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Hi , Unfortunately it looks like I have a crack in the case leaking oil into the fan housing and covering everything in oil. Engine has been out and main oil seal , oil cooler and seals ect replaced, however the leak persists. next step is to bench test it to confirm,. However I'm wanting to...

Hi , So I've bought a puller , I've soaked with plus gas I've heated up the pulley but for love nor money will my pulley budge !! Help ! ;-) Sent from Johns iPad using Tapatalk HD

Hi , I was wondering if anyone had a picture or a link to a picture or list of the to wear you need for a 1971 ? Just my old bus was a 73 and that's where the engine came from so I have ended up with a bit of a mix and match of odds and sods and I want to get the right pieces powder coated ...

Hi , so my engine is out and I wanted to remove my crank pulley for powder coating , Is it a case of flywheel lock , undo nut , use a pulley removal tool ? ( does anyone know where's best to get the removal tool from as well ? ) Never taken one off before so any help will be most appreciated...

Hi , All Just looking to tidy the 1600 up ( powder coat the tinware ect) and I was wondering what after market crank pulley people have found to be ok ? Nothing fancy just something to complement the other shiny bits . Cheers John

Hi all ;-) Just took my fuel filler hose off my 71 and the internal diameter measures 57mm but most other posts and some shops I've seen it in suggest it should be 55mm . What do you reckon I should get ? Is mine a replacement that is potentially too big ? Or should I just replace like for...

Motto villa ( nrawnings) drive away awning only used a few times good condition , for use with a camper-van with side door . Used with my bay Couple of tears in the material that joins the awning to the gutter and one tiny tear next to zip on the front all are easily repairable (shown in pics)...

Hi all I was looking at getting some new rear cylinders for my January 71 , I seem to have misplaced my old ones about 6 years ago when the brakes were stripped :-/ . Where's the best place to get some ? C&c don't list them at all and heritage have some for £51 which are out of stock and some...

Hi , I have in my shed a set of horse shoe plates but after hearing horror stories with wheels collapsing in the arches I think I want to go down the adjustable spring plates route so my question is , Where's the best place to get adjustable spring plates guys ? Best quality ect Cheers John...

Hi all , I was thinking of buying and fitting my own headlining ? Maybe one of the tmi or c&c heritage ones ? What's the feeling on the task itself . I've heard some horror stories :-/ . Or should I just pay someone like newton ? Cheers John Sent from Johns iPad using Tapatalk HD

Hi people , I just wondered , I you had £2k to spend on your bus what would you spend it on ? In this scenario you have a fresh painted bus that has a stock 1600 recon unit and a beam with adjusters and the wheels have gone off for powder coating so are all sorted too . So where to go from...

Hi all , Well it's been a couple of years since I was a regular (ish) here . My 71 project got put on hold while I found the money to get hitched ! But now the time has come to get back in the vw . It's got to the point where people are asking me if I would sell her as progress has been slow on...

Hi all , I was just wondering if anyone was going to vanfest from the norfolk/suffolk area ? reason is i need to pick up a tow bar that i got from deano aka gadgetboy and unfortunatly i cant make it now , so if your going and dont mind picking it up and :) ;) popping it over this way so i...

Just got back from alive and vdubbin at stonham barns great little show with a good atmosphere , shame the weather was crap today tho .. just wondered whos was the light green and white early bay in the show and shine with the earlybay.com sticker in the side window .. (wish i had taken a pic...

Hi all, It's been a while since I have been here due to moving house and d.I.y ect , but finally I am gonna get stuck into putting the van back together ! First problem straight away ( good start ) I need to get my lock barrels out of my old handles and put them in the new so I can take the...

Hi all , just a quick question , Does anybody know where to get the best quality rear volkswagen script from ? just that there is a build up of paint in the holes where it goes after the respray was done so after i put the script on i dont want to ever have to take it off in case it brings paint...

Hi , moving soon so need to out these doors asap , they came off my 71 bay . they are in tatty and abit rusty condition but could be repaired . :D they are bare doors with no bits . 10 quid each to you guys if you want em . collection from diss in norfolk . :msn4: :D

Hi , Anyone had any problems getting there door to shut properly .. My van has just been painted and has two imported rust free doors on .. now i have come to put it all back together and after building up the cab door and adjusting then adjusting and adjusting some more but i still cant get...

Hi looks like the van just aint gonna be ready so i have a glastonbury festival east campervan ticket for sale .. just want what i paid for it £75 + postage about 3 quid or something recorded .. pls note that this ticket will only get a campervan into the campervan field and you will need a...

Hi all , wanted , trying to find the rod that links the flaps in the fan housing to the thermostat and the bracket that holds the thormostat . t1 1600 engine cheers! :D