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Schofields is always my go to for classic vw bits. Fair prices and excellent customer service. If you phone them, you can also speak to people that actually own and work on these classic vans instead of a sales team that no nothing about them which you get with some of the other larger companies.

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What year would it have been? I have a late bay with registration starting kkw but its a 1975 reg so I guess its too new? Interestingly I also currently work at Biggin Hill airport and live in Devon

My 5 and 7 year old girls love the camper. We use it a lot for holidays and day trips to the beach, making memories. Before I had kids I restored a mk1 vw caddy but it just sits in the garage doing nothing now as we can’t go out in it as a family. The kids love camping in it too, the oldest...

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Heat resistant rtv may be a better option for a temporary fix

I’m really pleased my old Danbury units are going to get a new lease of life. Make sure you post up some photos of it when it’s all fitted. Andy

Sorry to hijack your thread but my gearbox needs a top up. What is the recommendation for gear oil?

I see you are in west Devon? Whereabouts in west Devon are you?

The choke could be sticking in the fully open position. I had an empi carb that had this problem so every time I wanted to restart it from cold I had to open the engine lid and push the stepped cam back to free it off.

Ian at SW classic Vw’s in South molton isn’t too far from you

Check your float height. The gaskets in the kits are much thicker than the originals so this changes the gap between the float needle and the float, raising the height of the fuel in the float chamber which then overflows and floods the carb. The way to check it is take the king lead off and...

Is this the right one? Schofields sell them and the later type: https://www.alanhschofield.com/ourparts/prod_7631234-Brake-Fluid-Reservoir-867768-211611313E.html

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Thats a very nice caddy. You did a fantastic job with that one. I restored mine from a rotter to a minter but I went down the diesel route. Its got a 1.9td engine in it. Now I have kids it hardly ever moves as there isn’t enough seats in it for us all to go anywhere in it. The 69 camper gets...

Have you got any photos of your caddy? I also have a mk1 caddy that I restored nearly 10 years ago. Still got it. I’m now restoring 2 bay window campers. A 69 early and a 75 late.

A couple photos my mrs took of our 69 westy in Cornwall:

Putsborough is open all year round. You can camp right on the seafront but its a bit pricey and they don’t have any showers, just a toilet block.

Small world. We will be staying at Carnevas campsite at porthcothan Bay but going down on Saturday. I’ll probably see you down there then. I’ve got a yellow early bay, give us a wave if you see us.