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It's a heat exchanger. In this case the engine coolant is run through the vessel which heats up the water in it. I have one fitted to my van (not the same type as the OP) it is linked in to the Alde Boiler. I can arrive somewhere with a boiler full of hot water.

It is a vehicle imported from a foreign country, usually Japan. They are usually fairly new cars and there is no big demand for them in Japan due to local traffic regulations. Something like that anyway. As Japanese cars are right hand drive like ours, there is a limited overseas market for...

I think you need Professional advice about your seatbelts. I say this as your Delica may be a 'Grey import' and be non standard as regards seatbelt configuration. It might be better to let someone see it. However, it must have a current MOT, so must be road legal. It should not have passed an...

I would not say a retest is a standard procedure. It sounds good practise when the Council do it because they have no financial interest in repairs as they do not offer that facility. My point is that the more dubious Garages enticed customers with a free retest to drum up trade. It looks like...

I would never use a Garage that offered a free retest. They tend to find non existent faults to make more money on labour and parts charges. Their only worry for this is trying it on with an unannounced spot check. The spot checks are not effective because certain Garages had a reputation for...

He was being helpful. A private Garage could have easily spotted the same thing and kept quiet. That way, he got the MOT Fee, failed the vehicle then got another Fee for the retest.

I used Gateshead Council to MOT my last van (PHGV) and cannot fault them. They were thorough, knowledgeable and had plenty of commonsense. I had the handbrake adjusted by my regular garage (Tag axle on an Alko Chassis). It was fine at the garage when tested but marginally failed on one of the 4...

The Whippet is forward facing ....... he needs to be to give me directions. :)

I am sure that side facing seats are banned as travelling seats. If the Police ever stop me, one of my Whippets will be in trouble as he insists on travelling on one. :raofl:

It depends what year his van is. No seatbelts were required at one time. Then side facing seats were allowed with lap belts. These were made illegal around 2006. Side facing seats were banned and all rear seats had to be forward facing with 3 point fixings. None of the newer legislation was...

Not for much longer I hope. :cool1:

The term is ft/lb (foot/pound). Torque wrenches used to have the various types of setting on them for universal use. maybe they don't these days. I expect you can get online conversion charts.

A camera tripod with a Sky dish mounted on it is all I used, in conjunction with a Sky box (non HD). Only took a minute to align using a compass (there are smartphone apps nowadays). A 150 watt inverter was big enough for the Sky box (the TV is 12 volt). I got a cheap 19" Bush TV/DVD from a...

For the use you need it for, just buy the cheapest 10 amp regulator you can find. Crocodile clips will do for attaching to the battery unless you are making it a permanent (ie non-movable) arrangement. Then you need proper connectors.

Lock Cab doors from outside with the key. Lock Hab door by dropping the button inside.

You will wait a long time I'm afraid. He came .... he went ...... got banned. :p

Sounds about right. You can double check by using a test meter for continuity. The black wire should give you a circuit when you put the probe on the outer metal case of the socket. The red should give you a circuit when the probe is put on the centre connection at the bottom of the socket.

If there is a fuse fitted it will be inside the plug itself. If it is fused, there will be a small knurled nut on the plug. If you unscrew it, you will find the glass fuse inside. If there is no nut then it is not fused and relies on the vehicle fuse for safety. Some are, some are not. You are...

Yes you could do that. You would need to ensure that you do not overload it by using everything at once. As long as there is a fuse inline then it should be OK. From memory, I think the cigar lighter plugs can have up to a 10 amp fuse fitted (internally in the plug), so I would make that the...

Yes you are right and I have edited my previous post to rectify that. It shows how many times I need a hookup lead. :)