What did you do to your van today?

[The laird]

Dropped my engine back in the van today. Still got a bit to do before it's back on the road. Put the drive shafts back in, remove and clean up all the brake assembly, fit the rad and intercooler plus pipework. At the rate I work I may be finished by the end of the year

Any damage done when you dropped the engine?

 

[Deleted member 11]

Dropped my engine back in the van today. Still got a bit to do before it's back on the road. Put the drive shafts back in, remove and clean up all the brake assembly, fit the rad and intercooler plus pipework. At the rate I work I may be finished by the end of the year

Which year Paul?

 

[Mr and Mrs Tupcox]

Booked up some events for her to go to .

 

[Haaamster]

No damage Gordon but I've got to find somewhere else to rest my coffee in my kitchen now

 

[linkshouse]

Finally finished my water heater installation. I’ve been waiting for an SSR to be delivered and now it’s here I have wired it all up and got everything working.

The water heater is an Elgena 220vac/660w which is fed from my inverter via the above mentioned SSR which in turn is controlled by the relay on the battery monitor.

I turned the setup on at 11:00 and the heater took approx 10 minutes to reach temperature and turn off with the thermostat. To do a more “real world” test I also turned on the fridge (also 220v fed from the inverter). At 11:15 the SOC on the battery monitor was 95.4%. I took Oscar for his walk and checked the van on my return at 12:00 to find the SOC AT 100% so I’m happy with that, especially as it was slightly overcast at this time.

I’ll leave both the fridge and heater running for the next couple of days to see how it works out on just solar.

 

[GreggBear]

Brought it put of garage & back to the storage at my dads place. 4 new tyres fitted but waiting for parts now. Booked back in next weds for rear discs & pads fitting.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Book my van in for a week Monday for new rear discs and pads handbrake shoes and rear handbrake cable

 

[maingate]

New MOT today. It failed .... but I knew it would and had arranged a service and brake check when I booked it in. The brakes have been stripped, cleaned and the handbrake adjusted up (only a couple of notches now instead of about 7 or 8).

 

[wildebus]

Took out my 3-Way fridge to put on its head yesterday and fitted a 240V Compressor Fridge as a temporary fitment whilst deciding what to do long-term.
Domestic Fridges need some kind of lock added to stop the door opening around corners so today made up a lock from some old plastic and a few bolts ...

 

[wildebus]

Something like this may also be useful as long as the sticky pads do their work https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rayuda-Cup...ds=child+cupboard+lock&qid=1626431120&sr=8-13

I used something similar with the same fridge in the campervan. worked well but they don't look the part in terms of a fully fitted fridge. the catch method I did is much closer to the "real thing"

Thanks anyway.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Well my new spare wheel and tyre can today .A mate of mine is going to sandblast the mounting brackets for me hopefully I’ll get it all put back together next week £139.95 for wheel and tyre and it’s rated at 121/120 so good enough for a spare :I

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Didn’t want to carry a spare Chris but I don’t know what the recovery service would think .

 

[Deleted member 11]

My breakdown cover insists on me carrying a spare.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

My breakdown cover insists on me carrying a spare.

Mine will probable be the same Chris not going to chance it

 

[Exwindsurfer]

New MOT today. It failed .... but I knew it would and had arranged a service and brake check when I booked it in. The brakes have been stripped, cleaned and the handbrake adjusted up (only a couple of notches now instead of about 7 or 8).

Mine was the same Jim lol

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I watched it melt in the sun.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Just ordered a fiamma turbo roof vent 400 x 400 so there will be a fiamma roof vent up for sale as soon as I get the new one fitted it’s in mint condition so first £20 quid gets it .

 

[Rec]

Washed the bugs off the windscreen prior to going home, and decided to extend our trip by a couple of days as the weather has brightened up! Staying now on North Norfolk coast and, maybe...go back Monday.

 

[SquirrellCook]

Still rebuilding Murky, I found another brake pipe I inadvertently split whilst replace the brake hose. Mercedes will have one in the morning for me. Someone is going to get a very good deal when it goes up for sale.

 

[GreggBear]

New inverter fitted now.
This one has a terminal block to hardwire the double socket

Better display too, showing my fridge pulling 0.5amps when it kicks in.
Fridge is now ice cold & batteries are still up so a winner all-round....