vw transporter mk3 1983

classichunter

VW Transporter is it worth saving. Little or no rot. One owner. Parked 15 years. 70 000 miles.

mamakevf

Getting scarce and rising slowly in value,
Seems to be extremely rot free, ie , no seam rash as it's known in VW circles.
Water cooled engine, judging by the extra grille at the front.
Would be an enviable easy machine to tidy up.;)

Hermy

mamakevf wrote: »

Water cooled engine, judging by the extra grille at the front.

Really? I thought they were all air cooled.
Is it still a flat four?

mamakevf

Hermy wrote: »

Really? I thought they were all air cooled.
Is it still a flat four?

Nope, they came in both air-cooled and water-cooled
Air-cooled flat 4's I think 1.7 and 1.9 petrol
Water-cooled flat 4's, I think 1,8 and 2.0 petrol, Wasserboxers as they were called.
Water-cooled Inline 4's, 1.6D and 1.6T/D diesel engines.
W/C vans have the extra grill below the main headlight grill, for the radiator, naturally.

I'm not 100% sure of the petrol engine sizes, and I'm open to correction.;)

classichunter

were would i get engine parts or has any one got a hold engine. the van was parked up because of a noise in the engine. what could it be:eek:any no any things about them

mk1esc

is it worth saving????

have you got the dry storage space for it?
have you got money to do anything with it?
have you got any knowledge of them?

i think its worth saving, it gets classic tax next year....parts should be pretty easy to come by for them.....i think there is an add on done deal for 2 of these for sale....

get it bought and saved

mamakevf

Parts are easily come by.
http://www.air-cooled-parts.com/cat/index.php
http://www.justkampers.com/shop/t25
http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_parts_Bus-1980-91_act_page.render_pageID_15_lang_EN_country_GB.htm
http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/

Is it petrol or diesel?

kev1.3s

I'd save it any way if I could, these are only going to get rarer!

classichunter

mamakevf wrote: »

Parts are easily come by.
http://www.air-cooled-parts.com/cat/index.php
http://www.justkampers.com/shop/t25
http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_parts_Bus-1980-91_act_page.render_pageID_15_lang_EN_country_GB.htm
http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/

Is it petrol or diesel?

its petrol were they a good engine

Hermy

mamakevf wrote: »

Nope, they came in both air-cooled and water-cooled
Air-cooled flat 4's I think 1.7 and 1.9 petrol
Water-cooled flat 4's, I think 1,8 and 2.0 petrol, Wasserboxers as they were called.
Water-cooled Inline 4's, 1.6D and 1.6T/D diesel engines.
W/C vans have the extra grill below the main headlight grill, for the radiator, naturally.

I'm not 100% sure of the petrol engine sizes, and I'm open to correction.;)

Good stuff - thanks for the reply.

mamakevf

classichunter wrote: »

its petrol were they a good engine

Very good engine, same reliability as the aircooled version if looked after.

If I had this van I would have the engine and mechanicals sorted first.
The noise you say from the engine would worry me. I would try and get it started and determine what the noise is, and then calculate costs as per your budget, then make a decision if it's worth it or just blow it on.
Too many projects have been started never to see the light of day again because of lack of funds/time.