Not a nice job at the best of times, there is always one inaccessible or seized bolt and it is always the last one. I struggled replacing the matrix on the Punto several years ago.
Back of the garage
- Thread starter Panky
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We got back from five hour drive in Harvey and parked up, switched the engine off but left the fan and water pump running to cool things down. What's that noise 
? A high pitched squealing coming from under the engine cover. Lifting the lid and the sound got even louder -I suspected the Davies Craig water pump had finally minced it's bearing and although it wasn't leaking it was time for a new one.
I found the best deal was from Oz Parts on eBay, cheaper than elsewhere and £50 cheaper than the one I bought all those years ago when I first got Harvey back on the road, 2009 I think.
The new one is made from cast aluminium, unlike the originals that were injection moulded plastic, and is a slightly more compact design but seems to pump just as well.
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Tucked away down in the depths
? A high pitched squealing coming from under the engine cover. Lifting the lid and the sound got even louder -I suspected the Davies Craig water pump had finally minced it's bearing and although it wasn't leaking it was time for a new one.I found the best deal was from Oz Parts on eBay, cheaper than elsewhere and £50 cheaper than the one I bought all those years ago when I first got Harvey back on the road, 2009 I think.
The new one is made from cast aluminium, unlike the originals that were injection moulded plastic, and is a slightly more compact design but seems to pump just as well.
Old V new
Tucked away down in the depths
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Harvey's mains hook up has always consisted of throwing an extension lead into the van before the roof sides were pushed into place. I thought it was about time to improve things to get rid of the trailing lead.
A double socket on either side with USB charging ports should be sufficient.
I used pattress boxes which made fitting them to the thin cupboard sides easy and resulted in a nice flush installation, a little packing piece was need for the clamps though.
The consumer unit was bought off eBay for £15, I should have know better After everything was connected up I loaded the socket up with a kettle and a toaster and flicked the test button to cut the power and test the safety cut off, there was a pop and the smell of burning insulation. The RCD had cooked itself, so much for cheap stuff. So I replaced the RCD, and fitted an extra MCB to supply individual sockets, with half decent items that cost twice as much as the original unit complete, the fridge runs off a separate 6 amp one - at least the enclosure seems decent enough.
Don't buy those consumer units, they are dangerous
A double socket on either side with USB charging ports should be sufficient.
I used pattress boxes which made fitting them to the thin cupboard sides easy and resulted in a nice flush installation, a little packing piece was need for the clamps though.
The consumer unit was bought off eBay for £15, I should have know better
After everything was connected up I loaded the socket up with a kettle and a toaster and flicked the test button to cut the power and test the safety cut off, there was a pop and the smell of burning insulation. The RCD had cooked itself, so much for cheap stuff. So I replaced the RCD, and fitted an extra MCB to supply individual sockets, with half decent items that cost twice as much as the original unit complete, the fridge runs off a separate 6 amp one - at least the enclosure seems decent enough.Don't buy those consumer units, they are dangerous
Well done. Great job.
Very neat.