Sundowners 6Cyl MK2

[FredTransit]

None of the warning lights on our dashes are an MOT requirement, but I would still like to know what they tell me! As I said, you WOULD like to know if you had no brake fluid, wouldn't you? It doesn't mean to say these lights are a legal requirement.

[Sundowner]

You dont need a light to let you know

If you do regular under hood check ups and the only time it will happen suddenly is if an object hits a line or the line bursts

If an object was to hit the underside of the car hard enough to bust a line one would tend to stop to see if any damage had been caused

If a line where to burst it would only happen under pressure or while your pushing the brake peddal, you would feel the line burst and the peddal would go to the floor
So the light is only going to tell you something thats going to be obvious in a few seconds

But i will have a look if there is a switch on the master cyl

[FredTransit]

Up to you mate, I was just suprised there were no warning lights there at all

[madvanman]

No sockets on the loom for warning lights!? I have checked the owner's manual (for the phase2, so don't know if this applies to the phase1) and the warning lights are L-R, low vacuum (servo fault), dual brake warning (low fluid), and cold start (diesels only). The last one I didn't know about cos we only have 1 factory diesel, and it now has a late Di with no glow plugs.

L-R two possibilities 1)brake split circuit balance(red) 2)indicator warning when tachograph fitted(green) i cant remember which one was in the optional left warning light block and which was in the normal right hand block

low vacuum only aplicable to diesels (separate vacuum pump)

cold start only phase 1 with york (phase 2 di had no glowplugs only a optional flame plug which didnt have a warning light)

low flud warning depends on country.

[Sundowner]

yet more pics
If any of you are sick of seeing my van just tell me and i'll stop posting pics
Making/fitting the new dash cover

[Luke]

If any of you are sick of seeing my van just tell me and i'll stop posting pics!

no way mate keep em coming! if the rest of the van is done with the same attention as the interior its gonna be ace!!!!

[Valsheda]

TO RIGHT MATE , KEEP THOSE PICS COMING IN , ITS BEEN GREAT READING AND SEEING YOUR VAN BEING RESTORED , CANT WAIT TO SEE IT FINISHED , KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK DUDE

[robert dale]

greetings Sundowner from Bob in Sydney is the green machine being resurrected or just sitting there.
Regards
Bob

[Sundowner]

greetings Sundowner from Bob in Sydney is the green machine being resurrected or just sitting there.
Regards
Bob

Hi bob nah the van hasn't moved for some time and to be honest its looking pretty sad, she needs a home where she'll be loved

[Luke]

shame

and here's me thinking you were gonna post an update

[Altransit]

shame

and here's me thinking you were gonna post an update

I thought he had when I saw the thread had been bumped

[Sundowner]

shame

and here's me thinking you were gonna post an update

it was an update, just not a good one

Anyhow hows your van going these days ?

[Luke]

shame

and here's me thinking you were gonna post an update

it was an update, just not a good one

Anyhow hows your van going these days ?

still same just the layers of dust are thicker

ive got my mk1 firevan running now with a (not very exciting) 1.9Tdi VW engine

[conrod]

Sundowner stripes should be ready in a couple of weeks! Better get your van sorted so you have something to stick them to
I have made a list of all the known Sundowners, and there are 16 that I know of, including yours. One or two on the list are only good for scrap. Most need some or a lot of work. Only 1 has been restored that I know of.