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It should say in the handbook.
Check the caravan club website for towing advice.
And search around here too.

Hmm, I like the towing idea as a next step. I should be able to get a friend to tow me up a hill nearby in first, then push me off it...

Went back to square one, and borrowed a battery charger. Charged overnight, had another go. Engine turned over medium-slow only, and that was with the jump leads attached as well. Then back to original symptoms after about 10 seconds. So, solenoid etc okay. Battery presumably not. I'll get it tested...

Hello and welcome.
Have you checked the Buzzer of Doom info? It may be related.
Also, it might be worth amending the title of this thread, should help attract people who have knowledge in this area.
Hope you get it sorted!

As above, but just to say that the main sticking point seems to be the sourcing of the special sump that is required for a regular VW diesel engine to be fitted to a t25, as a result of it being tilted over to fit in the engine bay. The sump seems to fit most VW diesel engine blocks, but is hard to ...

Cruz wrote:I used the original OEM jack with no problems despite it's flimsy appearance.

I do think they have a reputation for failing, however. I believe the thread can strip, but this can be made less likely by keeping it well greased.

No smoke/anything.

Jump leads are for diesel up to 3000cc, but I rather like the notion of charging the battery up in the other vehicle. I'll give that a go. Is ten minutes really enough to charge it up to the brim?

I'm in the process of moving house, can't start the van... sticky solenoid has responded to tapping (thanks Mocki), now turning over only sluggishly while being jump-started from decent sized car. Normally I'd have run the engine once a month, but haven't done so for several months, because of not k...

Cheers for all the replies; I'll have a go at patching up the engine issues, but make very sure that I've got breakdown cover in place (registered at new address) and a reserved parking space at the other end...

Hey, what a blizzard of excellent advice!!! I reckon I'll go with the breakdown cover option (the engine problem is one that would be exacerbated by carrying a heavy load...), but my 2p's worth on train weights would be that I'd expect a towed vehicle to not be a trailer. I picked up a phrase on thi...

I've decided to bite the bullet, move out of the hills back into the city where I can earn enough money to own a t25... The van hasn't been driven for many months, except for starting it up every now and again. One or two engine issues, maybe patchable, maybe not. It's got an MoT, and will be taxed/...

Maybe worth changing title of post to 'who knows how to use one of these [...]' ?

I'd imagine a lot of people who don't know diesel will be passing this tread by.

I know nothing, so I'll just wish you luck

I cruise at 50, 60 if in a hurry

FlowerPower wrote:I feel kinda embarressed talking about window cleaning on the tech forum, when other people are discussing how to mend engines.

Driving back through the lanes tonight, one headlight's gone, screen is a life/death issue!

I'll check the Hay-on-Wye hardware shop in the morning.

Could you tell me about scrims?