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On my return from a weekend camping trip last week and after 3280 miles on the continent last month I clocked up exactly 60.000 miles on the van from new, and on braking the "Check brake pads" warning showed up on the dash several times and so made a mental note to have a look during the week...

We've just returned from a 5 week trip to Portugal (Caught up in the fires there near Porto, but that's another story). We started off in Dieppe called into see my Brother and his wife in Brittany then continued on down past Biarritz and on through Spain to North Portugal and on down. Have to...

Hi Debs, I personally can see no real reason why dual appliances would be restricted by using the same fuel pickup, one thing for sure is to try it and see. The diesel heaters use very little diesel and contrary to popular believe they do not work by pressure of the pump, the pump only draws...

Just as a matter of interest, I had my Volvo and van MoT'd today and I asked the tester to give me the front axle and rear axel weights for the van, which did not hold any surprises front was 1842kg and the rear was 1784kg all fine. But then I thought I wonder how many people realise that...

Yes this is one of the advantages of the DVLA being an arshole and you deciding not to bother changing the use. You can as said change your van weight for nowt. Phil P.s. Or as near dam it for nowt, compared to SV Techs price.

What Merl says is good advice, though I have to say on several builds I've used mains flex split out of the casing using blue for neg and brown for pos 12v mainly because I had reels of it available f.o.c. But as stated I've had to tag the wires both ends to state what it's for. One other thing...

It really depends on what 12volt systems you intend to power up. Cable sizes can vary by which circuit your wiring I.e. wether it's current heavy like battery feed or current light like LED lights. You would have to give much more information than just 12v cable size required. Phil

Our minds are in uni Phil you posted while I was composing.😄Phil

Phew!! I thought it was going to be about 900EUR. Come on lads you can get a lot of cheap tech for your basic 560EUR all using either your phone or supplied display. You have tried your best and I personally don't fault you for trying but it would seem you haven't convinced the motorhome...

Personally I'm with Trev on this one and perhaps this is the wrong site to try and sell this sort of idea to. While we all love modernity it does bring its own problems, It would seem modern vehicles that use these enhancements are because they are available but not infact necessary and can...

ATF is fine I used it in all power steerings of multiple vehicles and makes and have never had a problem. To my mind Mercedes market what they say is the only fluid for their systems but in my humble opinion any damage non synthetic or synthetic oils would cause will be outlived by the natural...

I think you'll find that it depends on your original policy I.e. some insurance gives you automatic European cover for 90 days but others say you have to inform them if you intend to travel abroad and may or may not charge an extra premium to do so. Our insurance I always make sure we have the...

I'm sorry to hear this Phil, I've only just read your post, to be honest I very rarely read posts on here now I just check in now and again. As to selling Millie I posted some while ago about my son selling his conversion on "Quirky Campers" he sold her for £28000 very quickly, if you google...

Hi Jason, just looked for parts this is the chassis mounting plate you will need from ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372970011045?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=d712-VbKTEK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=Ytqc-k-4SQi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY And this is the pickup unit you will...

Sorry Jason I did that over a year ago, but if you google T5 diesel tank pick up for diesel heater, you will find the pick up that has a far smaller dimension than the standard 3/4 inch pick up, this allows you to fit it in between pick up and return pipes for the engine supply. As I mentioned...

He seems to have sorted it Phil by replacing the inline fuse. Phil

To test the pug just measure voltage at the fridge with the engine running if no voltage then yes the plug could be the culprit. Disconnect the Caravan and test for voltage directly from the car side of the plug. Phil P.s. Making sure ofcourse that you test the fridge/charge wire and not lights.

First things first Tam, have you checked that alternator voltage which should be a minimum of 13volts is arriving at the fridge 12volt heater terminals when the engine is running and disappears when engine is switched off. If there is no voltage when the engine is running then there could be a...

I've said from the start that electric vans will have to have an allowance made for load capacity due to the very heavy batteries that vans will have to have to allow for load and distance. Can you imagine the problems of organisations like DpD, Amazon, DHL and others trying to get drivers that...

:giggle: This van has now been sold as he hasn't got the time due to work load and new house move, as there was not sufficient space at the new home to park the van and his and his wife's cars so the van had to go. Apparently the new owner is over the moon with it. Phil