What have you fixed on your motorhome this week?

[Carolyn and Kev]

Just put some additional seals on the garage doors to prevent any chance of water getting in!
Copied a Hymer idea ! Seems to work well!

Kev

 

[Bill and Tracey]

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very similar

oops . I blame auto spell check. It was definitely a 2b ducato. Thanks to all who noticed

 

[movan]

Just put some additional seals on the garage doors to prevent any chance of water getting in!
Copied a Hymer idea ! Seems to work well!

Kev

Can I get that from b and q please or is it from mh supplier?

 

[TheBig1]

oops . I blame auto spell check. It was definitely a 2b ducato. Thanks to all who noticed

don't take life too seriously is my motto.

 

[TheBig1]

Can I get that from b and q please or is it from mh supplier?

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[Wildbill]

Went to local scrap yard for some bits for the runaround/shed. Missus went for a nose round and found a 2b Ducati. Had both door lock mechanisms and both window regulators with motors for £20. Plus a nice ceramic plant pot that she found in the back of a car. And 61 pence. Off to Exmouth for my birthday last week of May. Can't wait. See you on the road.

man after my own hart love a scrapyard
bill

 

[Wildbill]

Not fixed yet but tomorrow myself and the wee-man are going to work on the body work of the van just to tidy it up for the summer
bill

 

[Revolvor]

Can I get that from b and q please or is it from mh supplier?

This is a great source of seals:

www.sealsdirect.co.uk

 

[Bill and Tracey]

man after my own hart love a scrapyard
bill

Scrapper's and pubs. It's rude to drive past either. Cheers mate

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

Can I get that from b and q please or is it from mh supplier?

Hi there...I actually hit the internet and sourced it from there to be honest. The Cost is a little steep but it seriously does the job well. It works out at 5 meters for £56.
No its a general supplier of seals and sealants...I would have thought it to be cheaper than a MH parts supplier?
https://www.sealsdirect.co.uk/
Sorry for the delay in responding. My old body is failing terribly!

Kev

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[robnchris]

Well during this filthy weather I decided to fit this in the motorhome.

Dead easy to fit and works perfectly.
Happy Days.

 

[Dilbert]

Just rebuilt the carver cascade water heater with all the valves and seals replaced, only to break the outer vent cover..... But it all works ok I'll have to make a cover as they are as rare as rocking horse poo.

 

[The_Kraken]

Nothing too exciting today. Lower ball joint on our 2004 Autotrail Cheyenne 696g SE - Ducato 2.8. I was pleased that I managed to do it without the drive shaft popping out and shedding oil all over the gaff.

Then, I got the measure of my rear lights. Intermittent drivers side brake light and indicator. As I predicted. It took me a few hours of checking terminals and wiring for bared or damaged lines. Couldn’t find a thing until I checked a 6 pin plug connector with my £6 electrical tester and voila, corroded connectors were the culprits.

Unless you’ve done this, you’ve no ideas how much joy a full set of working lights brings! I just had to tell someone!

 

[busbuddy]

finally finished replacing all the soft furnishing panels, feeling dead chuffed with my skills only to find i had forgotten the one right at the front in the overcab

 

[CazPaul]

Just put some additional seals on the garage doors to prevent any chance of water getting in!
Copied a Hymer idea ! Seems to work well!

Kev

were the seals self adhesive or did you use a special glue?

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[Carolyn and Kev]

Hi Paul. 3M tape on the back of the seal run . Pop it into the channel and firm in place . Apply a small run of 1/8 x 5/8 or 3mm x 16mm flat seal to the underside of the hinges. Stops any water getting in at all! Tested with my pressure wash ( Not directly but enough) to give a decent down pour. All was spot on.
Im guessing that time will tell of course.
Kev

 

[charliesgrandad]

Hi Paul. 3M tape on the back of the seal run . Pop it into the channel and firm in place . Apply a small run of 1/8 x 5/8 or 3mm x 16mm flat seal to the underside of the hinges. Stops any water getting in at all! Tested with my pressure wash ( Not directly but enough) to give a decent down pour. All was spot on.
Im guessing that time will tell of course.
Kev

Is it poss to have photo of how you did it please

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

Hi guys..Will post photo later if thats ok? Just got to get a couple of jobs done here at home? Missus has told me!
Baza...the rear door is made up in two sections and pop riveted together. The seal actually sits inside that join with the leading edge of the new seal being towards the outside of the truck when in place. Basically the tube section allows it to roll when the door is closed and the leading lip on that tube section closes up the gap to the weather conditions hopefully?
Where the upper hinges fit on ours 634 they are not water tight. So a piece of flat seal as described 3 x 16mm is sandwiched at the hinges themselves when shut . Should stop the water running in through these points and collecting inside the channel?


Kev

 

[movan]

were the seals self adhesive or did you use a special glue?

The ones on Papajohn's link are self adhesive but I think I will still add more glue .

 

[movan]

After putting it off and putting it off, I am going to have to fix my awning ..

Any tips please.

The metal work is fine .. it's the cloth.

Over five years ago a mini tornado ripped through a brilliant sunny afternoon rally .. and lifted my awning .. Terry and young Jake hung onto it for dear life but it still went up and the material tore at one end.

I havn't used it since and when I looked at it over 12months ago it had gone rotten where the tear is. I am thinking, if I cut along the awning (hence making it about 6inches shorter .. but that isn't an issue .. ) , can I take the damaged length out of the metal grip and insert the now-clean-cut length of awning back into the metal bar ? Any tips?

...or am I grasping at straws? Hope I have described this properly.

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[scousebird]

After putting it off and putting it off, I am going to have to fix my awning ..

Any tips please.

The metal work is fine .. it's the cloth.

Over five years ago a mini tornado ripped through a brilliant sunny afternoon rally .. and lifted my awning .. Terry and young Jake hung onto it for dear life but it still went up and the material tore at one end.

I havn't used it since and when I looked at it over 12months ago it had gone rotten where the tear is. I am thinking, if I cut along the awning (hence making it about 6inches shorter .. but that isn't an issue .. ) , can I take the damaged length out of the metal grip and insert the now-clean-cut length of awning back into the metal bar ? Any tips?

...or am I grasping at straws? Hope I have described this properly.

Why don't we have a look at the weekend Joy, someone may be able to help you.

 

[gus-lopez]

It works out at 5 meters for £56.

& I thought the bloke asking £2/m for cab door seal was taking the mick.

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

& I thought the bloke asking £2/m for cab door seal was taking the mick.

I know tell me!
Trouble is...the one on eBay is just not supple enough to roll when the door shuts.
Now ...whether that is worth the extra 8 quid or not...I can only hope? Time will tell. I suppose a couple of 5 meter lengths might last longer? Who knows?

Hey oh....we will see.

Kev

 

[tonyidle]

Why don't we have a look at the weekend Joy, someone may be able to help you.

It might help you to know that the fabric is slid into a groove just like a caravan awning rail. The end of the fabric is rolled around a piece of cord then stitched (or heat welded - can't remember). You need to do the same after cutting off the ripped part. I did the job on my roll-out 2 vans ago and a friend used an industrial sewing machine to stitch it. I know he won't be doing another one . Although the repair is simple in concept actually doing it is pretty difficult with heavy fabric that doesn't want to bend. An alternative in hindsight would be to have a piece of keder strip sewn to it.

 

[movan]

It might help you to know that the fabric is slid into a groove just like a caravan awning rail. The end of the fabric is rolled around a piece of cord then stitched (or heat welded - can't remember). You need to do the same after cutting off the ripped part. I did the job on my roll-out 2 vans ago and a friend used an industrial sewing machine to stitch it. I know he won't be doing another one . Although the repair is simple in concept actually doing it is pretty difficult with heavy fabric that doesn't want to bend. An alternative in hindsight would be to have a piece of keder strip sewn to it.

Thank you .. that very helpful. I will ask some of the crafters I am seeing this week for their advice.

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[gus-lopez]

Swopped a 50w panel for a100w one

 

[125BEER]

Dometic fridge facia
Bloody thing keeps coming off.....
It's enough to drive you to gin and back....

 

[Wildbill]

After putting it off and putting it off, I am going to have to fix my awning ..

Any tips please.

The metal work is fine .. it's the cloth.

Over five years ago a mini tornado ripped through a brilliant sunny afternoon rally .. and lifted my awning .. Terry and young Jake hung onto it for dear life but it still went up and the material tore at one end.

I havn't used it since and when I looked at it over 12months ago it had gone rotten where the tear is. I am thinking, if I cut along the awning (hence making it about 6inches shorter .. but that isn't an issue .. ) , can I take the damaged length out of the metal grip and insert the now-clean-cut length of awning back into the metal bar ? Any tips?

...or am I grasping at straws? Hope I have described this properly.

i could have had a look at Chester joy
bill

 

[movan]

i could have had a look at Chester joy
bill

Aww thanks Bill ... never thought. The good weather at Chester would have been ideal to look. I havn't opened it for years ... dread to think if it rotted .

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

were the seals self adhesive or did you use a special glue?

Is it poss to have photo of how you did it please

Pictures attached guys showing the seal run in place. Works really well too! Being honest...when the door is shut the seal rolls over and can prevent the door shutting! Answer.....Nivea or My missus Emu face cream!!
Trust me ...it does the job both for her wonderful face bless her and the important bit....the seal!

Regards Kev

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