Hi all. So having grown up with a vw camper, which was sold off before I could drive, I have finally persuaded my wife (with a bit of help from our lad) to buy a camper. Went to see one and wasn't sure. My dad went to see one local to him, which I bid for on eBay, but although highest bidder it didn't meet reserve and they wanted lots more. So went back and got first one we saw. It is a project, although is up and running, so hopefully after some initial work will be usable. We are booked to go away in July so has to be! It is a rhd 1980 t2 (I thought they stopped making them in 79, but is an 80 according to log book) and I think it is devon moonraker with the full length pop up roof. It is a 2 litre engine. It seems to have more tape then metal currently so is at welders now (rear wheel arches, battery trays, some small holes, jacking point and rot on inside of wheel arches). Mot failed but only 2 small rust holes and cv boots. It was used daily until about 15 months ago, so a reliable runner. They fixed to high standard when needed doing, so front wheel arches are all done. Stripped it all out to hunt for rust. Some units fell apart due to being wet. But little interior rust really, very impressed with cab floor. It has however twice now stopped, gone again after gentle rocking and a few minutes. I know nothing about mechanics, so any ideas? Petrol gauge is broken, so any ideas on this? It did have fuel when stopped. Will add some pics when have van back, but any thoughts on where to start? Getting a bit overwhelmed by reading lots of posts, so need to get some sort of order worked out.
Lots of helpful people on here. Looks like a Devon Viking. Good luck with your project. same interior but bigger roof. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Pretty straight forward mate. You need to buy some ethanol resistant stuff and basically replace it a piece at a time, using proper fuel line clips. There’s a diagram on here somewhere.
Hi, you have a target to repair the mot fails and get it through the mot before July. So after replacing all fuel lines, filter etc. your priority is getting the rust repairs and brake lines done for the MOT. Then you can use the van and do other work as and when.
First observation from those pics, rear corner gutters look iffy? Having seen how these big roofs can let water in through the hinges I'd be having a really good dig round there first! The roof is a complexity of layers of steel and not the easiest thing to repair. Is it carbs or fuel injection? Welcome from Cheshire
Welcome along. Is the place doing the welding for you somewhere that specialises in old VW and classics etc? If so, I assume they will be dropping the engine out of the way to replace the battery trays? (Someone with a heap more knowlwdge than me will be along shortly and correct me if this isn't so!) But if the engine is out, it's a great opportunity to replace the hard to reach fuel lines around the fuel tank, check out the fuel filler rubber down from the petrol cap, and perhaps replace the fuel sender in an effort to get the fuel gauge working. Good luck with it, they are a joy to own when actually working!
Hello. Learn all you can and have a go at doing all the jobs you feel able to...this means you'll get to know your bus and be able to fix it yourself....its not so hard really.
