any ideas re CU engine issue..

[katykoo]

I could've done that, but not confident enough to strip it down and change gaskets. VW heritage, JK say the part is no longer produced!

[katykoo]

I have tried VW Heritage and JK, no one stocks them, they say its not produced anymore..

[kevtherev]

Obsolete is a word that will come up a lot
Thats why VW shows are so popular.
Second hand then...
Unless someone here finds a supplier.
Best of luck

[katykoo]

Thanks, hopefully it will run ok, albeit a little less happy on a cold start until I find some.

[kevtherev]

You could make your own
But I guess the garage wouldn't like that

[lefty67]

You could make your own
But I guess the garage wouldn't like that

out of interest Kev, what would you make them out of?

[kevtherev]

Whatever is 5mm thick and made of "rubber" but these days its synthetic butyl or silicon
Like a mat...

[sarran1955]

Hello,

Apologies for not keeping up.....

Is this what you need

http://en.serial-kombi.com/volkswagen-t ... 38614.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

These people (Serial Kombi) are good on aircooleds..

Particularly CT and CU.

Hope this helps..

Cordialement,

[lefty67]

cheers Kev, saw your other post after I posted. Looks like my old waders might come in use after all.

[katykoo]

Hi, Thanks Sarran, it is what I am after! After a bit of reading, it appears that the rubber version is made of phenolic. So I will purchase a square of this from Ebay for under a fiver and cut some out

[katykoo]

still waiting to get the 'alternative spacer on', and now engine won't idle, having 1st run fine after new gaskets fitted, had around two weeks of almost no 'coughing or kangarooing'..am stumped..

[BOXY]

Any chance of a few pictures of the engine bay? If your van had Solex cards I'd say the rubber tee that connects to the brake servo had split or come off. Where does the brake servo hose connect to the Weber carbs?

[katykoo]

Hiya, will get pics up tom, from emory the brake servo feeds into pipe work into the old metal pipes that were under the old air box/carbs..all has been undisturbed and fine, the only thing is yesterday I kerbed the van whilst oving on a corner, quirte hard, and bounced off the kerb, 2 ins later it needed high revs to keep going, and went I put y foot down, it kind of ups revs, then hits a flat spot before picking up again. I drove it hoe keeping the revs up, it diled a little while when hoe then died. Starts fine, and I checked air filtesr were on ok after the bump..still not idling, so just happened suddenly.. the brake servo pice was changed a few years ago, it already had that issue..

[katykoo]

* excuse the typo's , I have a dodgy 'm' key..

[katykoo]

That said, I will check the servo pipe tom for splits, though the garage checked all the hoses the other week..