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Hi all
Decided I needed another Westfalia in my life after owning a T2 for the last 17years and using it to travel all over the place, but it doesn’t get a lot of use in the winter months so my search was on. I spotted the layout of the CE and had to have one….
So I picked up this well looked after 2002 151hp CE this week from sunny Glasgow and drove it back to Bristol. I have to say it’s one of the comfiest vehicles I have driven, I did 5hrs solid in the driving seat and felt great! The motor is a dream and the whole package handles very very well for something so big and heavy.
It’s all completely standard, stacks of history will all the original service books and manuals in both English & German, there are a couple of surface rust spots around the wheel arch and sill area that I will address asap
Now I knew that it has had little use over the last 5years so I did budget for a battery and a charger and it didn’t disappoint
Started stripping things apart mainly to clean up and familiarise myself with the electrics and test the circuits. When I plug into the mains I get the symbol on the display, great I thought, it works! Then slowly the voltage drops (as pic below) then symbol disappears, no visual signs of a burnt charger but clearly it’s not doing its job
The battery is the original too so although it holds a charge it will be replaced in the next few weeks.
The water level indicator also doesn’t work, the sensor is made by Gems who I have dealings with so have asked for a replacement. In the meantime does anyone know how to remove it? I assumed it screws in but that doesn’t work and i didn’t want to break it
Looking forward to getting some camping trips in very soon
Decided I needed another Westfalia in my life after owning a T2 for the last 17years and using it to travel all over the place, but it doesn’t get a lot of use in the winter months so my search was on. I spotted the layout of the CE and had to have one….
So I picked up this well looked after 2002 151hp CE this week from sunny Glasgow and drove it back to Bristol. I have to say it’s one of the comfiest vehicles I have driven, I did 5hrs solid in the driving seat and felt great! The motor is a dream and the whole package handles very very well for something so big and heavy.
It’s all completely standard, stacks of history will all the original service books and manuals in both English & German, there are a couple of surface rust spots around the wheel arch and sill area that I will address asap
Now I knew that it has had little use over the last 5years so I did budget for a battery and a charger and it didn’t disappoint
Started stripping things apart mainly to clean up and familiarise myself with the electrics and test the circuits. When I plug into the mains I get the symbol on the display, great I thought, it works! Then slowly the voltage drops (as pic below) then symbol disappears, no visual signs of a burnt charger but clearly it’s not doing its job
The battery is the original too so although it holds a charge it will be replaced in the next few weeks.
The water level indicator also doesn’t work, the sensor is made by Gems who I have dealings with so have asked for a replacement. In the meantime does anyone know how to remove it? I assumed it screws in but that doesn’t work and i didn’t want to break it
Looking forward to getting some camping trips in very soon
