Author Topic: T5 - Mobile Office Caravelle Conversion (Floor, Rails, Roof, lights & Bench ) P4  (Read 13422 times)

Offline SoundillusioN

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Just realised this needs De-Transporting (rear badge)

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Hello Dave :smiley:

Van looks good!!
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Looking rather good  :cool:
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Remember him talking about doing this at Volksfest, awesome he's done it!

Interior shots old chap?
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Remember him talking about doing this at Volksfest, awesome he's done it!

Interior shots old chap?

Yeah, there was talk of a caddy first but sadly that will have to wait, shame though as I am less helpful when issues pop up with this.  Recently had some running problems and oil appearing out of nowhere.

Interior in progress. Will get more pics up tomorrow.

Hello Dave :smiley:

Van looks good!!

Shhhh, we don't call it a van anymore.  :grin:


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Engine was not running as well as it should have been and starting from cold was a tad rough. EGR valve was blamed as the culprit along side tired glow plugs.  EGR was full of sh*t.  Was removed, cleaned up refitted and still not behaving.



Alan decided to sack it off and replace it with a straight through pipe.  Cheap at £70!  not. :shocked:




Not pictured due to a lot of the work being done in the dark, glow plugs were changed, the inlet manifold was also removed and cleaned up and the motor was treated to an oil and filter change.  To do all this the front had to be taken to bits, bumper, slam panel and rads dropped.  Sounds easier than it was.

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What's an EGR?  :embarassed:

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What's an EGR?  :embarassed:


Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve.  It's some new fangled cr@p for better emissions.

Assists complete burning of fuel by recirculating a portion of the exhaust and running it through the combustion process again. It results in a cooler, more complete burn of the fuel which decreases the engines noxious emissions by prohibiting the formation of some harmful gases.

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Oh ok.....did you cut and paste that last bit?  :grin:
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Oh ok.....did you cut and paste that last bit?  :grin:


Bits of it yeah..  :grin: Otherwise I would have just said its a valve that recirculates exhaust gas to burn it off better.

Problem is because of this they soot up and fail!