What have you fixed on your motorhome this week?

[Techno]

Nearly there

 

[XRN]

Where did you get the tap from?

Waterfilterman.co.uk

 

[gus-lopez]

repaired oil cooler pipe ,new 'o' ring, new oil filter.

 

[Two on Tour]

Two of the thin black cords on our hab door Horrex concertina fly screen had broken making it a right pain in the rear end to use.

I have been on the lookout on flea bay over the pasts few months for a second hand one but nothing our size has been listed.
As new Horrex fly screens are a stupid price and we hate the chenille door curtains as a replacement I decided to repair it.

With having the memory span of a goldfish I always photograph key areas of thing I'm going to repair and pull apart before I start and during disassembly which in this case proved invaluable when reassembling.

The job looks a bit daunting but with patience and thinking it through it's not to hard a job just a bit fiddly.

Basically the cord that Horrex use is not up to the job and I know of a few others that have had theirs fail, so with a nod to @Lenny HB for his suggestion in a previous thread to use kevlar kite line I remade all the cords with 1.3 mm kevlar kite line. With hindsight I think the 1.1mm line may have been a better choice as the 1.3 mm I used I think is a little to stiff but it still works ok and may well loosen up in time.
I bought a cheap bootlace crimping tool and crimp ferrules kit from Amazon to make off the cord ends as per the original cords were.

The job took about 3.5 hours and I'm well pleased with the results.

If anybody wants to have a go at repairing their Horrex fly screen then I can let them have links to the kevlar cord and crimping tool plus give them a run down on how I went about it.

 

[Lenny HB]

Basically the cord that Horrex use is not up to the job and I know of a few others that have had theirs fail, so with a nod to @Lenny HB for his suggestion in a previous thread to use kevlar kite line I remade all the cords with 1.3 mm kevlar kite line. With hindsight I think the 1.1mm line may have been a better choice as the 1.3 mm I used I think is a little to stiff but it still works ok and may well loosen up in time.

I made the same mistake with the cord thickness, I only replaced one cord it didn't notice. I didn't need crimps the cords were clamped into an alloy block with screws.

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[Two on Tour]

I replaced all the cords to save having to go thought the same process again as the other cords would have inevitably broken before to long. The cords on our blind are on loops through the mesh material and crimped to a main lines with what looks to be wiring boot lace ferrules, with the line end stops using the same method.

 

[rangi]

Done and dusted! the port was a Toyota one (£4.95) so I had to make a small adjustment at the back of it.

Easy way to do it really, no drilling holes in the dash just remove a blank. The switch to the right turns the port on and off

 

[Madcaravanner]

Well nothing fixed
BUT
Water tanks filled
fridge stocked
Wine cabinet filled

All st for the off

 

[scotzsue]

not personally but a very nice caravan man and his son have sorted our battery/fuse problem. now to get away.

 

[danielf]

Sorted out the bin...

Brilliant it has a bin .bad is it has catch that tears the bag each time you need to change it.

Before

After magnetic catch

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[PP Bear]

Sorted out the bin...

Brilliant it has a bin .bad is it has catch that tears the bag each time you need to change it.

Before

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After magnetic catch

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I like the bin, but the slippers need an upgrade

Good job it's Christmas soon

 

[Wildbill]

1,150 post over 75000 views didn't think it would get to 50
bill

 

[danielf]

I like the bin, but the slippers need an upgrade

Good job it's Christmas soon

They are the wife's ...mine are ruined by going in and out the house in then . I only went out to the camper to get something and thought I know........I'll just do that

Daniel

 

[Wildbill]

Fixed my diesel heater it beaded a new plug
Bill

 

[danielf]

Made a nice new cab mat
from new hallway carpet remnents.

Daniel.

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[danielf]

Fixed dirt..... Nice clean van now ready for Christmas trip.

 

[rangi]

Over the w/end, released, wire brushed, coated threads with copper grease, and replaced the bolts that hold the spare wheel carrier in place, Turned the spare wheel the right way so that checking the tyre pressure is easy.
Fixed small oil leak from the Rocker box cover (new gasket and gasket cement).
M/h in to Elite Motors this morning to have the new Idle Control Valve fitted and 2 rubber covers on Ball joints that have perished replaced.

 

[rangi]

Me bleddy Leisure Battery 'as gone and sucked the Kumura now
Tiz enough to drive a man to drink!

 

[Just smiffy]

Me bleddy Leisure Battery 'as gone and sucked the Kumura now
Tiz enough to drive a man to drink!

It was that hard frost last night...

 

[Simon Richardson]

This week I mended the Hartal Door Blind on our MH.

I'd been looking at it for weeks and it annoyed the sh*t out of me like that - took about 10 min!

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[Two on Tour]

I have been having a bit of a fiddle and wired in a couple of relays and now we can have lights and use the loo on the move if caught short and it's not practical or safe to pull over and stop in our British build van. I'll now sit back and wait for all the helpful comments.

 

[DL42846]

Haven't fixed anything this week, too cold out there and snowing. Not going to repair anything till at least the end of February. Then I have a Eberspacher type diesel heater to fit. ( Chinese cheapo one)

I will also just sit back and think to myself " I'm glad I'm not in the van"

 

[Minxy]

I have been having a bit of a fiddle and wired in a couple of relays and now we can have lights and use the loo on the move if caught short and it's not practical or safe to pull over and stop in our British build van. I'll now sit back and wait for all the helpful comments.

You might want to consider fitting a seat belt just to be safe ...

 

[Two on Tour]

You might want to consider fitting a seat belt just to be safe ...

Yvette insisted that because of the manor of my driving I have had to fit a full racing harness.

 

[Madcaravanner]

Not touched our Maxine except to zero the max min in out thermometer but she is booked in for Habitation service and Chassis service also MOT so they will be fixing the brake lines (MOT Advisory) and the Air con as it packed up again last year in France where we ended up driving with the windows open to keep cool

here's hoping it's not too expensive

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[RioRob]

Had an intermittent voltage reading for the cab battery on the control panel. Tracked it down to a bad crimp on the cable connection to the 50A fuse holder. Fitter had crimped onto the insulation not the bare wire. Had been running a bit warm as insulation slightly brown.
Idiot had done the same on the other crimp connector too, oh and looks like pliers were used for the crimp rather than a crimping tool.
And they charge how much for this crap workmanship!

 

[Two on Tour]

Fitted sticky backed foil/closed cell neoprene sound deadening/insulation material to the to the inner side of the cab door skins today along with a pair of JBL door speaker to replace the crap Peugeot ones.

The sound deadening behind the new JBL speakers goes towards improving the sound quality even more.

Look at the difference in weight between the original Peugeot speakers and the JBL's.

 

[Manic]

I’ve juast fitted some Vibe speakers under lockers because one of the original pod speakers had started rattling.
Had to cut holes but I think they look ok and the sound is a lot better.
I modified a food tub to cover the speakers in the cupboard

Original pods, couldn’t find replacement speakers

So in with new 4” jobs

 

[Neckender]

@Two on Tour which model of JBL speakers did you order?

Thanks,
John.

 

[Two on Tour]

Hi John (@Neckender ), these are the one's I have fitted, not the top of the range, but a good upgrade for the money.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160650968242


You will also need a pair of these,



and a pair of these.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183445091142

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