What have you fixed on your motorhome this week?

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What the Bilt Hamber stuff like? I.e like waxoyl or more like Lanoguard?
The cavity wax is Closer to Lanoguard in consistency and will wash off if used in wheelarches like Lanoguard would but never sets hard so is great underfloor and in the cavities. The ub (brown) or (uc) clear is harder wearing and ideal for arches. It's a lot thinner than bitumen underseal, whn I did my T4 years ago it lasted well and didn't crack or peel off the surface like bitumen underseal. 2 thin coats seem to work well.
 
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Sometimes the drawer catches fail to lock. This results in the drawer and it’s contents hitting the floor when driving around a bend. Made a panel that not only prevents this mishap but looks ok and also kept me occupied.
Not only this, it matches a shelf I made a while ago.



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Replaced the led lighting strips on my Maxx fan. Old ones had several failed sections & a new blind/cover was £99😳. So I got 5 strips on eBay for £8. Took apart & re fitted in about an hour. Well pleased.



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I started this thread a few years ago now I am amazed at how many replies and post it has had didn’t think it would still be going.
Well I have a new to me camper van brace yourselves.
I am going to bore you with a engine swap and the work I am going to do on it
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I started this thread a few years ago now I am amazed at how many replies and post it has had didn’t think it would still be going.
Well I have a new to me camper van brace yourselves.
I am going to bore you with a engine swap and the work I am going to do on it
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WB
What happened to the previous motorhome, I thought you were doing extensive component replacement to get it back on the road ?
Good luck with the new van 👍

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Today I started to remove the engine never in my life have I worked on a transit.
Got the Haynes manual coming for a 2007 mk7 euro 4
But in the mien’s time just slowly take it apart taking photos as I go
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What happened to the previous motorhome, I thought you were doing extensive component replacement to get it back on the road ?
Good luck with the new van 👍
It getting so old I am having problems getting parts for it it running it ready for a mot.
But frustrating trying to keep the old girl on the road.
Then there’s parking it it only a matter of time before I am to old to mess about with it.
A smaller camper be better for us we don’t need a six birth van anymore.
Even the grandkids are too old to go away with nanny and grandad.
It not coole
So smaller is better less fuel easier to park
Les on ferries
Win win
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I started this thread a few years ago now I am amazed at how many replies and post it has had didn’t think it would still be going.
Well I have a new to me camper van brace yourselves.
I am going to bore you with a engine swap and the work I am going to do on it
Total members that have read this thread
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WB
Is the red tranny your new van or the donner van for engine
 
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Is it a 2.4

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Fighting with old rusted bolts today on the exhaust manifold.
But with a bit of Discipline from the heating torch wd 40 and the windy gun.
They finally surrendered :france: it should be a white flag but at Jim hasn’t made a white flag waving smiley.
It started to rain so I gave up on working on the engine for today.
Tomorrow’s wether isn’t that grate nether so won’t be doing much tomorrow.
But my frend wants me to serve his boat engine so I might as well do that tomorrow
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Ok taken the engine out of the transit finally got it out.
Got a bit of cleaning up of the engine bay and found a bit of rust needs attention it a transit to be expected.
I had a job on at the marina serving a bot but got called up at 6 am by another boat owner 6in of water in there cabin so was at the marina most of the day
Killed two birds with one stone got the service done as well
It just bits and bobs for fends
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Ok taken the engine out of the transit finally got it out.
Got a bit of cleaning up of the engine bay and found a bit of rust needs attention it a transit to be expected.
I had a job on at the marina serving a bot but got called up at 6 am by another boat owner 6in of water in there cabin so was at the marina most of the day
Killed two birds with one stone got the service done as well
It just bits and bobs for fends
WB
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Killed two birds with one stone got the service done as well
It just bits and bobs for fends



If I lived closer to you Bill I would try very hard to become your friend!
Your skills seem to have no limits and your always helping friends.

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Fitted a SOG, these are much improved in design. Also an inline quick change water filter.
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