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Ta for the advice,

I'll pop the rocker cover off tomrrow and have a look.

Will a stuck valve be obvious to spot?

Hi manxman, looking at where your based its a bit of a way for me to go, and looks like i'll get my feet wet too
Thanks for the offer tho!

Hi all, I think i have a fault with valves! Can right hand cylinder head be removed with engine in to work on valves?? Did compression test today, low reading on port under air filter, about 100 compared to 150 for all others, not sure which number this is refered to. I added oil but reading did not...

Hi all,

Thanks for all your tips, I have borrowed a compression tester and will run some tests at the weekend.

Yes, new plugs fitted, checked HT leads so know i've got a spark.
Had van running on drive yestereday for 20mins tappets quieted down ok but still only running on 3 cylinders.

Hi Everyone, hope someone out there can help! Coming home from the inlaws the other day and out of the blue my van started losing power. Its a 1.9 DG waterboxer. I replaced plugs, old ones smelt of fuel and were quite black, haynes says this is due to rich fuel mixture. I noticed that the breather p...

Hi, Just noticed a thetford 235 on ebay, Ideal for Autohomes cupboard

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Thetford-Porta-Po ... dZViewItem

Dont Know if anyone is interested?

I have a 1.9 water cooled engine, and have recently noticed my water temp guage is intermittant , what could cause this and would this stop the fan from coming on?

Hi,

I have an 87 Autohomes Kamper which has a Thetford Porta Potti 235, its approx size is 335 wide, 310 high and 380 deep.

Hope this helps!

Hi, am just in the process of fitting a westy towbar to my 1987 Autohomes Kamper. It should be a simple job but looks as though the bumper will need to have a bit cut out to allow it to fit, is this correct? It is a standard metal bumper. Also where is the best place to connect the wiring? Hope some...

Hi, I have recently redone the inside of my 87 autohomes kamper, got the carpet fabric from a company called AVA leisure in Edenbridge, Kent. they convert Mazda bongos!! It comes on a 2 metre wide roll and was £10 for 2 square metres. I did the whole van with 10metres off the roll, including around ...

Hi, I had a similar problem and had real problems finding flexi tube to go from fridge 'lazy t' to vent on side of van, nobody seems to sell inch and a quarter flexi tube anymore! the solution was aluminium hoover pipe found in a skip that was 32mm internal diameter, bent in a kind of s shape. I had...

quick update on the roof, Its all fitted and working!!
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After a chat with mike from gas strut engineering, have fitted 2 gas struts with 400 newton each and works fine, maybe a bit of a tug to lower but as all struts leak gas over time I figured they would last longer!

hi all, had to remove my 3 way fridge yesterday as refit in progress and busted the flexible hose going to the vent. more expense!

any ideas where i can get some from? somebody suggested car air conditioning hose, don't know if that would be any good?

regards

Hi Emma & John, On the subject of kids we have none at the mo, moving house, allotment and a couple of cats take up a surprising amount of time not to mention refitting betty! but it looks like you both are making up for us with 6 kids, boy thats a house full! :lol: Just investigated raft race d...