Van Finally Returned

Camper being collected friday after all necessary works have been completed.
Since it was taken in in October, this will be the first time i have driven it.

Total work done,
1. Diagnose engine/Emission fault.
2. Tidy front and rear corner panels.
3. Replace rear O/S and N/S floor from underside and fit extra cross members to support rear floor.
4. Repair hole in front O/S wing.
5. Fabricate steel to replace corroded structure on O/S Door step.
6. Fabricate steel to reinforce front cross member.
7. Replace front O/S Steel brake pipe.
8. Repair fuel lines (Leaking).
9. Replace front exhaust clamp and rubber.
10. Refit rear O/S helper spring into original holding.
11.Replace Engine with 2nd hand 1992 1.9td diesel from East Coast Camper
12. New water pump and kit.
13. Timing belt kit
14. New Fuel pump
15. New thermostat
16. New Starter Motor

Total overall spend: € 3650.

That means the paint job is now put on hold till after Christmas.
However, if this means I will be driving trouble free, its a small price to pay.

Thanks Martin, hopefully thats the end of any problems for the foreseeable future.

Robandsue great to hear you got the van back on the road and many happy miles to you!

Excellent!

Big investment alright, but then again you know your van, you know exactly what's done to it and that should give you a piece of mind when you're out and about, which makes the whole experience much more enjoyable.

Sounds like you know have a van for years and years to come

Great to see ye are back on the Road Guys and hope all your problems are behind ye

It might sound like a lot of money but ye got a hell of a lot work done for it, we were quoted around €450 to replace a day time running light on the front of the Car recently, I ordered a spurious one from China for €20 including postage on E bay. I am going to take my chances with it.

It really pays to shop around for parts, the Poles are passionate about anything automotive and they import a lot of parts from Ireland too, they buy old vans here, fill them with parts drive home and scrap the van as well for parts.

Great to hear that you are back on the road. That a fair whack of money for repairs but hopefully the mechanical gods will look down upon you favourably now. They will organise good weather, safe travels, cold beers and good craic for every trip.
Malcolm

Rob and Sue, it's good to see you back on the road. We have been following the troubles you had with your van,but great to see your hitting the road again. Happy travels,hope to see you in the new year.