Lenny's Looking for Some Sunshine

[Northernraider]

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Thats a brave transit owner. Best kept well away from water and salt

 

[Northernraider]

Not going out in this weather, been in the van all day with the heating on.

He reckons motor needs to go back to Bosch, got him to take the covers off the motor and check the connections he sent me photos. Only charging €20 would have cost twice that in the UK just to plug it in for the diagnostics.

Its been beautiful here. Ive had 10 days of sunshine.

 

[bobandjanie]

We nearly caught up with you, we parked at Alfafara Friday and went walking in the hills this being one on Saturday.
Cova de les Finestres

Cova de les Finestres · 03838 Alfafara, Alicante, Spain

★★★★★ · Historical landmark

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Our next stop was going to be Pou Clar, but it came over a bit dark so we moved on just had two nights at
Área de autocaravanas

Área de Servicios para Autocaravanas de Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón. · 02520 Chinchilla de Montearagón, Albacete, Spain

★★★★★ · Mobile Home Park

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Bob.

 

[EuroTrotters]

We nearly caught up with you, we parked at Alfafara Friday and went walking in the hills this being one on Saturday.
Cova de les Finestres

Cova de les Finestres · 03838 Alfafara, Alicante, Spain

★★★★★ · Historical landmark

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Área de autocaravanas

Área de Servicios para Autocaravanas de Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón. · 02520 Chinchilla de Montearagón, Albacete, Spain

★★★★★ · Mobile Home Park

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Bob.

Try sierra bernia , if you haven’t already

 

[bobandjanie]

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Done the Bernia more than once, the Olta overlooking Calpe is a good one. Bob.

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[intokenny]

25 today here in Tolo..

 

[Poutie57]

Have all the lights in the dashboard reset themselves yet

 

[Lenny HB]

Have all the lights in the dashboard reset themselves yet

Yep but got my old traction control problem back. Only just made it out of the car park.
Will post more tomorrow so stressed today we have ended up on a campsite.
This van has got to go.

 

[WESTY66]

Yep but got my old traction control problem back. Only just made it out of the car park.
Will post more tomorrow so stressed today we have ended up on a campsite.
This van has got to go.

If I had the dosh I’d have it, it’d be far far easier to throw another gearbox in than do all your electrikery stuff on the van!!
Seriously I hope it’s not too much of a problem and can easily be resolved

 

[EuroTrotters]

Yep but got my old traction control problem back. Only just made it out of the car park.
Will post more tomorrow so stressed today we have ended up on a campsite.
This van has got to go.

is that the "sore subject" you mentioned when we met Lenny?.

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[WESTY66]

Yep but got my old traction control problem back. Only just made it out of the car park.
Will post more tomorrow so stressed today we have ended up on a campsite.
This van has got to go.

I can see a carthago in your future

 

[Lenny HB]

I can see a carthago in your future

Me too with a 9 speed box, working hard on 'er indoors inSpain.
I noticed the price of the Compact Line has recently gone up by £10k.

 

[EuroTrotters]

My advice to anyone with a Chassis with VAGcom/WIS/Canbus........

Carry a reasonably priced OBD Scanner tool.

Best money I have ever spent on any Vehicle. I even take mine in my suitcase when we fly to spain by air (we have a car in Spain).

 

[125BEER]

First stop today Pou Clar.

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Good spot for t laundry

 

[scousebird]

Sorry to hear you're having van problems Lenny, try not to stress too much.

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[jongood]

Then onto Castell de Gaudalest, across steep mountain roads.
Comfomatic gearbox decides to have a wobbly, halfway round a hairpin on a a 1 in 6 we stop moving with message on the dash "no gears available" Holy sh*t quick change of trousers, turn engine off and restart all OK apart from my nerves.
Get to our destination then all sorts of messages and warning lights I've never seen before. Sod that let's find a bar for a drink. Felt better after that.

Get out of the van me thinks this looks familar, yep been here before.

It gets worse after dinner start watching F1 and that falls over even though I've got a good 4G signal.

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Just for anyone else stopping at Guadalest ( or Benidorm actually) cracking little motorcycle museum just down the road some real rareties and should be Ok to park mh

Museo Vehículos Antiguos Guadalest | Automoción, aviación y navegación en Guadalest

www.museovehiculosguadalest.com

Note, closed Saturdays

 

[jongood]

Electronics again!!! - They call this progress?

I had to spend about £1500 on my car gearbox solely down to electronics, there was nothing wring with the oily bits, If I had been in Morocco I could have had them cut a hole in the floor and weld a stick onto it.

 

[Northernraider]

Just for anyone else stopping at Guadalest ( or Benidorm actually) cracking little motorcycle museum just down the road some real rareties and should be Ok to park mh

Museo Vehículos Antiguos Guadalest | Automoción, aviación y navegación en Guadalest

www.museovehiculosguadalest.com

Note, closed Saturdays

Its a great wee museum that. Some lovely wee micro cars in it too. But so much stuff in one room its hard to see it all

 

[Northernraider]

Electronics again!!! - They call this progress?

I had to spend about £1500 on my car gearbox solely down to electronics, there was nothing wring with the oily bits, If I had been in Morocco I could have had them cut a hole in the floor and weld a stick onto it.

This is why i prefer older vehicles. You look in scrap yards these days and most of the cars are rust free and look great . Because its mostly electrical faults with the millions of sensors etc that cause then to fail. Many of which are fitted to achieve these crazy emission targets etc.

 

[Bailey 15]

Yep but got my old traction control problem back. Only just made it out of the car park.
Will post more tomorrow so stressed today we have ended up on a campsite.
This van has got to go.

Ohhh Lenny
Campsite you mean your paying
Only joking hope you get it sorted

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[Dutch 68]

Electronics again!!! - They call this progress?

I had to spend about £1500 on my car gearbox solely down to electronics, there was nothing wring with the oily bits, If I had been in Morocco I could have had them cut a hole in the floor and weld a stick onto it.

And if it was a electronics person the cost to repair would be 50 p for the parts, the issue is that no garage has the ability to repair the electronic units, they just swap them for a new one……, sad really, there must be a huge market for electronic engineers who can actually repair something

 

[Orion]

And if it was a electronics person the cost to repair would be 50 p for the parts, the issue is that no garage has the ability to repair the electronic units, they just swap them for a new one……, sad really, there must be a huge market for electronic engineers who can actually repair something

Exactly this. Some 20 years ago we would remove defective relays etc. from PCBs and solder on new components, that would cost at most a couple of £ plus labour for customers.

We then had warnings from our trade body about the liability for any further failures (even not relating directly to our work) and how the consequences would affect our insurance and us legally. Upshot was that we were unable to continue with it and were forced to supply the complete manufacturer supplied units at a cost of many £ hundreds to the customer. Now that PCBs contain multiple microchips and electronic components rather than simple relays, diodes, etc. it’s a total non-starter anyway. Throw away society at it’s worst I guess.

 

[Northernraider]

And if it was a electronics person the cost to repair would be 50 p for the parts, the issue is that no garage has the ability to repair the electronic units, they just swap them for a new one……, sad really, there must be a huge market for electronic engineers who can actually repair something

Exactly this. Some 20 years ago we would remove defective relays etc. from PCBs and solder on new components, that would cost at most a couple of £ plus labour for customers.

We then had warnings from our trade body about the liability for any further failures (even not relating directly to our work) and how the consequences would affect our insurance and us legally. Upshot was that we were unable to continue with it and were forced to supply the complete manufacturer supplied units at a cost of many £ hundreds to the customer. Now that PCBs contain multiple microchips and electronic components rather than simple relays, diodes, etc. it’s a total non-starter anyway. Throw away society at it’s worst I guess.

That's the way it is now . I remember in the 90's removing alternators, starter motors etc and taking them to rt bar in Dunfermline for repair. They would fix it in a day for around £10..

You rarely get mechanics nowadays uoi just get mechanical fitters. Remove old part fit new charge a fortune.

That's progress AND one of the main causes of climate change. Buy new throw away old instead of repairing anything.

 

[Lenny HB]

is that the "sore subject" you mentioned when we met Lenny?.

Don't remember.

 

[Just smiffy]

Yep but got my old traction control problem back. Only just made it out of the car park.
Will post more tomorrow so stressed today we have ended up on a campsite.
This van has got to go.

I’ll give ya £15k…

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[Lenny HB]

I’ll give ya £15k…

Off.
If you up your offer by 60k I might be interested.

 

[PhilandMena]

Does it have a decent step????

 

[Just smiffy]

Does it have a decent step????

I don’t need a step that’s why it’s only worth £15k to me….

 

[Lenny HB]

Does it have a decent step????

Far better than a crappy step some bloke from Corby has.

 

[Lenny HB]

I don’t need a step that’s why it’s only worth £15k to me….

You using a jet pack now?
God help us.

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