Preventative measures
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2y ago
Okay, so Winter might not be camping and show-going every weekend but it does make for a great time to sort any little issues you might be having with your van. We've got one. It's the dreaded dual mass flywheel. Now it's not often that Stone174 gets his fingers dirty and starts talking about things under the bonnet, but there's so much forum-talk, speculation, doom and gloom about the subject, I thought I'd do a little research and put something up on here. Dual Mass Wha...? The dual mass flywheel (or DMF if you like) is fitted in most modern diesel and petrol engines, both passenger car ..read more
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Autumn update
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2y ago
As you've guessed by the lack of blog posts, not much is happening at the moment. We took a trip over to Campershak last weekend for them to look at making a few adjustments and repairs to parts of the interior - these should be done early in February next year, hopefully before Dubfreeze. Whilst out in the Autumn sunshine it seemed a good opportunity to get a few photos ..read more
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Show report: VAG Squadron at JCT600
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2y ago
They say there's no such thing as a free lunch. Well 'they' are wrong - nothing like a bit of good old Yorkshire hospitality courtesy of the newly opened JCT600 dealership in Wakefield who kindly opened their doors (and their forecourt and their car park) for the VAG Squadron crew to put on a little Sunday Show. The free hog-roast was a bit of a welcome surprise and was perfect nourishment after the hours of polishing the van. The event was also VAG Squadron's first birthday party and a good excuse to get together on an un-seasonally warm and sunny afternoon and raise a bit of money for chari ..read more
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Cornwall trip & Busfest 2013
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2y ago
I know what you're thinking; there hasn't been a post on here for a while. So here's a long-overdue update... There's nothing much to report on the van front other than it has been in regular use as Camper, show vehicle, bike transporter, spare room, and chill-out area. Early September saw us make our annual pilgrimage to the Southwest for some camping, surfing and general lazing about, with the return journey being interrupted by a stop at the Busfest show under the Malvern hills. Our first stop was at our regular haunt, Trewan Hall campsite near St. Columb Major. As the week progressed, th ..read more
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Show Report: Fueled Society 2013
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2y ago
The youth of today - don't you just love 'em. I guess this is a statement said by many over the generations, last weekend I found myself mumbling it. And before you think 'here we go, Stone174's on another show rant' hang on, this one was a really good show, helped no-end by the glorious sunshine. Gates opened for camping at 10am on the Saturday morning - a really good idea as it meant a real lazy day of doing very little, bagging a good camping spot, watching cars and vans arrive and generally sitting under that sun with a cold beer. Watching the type of vehicle and owner arriving we sudd ..read more
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Micro Mods: Window Winder Wheels
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2y ago
The cab area will be one of the last parts of the van to have any sort of modification done to it. Other than the footwell lights and the cab light it is pretty much untouched. Then I saw this mod done on the T5 forum and thought I'd give it a go. At first glance I couldn't work out how the winder handles came off, but it's dead easy once you know... Simply squeeze the lock-ring behind the handle and pull it in the opposite direction to that which the handle is pointing - simple. Then it just pulls away from the mechanism. Once off I simply chopped the back of the small wheel section to re ..read more
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For Sale
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3y ago
**SOLD ** Thanks for reading. Richard ..read more
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Going off air
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3y ago
Hello. I know what you're thinking - he's here again with another post apologising for the lack of posts; not much happening, winter weather, etc, etc. I thought it best to put something up here as there's been quite a few things happening under the radar over the last few months.   There's a double-meaning in the post's headline; yes, I went off-air in terms of writing anything here - apologies for the two year gap, and secondly, the much discussed and documented air ride is no longer on the van. I had all kinds of issues, mostly with Airrex and quality (or lack of) issues with their ..read more
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Super September...
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3y ago
a month to remember! When chatting to people about the van, one question that often crops up is 'do you use it much?'. Now at first this always seems fairly odd and I usually answer with an upbeat 'Yes, you've got to' - meaning that six years of sinking all my hard-earned in to a campervan, do you think I just look at it? If possible I'd be away in it more but the usual commitments always get in the way. But this last month has been fantastic and, in no way intentional, we have managed to be in the van every weekend since the end of August. Weekend one We left work on Friday evening and ..read more
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It's curtains for the old blinds
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3y ago
Here's a perfectly timed upgrade that we've been wanting to do for a while. The old internal window blinds have served us well but always felt a little 'temporary'. And since using the external cab blind more often, the internal ones were simply getting in the way... the solution; curtains. We'd been aware of a curtain kit from Kiravans for quite a while but weren't in a position to justify the price. But thanks to a competition they were running we soon found ourselves with a nice voucher towards the purchase. As is usual in the land of Stone174, nothing is ever that simple - there's nothing ..read more
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