask is my van had new front discs fitted yesterday, immediately before a 125 mile trip from Hayling Island to Taunton. The mechanic also regreased the bearings as they claimed there was some 'play and needed tightening''. I dro...

I'm a resident of Hayling Island and recently complained to the local councillor about the increased overnight parking charges on the seafront. There is a forthcoming review of these charges - which have been increased to protect the business interests of the local campsites to the detriment of othe...

Does anyone know if the rubber brickwerks engine hatch seal has the same problem as the JK one? http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/shop?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=1352&category_id=57" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Or which type from seals ...

Hi All, Will be replacing the pipe marked with red - part of the fuel return line (1.9dg Autosleeper trooper) http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww174/andydormer/pipe3.jpg but from the printout I was kindly given by the chap at he VW garage I'm a bit confused. I've followed the return line from the ...

Thanks to you all for the quick replys. Kev - I was about to post another photo / question which is just as easy to answer about new HT leads. Brickwerks sells two types, Din and Pin - which do i need? http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/shop?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=...