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Possibly the last update in this story. This morning the battery is still fully charged, the radio is still out so the draw from that needs to be tested, i know it did draw a little so a future fix is to install that switch, but for now, the van is good to go. A question asked was whether I should r...

Latest update, got a jump start this morning from a friendly neighbour, and got home to a just kampers delivery of a new alternator. Fitted it this evening to a full battery (checked with a load tester as well as multimeter). Full revs test and it generates 14.2 volts so a big improvement, and the b...

I removed the radio completely last night, and the battery was full at the time. This morning we are down to 5 volts, completely flat. I will add that switch though, definitely helpful as the radio does draw from the vehicle battery. Going back to my original theory that it is an alternator fault. W...

Yes, it does switch on, I have taken it out completely just in case.

Drove 4 hours and now set up, battery is full so alternator is working. Fingers crossed it works tomorrow morning!

Latest update. The battery tender (which is supposed to be able to charge too) appears to have a fault of some kind. The vehicle battery had dropped to 6volts overnight from being around 8 volts when I last saw around 11pm, and the display on the tender had an error code. I have now removed that com...

Thank you both, I had had a look through, and was mainly wondering whether it's worth working through all of the rest of the tests if my theory about the alternator is right, if it helps I can explain what I have done so far. I removed all 'additional' cables that run either to or from the vehicle b...

Hi everyone, I have a 1986 1.6 Diesel that has a battery drain issue. I have checked for parasitic draw and with the alternator disconnected I get 0.04. With the alternator connected i get 0.74. I cant post pictures unfortunately, says my region is blocked? I am in the UK. Does this sound right, can...

Fully appreciate that I am resurrecting an old thread, but I have exactly the same situation, I have an old bilbo conversion with side elevating roof and a plan to carry a canoe on the roof for trips away - but I need to somehow attach a rack to the top to make it happen. Ideally I don't want to mak...

Thanks all for your help, I managed to extract the wire from the middle lever so it now just goes to the top one and all levers work freely. Could use a replacement 'nob' as one had been glued on, but it's OK for now. I had to manipulate the top wire so it didnt just drop straight back through and g...

Thank you for the guidance. The wires goes through the top lever down to the second lever which means that the top two levers are always linked together, I can't adjust the temperature independently of the direction adjustment (directed to clear window etc). Not to mention the constant bending of th...

Thank you, have managed to get the cover off. It looks like there is a small wire that goes through the top lever and down through the middle lever to the metal plate that separates the top two levers from the bottom lever. The wires scrapes the metal plate which makes an awful noise. Is this suppos...

Well not fully jammed, just jammed together. I can't move the top 2 levers independently, they both move at the same time. It feels mechanical just behind the controls but I can't get access easily. Do I need to take the whole dash off or is there another way? I don't want to force plastic and break...

Thankfully the roads in the peak district have potholes, and after a trip up there for the weekend, all lights are now working.

Thanks for your assistance!

Not sure how, but after all the jiggling, I managed to get one of the lights working. No idea how, but I can now tell roughly how fast i am going at night.

Thanks for your assistance, will update after i have done some more jiggling.

Al

Thank you, had to unscrew the dashboard to get access in the end, as it's LHD that bit wasn't accessible from underneath.

Tested it and it got 11.3 volts at pin 1.

Suggests the issue is either the lights, or a connection to the lights. That bit looks tricky, can it be fixed?