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Good luck then and fingers crossed the garage can sort it

If you've fitted new pipes throughout I would check all those connections again

Don't know if this will help you but here was my problem New shoes everything taken off cleaned greased adjusted how it should be handbrake adjusted Once on the motorway after 1 hours driving brake fluid would boil ,culprit r/h rear brake my fix would be to jack van up hub off and back the adjuster ...

Can you start it in gear while pressing clutch pedal see if it frees clutch arm

Doors are metal powder coated
My mate did them for me he works at garage door firm ......mates rates ie cheap
I had a up and over door before but you loose a good foot in height so barn doors are perfect solution

Why mess about swapping wheels or letting air out/in ? Just change garage door to barn door as previously said then you can drive in and out whenever you feel like That's exactly what I did when I got my van ,pop top roof so about 7ft .....good inch clearance to roof :D http://i198.photobucket.com/a...

Drain engine oil before you take off the filler pipe
Work grease into the gasket before you fit it , make sure mating surfaces are nice and clean , no need for sealant
Don't over tighten the 2 screws .........job done

My vans that colour aswell think they will look ok

I haven't got a clue either I thought vw only did the carat so these wheels are a mystery to me till I came across this thread
I'm really after carat alloys but suppose these are worth a look
Guess I be better going to view them and take it from there

They look nice rob
Do they run standard 14x70c tyres

Cheers for info marlinowner, what kind of price should I be paying for a set of these in average condition with tyres bearing in mind I've not seen them in the flesh yet only a picture of one

Rob what wheels are they off
Do you have a picture of them on your van
Reason I ask is I've been offered the same wheels but unsure if they will fit

Thankyou Jim for reply and link to threads Flipping Eck didn't really want to start messing with the clocks but I suppose if that's all I've got wrong with my van it's not all bad :D Got some clocks in the shed from a mk2 golf I'll have a look at them first see if they are similar maybe able to use ...

My speedo works as it should but milo meter doesn't clock any miles and trip milo meter doesn't turn either
Anyone had same problems or any idea what it could be

Plastic or cork I would still rub a little grease on there or fit it dry its up to you just don't use sealant else there will be tears at bed time if it finds its way into the sump and onto oil strainer