Thank you. It looks great. I really like Leigh and Combe Valley Campers. It was his channel that talked my into buying a van and starting out on the road to converting a Kombi to a camper.
What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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and here another detail, filling the cooling system after water pump change with my special vacuum machine, which I bought years ago for carbon workings (at my carbon bike and surf stuff). Makes vacuum in 20 seconds to fill the whole system. And then using VCDS to bleed the system completely.
planning several trips with the first in April to Skye and Mull but a couple of others when the midges are more active. Where for you? Can recommend Tyndrum as a good stop over and Salen as a base for Mull
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we are starting in essex on the 20th april, first night in the lake district, then to inverness for the nc500 anti clockwise, first big trip so really looking forward to it, edit, just looked at that site and it does look nice, we are booked in to there sister site at glen nevis on the way back
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We had planned to do the NC500 starting out from Kenmore on the 22nd of April where we’d already booked a weeks holiday. Unfortunately, due to my work colleague being off work, we’re having to postpone the road trip element for another time.
After finally getting my smartbed installed a few weeks ago, I've picked up my upholstery yesterday too. Wasn't too tricky to attach. The guys as Smartbeds even gave me the plywood threaded rivets and nuts. Well chuffed... we can finally take passengers as well. Still got the bottom drawer unit/doors to fit to finish it off, job for another day.
Doctored an Ikea storage bag to provide hanging storage. Slides into length of concealed awning rail at top and secures to table rail at bottom.
Popped in some LED reversing bulbs so I don't run the bosses over.....
Put SB50 connectors in-between DC isolator and the MPPT. Chopped the mc4 connectors off a short PV cable and made a SB50 fly lead for my portable Renogy so I can use either the PV on poptop roof or portable setup to charge leisure battery.
thats not good, hope you can reschedule the trip soonWe had planned to do the NC500 starting out from Kenmore on the 22nd of April where we’d already booked a weeks holiday. Unfortunately, due to my work colleague being off work, we’re having to postpone the road trip element for another time.
As the 'Trump' may say, it's the 'Best' trip. He'd be right on that front!
correction of timing belt tension,
I had recently changed the timing belt, but was not completely satisfied with the result. The pointer of the tensioner pulley was not positioned correctly, was probably a bit too tight. And the pointer moved relatively strongly when the engine was running, an indication that there are different tensions in the belt. So today I removed the crankshaft pulley again, fixed the camshaft, crankshaft and high-pressure pump with the tools, loosened the nuts on the crankshaft sprocket and pump wheel, corrected the preload of the tensioner pulley. Tighten the nuts on the crankshaft and pump little bit, spin the engine by hand and check the timings. Everything was great. Tighten the nuts with the prescribed torque and spin and check timings again. Reassembled everything, now the pointer of the tensioner pulley is correct and also no more moving when the engine is running.
See also this video(its german, but you can change language to english):
I had recently changed the timing belt, but was not completely satisfied with the result. The pointer of the tensioner pulley was not positioned correctly, was probably a bit too tight. And the pointer moved relatively strongly when the engine was running, an indication that there are different tensions in the belt. So today I removed the crankshaft pulley again, fixed the camshaft, crankshaft and high-pressure pump with the tools, loosened the nuts on the crankshaft sprocket and pump wheel, corrected the preload of the tensioner pulley. Tighten the nuts on the crankshaft and pump little bit, spin the engine by hand and check the timings. Everything was great. Tighten the nuts with the prescribed torque and spin and check timings again. Reassembled everything, now the pointer of the tensioner pulley is correct and also no more moving when the engine is running.
See also this video(its german, but you can change language to english):
I took it for an MOT. Passed without any issues. Still got the engine light on the dash. Apparently the EGR and Air Mass Flow are reading ok so there’s nothing serious. I’m told that it might be that the EGR needs cleaning or replacing. If it’s coming out to get cleaned I’ll go with replacing it. I don’t like dash lights on.
I have always thought an engine warning light was an MOT fail.
Is that an XT60 connection? I found them really hard to solder the 4mm2 wires in - any tips?
I had a mot failure for a engine management light, it only passed after I paid £50 to clear it (not in the van)
60W soldering iron and be quick as they melt!
Hold the XT in a vice
