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short shift mod

Last post by plumbob « 29 Aug 2019, 15:30
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by plumbob » 28 Aug 2019, 08:24

I have a 1991 Autohomes Komet, fitted with a 1y 1.9 diesel ,coupled to a 5 speed dogleg box. Does anyone know if you can do a short shift...

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Last post by plumbob
29 Aug 2019, 15:30
Automatic Pierburg Carb

Last post by maxstu « 29 Aug 2019, 08:15
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by maxstu » 28 Aug 2019, 17:50

Vehicle...2.1 DJ AUTO/PAS/ABS

Despite the silky smoothness of a DJ, l am often nonplussed and head scratching by the fuel injection system. It...

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Last post by maxstu
29 Aug 2019, 08:15
Hot start issue and running out of electricity

Last post by kevtherev « 28 Aug 2019, 20:11
Replies: 19
by asterix_the_gaul » 04 Aug 2019, 23:13
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So when you got my van a few months back it was not charging and was diagnosed as bad alternator. New alternator and now getting 13.6v at idle cold,...
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Last post by kevtherev
28 Aug 2019, 20:11
Low compression,black plugs and mis fire

Last post by 937carrera « 27 Aug 2019, 21:46
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by Asw » 27 Aug 2019, 19:52

Hi
I have been battling a miss fire and intermittent back fire. It only really shows when the engine is warmed up and running at 50 mph + or on hard...

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Last post by 937carrera
27 Aug 2019, 21:46
Coolant leak or something else?

Last post by kervinmervin « 27 Aug 2019, 18:17
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by kervinmervin » 19 Aug 2019, 16:21

I realise there are loads of threads on leaks, but can’t quite see one that aligns.

I’ve been chasing what I assume to be a leak for a long time,...

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Last post by kervinmervin
27 Aug 2019, 18:17
1.6 JX Timing

Last post by Oldiebut goodie « 27 Aug 2019, 10:27
Replies: 8
by Chappers1 » 27 Aug 2019, 07:47

Hi all,
I'm after a bit advice again please folks.
I've just finished off putting the ancillaries back on my 1.6 JX and refitting the cam belt. I...

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Last post by Oldiebut goodie
27 Aug 2019, 10:27
Time-Sert thread length for T25 syncro head

Last post by syncro4us « 26 Aug 2019, 16:15
Replies: 2
by syncro4us » 24 Aug 2019, 13:39

I want to repair a cylinder head of our T25 2.1 petrol with a New / Old stock Time-Sert tool which originally would have been supplied by Wurth.
The...

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Last post by syncro4us
26 Aug 2019, 16:15
fuel tank spilling on fill up

Last post by 937carrera « 26 Aug 2019, 12:33
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by Betty boop 1 » 26 Aug 2019, 12:00

hi there i hope someone in T25 land can help betty are 1.9 dg has started being......sick when fueling this only happens just before she is full...so...

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Last post by 937carrera
26 Aug 2019, 12:33
Petrol / Diesel tank are they the same?

Last post by ajsimmo « 25 Aug 2019, 09:06
Replies: 6
by Lonewalker » 23 Aug 2019, 16:53

Are the fuel tanks the same? On the Brickwerks site and others the fuel tank is not specified as either. If I bought a used diesel tank could I clean...

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Last post by ajsimmo
25 Aug 2019, 09:06
Engine oil

Last post by itchyfeet « 25 Aug 2019, 07:21
Replies: 4
by vwrickshaw » 24 Aug 2019, 16:04

Hi, i have a t25, 1990 5 speed with a 2.1 w/c engine....looking for advice on what engine oil to use...

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Last post by itchyfeet
25 Aug 2019, 07:21
Coolant leak

Last post by Aidan « 24 Aug 2019, 18:16
Replies: 4
by AlexanderE » 15 Aug 2019, 19:01

Have a coolant leakage around the circled area in the picture. It's a T3 Caravelle C 89 with DJ 2.1 engine. Can't figure out the parts and it really...

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Last post by Aidan
24 Aug 2019, 18:16
Oil pressure switch leak

Last post by Aidan « 24 Aug 2019, 18:11
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by MarkBos » 24 Aug 2019, 17:00

Hi,
I have an oil leak from the blue low pressure switch in between push rods (1.9 DG petrol)

I ordered a new one from brickwerks OPS01, but it...

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Last post by Aidan
24 Aug 2019, 18:11
Value of an engine?

Last post by maxstu « 23 Aug 2019, 19:37
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by dekhelia » 19 Aug 2019, 14:44

On holiday in Wales just now, and the neighbours near the cottage we're staying in have an '84 T3 parked up in the alley behind the houses. Been...

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Last post by maxstu
23 Aug 2019, 19:37
Help with idle.

Last post by 937carrera « 22 Aug 2019, 19:55
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by Anders229 » 21 Aug 2019, 09:55

Hi everyone! :D

I have a problem with my van, 2,1 MV, its revving up at idle after approx one-two minutes when it´s a little warm, don´t matter if...

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Last post by 937carrera
22 Aug 2019, 19:55
Anti roll bar position

Last post by Roydini « 22 Aug 2019, 16:42
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by Roydini » 22 Aug 2019, 07:57

Morning folks!

I am replacing the anti roll bar and drop link bushes on my van but a seed of doubt has crept in as to which way round the anti roll...

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Last post by Roydini
22 Aug 2019, 16:42
Identify brake symptom

Last post by slowcoach « 22 Aug 2019, 06:56
Replies: 18
by slowcoach » 12 Aug 2019, 17:44
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Hi all,
My brake pedal feels firm and 'bites' at the usual point (quite high up). Brakes effective as always have been. No fluid has been lost, as...
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Last post by slowcoach
22 Aug 2019, 06:56
Petrol tank replacement (Early 1981 Aircooled)

Last post by bigherb « 21 Aug 2019, 15:31
Replies: 4
by Lonewalker » 21 Aug 2019, 10:26

My van has had a petrol leak for over a year. I found out via the forum that this is common if it’s filled to the top so for the last year I’ve only...

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Last post by bigherb
21 Aug 2019, 15:31
Powerflex Radius arm bushes?

Last post by itchyfeet « 21 Aug 2019, 11:35
Replies: 62
by itchyfeet » 03 Aug 2019, 17:26
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Having read that the standard replacement ones are rubbish I'm thinking of fitting these.

Blue for 2WD and more flexible yellow for 4WD

Anybody...
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Last post by itchyfeet
21 Aug 2019, 11:35
Bosch Fuel Pump Leak

Last post by Oldiebut goodie « 19 Aug 2019, 17:01
Replies: 3
by Al3x147 » 19 Aug 2019, 11:59

Hi, I have recently discovered a leak on my 1.6TD van between the distributor head and main body of the Bosch VE pump. It leaks when you start the...

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Last post by Oldiebut goodie
19 Aug 2019, 17:01
Engine starts then stops

Last post by Aidan « 19 Aug 2019, 16:38
Replies: 3
by Tazerjo » 18 Aug 2019, 19:51

Hi
Hope someone can help or advise
We broke down 20mins into a 4.5 hr journey home from Cornwall. We have been recovered back to London but now have...

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Last post by Aidan
19 Aug 2019, 16:38
2.0 cu (type 4) problem with gasoline

Last post by batgins « 19 Aug 2019, 13:55

by batgins » 19 Aug 2019, 13:55

Hi every body. I just go back home after a beautiful trip of around 2000 km with my t25 2.0 cu (type 4). At the beginning of the trip I heard like a...

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Last post by batgins
19 Aug 2019, 13:55
Heater not warm

Last post by 937carrera « 19 Aug 2019, 08:55
Replies: 12
by 100leelee » 17 Aug 2019, 17:31

Hi,
1.9dg
Removed dash, and heater matrix to replace the blower..
All back together.
Coolant temp around normal.
Ran up to temp a few times, coolant...

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Last post by 937carrera
19 Aug 2019, 08:55
1.6TD JX Rebuild

Last post by Chappers1 « 18 Aug 2019, 19:37
Replies: 5
by Chappers1 » 17 Aug 2019, 14:10

Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone has some advice on the setting up the timing on my 1.6 JX please before I stick the lump back in my van.
The garage...

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Last post by Chappers1
18 Aug 2019, 19:37
Does a late handbrake lever retrofit in place of early ?

Last post by multisi « 18 Aug 2019, 16:00
Replies: 1
by Cobra88 » 18 Aug 2019, 11:48

Hi guys

Can i fit a late lever in place of my early one ?
Dont know if shell mountings changed

Cables seem to be the same

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Last post by multisi
18 Aug 2019, 16:00
Electrical woes - breakdown on holiday

Last post by TheTankEngine « 17 Aug 2019, 14:22
Replies: 6
by TheTankEngine » 16 Aug 2019, 17:29

Hi All,
Writing from France, where our 1983 Autosleeper with 1.9 waterboxer broke down last Sunday just outside Caen on day 1 of 2 week holiday. Just...

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Last post by TheTankEngine
17 Aug 2019, 14:22
Reconditioned engine

Last post by Mr Bean « 16 Aug 2019, 16:36
Replies: 6
by Freddievan » 09 Aug 2019, 09:02

Is it better to burn out, or to fade away? I guess it's one of life's inevitabilities that the engine will die at some point. I've often thought that...

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Last post by Mr Bean
16 Aug 2019, 16:36
No longer running slightly hot

Last post by Rosc0PColtrane « 14 Aug 2019, 14:54
Replies: 1
by T25Convert » 30 Jul 2019, 12:06

The van has always run slightly hot since I got it.

A range of improvements have been made (new dalek cap, minor leak fixed, lean condition sorted,...

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Last post by Rosc0PColtrane
14 Aug 2019, 14:54
1Y exhaust manifold

Last post by ap1930 « 14 Aug 2019, 14:43
Replies: 2
by ap1930 » 14 Aug 2019, 08:13

Yeah, mine seems ok but I suppose I'm worried about a turbo on a non turbo engine. Just back from a 2000 mile trip in Germany and Netherlands and...

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Last post by ap1930
14 Aug 2019, 14:43
Upper and lower ball joints late van

Last post by itchyfeet « 13 Aug 2019, 19:25
Replies: 13
by itchyfeet » 11 Aug 2019, 11:57

There are three MOT testers at the place I use and I was chatting to one chap when my tin top was in a few months back ( but he didn't do the test)...

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Last post by itchyfeet
13 Aug 2019, 19:25
1Y exhaust manifold

Last post by ap1930 « 13 Aug 2019, 18:26

by ap1930 » 13 Aug 2019, 18:26

Hi.
I'm new to this forum.
I have a 1988 1.6TD T25 campervan which has been fitted with a 1.9 1Y diesel engine from a golf. Whoever did the...

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Last post by ap1930
13 Aug 2019, 18:26
Where to by clutch

Last post by Da dan « 13 Aug 2019, 12:12
Replies: 3
by Da dan » 12 Aug 2019, 15:57

Hihi all. I need to change the needle bearing and clutch and was thinking Vw heritage? Any thoughts?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Last post by Da dan
13 Aug 2019, 12:12
1.9dg coolant leak

Last post by 937carrera « 13 Aug 2019, 09:55
Replies: 3
by Cmcalpine3 » 13 Aug 2019, 08:51

Hi looking for some help with my engine.

Have a 1.9dg panel van. Recently done a fair bit of work to get it on the road.
Yesterday went a drive...

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Last post by 937carrera
13 Aug 2019, 09:55
1.9 cutting out on incline while running

Last post by TONYT25T25 « 13 Aug 2019, 07:51
Replies: 3
by M13esy » 12 Aug 2019, 20:49

My 89 1.9l has been cutting out when the fuel tank is at a quarter of a tank and it’s at a incline when I stop or go down a hill then I have to...

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Last post by TONYT25T25
13 Aug 2019, 07:51
JX Air Intake Pipe

Last post by Claudio ZAMPIERI « 12 Aug 2019, 22:54
Replies: 4
by craigy345 » 18 Dec 2016, 22:51

Was fitting new rear lenses and discovered my air intake was disconnected and in a right state.

This is the air intake in the rear near side vent...

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Last post by Claudio ZAMPIERI
12 Aug 2019, 22:54
Power spark dizzy timing

Last post by bigherb « 12 Aug 2019, 21:26
Replies: 3
by Asw » 12 Aug 2019, 16:55

Hi

I Am now running a power spark dizzy on my CU engine and have just watched sarran1955s video on the subject.
Can I just check. Do you set the...

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Last post by bigherb
12 Aug 2019, 21:26
slider lock

Last post by moggymorgan « 12 Aug 2019, 16:13
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by moggymorgan » 12 Aug 2019, 07:22

hi guys.
i seem to have a problem. my slider opens fine from the outside but refuses to open from inside. removed door card and when turning the...

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Last post by moggymorgan
12 Aug 2019, 16:13
Rear brake adjustment

Last post by R0B « 12 Aug 2019, 09:22
Replies: 4
by Snowmark » 17 Jul 2019, 19:39

Sanity check please - to adjust (push the shoes closer to the drum) then you rotate the adjustment wheel DOWN on both sides.

(Understand that there...

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Last post by R0B
12 Aug 2019, 09:22
Popping out of 4th Gear

Last post by jebiga41 « 12 Aug 2019, 09:01
Replies: 1
by markysparky71 » 09 Aug 2019, 14:52

HELP NEEDED!
Driving home after an hours drive just before i got home van jumped out of 4th gear and then again just before i got home. Its never...

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Last post by jebiga41
12 Aug 2019, 09:01
Flat spot after long descent

Last post by TONYT25T25 « 12 Aug 2019, 08:11
Replies: 4
by TONYT25T25 » 11 Aug 2019, 19:09

DG1.9 Water cooled. Just returned from Lyme Regis and after a long descent down the road and then onto a relatively straight flat road, the engine...

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Last post by TONYT25T25
12 Aug 2019, 08:11
petrol tank

Last post by Ant-t « 11 Aug 2019, 08:15
Replies: 1
by dumbo » 10 Aug 2019, 13:50

hi all petrol tank smells when filling up so how much breather balance pipe do i need to order :ok thank
si

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Last post by Ant-t
11 Aug 2019, 08:15
Missing dalek cap outlet and oil breather hose

Last post by itchyfeet « 11 Aug 2019, 06:59
Replies: 32
by patrickpawsey » 05 Aug 2019, 15:56
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A friend has just bought a 1988 tintop 1.9dg.
He asked me to come and have a look at it, because the temperature gauge was getting a bit high, and...
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Last post by itchyfeet
11 Aug 2019, 06:59
Door actuating rod problem

Last post by clift_d « 10 Aug 2019, 18:26

by clift_d » 10 Aug 2019, 18:26

We’ve got a persistent problem that’s arisen with the opening mechanism on our passenger door. The issue is with the rod that runs from the inside...

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Last post by clift_d
10 Aug 2019, 18:26
Van stalling at low speeds, and then hard to start

Last post by andyk « 09 Aug 2019, 18:21
Replies: 4
by andyk » 09 Aug 2019, 10:39

hi all
This is re a 1990 1.6TD JX. We seem to be in danger of getting stranded on holiday in Germany :(
Seen a couple of other threads on here with...

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Last post by andyk
09 Aug 2019, 18:21
Cambelt T25 1.6TD

Last post by Olderisbetter « 08 Aug 2019, 21:26

by Olderisbetter » 08 Aug 2019, 21:26

Can anyone recommend where to get my cam belt done on a T25 1.6 TD jx , I am in Wolverhampton looking for someone who has experience and can set the...

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Last post by Olderisbetter
08 Aug 2019, 21:26
Hose clamp - how to remove it?

Last post by Mr Bean « 08 Aug 2019, 11:49
Replies: 6
by patrickpawsey » 07 Aug 2019, 13:51

How do you remove this sort of hose clamp?
It looks like it needs some special tool but perhaps pliers and know how can do it?

Sent from my ONEPLUS...

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Last post by Mr Bean
08 Aug 2019, 11:49
Smokey JX but only up hill

Last post by pierce « 07 Aug 2019, 20:50
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by Stirls » 17 Jul 2019, 15:23

I was wondering if anyone had any pointers as to why my 1.6td is smokey but seems to be only up hills, the recon engine has done 60k and had a fresh...

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Last post by pierce
07 Aug 2019, 20:50
automatic gearbox losing fluid when filled up

Last post by Cobra88 « 07 Aug 2019, 18:14
Replies: 1
by flora » 07 Aug 2019, 13:04

I filled the automatic gearbox of my 1987 1.9DG petrol T25 up to the full mark (with engine running as per instructions). Parked her on my sloping...

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Last post by Cobra88
07 Aug 2019, 18:14
twin 40 carbs on a 2.1 mv engine.

Last post by ajsimmo « 07 Aug 2019, 11:19
Replies: 21
by happy van » 30 Mar 2018, 14:58
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thinking of fitting twin 40/45s to my dj engine.what are the best manifolds or the cheapest manifolds to use and whats the best throttle linages to...
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Last post by ajsimmo
07 Aug 2019, 11:19
WBX failed big end bearings.

Last post by 300CE « 06 Aug 2019, 22:26
Replies: 2
by itchyfeet » 06 Aug 2019, 18:56

This was instantly diagnosed by two experienced engine builders.

If like me you are lucky enough not to have heard this and wondered what it sounded...

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Last post by 300CE
06 Aug 2019, 22:26
cooling deflector templates

Last post by JackE « 06 Aug 2019, 17:17
Replies: 6
by RCN » 05 Aug 2019, 12:21

Hi all
any put me in the right direction for the templates that are in front of the radiator?
orgininal ones are a thick cardboard and i read...

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06 Aug 2019, 17:17

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