Tam & co the great winter escape

[Minxy]

My new boy Guapo, until recently an abandoned stray has chewed up and destroyed one or two relatively expensive items in the house. I have told him off and pointed out that he is a "bad dog* but I have remembered that both him and his name are precious. He looks at me sorrowfully with his big green eyes, (I have never known a dog with green eyes before) and my heart melts.

Let's be having a photo of him then!

 

[Val 3 dogs]

Let's be having a photo of him then!

Hi Minxy, I don't feel I should hi-jack Tam's thread even more -so will endeavour to put a piccy in the "pets" thread, I think I've seen here somewhere.

 

[Littlewheels]

Hi Minxy, I don't feel I should hi-jack Tam's thread even more -so will endeavour to put a piccy in the "pets" thread, I think I've seen here somewhere.

Wouldn’t it be a good idea to have a Daily Dog Thread as they appear to make such a contribution to our daily lives?

 

[mitzimad]

Saw this and immediately thought of Tam

 

[Northernraider]

Hi Minxy, I don't feel I should hi-jack Tam's thread even more -so will endeavour to put a piccy in the "pets" thread, I think I've seen here somewhere.

Ive no objection to pics of doggies


Ive a million of mine this is them in travel position

We have moved to messini now .... initially went to the spot i was at last year but ive found a nicer spot now so ive moved to that.

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[Val 3 dogs]

Thanks Tam, your pups certainly believe in travelling in comfort!

 

[Northernraider]

Wouldn’t it be a good idea to have a Daily Dog Thread as they appear to make such a contribution to our daily lives?

Start one

 

[Northernraider]

Its a little cold and windy tonight but the next 3 or 4 days is forecast to be nice ....im now in messini ....stayed here twice last year but im a little farther along the beach this time. Marsha and dave have rejoined us now and we have a little spot to ourselves looking over to the mountains on the mani ....fair bit of snow on them that wasn't there this time last year. ....after i arrived about another 8 vans have turned up so theres now about 15 on this stretch of beach. Last time i was here there was only 2 others . ....had my washing out in the breeze for a bit and ive put up my Christmas decorations

Not a great internet signal right now so having probs uploading pics ill try again later

 

[Northernraider]

 

[nicholsong]

Its a little cold and windy tonight but the next 3 or 4 days is forecast to be nice ....im now in messini ....stayed here twice last year but im a little farther along the beach this time. Marsha and dave have rejoined us now and we have a little spot to ourselves looking over to the mountains on the mani ....fair bit of snow on them that wasn't there this time last year. ....after i arrived about another 8 vans have turned up so theres now about 15 on this stretch of beach. Last time i was here there was only 2 others . ....had my washing out in the breeze for a bit and ive put up my Christmas decorations

Not a great internet signal right now so having probs uploading pics ill try again later

Is that why Tam's pics download line by line?

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[monzer]

What's your thoughts on the iveco now you have spent a significant bit of time in it?

 

[Northernraider]

What's your thoughts on the iveco now you have spent a significant bit of time in it?

Crap layout , a bit underpowered but otherwise its not bad .

A few changes here and there and a bit of a tidy and it will make someone a good van.

But its not a patch on the vario

 

[Scotch mist]

But its not a patch on the vario

choice words , you should call the vario patch

 

[Northernraider]

choice words , you should call the vario patch

It already has a name.

 

[Scotch mist]

It already has a name.

I know but I couldn’t resist it

keep the sunny photos coming , it was -3 here last night

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[Northernraider]

I know but I couldn’t resist it

keep the sunny photos coming , it was -3 here last night

Overnight isn't much better here this year but not quite as bad

It doesn't feel that cold thankfully ..but i do have 3 furry hot water bottles

 

[gpat]

choice words , you should call the vario patch

Thats my name.

 

[L' Hobo]

Crap layout , a bit underpowered but otherwise its not bad .

A few changes here and there and a bit of a tidy and it will make someone a good van.

But its not a patch on the vario

In my coach business days, I had a slightly older Iveco mini-bus. This had a diesel feed pump (not injector pump) near the top of the engine and I vaguely remember we had underpower problems and this was caused by either a worn cam or rod operating said diesel feed pump?
If it gets worse, might be worth checking? Take care and keep photos coming.

 

[Northernraider]

In my coach business days, I had a slightly older Iveco mini-bus. This had a diesel feed pump (not injector pump) near the top of the engine and I vaguely remember we had underpower problems and this was caused by either a worn cam or rod operating said diesel feed pump?
If it gets worse, might be worth checking? Take care and keep photos coming.

I think its just a heavy van for a 2.3 engine ....cruises fine on the flat but hills its a bit sluggish ...up and down box like a winda cleaner on a ladder

 

[CazPaul]

Ours is Iveco March 2005 first generation 3.0 litre, 4.9 tonne, it goes uphill like a racing car.
Never imagined you could have so much power at hand in a Motorhome. No fancy electronics, no cat, no dpf,

Fingers crossed had it nearly 4 years and it’s not put a foot wrong apart from a new starter motor.

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[Northernraider]

Ours is Iveco March 2005 first generation 3.0 litre, 4.9 tonne, it goes uphill like a racing car.
Never imagined you could have so much power at hand in a Motorhome. No fancy electronics, no cat, no dpf,

Fingers crossed had it nearly 4 years and it’s not put a foot wrong apart from a new starter motor.

Yeah i think the 2.8 version of these would be better.i found the 2.8 in the hymer to be more than capable. Onna straight hill this isnt too bad although you still have to drop down to 4th ...but on the windy hills you struggle to get out of 2nd 3rd

 

[chaser]

Yeah i think the 2.8 version of these would be better.i found the 2.8 in the hymer to be more than capable. Onna straight hill this isnt too bad although you still have to drop down to 4th ...but on the windy hills you struggle to get out of 2nd 3rd

Did you get the starting fixed?

 

[Jamesh]

Did you get the starting fixed?

Gets a bump start off the dogs!!

 

[CazPaul]

N

Yeah i think the 2.8 version of these would be better.i found the 2.8 in the hymer to be more than capable. Onna straight hill this isnt too bad although you still have to drop down to 4th ...but on the windy hills you struggle to get out of 2nd 3rd

Not sure what year yours is Tam, the Iveco 3 litre first came out in 2004, to replace the 2.8, it is chain driven as opposed to the belt of the 2.8.
The 2.8 was 145bhp in Iveco form and the 3 litre 166bhp, the same 2.8 engine was used by Fiat but the Fiat one had both 128bhp and 145bhp.
I know, I’m a saddo

 

[Northernraider]

Did you get the starting fixed?

Nope ive just got used to it now ...but it has been starting nearly every time with no probs

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[Northernraider]

N

Not sure what year yours is Tam, the Iveco 3 litre first came out in 2004, to replace the 2.8, it is chain driven as opposed to the belt of the 2.8.
The 2.8 was 145bhp in Iveco form and the 3 litre 166bhp, the same 2.8 engine was used by Fiat but the Fiat one had both 128bhp and 145bhp.
I know, I’m a saddo

This one is only a 2.3 litre. Not sure of the horsepower

 

[Northernraider]

 

[Lenny HB]

Tam, a few days ago you ran out of data and you were using Jackie's until she ran out but you are still posing photos full size.
Why don't you reduce them if you take them down to 1280x960 or 1024x768, they will look the same once uploaded & will upload in a fraction of the time and use a tenth of the data.

 

[Helen Ariel]

Tam, a few days ago you ran out of data and you were using Jackie's until she ran out but you are still posing photos full size.
Why don't you reduce them if you take them down to 1280x960 or 1024x768, they will look the same once uploaded & will upload in a fraction of the time and use a tenth of the data.

How would one go about that?

 

[Lenny HB]

How would one go about that?

I use the "Photo & Picture Resizer" app, you can do batch resizing it takes seconds. A lot of images I upload are taken on a camera I transfer them to my phone or tablet then resize them before uploading.
e.g. A 3.5mb file taken to 1280x960 comes down to 405k & at 1024x768 only 278k.

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