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by Ade
12 Jul 2007, 13:01
Forum: Camping & Travelling
Topic: Northern Spain - route suggestions
Replies: 15
Views: 3491

Calais/Boulogne to Biarritz is about twelve hours drive on the autoroute and @ 75 euros in tolls , its a good fast road all the way,but gets busy though not congested in late July and August 50 quid in tolls ,100 quid in diesel ,50 quid ferry ,and spend the 500 quid youve saved on booze :lol: :lol: ...
by Ade
17 May 2007, 20:59
Forum: Camping & Travelling
Topic: fao...westy owners.
Replies: 10
Views: 1332

Got one secondhand last year and tried it,itgets really hot quite quickly
,but ive never actually used it,if its sunny is BBQ time if its raining then having one of them on the stove and a small person in the van is a
nightmare waiting to happen,maybe one day I might bake a cake
by Ade
17 May 2007, 20:52
Forum: Camping & Travelling
Topic: Fitted-out vans.....WHY?
Replies: 48
Views: 8188

Westfalia or its customers strangely agreed with brooky,less is more,later westfalias have fewer cubby holes (but much bigger)and chest fridges,they also moved the kitchen to the rear and made the rock and roll seat/bed removable to allow for load carrying, and made all surfaces wipe clean....in the...
by Ade
17 May 2007, 20:32
Forum: Camping & Travelling
Topic: Westfalia Joker question
Replies: 5
Views: 1421

If a mid to late joker/cali/atlantic was specced from new with a winter pack,it would have had double glazing,eber and an extra battery earlier models could have these added seperately,all models right to the end of production could be with normal glass, at least thats what appears to be the case ac...
by Ade
14 Apr 2007, 13:50
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 1.6TD
Replies: 31
Views: 4839

Ade wrote: Buy a cheap diesel rev counter and oil pressure guage of e-bay,it will be a wise investment How easy are they to fit Ade? about 30 m ins for the rev counter,just run an extra wire from the alternator to the dash, and run an extra wire for the oil pressure sensor, you'll need to find a te...
by Ade
11 Apr 2007, 18:56
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 1.6TD
Replies: 31
Views: 4839

Buy a cheap diesel rev counter and oil pressure guage of e-bay,it will be a wise investment Our 1.6TD Westy took us to the south of France and Spain couple of times a year for the last four years without any problems apart from a litre of oil with every tank of diesel, the only place I wouldnt recom...
by Ade
15 Sep 2006, 11:46
Forum: Technical Questions and Answers (archived from live forum)
Topic: What size fuses in Westy Joker?
Replies: 2
Views: 588

Eberspacher is 25A and the fridge/pump 16A
by Ade
30 Aug 2006, 12:26
Forum: Camping & Travelling
Topic: Westy underbody water tank.
Replies: 6
Views: 1761

The water tank on a westy is under the side cupboard alongside the rear seat,the under slung tank is grey water from the sink

CAK tanks make underslung water tanks suitable for a T25
by Ade
28 Aug 2006, 18:55
Forum: Camping & Travelling
Topic: Westy Fridge Problem
Replies: 4
Views: 755

send me an PM with an e-mail address and I'll forward the Dometic diagnostic service manual to you
by Ade
28 Aug 2006, 18:46
Forum: Camping & Travelling
Topic: Westy Fridge Problem
Replies: 4
Views: 755

When the gas button is depressed the light should flash .......... if not check the 12v connection/Fuse( behind the drivers seat on 'b' pillar)

If its flashing push in the ignition button , when it stops flashing the fridge is alight

240v connection is a european type plug under the sink
by Ade
28 Aug 2006, 18:41
Forum: Camping & Travelling
Topic: Diffrence between Joker and Club Joker
Replies: 3
Views: 884

level of trim on later models ,club joker had padded hi back front seats and buttoned upholstery on rears,layout on earlier models Mid eighties Club Jokers had a corner seat in the rear Dont rely on the badges to tell the difference,the stickers are cheap and many Jokers have had Club Joker stickers...
by Ade
17 Aug 2006, 11:21
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: how big is a T25 fuel tank??
Replies: 7
Views: 7138

there were two differnt size fuel tanks fitted to T3's the bigger was I beleive 85l
by Ade
14 Aug 2006, 08:07
Forum: Technical Questions and Answers (archived from live forum)
Topic: Adding a trip computer
Replies: 13
Views: 1704

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "computer" was first used to describe a mechanical calculating device in 1897.


odometer adds up total mileage,which is a calculation , ergo is a computer

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:run
by Ade
14 Aug 2006, 08:03
Forum: Technical Questions and Answers (archived from live forum)
Topic: Top Bunk
Replies: 5
Views: 875

Its designed for two adults,I sleep up there and am about 14 stone

the weakest point is the fold down flap, attach a bit of reinforcing to it if your worried
by Ade
10 Aug 2006, 09:12
Forum: Camping & Travelling
Topic: More heater stuff, what have I got?
Replies: 3
Views: 830

The black plastic box in your first two pictures is your battery charger, it converts 240v hookup to 12v and charges your main and leisure battery Controller is obviously eberspacher,but the under van unit is not normal, it should be a square-ish box about 12" x 18" and be under the van/sl...