I’m not going to say i didnt have the odd, lay underneath and hit it with a hammer to make it start moment or, drat a bolts dropped out where’s a paperclip, or drat i’ve gone to change teh petrol filtr and there is petrol pissing everywhere, or drat the pressed in bit in teh carb had been backfired out – i know i’ll rev the nuts off it to get to refuge and araldite a 5p in the hole, or holy **** my windscreens shattered doing 60 past portsmouth i cant see and i`m in the fast lane, or cripes those wheel bearings are making a funny noise and teh wheels wobbly – best get them changed, or grounding out so hard on a slightly proud manhole cover that the antiroll bar bend back under teh van meaning i had to reverse up a rampy kerb to bend the bugger back so i can actually drive, or swapping engines, gearboxes, dizzys etc. you know the usual stuff.
but it was only mortally wounded and didnt get home on a ‘trip’ once. usually crap happened pissing about in town or was self inflicted.
which is excellent.
like i said you need to keep on top of it. preventative measures. get the carb tuned timing right and a decent electronic ignition and you cure quite alot of general running problems. thrash teh bugger every now and then. keep an eye on yer clutch and gear cables. get new gear linkage bushes (best £30 i ever spent).
I`ve had more recovery breakdowns in my t4! but then i do lot less to it in the mean times. but when it goes wrong its way more hastle.
