James Cook Forum

So those items on the list are not for the James Cook, just for general T1?

Moin, Ich habe mir die Serienbereifungen mal zusammen gestellt. So viele Möglichkeiten gibts nicht. BM 601/602 185R14C102/100N auf 5J x 14 H2 ET 51,5 (bei BM602 nur mit Ablastung) 185/75R14C102/100N auf 5J x 14 H2 ET 51,5 (bei BM602 nur mit Ablastung) 195R14C106/104N auf 6J x 14 H2 ET 51,5 195/75R1...

Dear KlassicJames and Arnd! Thank you very much for the detailed answers and references. I went through all the linked materials and must say that my palms are sweaty.. :oops: How rapidly do these issues worsen usually? What are signs to look for before some things go south? Until being able to star...

Hi everyone, Our JC doesn't have a lot of rust but there is one part that is really affected by it. It's the front air vent under the windshield. I'm attaching some photos. My theory is that the last owner used some strangely strong windshield cleaner liquid that made this element get rusty. It's qu...

Thank you for the provided document. I think I'll go with a completely new diesel heater but still learning about the options. I'll keep you updated.

Dear Andi, Thank you very much for the detailed answer!! Already helped me a lot by not going down the wrong path to try and fix the old D2L. I'm from Hungary, but I bought my JC from Germany last year, so I have no clue how the old owner passed the vehicle inspection with the D2L. :shock: I'll star...

Eberspächer D2L failed – repair blower or replace the whole heater? Hi everyone, I have the original Eberspächer D2L diesel heater in my JC. Unfortunately, the blower/ventilator failed: When switching the heater on, the ventilator started making a cracking/mechanical noise, then sounded like it was...

Hi everyone, As a way of introducing us and our van let me share the mileage of our 1991 MB T1 310D James Cook (manual) which we bought at the end of 2025 after years of dreaming about it. Our beauty has 194,724 km on the clock right now and we're happy to join this community. Cheers, Gergő and Bella