its raining in

[thevanwizard]

we have had quite a bit of rain latley and i have noticed that it is leaking in through the roof which i have now sorted i had to weld up a 3" split which was filled with mastic and was dripping in, it is also leaking just above the fuse box somewhere is this a common fault on the transit as it was on the bedford cf or am i an exeption as i never noticed it before on an old works transit many years ago also any ideas how i can stop it as i am trying to sort out the body work before i start on the interior but will have to make an exeption for the drivers seat as it wont slide backwards or forwards and has a nasty rocking motion but need to sort the leak out first there will be a lot more problems i am sure

[FredTransit]

Remind me what van have you got? The seat might have a bolt missing (mk2s have 6, three on each runner) If one of em goes missing, the seat rocks and distorts the runner, and stops it going back and forwards.

[Luke]

also leaking just above the fuse box somewhere is this a common fault on the transit

it could be the gromet that the wiring goes through on the bulkhead - check that!!

[thevanwizard]

not quite sure which one it is looks the same as lukes in the picture above its either a mk3 or a mk4 its a 1993 (L) and does not have a smiley grill has a twin seat and a drivers both are rocking as i have a pair of new generation transit seats to go in out of my old cf i know i will have to redrill the floor for them but thats a miner detail as this van i have is well used i am only the 3rd owner but it needs quite a bit of work looked fine on ebay but when you start poking around not so good but will give me something to do this summer

[Luke]

1993 L will be a mk4 have a look here to be sure
http://www.fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2635
have you got the ebay link

[thevanwizard]

yes thats the one a mk4 got the bigger lights and funily enough it was an ex BT van then a plumber had it and then sold it due to ill health i only got offered it on a second chance offer as the winner had got the owner to tax it so he could get it home and then tried to get the tax included in the winning bid price and the owner said what i would have also said in polite words DO ONE so i was given second chance offer and said i would have it at my bid price plus the road tax its not to bad i suppose i have seen worst on the roads



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4636817521&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEDW%3AIT&rd=1

[Luke]

Looks a fair deal, prolly a bit better nick than mine, but mine came without a Di i had to add one
are the rear doors as mint as they look

whats you plans for the van then

[thevanwizard]

Yes the doors are proberly the best bit of the van they are in mint condition it needs a new pasanger door the arches doing and around the windscreen could be a good van then i recon its just niggly bits at the moment and the weather seems to be against me once that is sorted then i can set out playing with it

[MarkM]

Looking at the pics on the ebay link...the leak is simply the A pillar, though if you were to pop the windscreen I hate to think what you will find, the rust smear down the driver wing says that it is some serious rust. The seat is simply enough, get down on your hands and knees and clean all around the runners especially towards the back you will dig out loads of crud and stones etc they always seem to find their way in there then you will get the forward and back movement, my very first Transit failed it's MOT for a wobbly seat so I had to have new runners fitted and it was rock solid after that.

[thevanwizard]

I have cleaned out the runners grit screws and rust and give them a good oil and a whack with a sledge hammer and freed the catch that holds them in place with the crow bar and still nothing i am hoping to get the screen out eventualy and get the grinder around to shift some of the rust then get a new screen refitted but thats a bit later for now as the previos owner was rather a very large gentelman and i think the seat has had enough

[FredTransit]

I had to get a crowbar on the tipper's seat, levering it against the edge of the door opening! Try that, but make sur eyou only lever against the metal seat frame, not the plastic.

[MrMPuk]

I don't think he was crowbaring the seat Fred.

[Terry]

Excellent avatar Mr MPuk

[stevew]

Excellent avatar Mr MPuk

Yes, I was just admiring that! Nice

Steve

[thevanwizard]

I was only crowbaring the release leaver i can see the grinder comming out soon i will cut them out .
Back to the leak i have checked the gromit around the wiring loom and that is ok on further inspection it looks like it is comming from around the speaker area in the foot well as this is soaked i was wondering if it could be comming from around the battery tray as this was a problem on the fiesta .I am now wondering if i did the right thing getting the van as i only wanted something to pull my trailer and its becoming a pain now