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Volksfarmers Garage

Last post by Fugeh « 01 Sep 2019, 16:59
Replies: 6
by MIN663CS » 14 Aug 2019, 13:39

Hi all,
Anybody heard of / used or would recommend VolksFarmers in Canterbury Kent.

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Last post by Fugeh
01 Sep 2019, 16:59
2.1 DJ dls unit - the white plastic thing 251 906 083 A

Last post by Aidan « 01 Sep 2019, 13:16
Replies: 27
by Aidan » 04 Jul 2019, 20:44
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can anyone let me have one of these please, a damaged one is fine, most of them have the tabs broken, we are just trying to figure exactly what it...
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Last post by Aidan
01 Sep 2019, 13:16
Gears/brakes issue

Last post by asterix_the_gaul « 31 Aug 2019, 11:14
Replies: 4
by asterix_the_gaul » 09 Aug 2019, 14:33

Yet another help me post! Taken the van out for a shakedown prior to a big trip, already had one binding caliper replaced, but still sounds like the...

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Last post by asterix_the_gaul
31 Aug 2019, 11:14
Dipstick popping out and leaking

Last post by 937carrera « 31 Aug 2019, 09:22
Replies: 15
by asterix_the_gaul » 17 Jun 2019, 06:07
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Problem as title on 2.0 CU air-cooled lump, plenty of other leaks which are getting looked at Next Week, but as I've been checking the oil level...
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Last post by 937carrera
31 Aug 2019, 09:22
Twin dellorto drla 40 carbs

Last post by weimarbus « 30 Aug 2019, 15:20
Replies: 3
by triggermala » 27 Aug 2019, 21:01

Hi, I will be fitting these soon to my 2.00 cu. What is the best way to link them up to the fuel pipe and each other. What size fuel pipe do you use....

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Last post by weimarbus
30 Aug 2019, 15:20
Brake pipe flares?

Last post by Simon Baxter « 30 Aug 2019, 09:53
Replies: 5
by jas915 » 29 Aug 2019, 15:55

Hi got a set of brake pipes from Heritage as need to change a few and they do a full van kit already flared with the ends on that just needs...

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Last post by Simon Baxter
30 Aug 2019, 09:53
Late Bay CU Type 4 / T25

Last post by blakeys80 « 30 Aug 2019, 07:32
Replies: 10
by blakeys80 » 28 Aug 2019, 09:17

Hi all, I wonder if anyone with a little more engine knowledge than me can answer a question? I've seen a late bay Type 4 CU air-cooled engine for...

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Last post by blakeys80
30 Aug 2019, 07:32
engine number location

Last post by ash1293 « 29 Aug 2019, 16:30
Replies: 6
by vw-island » 27 Aug 2019, 12:18

Hi guys,

I was looking for my engine number its a 2.1 Petro water-cooled 86 engine I believe

I checked at the bottom of the oil stack but it only...

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Last post by ash1293
29 Aug 2019, 16:30
short shift mod

Last post by plumbob « 29 Aug 2019, 15:30
Replies: 5
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
Replies: 5
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
Replies: 3
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
Replies: 2
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
Replies: 1
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
Replies: 1
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
Replies: 7
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
Replies: 8
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
Replies: 2
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...
18 Replies

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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...
62 Replies

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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
Replies: 2
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
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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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10 Aug 2019, 18:26

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