What did you do to your mk 3/4/5 today.

[BROWNYS V6]

fixed a power steering leak that I didn't know I had

[Kev1000s]

Bit of welding and back for retest tomorrow..

[angusp]

Got the pressure washer out & gave it the wash/wax treatment.

[MinorMatt]

Think I have worked out the equivilant of the bosch tweak for the epic pumps...

I did have it worked out mechanically... but now I have worked it out electrically... meaning the excess smoke can be switched off for MOT and roadside tests. Test drive tomorrow before I report back properly. A bit of soldering required!

[Milemuncher]

Have just removed this mess of split charge wiring and under spec relay with a far uprated system including 140a voltage sense relay and 16mm wiring. Didnt take an 'after' pic sorry, but it is far neater !



Also found that the leisure battery (dated 2011) is leaking - since the recent rebuild there is fresh corrosion/white powder/bare metal on the battery tray. So that is going to the skip. Bet that's what caused the inner wing to disintegrate in the first place - Grrrr ! New battery will get a proper vent tube.

[CamperVanBeethoven]

Rebuilt the lock on the replacement fuel cap I got, to code it to be the same as the van's key.

Finally, all locks now run off the same key!

Next job: Well, it was hot today and I put the heater on full, and there was this crackly noise, a smell of magic smoke escaping, and no more heater

It still works on position 1 and 2, and occasionally for a bit on 3 and then cuts out. So there's a bad connection somewhere. Or the control burnt out. Hope not, they're getting hard to find

[BROWNYS V6]

filled it up with petrol..........................................again

[Ttl666]

Both today a donor transit 99y mk5 prity much a good car but its a write off becos the owner hawe died. Ok now the funn part. I hawe a cumins 7.2 twin turbo inline6 diesel engine. Becos this transit will newer ride a public road. Thinking to doo a drift car becos hawent seen a wan in a drift stage. Thinking that this will bee fun and interesting to doo.

[BROWNYS V6]

gave the ol banger a wash yesterday, looks just as bad again today, the joys of working on a dusty farm

[CamperVanBeethoven]

Fixed the blower. A previous owner had used an inadequately sized spade connector for the 31 amps the blower takes at full tilt. He'd made it fit by, err, not putting in all the wire ... overheated, corroded, and the current draw blew the plastic off the fuse, but left the metal bit of the fuse in situ and still working. So that's where the *crack* sound and the magic smoke escaping came from (the fuse) but it didn't blow, just the plastic exploded off of it. Hmm.

It is also odd that the circuit is 30A and by my calculation using a table I found on the Internet (50mV drop across the 30 amp fuse) that makes 31 amps. Course, there will be a margin of error in there. Maybe it is just within 30 amps ... and that was 50mV with engine running; on battery it's 40mV. Checked the wires and while they get slightly warm, they don't get hot. The blower, although it fitted Mk5 no problem, is off a Mk6. I wonder if the Mk6 blower motor is slightly beefier?

Topped up some of the cells in one of the two batteries. But it may be beyond redemption and I'll need a new one for winter, as some of them were very low. The other one is a maintenance free Bosch so nothing for me to top up.

As I had the dash off to fix the blower, I also managed to get the cup holder back in (You can only fit it in from the back of the dash...) - AND IT WORKS! The key is to remember to push the two pegs at the sides down. That is what stops it falling out. You push them up to take the slidey-in bit out. And then push them down when you reinstall it. If yours keeps falling out, this is why

Topped up the oil and the water.

Fixed a problem with slight sluggishness by cutting a hole out of the cheapo floor mats I'd fitted. It was limiting accelerator travel when you put your foot down

And then of course ... Drove it

[angusp]

Bit of under seal to the rear of the van yesterday and painted the front wheels today.

Sanded down some filler/rust areas and painted over until I can do a proper repair.

[ernie b]

Well couple of days ago really
Built and fitted full L.E.D. rear lights behind the standard lens
Yes they look great at night
Yes they were dear
Yes, oh God Yes, they were a bitch and a half to make


Then started the strip down, full rebuild and respray I've been promising the old girl since I bought her 5 years ago.
I'm hoping the fact that she's still taxed, tested and insured will encourage me to hurry up

[CamperVanBeethoven]

Nothing

I lent it to a mate so he could move house. In return, he lent me his 2002ish (52 plate?) BMW 5 series.

Bit of a difference

[vanfox]

I enjoy reading our collective exploits but feel the list is getting a little on the long side.

How about starting a new topic every month, as in, "What ....today in Sept" then October and so on?

[CamperVanBeethoven]

I enjoy reading our collective exploits but feel the list is getting a little on the long side.

How about starting a new topic every month, as in, "What ....today in Sept" then October and so on?

Well, it doesn't seem to have been a problem for the 'What have u done today?' topic in the 'Non-Transit Talk' forum ...