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Welcome to a VW-Tech, the wiki technical archive of the club80-90 website. This is a place to keep all those pearls of wisdom that are posted on the club 80-90 tech pages and elsewhere. PLEASE READ THE Disclaimer:

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Petrol Engines

• Engine Codes
• 1.9 specific
  • 1.9 timing
• 2.1 specific
  • 2.1 timing
• Aircooled

• servicing
  • oil change
  • spark plug types
• Repairs
  • cylinder head leak
  • engine removal and refitting
  • low oil pressure
  • snapped cylinder head bolt removal
  • starter motor bush removal

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Diesel Engines

• Engine codes
• Servicing
  • Timing belt

• cold Starting

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Fuel System

• Diesel
  • injectors

• Petrol
  • Carburetter
    • Pierburg 2e3 diagram
• Common
  • Tank removal
  • breather tanks

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Coolant and Heating

• coolant
  • recommended brands
  • front pipe leaks
  • overheating causes and fixes
  • drain
  • Refilling and bleeding system
• Heating
  • heater blower replacement

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Gearbox Clutch CVs(not syncro)

• Automatic specific
  • Recommended Oil
• Manual specific

• Common
  • CV joints repair

• • Clutch pedal not disengaging
  • Sloppy gear change improving

VW Electrics (not camping)

• Fitting uprated headlight kit
• Starter motor
• dash board
  • dash lights upgrade
• alternator checking

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Suspension

• Lowering

• Front

• Rear

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Wheels and Tyres

• 15" alternative wheel rims
• combinations that fit
• tyre size calculator

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Body Work and Glass

• Doors
  • Sliding
  • Front
  • Rear
• RUST!

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Body accessories exterior

• Wing mirrors
• intermittant wipers

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Alternative Fuels

• LPG
  • spark plugs
  • cheap filling stations
  • engine tuning
  • Fuel economy
• Biodiesel
• Cooking Oil etc.
  • Cooking Oil feedback

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Interior non camping

• Dashboard removal/heater service
• Seatbelts
  • fitting rear 3 point belts
• Seats
  • alternative front seats
• Headlining
  • Headlining replacing

Camping Interior

• self build
• electrical
  • Conversion specs and brochers
  • fitting a split charger
  • Leisure batteries that fit

• Heating
  • Eberspacher
  • Propex
  • Other camping heating

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Camping Exterior

• Awnings
  • awnings review
• campsites
  • recommended sites
  • Sites To avoid
  • overnight parkups

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Syncro

• Drivetrain
  • VC removal an refiting
  • Prop Shaft removal an refiting
  • Locker actuators removal
  • prop shaft bush replacement
• Wheels and Tyres
  • how big can I go
  • Alternative Rims
  • Tyre rotation
• Suspension

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T25 Alternative engine

• 1.9tdi
• Subaru
• Golf GTI
• other

Insurance

• TEMPLATE copy and paste this for your entry
• Camper
• Caravelle
• Panel
• DOKA
• SOKA
• Non Stock engine and modified

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Misc tips and tricks

• T25 dimensions
• Computer
  • editing pictures to upload to the internet

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T25 Literature, magazine articles, camper user guides ( nothing post 1992 please)

• brouchers
• magazine articles
• camper manuals

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Internet Links and Contacts

• New Parts suppliers
• 2nd Hand Parts suppliers and breakers
• Mechanics
• Other t25 and vanagon resources
• Other VW websites
• Contact numbers

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