The £1250 Westy an update

[barneyrubble]

Hi everyone thought I would mail out an update on my £1250 westy that you all encouraged me to buy. So far I have sourced the missing connector for the turbo, fitted a new battery, diesel filter, inline one way valve and primer into the fuel line. This was all that was needed to start it. Now it starts on the button and this is without the glowplug circtut working!

There has been a whole heap of polishing and cleaning in an effort to make it more presentable and its paying off.









I've found a leisure battery in the back and after topping up the fluid it is now starting to take a charge, I've found the lpg tank is full of gas and the hob all works, the fridge lights but doesnt get to cold, I guess this is because it has sat for so long not sure what to do about that yet. The pump for the water also works. Proper exciting!

since I've failed to get Dan from buswerx along to quote for the welding I took a punt, and stuck it in for an mot today to get a to - do list. Of course it failed but the list seems small, one rear tyre, one front brake (a new caliper needed) and one rear registration light bulb - thats it! A few advisories the most annoying being a split cv gaitor at the rear which will need addressing (I'm guessing its a nasty job)

..and today i kicked back and had my first cuppa on board.



So far everyones advice is looking good! Now to source a new caliper and new tyre. then hopefully I will be all legal.

thanks for everyones advice so far.

Best Regards

Matthew

[harris121163]

looks a great wee bus. money well spent
is that an aldi sterio I have one of those and they are great with the remote control.

[toolsntat]

Well I did not see it before Matthew, but it sure looks good from here

Well done

Ah! the classic position to relax in, cup in hand door open and feet up
You can't beat it....

Andy

[gtavalanche]

I'm not even slightly jealous that I did t see this before you!

It's looking nice and shiny. I've heard you can turn the fridge upside down for twenty four hours if it's not getting cold. It's worth a punt.

[evilnoodle]

I am only the teeniest bit jealous

[Louey]

Nice one

[jason k]

That was a steal, pure and simple!!

[barneyrubble]

All the old photos (and others) are in the library on Photobucket.

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..and yes thats an aldi special radio, it was in my mini (which goes on thursday to pay for the camper), unbeatable value bluetooth, usb etc and finally the remote will be usefull!

Only a teeny bit jealous - damn much try harder.

[AdrianC]

the fridge lights but doesnt get to cold, I guess this is because it has sat for so long not sure what to do about that yet.

Have you tried the fridge on mains? It won't work on 12v without the engine running, but you could bodge it onto a battery charger, try that out too.

If it's lacklustre on all three, then it could be the refrigerant, so turning it upside down may help.
If it works fine on one, then the refrigerant's good, and it's the other heat source(s) that're iffy.

Definitely looks like an absolute bargain!

[barneyrubble]

We jury rigged an uber battery charger to the leisure terminals (it was how will played with the tap etc).

The result was the same, there was some hot air coming out of the vent but the fridge never got very cold, i think your correct the refrigerant needs a good shake up. Something to be looked at more carefully once it has a ticket.

Best Regards

Matt

[martinj]

Now thats a real bargain, well done.

[thebobster]

Just one word really,


WOW !!!

[thebobster]

All the old photos (and others) are in the library on Photobucket.

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..and yes thats an aldi special radio, it was in my mini (which goes on thursday to pay for the camper), unbeatable value bluetooth, usb etc and finally the remote will be usefull!

Only a teeny bit jealous - damn much try harder.

Try this for the pics you invited us to see:-

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BARGAIN OF THE YEAR

[AdrianC]

We jury rigged an uber battery charger to the leisure terminals (it was how will played with the tap etc).

The result was the same

If you're talking about the fridge on 12v, that won't work - the 12v element is only fired up when the split-charge relay "sees" alternator charge voltage. The way to fool it would be to disconnect the plug under the sink, and wire the battery (or beefy dumb charger) directly to the element. Mains element's the easiest to test.

[barneyrubble]

Excellent - thanks for that clarification. I'll borrow my dads mains lead and give it a whirl.

Brakes/tyre first though!

Best Regards

Matthew