CANDI Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I'M A BIT NEW TO ALL THIS HAVING JUST BROUGHT AN OLD TALBOT/FIAT MOTORHOME, AS WONDERING IF SOME OF THE GREAT KNOWLEDGE COULD TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND ANYTHING I SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR? MANY THANKS CANDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W3526602 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Hi Candi, As you mention Talbot, it must be pre-1993. How is your gear change? Now is the time to start collecting names of FIAT parts suppliers. I understand that FIAT themselves are no longer stocking parts for older vehicles. But FIAT main dealers MAY have details of your Talbot on their computer. 602 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANDI Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 JUST REPLACED GEARBOX,ALTENATOR AND EXHUST SYSTEM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANDI Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 its a 1984 2ltr lpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROON Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Hi Candi Just wanted to say Hi and welcome. Can't help with any technical stuff ...... it is doing my head in on my own van.... but there are people on here who will always help you. If you don't get a reply it will be because they havn't come across that problem. If that is a picture of your van on the avatar, it looks pretty good to me for 1984. Joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DESCO Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Hi Candi,and welcome. One company that is worth keeping a record of is Delfin Designs they specialise in the older Talbot vans, I am led to believe they are most helpfull.web address below. http://www.delfindesigns.co.uk Best of luck. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANDI Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 I HAVE USED DELFIN FOR THE GEARBOX AND YOU WERE RIGHT THEY WERE EXTREAMLY HELPFUL AND KNOWLEDGABLE AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THEM TO ANY ONE HAS ANYONE HEARD OF A POWERMANGEMENT SYSTEM(ZIG) CALLED MAC-TRONICS ONE FITTED IN VAN TRIED LOCATE ON LINE FOR INFO ON HOW IT WORKS/INSTRUCTIONS BUT TO NO AVAIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky 8 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Hi CANDI and Welcome, I dont have a Talbot but my Brother-in-law has a Talbot express carravanette and I found this web site for him hope it works and is of some help. http://www.autopartstrader.co.uk/carparts/talbot/expres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanS Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Hi Candi, I have a talbot express and find, for mechanical problems,the forum," Preloved talbot express discussion UK". this site deals exclusively with T/E problems. Regards, Allan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W3526602 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Hi Candi, LPG? I think you will have problems using the Chunnel, no doubt somebody here can comment from personal experience. When was your cam-belt last changed (Golly gosh, I'm a miseryguts). On the other hand, my local garage charged me only £40, including the cost of the belt. 602 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Candi You may well be out of luck obtaining Mactronics-related information. See: http://forums.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-forums.showdiscussion/thread_id-39954/31e1dbbb.html Might be worth you contacting 'Gary' at Arc Systems (2nd and 4th postings in the thread I've just given a link to) as he's very knowledgeable about this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 LPG powered vehicles are not allowed on the tunnel. They now allow under slung fixed tanks 80% full, they have to be turned off as do bottles. Oh and you board last so any fire caused by you can be contained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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