What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[david173]

new THQ uprated struts to sort the sagging tailgate. as expected its a little stiff with no bike rack but perfectly fine. If it gets too much in the summer ill stick a 900N one back on, 2 minute job.

I plan to make my own chair pod in the future so i didn't want to drop £120 on OEM 985N struts which would have been better in the meantime.

 

[racT6bus]

I got it dirty……
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Love this look, are you running factory suspension or have you upgraded?

 

[Saffa365]

Started trying to work out a way to hide a 4l diesel tank in plain sight.
Decent quality tank from wydale

 

[Ayjay]

@Saffa365. I know you'll think it's a stupid question but I've got to ask what it's for?

 

[Saffa365]

@Saffa365. I know you'll think it's a stupid question but I've got to ask what it's for?

Hopefully for my diesel heater , I don’t want to drop my tank again and would like to keep it seperate

 

[JOG]

@Boyd River Thanks, shes a clever old stick

Absolutely

 

[DubHaus]

More progress by my amazing Mum today


Flat seams! Apparently it’s a thing Keeps the edges nice and smooth

and done! Will fit again tomorrow and then work out how to do the mirror aperture

 

[Alster]

@Saffa365 not sure i would want a diesel tank inside the van. Think I’d be worried about fumes.

 

[JOG]

More progress by my amazing Mum today

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Flat seams! Apparently it’s a thing Keeps the edges nice and smooth
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and done! Will fit again tomorrow and then work out how to do the mirror aperture

I reckon mum has the beginnings of a little sideline going there!

 

[DubHaus]

I reckon mum has the beginnings of a little sideline going there!

Hhmmmmm I’ll have a word…….

 

[drinfinity]

Fitted some sidebars from VanPimps. I had the ramp for a couple of days, so there’s other stuff too which I’ll write up once I’ve tested it. Not the underbody LEDs sadly, they are part of the ramp!

 

[Saffa365]

@Saffa365 not sure i would want a diesel tank inside the van. Think I’d be worried about fumes.

I totally agree , I’m hoping the decent ventilated lid won’t allow fumes out , otherwise I’ll try a vent pipe , everyday is a school day

 

[DubHaus]

I totally agree , I’m hoping the decent ventilated lid won’t allow fumes out , otherwise I’ll try a vent pipe , everyday is a school day

If you don’t want to drop the tank again why not fit the T Piece to the return line? Literally a 5-10 min job

 

[Samro]

Went out in the van and the Ecoflow wasn’t charging from ignition live.

Took the lid off the box where it lives (3x screws), fiddled about with the wires, checked I was getting 13ish volts at the socket and I was.

Plugged it back in and it started charging again, so put it all back together.

Drove the van again later in the day, not charging, so after tea I went back out to check wires again and before I touched anything started engine, looked at the app and it was charging again.

So none the wiser

A web search shows that some people have had issues with the car charger plug that plugs into the vehicle getting hot/melting and have hard wired an XT60 to bypass the cig lighter socket so might try that.

Try reducing the current in the Ecoflow app to 4 volts and see if that works without any issues. (The plug/socket will be much cooler at 4A then 8A.

 

[Saffa365]

If you don’t want to drop the tank again why not fit the T Piece to the return line? Literally a 5-10 min job

I read the thread regarding this T and I thought people started getting issues due to a non return valve in the line and an unknown depth of the return line in the tank ?

 

[drinfinity]

I read the thread regarding this T and I thought people started getting issues due to a non return valve in the line and an unknown depth of the return line in the tank ?

Yes, return line has a non-return valve.

Dropping the tank is less difficult than it sounds. I’ve done it on two vans now - my old T5 on levelling ramps by the kerb (miserable experience), and this week on the new van on a proper workshop ramp. Using the ramp made it very straightforward.

 

[Rioja John]

I need to drop my tank to make my final connection for my diesel heater but my tank is full to the brim.

John.

 

[dave_b]

Love this look, are you running factory suspension or have you upgraded?

It's on standard springs, standard ride height, but Koni Special Active dampers and H&R ARB's front and rear, all fitted by Chris @The Van Cave rides like a dream.

 

[Ayjay]

@Saffa365 not sure i would want a diesel tank inside the van. Think I’d be worried about fumes.

TBH, I would be more concerned with the potential for spillage every time I filled it up. Even the odd drip would be near impossible to clean off the carpet lining or mat and would stink the van out. That said, the install is very neat and tidy.

 

[drinfinity]

I need to drop my tank to make my final connection for my diesel heater but my tank is full to the brim.

John.

Drive around a bit, it will go down ;-> I ran it down to the warning light, then put in a few L at time.