So, we were dropped off at the garage on a Friday night and I walked home to fetch our car and unloaded the van. The garage owner very kindly came to meet us and collect the keys, but we hadn’t finished unpacking and we arranged for me to drop the keys in the morning. This […]
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Cam Belt
Ongoing saga. Part 1 The cam belt has been on my to do list for a while. The only evidence of a previous change is in 2007 (9 years ago) at 70,000 kms. We’ve now done 124,000 kms. It IS time for a new one. Last trip out I also noticed it the nearside outer […]
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Passenger window
The passenger window had to come out. There has been a leak into the passenger side of the van for some time. The source is not obvious. In the past I have resealed all the trim around the window, removed the whole of the front of the roof trim and resealed it, resealed parts of […]
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Spring has sprung
For a while the springs at the back of Heidi have been sad if not grumpy. We noticed banging now and again and have spotted posts on Classic Hymers Facebook page about people changing their springs. The sad or grumpy was due to the old springs sagging – presenting a sad face. They should at […]
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Starter motor trials
New starter motor fitted on January is playing up. Clicking but not turning. I have cleaned earth wire, battery terminals, checked voltages etc. Sometimes its fine, sometimes its not. I don’t trust the suppliers of the new one so I’m getting this one refurbished. Went to the refurbishing place and it turned out they had […]
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