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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10810  
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Coming on nicely and a good idea with the viewing slot
 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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12th May 2022 9:46pm |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87 
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Another busy couple of weeks started with sorting out the ply around the toilet and water tank.
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Complete with the essential slot that lets us use the flush. After that I moved onto the timing belt, not too bad but a fair bit of fluff in casing. Click image to enlarge It's a job that is at the edge of my mechanical comfort zone, always the worry it will go bang when when the key is turned. Luckily it didn't and it turned out the timing was a fair way out so hopefully the belt is good for another few years and the engine should be running better. After the belt I got the anodised aluminium cut and bent to shape to make the area around the stove, including aluminium angle to hold the stove in place. Also fitted the gas pipe work on quick connects so we could make our first cup of tea in Randy. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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25th May 2022 9:41pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10810
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Hope the cuppa was nice
Nicely taking shape there 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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26th May 2022 7:30pm |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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The cuppa was pretty good thanks! Probably easier to walk 20 yards and put the kettle on mind. Few jobs to do before the Adventure Overland Show but looking set for it.
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26th May 2022 10:10pm |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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Been a bit quiet as we were working in getting Randy ready for the Adventure Overland Show. The main part of this was tuning the engine, what should have been simple took a while weekend because the fuel pin shot out across the pump when the diaphragm was removed. I now know that this happened because somebody had previously removed the throttle arm and then set the idle on the throttle cable. I now know all about indexing a VE pump throttle arm but the bit in the middle when I didn't was a pig. It needs turning back slightly as we make a bit of black smoke at full throttle before full boost but the difference is astounding. West Cornwall to Stratford upon Avon and back returned 27.2 on brim to brim tanks with the journey up on A and B roads which I'm happy with.
The show was a mixed bag, good to meet Wyvern in person and lots of nice vehicles but the trade stands were limited to say the least. We did buy a pair of Front Runner expander chairs though. The live music in the Campervan Lounge was excellent. Now back on the build, we've picked up a Dometic CFX3 35 so I spent today working on a slide to pull it out from what will be storage shelves. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Tomorrow should see this bit finished and then we'll be ready to start on the framing for the storage areas around it. |
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18th Jun 2022 7:08pm |
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| wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2117 
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Great to see you too !!
your build is coming on nicely and looks good (the bits we saw... ) looking forward to meeting you closer to home ! Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html
Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126 |
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18th Jun 2022 8:02pm |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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Really starting to come together now, I got the fridge wired in and installed last week.
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27th Jun 2022 7:07pm |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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Really starting to come together now, I got the fridge wired in and installed last week.
Click image to enlarge The supplied cable was only 1.5mm² which is a bit mean so cut the connector off and soldered it onto 4mm² cable. Then got the fridge into its drawer with cam buckle straps to hold it down. Click image to enlarge We spent Saturday night back in my aunts field, torrential showers and 40mph gusts but there are upsides to dodgy weather. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge It's a useful trial spot as the wind highlights the slack in the canvas, it was very noisy for the evening so we've now bought a bungee that runs around the canvas and keeps it pulled in. |
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27th Jun 2022 7:12pm |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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Been a bit quiet of late, largely because we've been working away trying to get him ready for our trip down to the Pyrenees. We set off in Friday so not long to go now.
Sarah has been working away in getting the wood work painted, looks pretty good I think. The long shelf over the fridge has 3 boxes in it, each one giving 43L of storage, the vertical set next to the door has 2 60L and two 20L boxes so we're probably alright for storage. Click image to enlarge In the meantime I've been changing all the fluids so we are ready to go. We have a range of wikiloc tracks for the Pyrenees all loaded on a tablet. Quite excited to be setting off on an adventure! |
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4th Sep 2022 10:10pm |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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I'll add a proper update once we are back but today saw us arrive in the Pyrenees, currently stopped at a France Passion place (brilliant setup, 30 euros to join and free stops all over France). The view is spectacular
Click image to enlarge Bit of a workout for Randy climbing up here, the hairpin bends needed first gear and I'm planning on using the low box on the way down in the morning when we head for Saint John Pied de Port to start the trip into Spain. On the down side we have developed some leaks, both front and rear driver's side halfshaft caps are spitting oil/one shot grease which I'm hoping to fix with RTV (if I can find some tomorrow). Also we're losing engine oil with the underside nicely coated, once we're back on level ground I'm going to try to find the source, looks to be fairly high up as there is a puddle on the front diff casing. Not ideal really but we've covered 600 miles in the last four days so I suppose at 35 he was bound to start showing some gremlins! |
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13th Sep 2022 7:30pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8083  
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The plastic drive member caps don't worry too much on leaking there. It will look really messy but wont be much oil. Check axle breather isint blocked.
Engine oil, that's alot if it pooling on diff. What engine is it, td5 could be vac pump oil feed, return leaking, isint that above diff? Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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14th Sep 2022 8:07am |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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Thanks James. I seem to have cured the hub leaks with self amalgamating tape.
As for the engine oil (300tdi) it's lost a fair amount, around a litre over the course of 150 miles yesterday. Last night I had a poke around to see if anything was clearly loose and the only thing that seemed so were the rocker cover bolts which weren't really tightened down at all. I've tightened then and cleaned up as much of the oil as possible so will keep an eye on it over the next couple of days. I have also bought 5l of cheap mineral oil so that we have a decent reserve on board. Cheers, Barney |
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14th Sep 2022 8:20am |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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I can't quite believe it can be so simple but having tightened the rocker cover bolts we haven't lost any oil in 6 hours and a hundred miles of driving. They were tightened to the correct torque when I replaced the gasket at the time as doing the valve clearances so they must have vibrated loose. I'm very relieved, to put it mildly!
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14th Sep 2022 5:04pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8083
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Fingers crossed, sounds good so far. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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14th Sep 2022 8:42pm |
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