The resurrection of Doc, bringing a 20 year old neismann Bischoff Flair back to life after 12 years off road. (146 Viewers)

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Solar seems to do well. I will be very surprised if I use more than 30/40 amps in a day so will see how things are once all connected and up and running
 

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So yours isn't the jtd?
Nor was our old Hymer Tam.

The older one is indirect and that can't be chipped or remapped etc so probably doesn't have one.
Ours did.



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Nor was our old Hymer Tam.


Ours did.



Cheers,

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Don't know why it would jock unless it had the jtd engine .

That's why the old idtdi can't be remapped etc . No ecu to map
 

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Don't know why it would jock unless it had the jtd engine .

That's why the old idtdi can't be remapped etc . No ecu to map
It was the mechanically injected 2.8TDi, and as per the links provided above, there was definitely an ECU of some sort under the passenger's seat, controlling other aspects of the engine management, (immobiliser key codes perhaps).
I was well aware that only pump adjustments/calibration would enhance engine performance, so I had to make do with what I had. She was great on the flat, but needed a gear or two down the box on the inclines. ;)

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Hey what about me with the flat cap and whippet 😁
That is so old hat and last century ... nowadays it's a Trilby and chihuahua! :giggle:
 

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I don't see the need to carry extra stuff to use on electric etc when I manage fine in gas. For all the gas I use for kettle and to cook etc

Why folk carry 2 kettles etc is beyond me.
We always carried some electric kit - kettle, toaster, hot plate, heater - which were put to good use when we had a gas leak in 2005 which meant we couldn't use the hob at all so had to stay on campsites for a week to run the fridge etc! :eek:

Now though we have reduced the kit so we only carry a small travel kettle and a single hotplate simply as a back-up in case of issues with the gas again ... we also have a single gas burner and a BBQ/grill in a suitcase, both of which run off the aerosol type gas canisters.
 
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I don't see the need to carry extra stuff to use on electric etc when I manage fine in gas. For all the gas I use for kettle and to cook etc

Why folk carry 2 kettles etc is beyond me.
Our gas kettle lives under the floor these days, can't remember the last time we used it. Our small 900w kettle does us very well. The biggest benefit of the is that the hob lid stays down a lot more giving us more kitchen space. Another is we had a quick coffee stop en route yesterday and didnt have to wait for the hob to cool afterwards. brilliant in Morocco where we don't really want to plug into their dodgy electric, so gas lasts longer. Didnt plug in once last trip I was especially glad when we came back to one of the sites after a day out and they had had a surge!! Lots of melted phones and broken fridges etc.

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Solar seems to do well. I will be very surprised if I use more than 30/40 amps in a day so will see how things are once all connected and up and running
Maximum yield was 233 watts meaning slightly under 20ah when you were loading from empty. Your 16mm wires should be fine (in my view) and I ll be sticking to them as a relatively light user (apart from 50 amps e-bike charge a night)
 
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Our gas kettle lives under the floor these days, can't remember the last time we used it. Our small 900w kettle does us very well. The biggest benefit of the is that the hob lid stays down a lot more giving us more kitchen space. Another is we had a quick coffee stop en route yesterday and didnt have to wait for the hob to cool afterwards. brilliant in Morocco where we don't really want to plug into their dodgy electric, so gas lasts longer. Didnt plug in once last trip I was especially glad when we came back to one of the sites after a day out and they had had a surge!! Lots of melted phones and broken fridges etc.
I always carry a single burner portable stove as I use that outside for cooking etc. Don't carry any 240v electric stuff though. I made a point of buying everything that runs on 12v. I used my inverter 3 times in moby in a year and that was to recharge my portable hoover.

So I'm only using the wee 300 watt inverter that came in this van to charge that now when on road. Everything else is 12v or gas operated.
 
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Maximum yield was 233 watts meaning slightly under 20ah when you were loading from empty. Your 16mm wires should be fine (in my view) and I ll be sticking to them as a relatively light user (apart from 50 amps e-bike charge a night)
That's the solar though and that's just 6mm cable . The b2b isn't connected yet but using the 16mm for that which should be fine for me.

The battery was at 33% when I got it and fitted it . I doubt it will ever be that low again.
 
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I always carry a single burner portable stove as I use that outside for cooking etc. Don't carry any 240v electric stuff though. I made a point of buying everything that runs on 12v. I used my inverter 3 times in moby in a year and that was to recharge my portable hoover.

So I'm only using the wee 300 watt inverter that came in this van to charge that now when on road. Everything else is 12v or gas operated.
Up to you of course but your new setup will easily cope with a lot more.

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Up to you of course but your new setup will easily cope with a lot more.
Aye I know and I might do more with it later but for now I just want it self sufficient so I don't need to hook up like the last van. If the genny works OK too that will add options for later.
 

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The biggest benefit of the is that the hob lid stays down a lot more giving us more kitchen space.
We are fortunate that our hob has a split cover so we can open the bit over a single burner on its own leaving the 2 burner cover down. One of the benefits of not having the newer Carthago. 😄

Another is we had a quick coffee stop en route yesterday and didnt have to wait for the hob to cool afterwards.
We never wait, the glass is heatproof so as long as the burner is off we can put the cover down immediately afterwards.
 

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