Recent content by sproggy4830

same here

Good point well made, I didn’t really think about this did I. :shock: However, as money is tight, my thoughts were more on the line of perhaps a few like minded people could club together, and travel together in a modern fuel efficient car sharing the expense of petrol and say a Chunnel or...

thinking out of the box , and i havnt researched this , but what about a trip abroad there are many cheap flights or ferry/eurotunel deals that could be cheaper than going to uk shows . has anyone any good ideas where we could go abroad for shows ?

Success Thankfully i took loads of pictures before i dismantled the engine, i have discovered the distributor is a quarter turn out , a quick re jig and set the timing with an interior light fitting , then bingo a turn of the key and its off like a good un , pleased as punch sound sweet as a...

1973 T2 BAYWINDOW 1600 petrol MANUAL GEARBOX I have just put the engine and gearbox back in the van , when i turn the key the starter turns the engine over(it doesnt start yet) , when i let go of the key , the starter motor continues to turn over. A brief history i broke the solenoid cap when i...

i now have petrol in , and its pumping through the carb when i turn the ignition , the starter turns the engine , but when the key returns to its normal position , the starter motor continues to turn the starter, i can only stop this by removing battery terminal also a very weak spark , i need...

well its all in now and all the ancillaries, oil in , but no petrol yet turned the key and.........no5thing .? i understand from reading various forum entries that often its the earth to the gearbox, but that fine and clean i am thinking i have something wrong at the starter end , i broke the...

I put the engine in today , using a trolly jack , piles o wood and. Bricks , broke one of the lower studs but at least its in. I got all the bolts ai needed from Bapp nuts a bargain price compaired to the regular online vw suppliers ,infact so cheap i probably would have got more weighing them...

Well thanks for your thoughts , i bit the bullet and plucked up the strength and lifted the gearbox in and bolted that in place first , a doddle really once i pluck up the strength to lift it . ive busy today , fitted new gear linkage bushes and the petrol tank and firewall , Ive just...

Ihave the vehicle on the driveway with the rear end up in the air on stout ramps , , i am tending to try with them bolted together , then i think it was a doddle taking them out seperate , that i shouid replace them seperate Decision decisions

Ihave the vehicle on the driveway with the rear end up in the air on stout ramps , , i am tending to try with them bolted together , then i think it was a doddle taking them out seperate , that i shouid replace them seperate Decision decisions

Hi I have had my engine and gearbox out and i am almost in the position to replace them in my 1974 baywindow What are opinions on the actual process of replacing them , should i put the gearbox in then the engine , or pair them up before replacing them both together I can get a mate to help...

Below are a few photos of the part i am trying to get out , a bit difficult to see but once you get your bearings it helps a little looks little devoid of paint but i am in process of stripping and cleaning engine bat , ive had van since Oct 2012 and had engine and gearbox out and not yet...

My 1974 t2 has its engine and gearbox out , i am doing some work on the floor where it meets the firewall , i cut some floor out i can see that there is a hole in each of the Y shaped pieces of tubing that attach to. the heat exchangers just above the rear axle , the y shaped tubing was spot...

Hi The rings seem to have different coatings on them , looking at them with an eye glass they have exactly the same profile , however the finishing of the metal seems different from one set to the other , one set seem very smooth to the touch the others a little rougher . I would say without a...