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Essential Spares List
Hi
No doubt this has been asked before but I have tried searching and can't see anything so here goes...
I'm travelling round France for a month this summer (July-August) in my 26 year old 1.9 petrol (hopefully by then LPG) water-cooled T25 Syncro; what spares do people suggest I take with me?
Thanks
No doubt this has been asked before but I have tried searching and can't see anything so here goes...
I'm travelling round France for a month this summer (July-August) in my 26 year old 1.9 petrol (hopefully by then LPG) water-cooled T25 Syncro; what spares do people suggest I take with me?
Thanks
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1989 Transporter 1.6TD original engine.
1989 Transporter 1.6TD original engine.
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think you need to practice your techniquecleagarr wrote:I have tried searching and can't see anything
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1664 wrote:think you need to practice your techniquecleagarr wrote:I have tried searching and can't see anything
Interesting.... I typed in Spares and that top one didn't appear.... hey-ho, thanks very much!
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Thanks!
Ok. At the risk of sounding like a doofus; I'm going to book her in for a service at a local garage before we go away - what, specifically, should I ask them to check/ change (assume 18 months since last service)?
Ok. At the risk of sounding like a doofus; I'm going to book her in for a service at a local garage before we go away - what, specifically, should I ask them to check/ change (assume 18 months since last service)?
All I ask is for the chance to prove that money won't make me happy.
1989 Transporter 1.6TD original engine.
1989 Transporter 1.6TD original engine.
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Owner?cleagarr wrote:what, specifically, should I ask them to change?
Only joking, usual stuff is air filter, oil/filter change, gearbox oil if it's never been done, ditto fuel filter, plugs, dizzy cap, rotor, coolant with fresh antifreeze in, check (possibly change) brake & clutch hydraulic fluid, check tyres and spare (including walls), brake pad wear, fuel lines.
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Check wheel bearings, CV joints, brake pad and sho thickness, waterpump and alternator for bearing noise, check for leaks and fraying hoses near the clips, check the underside of the stat>pump steel pipe, check the back of the t'stat housing. I have posted a very comprehensive list of what I carry (especially when we go abroad) ... it was on the 'engine lid' thread in Gen Chat.
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LPG courtesy of Steve @ Gasure
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1664 wrote:Owner?cleagarr wrote:what, specifically, should I ask them to change?
LOL! Make me an offer???!!! (My kids would kill me though..!)
Seriously though, cheers for the help - I am learning (slowly). Not had the van long and not been to any shows/meets yet to get any ideas.
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Hi cleagarr
I am only up the road from you in Malpas and I go to Ellesmere quite often (flying model aeroplanes )
Shout out if you need a hand with owt
I am only up the road from you in Malpas and I go to Ellesmere quite often (flying model aeroplanes )
Shout out if you need a hand with owt
Got a new van, but it's a 165bhp T4 [shock horror] Accurate LPG Station map here
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ghost123uk wrote:Hi cleagarr
I am only up the road from you in Malpas and I go to Ellesmere quite often (flying model aeroplanes )
Shout out if you need a hand with owt
Hey that would be great- need all the help I can get! Let me know when you're around - I see from another thread you've been taking pictures of the mere!
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1989 Transporter 1.6TD original engine.
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Ian Hulley wrote:Check wheel bearings, CV joints, brake pad and sho thickness, waterpump and alternator for bearing noise, check for leaks and fraying hoses near the clips, check the underside of the stat>pump steel pipe, check the back of the t'stat housing. I have posted a very comprehensive list of what I carry (especially when we go abroad) ... it was on the 'engine lid' thread in Gen Chat.
Ian
Thanks Ian
Trying to my spares list together and your suggestions are ace: http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.p ... engine+lid" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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What about towing a spare T3 just in case?
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Cruz wrote:What about towing a spare T3 just in case?
Let's just try to be helpful shall we ?
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1989 2.1DJ Trampspotter
LPG courtesy of Steve @ Gasure
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LPG courtesy of Steve @ Gasure