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Snap! with the vans

Many thanks for the tip - I'll give him a go.

All the best, Ant

Hi I've just moved to Bristol and my van needs a bit of TLC. Can anyone recommend me a good garage in or near bristol? I have a 1.7 diesel hightop - 1988 if that makes any difference. Many thanks for any advice. P.S> By TLC I think I need a new accelerator cable as the pedal is not always returning ...

As a mechanical newbie the might seem an silly question. I'm currently on the road on a long Uk tour in my 1.7 diesel hightop (I know lucky me!). I had a full service before we left but now I'm thinking I need to top up the oil ( about halfway between the 2 marks on the dipstick when cold) what oil ...

Ps it's a diesel 1.7

do u think it's okay to drive still (i mean like half an hour to a garage ?)

I'm on an extended roadtrip currently near uffington in Oxford. My exhaust has sheared away where the pipe runs into the silencer ( the weld has come apart) very noisy ! I have some questions: can it be welded back together even if the pipe is a bit rusty? Of not how hard is it to replace the pipe -...

That was the sort of thing I was thinking of - where did you get it from?

I'm not sure its the kind of thing I can just pick up at my builder yard is it?

Also, how did you seal it to the fridge (solid) exhaust pipe?

Thanks for the tip.

Also - it I extent the pipes up - what could I use to seal the extension to the sawn down pipe? I guess it would need to be heat proof and gas proof

Hi there, Just got a Electrolux RM122 fridge (gas and 12v), i've got enough space behind and around the back of it to mean I can vent the large grills inside the van (i.e. above and below the front of the fridge). However, there's no getting round the fact I need to cut a hole in the side panel to v...

not south london but beetlemania in North London (muswell hill) are good with engines.

reasonable too - at least they have always sorted me out.

sure from here: http://www.bluebird-type2.co.uk/T25interior.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (scroll down the page) they have 2 - one you weld in and one that just bolts in - yes its expensive but we only needed one and it would end up costing the same buying 2nd hand and...

Thanks for the replies -

yep i just drilled a couple of extra holes in the runners and bolted it up.

Phoned the seller and they confirmed this was right.

I can now happily swivel!

I've just bought a bolt on plate for my passenger seat - it was advertised as a 'simple nut and bolt job' on the website that I bought it from but I have a couple of questions. Hopefully someone has fitted a similar plate in the past and can help me (the place I bought it from is closed to day and I...

I've got a vent cut in the side of the van already, from the heater - its got a grill and had two silver tubes running to it (about 4 inch diametre - one air in, one venting out I guess) The thing I'm most worried about to be honest is connecting the gas to the fridge and wiring up the electrics pro...

Thanks for the help everyone - I decided to just get a garage to replace the plugs - now she starts first time every time.

Wish I'd done it at the beginning of winter!

Hi everyone, I removed the gas heater in our van as we didn't use it - I want to fit a fridge in its place. There is a gas 'splitter' that runs from the bottle to our gas cooker and has a pipe that used to connect to the heater. There is also the 12V leisure battery and an 240 hook up. I want to fit...