Help needed for a newbie bay owner in Leeds

Hi bought my 1st bay this summer she's a 79 Devon and she's the new love of my life !!
I wanted to know if anyone can recommend a decent garage / mechanic in the Leeds area to help look after her while I learn the basics, oil changes etc etc .. I am wanting to learn all the basics myself over time but while I do I need some hired help to keep her sweet.
Sorry if this is a bit of a novice question but like I say I'm new to the scene but very keen to learn and I'm a practical chap (sparky by trade) it's just the mechanics I need help with
Any help & advice is much appreciated
Thanks
Nigel

 

Hello dude and welcome to the forum

Im located in north yorkshire about 60 miles away from you and willing to travel for work

 

Wow that all looks helpful poptop and some great advice for this novice! Ill have a better look at all the advice and go from there, thank for the welcome as well

 

Hi Paradox that's good to know so thanks

 

Hi....Finnleysdad....I can honestly say that if you're a practical chap, you'll have no problems getting your head round the mechanical side of a Type 2 Bus.
There's probably more information, and people willing to share their personal experience, than any other vehicle I've come across. As it's an old design, much of the spanner work is pretty straightforward...the best advice i can give you is to get stuck in....and don't be concerned about asking questions....there's plenty of jargon that you'll pick-up as you go along...in a few months you'll be advising others

 

Hi Nigel , welcome the the forum ( madhouse).
As vanorak says above, get ya tools out and have a go. You will never be short of help and advice on here.
I'm just outside hull so if ya stuck anytime give me a shout.

 

hello

Leeds has a vw group

http://lvcuk.proboards.com/index.cgi

@gninnam on here is from Garforth I used to Live in Seacroft...

 

Thanks everyone nice to get such a friendly welcome from you all, I've already found and joined the LVWC planning to get along to one of their meets ASAP.
I lived over Hull way for a while a good few years ago Bump & not too far so I may be calling on you one day in a panic !!!
Seriously thanks guys

 

Move south quick before its to late .


Hope this advice helps

 

Techenders is a good thing to get to if you can - next one's in April. You'll get to meet a lot of lovely TLB-ers, and people are there to share their knowledge and/or learn so if you haven't got to grips with the basics (or anything more advanced, come to think of it!), they'll be plenty of volunteers to show you.
It's a cheap weekend away in Lutterworth, with nice cooked breakfasts

 

Niw then

 

Hope you enjoy the site and the bus nige

 

I'm in Leeds and I use Herbie Hospital for all my major repairs. The guys there only work on aircooled motors so really know their stuff. They have a basic webpage at http://www.herbiehospital.co.uk which has all their details on it.

 

Hello &Welcome from The Colonial Contingent
Good luck with the van

 

Welcome
79 double top Devon , was a fantastic choice

 

Its wourth a look through the how to section as most bases are covered