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To be honest in my view of stop/start it can not in engineering terms be good for the mechanical integrity of a vehicle because without doubt it must put a far greater strain on the starter motor, battery and ringgear. To have gone 70k without problems is lucky I feel Pudsey. The other thing is...

Just checked them out Pudsey and yes good prices and very good reviews. Phil

I really have to agree with Phil (Millie) Mark, the garages you have gone to are obviously out to make a punters profit from you. If you go to a motor factors even if they don't treat you as trade the price of a decent battery would only hover around £150-170, and if you can get treated as in...

My choice would be the L4 as the one I have at this time, trouble being that they seem to be quite rare secondhand, even now though with an L4 the space although exceptable is tight when we pass between the kitchen and shower room but it does give us two long 6'6" day beds/seats on either side...

Trouble for me is that when travelling on the continent especially in France, most Aires are tarmac areas and on a hot windless day its good to put out the Awning 1/4 to its full width (Depending on space available) and have a bit of shade. But every so often even on windless days some very...

Surely it's coach built Phil, not a conversion, just saying like. Phil.

Just as an aside, sign writing on the side of a vehicle is almost impossible to get rid of, in the past I've even taken it back to bare metal and still it shows through after primer and top coat have been applied, faint but definitely visible when viewed down the length of the vehicle. Phil...

Hi and welcome to the site, As to your problem if the kit you've fitted is new and has been installed correctly then you should not be losing air from the system. I'd be very cautious putting that slime sealant in as it creates a right royal mess which is hated by tyre fitters when it comes to...

Yes I've seen that on YouTube, it's down hill and on rough road surface. I considered this video before I bought the trailer then decided that it was a situation that would happen very rarely. Most reversing is carried out on level surfaces and smooth tarmac or grass plus I atleast Reverse very...

Thanks Pudsey, I'm away at the mo I'll look into it on my return. 😁. Phil

I have to admit that it's the same situation for me too, as I have an underslung tank which if I have to turn the gas off means crawling under the van and removing a protective aluminium cover to reach the knob which shuts down the gas. So as Millie does, mine is left on throughout the year. I...

Last October I travelled to Loughborough to purchase a Hydralift trailer from the manufacturer. He's a one man band who has developed and built these trailers for a number of years. He was very welcoming and a knowledgeable guy and helped me to fit the special tow plate to my towbar in place of...

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Back to starting again, when last year I began to build my Sis in laws van, after about a week I had to move it to another area on my rear drive, on starting it barely managed to turn over and even though it eventually started I had to recharge the battery over night and most of the next day...

Have to say that my initial action when starting any clutch driven vehicle is to depress the clutch and then move the gear lever into and out of gear to neutral and with the clutch still depressed I start the engine. I suppose this has come about through years of driving customers cars in and...

If it is an earth I would suggest just cleaning and tightening the contact areas before you rush out and buy earth straps, a vehicle only two years old is highly unlikely to have a problem with the construction of the strap its self. If it happens again the starter motor bolts should also be...

🤣 I thought it was a joke till I read your link. Well the price is in anycase. Phil

Hi Anna, Really and in my view 4mm2 cable will be sufficient for your purposes for supply from the solar panels and is comparatively cheap on Ebay or Amazon. Don't forget though that the solar supply will need to be through a solar panel regulator. Phil This might be helpful...

Hi, welcome to the site, just a couple of things as regards coaches for me anyway is probably the obvious but not necessarily obvious to all, you would require the license to drive a coach of more than 3.5 tons this ofcourse depends on the meaning of a coach as a coach could be anywhere from...

I've always used "Sticks like shit" over the last 15years for that at home and in vans, it takes about an hour every two or three years to deseal the tray and reseal it when the mold finally can not be got rid of with bleach, but it never leaks between applied coats. But as you say mould doesn't...