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- 07 Nov 2017, 18:12
- Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
- Topic: Temp gauge woes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1805
Temp gauge woes
Hi. 1983 1.9 waterboxer. When I start and set after a few hundred yards the needle starts climbing and goes all the way to the right. Not fast but steady but no red light starts flashing and no fan kicks in. I’ve bled the system and as far as I can tell all ok. I removed single wire from temp sensor...
- 09 Sep 2015, 08:03
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Exhaust woes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 923
Re: Exhaust woes
Thanks itchy feet. Think I'll just buy a full system, least I know I will be alright for awhile.
- 09 Sep 2015, 06:32
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Exhaust woes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 923
Exhaust woes
Hi, I've got an 83 water cooled that backfires on engine deccelaration. The garage says it needs a new exhaust, which to be fair it does. Had a look underneath there are a few holes here and there and there's no clamps on it either. So to my point, from what I can see there is no heat exchanger on t...
- 23 Apr 2015, 19:40
- Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
- Topic: Rear wiper relay ?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1139
Rear wiper relay ?
sorry, but this is starting to drive me absolutely chicken. I have a 1983 caravelle (early fuse box) restoration with rear wiper but just can't stop it wiping. If I connect the wiper motor up to the plug connection in the tail gate it just starts wiping as soon as the key is turned, if I turn key of...
- 22 Feb 2015, 12:37
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Coolant
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3090
Re: Coolant
Next job that as it's got to come out to sort the heater motor. Really looking forward to that one!
- 22 Feb 2015, 09:52
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Coolant
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3090
Re: Coolant
Thanks, suppose I'll have to find something else to do today then. Cheers
- 22 Feb 2015, 09:31
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Coolant
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3090
Coolant
Just a quickie but is comma extreme 48 ok to use in a 1.9 water cooled 1983. As when I went to local parts suppliers and told them I wanted phosphate free coolant for vw t25 this is what they gave me. Thanks for any help