The Jalopy! (1 Viewer)

[Paul240]

Hope I'm in the right section! Admins please advise if not.
So after my intro, I decided to start a thread to highlight how things go with my new purchase , quite a few niggles to sort, but hey can't complain as budget decrees......

The Jalopy is a 2002 Laika motor home on an Iveco Daily twin rear wheels. Purchased on 28/04/17 with just about 100k miles on it. 2.8TD , Fiat or Ford? Not sure.... But think Fiat.... Got a full cambelt kit change and oil and filter into the deal, no idea yet of cambelt intervals , but should be good for a few years.

Jobs to do?
General clean up of exterior , done front, well bonnet and lower trim today. Little by little is the way! Big beasties these, lol
Electric step not working, got a plastic two step for now . Looks very neglected does the mechanism .
Radio signal is very weak and the CD just shows 'disc error ' when loaded. Blaupunkt unit.
Got a feint whiff of diesel fumes in the cabin on start up.
The idea is to update this as a sort of 'blog' as things progress...... Hope that's okay?
Thanks for looking.

 

[Anthea M]

Hello and welcome and enjoy your new van. Happy and safe travels.

 

[davanne]

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[Two on Tour]

Welcome aboard.
Looks pretty good and a nice interior layout. Is it your first venture into motorhoming ?

 

[Paul240]

Welcome aboard.
Looks pretty good and a nice interior layout. Is it your first venture into motorhoming ?

Yep! Have driven big-ish vans and personnel carriers in a previous life. Had three caravans before, but this is my 1st motor home . I'm-laws have had quite a few, in the past and we used to meet up with our caravans , so not going in 'blindly'

 

[scotzsue]

Hello and welcome, lovely looking van, hope you get all your niggles sorted out, most of all get out there and use it.

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[Jaws]

Jobs to do?
General clean up of exterior , done front, well bonnet and lower trim today. Little by little is the way! Big beasties these, lol
Electric step not working, got a plastic two step for now . Looks very neglected does the mechanism .
Radio signal is very weak and the CD just shows 'disc error ' when loaded. Blaupunkt unit.
Got a feint whiff of diesel fumes in the cabin on start up.
The idea is to update this as a sort of 'blog' as things progress...... Hope that's okay?
Thanks for looking.

Love it !
For me, if I bought a van that required zero work, and never went wrong, I would be bored silly and would proly have long since given up on motorhoming !
Enjoy the fettle

 

[Minxy]

I see you went for the one with the pre-installed pole dancing pole!

 

[teddybear]

Welcome, a tidy looking van. If you are planning to keep posting as a blog you will need to subscribe as you will soon use up your free posts.Looking forward to watching the progress.

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[PhilG]

looks nice
Decent layout too

 

[Silver-Fox]

 

[Baldeagle7470]

Hi Paul,what a great intro,looks a good solid old bus,should last a good while,enjoy the forum and your van.

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[gus-lopez]

 

[Paul240]

Still tidying things up. Door mirrors looking a bit 'tat' . Going for a bit of black Hammerite here I think.

Oh, the radio is now working. I found the aerial has an earth to the battery neg terminal. It was well cruddy. A quick clean up and hey-presto..... CD still shows error message. I think that will be the lens being dirty. Not too worried on that score, as I shall be streaming Radio 2 through a Bluetooth speaker whilst over here. And now when back in the UK I shall be able to listen using the radio. Little by little.....

 

[movan]

Looks lovely already. Looking forward to all your updates.

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[Paul240]

We took The Jalopy for his first outing yesterday! Just an afternoon to a local-ish venue where you can wildpark next to the River Vilaine. About 1/2 an hours run, thats all. A lazy lunch followed by walking the dogs. Then a cuppa before trundling home. All went well. Gave us a chance to see how the dogs coped in their newly installed cages (they are 'caged trained' and use their indoor ones by choice). The cages are fixed in, incase you were wandering.
It all went well & the dogs got to swim too..... Well 2 did, ones a big girls blouse, lol.

 

[Paul240]

Well, we have planned our 1st proper outing.....as in overnighters. This weekend. Out Sat & return Monday. Then Tuesday is a workday for SWMBO, then out Wednesday back Sunday. Looking forward to that.

During the meanwhilst a little more 'fettling'..... Noticed that after giving the gas a good test with fridge , freezer and hot water for a day...... That the gas pipe flexi had 'Remplacer avant 2011' marked on it!!!! So I've done that slightly overdue job!

Have given the tatty mirrors one coat of Hammerite, looking better, another coat to do.

Inside, a damn good clean up. The vents were as manky as 10, took the fly screens off to get all the leaves and crud out. The back door night screen, well I reckon thats been on like forever!

Removed the beds undersheet & the curtain / surround for a wash. All in all looking much better.


Opps, double posted some pics, soz

 

[Hagstrom]

It's (60!) years since I first heard my Dad talk about getting a new Jalopy - the term seems to have gone out of use now.

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[gus-lopez]

Looking good.

 

[Paul240]

Well 1st break 'in anger' to see what's what etc.... Ended like this! Smoke in the cabin, hopefully just blower heater motor burnt out, as it conked just before smokey-ness! The Jalopy is at an Iveco garage. I await the 'damage'. 1st break Oh Please!!

 

[Paul240]

Still in the garage. They had to chase burnt wiring back to the fuse board & the board needs replacing. Waiting for delivery of the parts. Should be back on the road by next Wedsnesday, which is about par for here . 716 euros is the cost. Sort of ball park to what I was expecting.
Good news is that I asked them to look into the dead electric step and do an estimate . They THINK they've sorted it. Found broken wiring. They've repaired that in the cost but can't test it until the fuse board is back in place.
Fingers crossed.

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[Paul240]

Getting The Jalopy back today! The wiring is all done apparently . Also the step works! Just a broken wire! Yay.

 

[Paul240]

The Jalopy is home and........

 

[Stretto Boy]

View attachment 166038 The Jalopy is home and........

That's not a step, it's a staircase!

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[wizzer59]

Another Tin of hammerite needed for that then

 

[Carol]

Pleased to see you had it back, fingers crossed all will be good now and you can enjoy it.

 

[Paul240]

Yep, I can feel the Hammerite coming on

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[Paul240]

So whilst at the garage picking The Jalopy up, and having read about the differential on these Iveco beasts seizing if not maintained. I decided to get some diff' oil. Did the deed yesterday . The stuff that came out was really black , very gloopy & stank! Good news is that they take 2ltrs and that is exactly the ammount that came out. 2ltrs of fresh Amber nectar in place.
Next outing for TJ? Well we're off tomorrow back Monday, heading west into Finistere region of Brittany.
No more scares now TJ!!

 

[Paul240]

We decided to stay another night. Had a successful journey including stopping at a Motorhome place to order a couple of bits, new bathroom tap and a new seal for the loo (bit pongy ).
Only about 120 mile run. Been out today to explore the delights of emptying black and grey!
Back at the site now, it's peeing it down, blummin luvvin it!

 

[Paul240]

Well, plans underway for a trip to UK next month . Have taken TJ back to the Iveco garage for a full service , so all ready to go.
Plan is from here in Southern Brittany up to Calais for the tunnel. Will do a one night stop-over on this run.
Then onto Forest Row for a one night , to tie in a visit.
Next up to Knutsford area for a stop over. Then continue up the M6 to Cumbria, then across to The Solway Firth to visit the in-laws at Silloth. 4-5 nights there, before heading south to Derby to see my Mum. Picking up a car I bagged from carsandclassics web-site which is waiting in Mums garage for me. Couple of nights there, before returning in 'convoy' to the Tunnel, stopping over near Folkstone and then again a stop over in France before heading back here again. Go TJ.

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