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Re: Ex-Random Jord's Vanagon Camper - Now living in Hell
« Reply #190 on: 06 September 2013, 14:24 »
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Re: Ex-Random Jord's Vanagon Camper - Now living in Hell
« Reply #191 on: 27 October 2013, 00:24 »
Took it to the Birkett 6hr Relay race.  Actually properly camped in it and slept in the upstairs bit for the first time:



200 miles there and back.  Don't really want to talk about the amount of fuel it used, but hey it's a 1.9 litre commercial-spec flat petrol motor designed somewhen in the 70s, attached to a three speed autogearbox, probably designed significantly before the engine, pushing around a 2tonne cottage.

It's not going to get good mileage, is it now?
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Re: Ex-Random Jord's Vanagon Camper - Now living in Hell
« Reply #192 on: 06 November 2013, 22:27 »
New lights in the poptop as I refused to put the nasty plastic original light back in - it didn't have a cover anyway:



Much better - 12V LED strips from City Electrical Factors.
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Re: Ex-Random Jord's Vanagon Camper - Now living in Hell
« Reply #193 on: 08 November 2013, 14:13 »
Lighting now switched to the leisure battery - was on the main battery power - madness!

Central heating system wasn't working because the switch terminals had broken off the stop valve.  That's now with some very useful people I know being repaired these valves don't seem to be easy to get hold of.

Hoping to have that installed and back up and running this weekend.
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Re: Ex-Random Jord's Vanagon Camper - Now living in Hell
« Reply #194 on: 10 November 2013, 10:08 »
In the absence of the heater valve back from the repairers we resorted to washing and polishing:

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Re: Ex-Random Jord's Vanagon Camper - Now living in Hell
« Reply #195 on: 10 November 2013, 11:53 »
You did what now??  :huh: :shocked:

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Re: Ex-Random Jord's Vanagon Camper - Now living in Hell
« Reply #196 on: 10 November 2013, 12:27 »
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Re: Ex-Random Jord's Vanagon Camper - Now living in Hell
« Reply #197 on: 11 November 2013, 08:27 »
You did what now??  :huh: :shocked:

Finished it.





Now up for sale as we haven't really bonded with it.
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Re: Ex-Random Jord's Vanagon Camper - Now living in Hell
« Reply #198 on: 25 June 2014, 18:02 »
Sold this today.

Now, who wants the full story of the work I did on it?

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Re: Ex-Random Jord's Vanagon Camper - Now living in Hell
« Reply #199 on: 27 June 2014, 13:24 »
So which petrol engine did this have, the 1.9 DF or the 1.9 DG?

I'm looking at getting one of these T25 things.