5 Things YOU should KNOW about VINTAGE VAN LIFE ! VW T25

Hey! In this video we share the 5 things you should know about vintage van life, since we know the pros and cons of owning a 1982 vw t25 / vw t3 and travelling around Ireland🚐
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[@michelbackus]

One we fell in love with the same T3. But all test drives gave so many problems. So after a year of fruitless searching we changed to a similar bus that we found by accident. A smaller one compared to the T3, but with lots of space, a seperate bathroom, enough room to stand upright and never a single problem in the past 10 years!! We bought a Mercedes MB 100 D. The are rare, but if you can get one.... you'll be safe for years. Greetings, Michel

[@woohoomax9335]

Ok about storage :) Gas tank you could install under the van at you could get original one, then water tank, you could put under 1 or 2 tanks under so plenty water, elektric stuf you can all of it put under the seats. yes high roof is storage saver :)

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

We are looking to put water tanks under the van :)

[@mindvloggingadventures]

Thanks for the very informative video! It’s true that the lack of storage can be an issue sometimes, but the van is just sooooo cute!!!

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Yess it can be a pain but when Fergus looks that good you can live with little storage 😋🤗 Thanks for the support ❤✌

[@richhunt8307]

A wee T25 just drove past us in Donegal. At Portnablagh

[@roaminghereandthere]

Very informative! Lots belts!!👍😂🇮🇪 All the best! Rob 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇮🇪

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Van never have enough belts 😂😂✌

[@kev.fwestofireland334]

Love it

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Thank you 😁😁☘️

[@stephenport4768]

Great video I'd be looking at why the belts keep shreading when off the road but an easy fix on the roadsidewhen travelling.Would you put a petrol GTI engine from a Golf in that'll fly 😂😂

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

I had to chnage the Altenator. Where the alternator pivots the hole was no longer a proper circle and was causing the belt to rub therefor snapping. I'd love a GTI engine bit it's an expensive swap when you take in gearbox etc

[@suitcaseandlove]

Such an interesting video! Can we travel with you? Is giving us 60s vibes and we love it!

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Absolutely, it might be a bit of a tight squeeze but I'm sure we could first yous in😂🤗

[@TheTinski07]

How ya getting on, the V pulleys wear and spread over time and is most likely the cause of eating belts. Might be worth changing the alternator pulley and the crank pulley and checking the alternator is lined up well. FYI at least one of the Allen head bolts on the crank pulley will fail to open for ya if you go changing it. As for a little extra room you could make a tank for the waste water under the van. Ours is a length of 6inch waven pipe with end caps which you can get in any builder providers and a few fittings for fill and draining. 👍

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Other than those 2 wee issues the van has been running great. We will definitely have to look into getting some new pulleys. That idea of the water tank is good.a lot of wasted space underneath. We might actually do that. How was your trip to Spain?

[@TheTinski07]

@@ShaneandAneVanLife See if you can get new ones and if you can't I should have a set of used ones which may be better. The tank I fitted was actually the fresh water tank on another van. You could have both under there. Spain was great went right down to Sagres. Had a surf in Oriñón on our last day on your recommendation 👍

[@colinryan7086]

Great video guys, new owner of a VW T25 Club Joker Westfalia 2.1 petrol from Galway : )

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Hey Colin!! Thanks for watching:) are first trip was to sky road in Galway:)

[@colinryan7086]

@@ShaneandAneVanLife I've since watched loads of your build videos, brilliant stuff. Plenty of hard work gone into Fergus, well done 🙂 Sky Road in Clifden is stunning, narrow but stunning!

[@guillermomartin5427]

Lovely van guys! :) Quick question, where did you get those two water tanks? Been looking for something like that for ages! Also based in Ireland and owning a t25 myself too, see you in the road!

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Thanks Guillermo! 🤗 We just got the water tanks in our local hardware store, they were 11€ 😊 omg that's cool! We'll definatly see you on the road! 🤭

[@Davidnumber23]

install heating a must.

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Yess we have spent several nights in the Pyrenees and we definitely need one 😂😂

[@Davidnumber23]

@@ShaneandAneVanLife yes and they are not as intimidating to fit as people think, simple sensible stuff with a warm ending.

[@funwithgin2041]

❤

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

❤️❤️

[@NiallFitzpatrickirl]

Great video. Would you have a link for that toolkit by any chance

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Thanks Niall:) Heres the link www.halfords.ie/tools/hand-tools/tool-kits/halfords-92-piece-garage-tool-kit-332438.html Only 90€, handy to have with you at all times!! Has saved us on a few occasions 🤞🤗

[@NiallFitzpatrickirl]

@@ShaneandAneVanLife thanks 😁

[@TobiasDuncan]

I have got a 1990 westie in the southwest united states and want to spend a few months in europe doing the vanlife thing Maybe a short term swap?

[@davelee9527]

🤩✌

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Hope you enjoyed ✌🤗

[@richhunt8307]

I'm parked beside you

[@nickrodger3434]

we have a 1981 air cooled T25 and the fridge has never worked - any idea where i can get a replacement that fits the tiny hole it is in or any top tips on how to fix it? Thanks

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Is it the original fridge that came in the van? I know these can cause some issues. I just put a brand new 12V in ours. I found my fridge on Justkampers

[@monty_sultana]

I live in my t25 camper the bloody clutch cabels gone pop n the gearstick needs a new bearing

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Aww no that's unfortunate! We are always driving like "ok please nothing break" 🤣🤣

[@stevozrepto5558]

Better😂

[@pyronitro]

i am a new owner of a 82 T25 diesel. and yes i have as many spare belts. for some reason it wears out so fast. its like one belt per 1000km. i had one big belt before. but the original way was 2 belts. so i tried doing that. but i cant find any place that sells the shims for the water pulley. so right now i have too the water pump belt too tight until i can make my own shims. i think the reason for the wear is incorrect angle of the V groove in relation to the belt angle.

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

What engine have you got? Did you try just kampers or VW heritage they should sell the shims. I got a new altenator and havent snapped a belt since. The problem was the pivot point of the alternator was slightly off and that was causing the belt to rub off the pulley and snapping them.

[@pyronitro]

@@ShaneandAneVanLife i have the 1.6 CS. there is no source for the shims here in USA. and shipping prices are quite silly. some even refuse to ship. So i'm just going to make some from tin cans while i work on my engine swap candidate.

[@brianmorris4355]

Watch ye all the time, were are ye from, 😜

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Monaghan ✌

[@greatescape7735]

VW never made a 'T3 with a 1.9 TD engine I have a high roof 1.6 TD which is the (JX coded engine) with a 5 speed and it is progressively quicker than a 1 9 diesel non aspirated and more reliable

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Yeah I wish ours had the 1.6 Turbo in it. I'd say it makes a big difference. The 1.6 non turbo's really dont like the hills 😂😂

[@rodtaylor2280]

May pay you to get a new set bearings put in the alternator and a new regulator then that's all new

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Will definitely look into getting the issue sorted! Thanks for the recommendations ✌🤗

[@richhunt8307]

Yip it's you

[@greatescape7735]

I have had mine a year and previous owner had it for 8 yrs. Neither of us have broken down in it. I would say there's another reason your van is breaking fan belts.

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

We think the pulleys on the alternator might be our issue. Definitely getting it checked out:)

[@patrickvanhoesen9425]

It's funny seeing a rabbit engine in a bus

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

It makes sense in a rabbit but to power a bus with all the weight!! Its definitely underpowered

[@harveyedwards3725]

I think you might have a problem, one belt should last 10k easily

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

That issue had been fixed. The alternator picot hole was slightly off causing the belt to rub

[@harveyedwards3725]

@@ShaneandAneVanLife That’s great news. Check out my van on Dix monkey adventures ( plant on the monkeys esp 10 the last 3-4 mins👍 off to Isle of Wight Saturday with my monkey bike on the back. Happy t25 ing

[@kiwidiesel]

!st reason would be dont buy one wouldn't it. lol Seriously tho well done from New Zealand.

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

True true 😂😂😂 can never have enough belts! Thanks for the support 🤗✌

[@AyeWitness]

Why keep broken belts ?

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Hey it had just broken that morning maybe 2 hours before and I had to change it on the side of the road. We had no bin:)

[@lbf747]

Fergus is as pretty as he is unpredictable 😆

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

Pretty and unpredictable is definitely Fergus!! He is like Herbie 😂🕺

[@olatz9797]

@@ShaneandAneVanLife we love fergus anyway ✌🏼

[@Klojum]

One alternative: put in a 'simple' Porsche engine or a Subaru boxer engine. Much more reliable and more powerful. 😊

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

I watched a video recently a guy had a Subaru h6 engine in it. Definitely would be sweet to get one or them put in

[@firstname7330]

Something wrong. Vanagons should not be eating that many belts.

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

We found the issue. The picot hole where the bolt goes through was slightly worn on one end and that was causing the belt to run off and snap

[@jaggass]

VW T25 diesels are seriously slow.

[@ShaneandAneVanLife]

They will do 55mph 60 at a push but when it comes to a hill you may forget about it 😂😂 down to first gear sometimes 🙈

[@wassallevents]

Mines a 2.1 petrol with a Webber carb and few other bits done currently it's 120bhp and keeps up with traffic easily. But very bad on fuel.