How to get van serviced without getting fleeced?
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Heh, I bet that slurps the juice...to all you doubters: i have seen rambo today and he looks in very good nick!
a few bits to do, but mostly just routine servicing stuff (filter changes etc.)
3.5 litre V6 engine too
Nice engine to have in a Tranny, though - they can be a bit underpowered, and that's BEFORE you add all the accommodation stuff
Stig
Condimentalist
Only just seen this, as we are MOVING OUT at work, and it's uproar 
Massive massive thanks to _pH_ for doing loads of work on it, we did:
HT leads and spark plug replacements,
oil and oil filter changes,
fiddling and oiling the throttle cable until it wasn't sticky any more,
would have changed the air filter but they gave us the wrong one. (but I know now where it goes and how to replace it for when I get the new one anyway)
changed the power steering belt and alternator belt, solving squeaks and battery fail (not sure I'd be able to do those myself nest time, lots of undoing major looking bits, but the rest I reckon I'd be ok to do myself next time)
Have a fuel filter but didn't change it as knocked off to go down the pub
Massive massive thanks to _pH_ for doing loads of work on it, we did:
HT leads and spark plug replacements,
oil and oil filter changes,
fiddling and oiling the throttle cable until it wasn't sticky any more,
would have changed the air filter but they gave us the wrong one. (but I know now where it goes and how to replace it for when I get the new one anyway)
changed the power steering belt and alternator belt, solving squeaks and battery fail (not sure I'd be able to do those myself nest time, lots of undoing major looking bits, but the rest I reckon I'd be ok to do myself next time)
Have a fuel filter but didn't change it as knocked off to go down the pub
Oh,
. So changing the belts fixed the squeal you had then turning the wheel full lock?Oh,
yeah the belt that was on there was way too loose (and also perished/cracked) so we put on a new belt, tensioned it up properly and sorted it
The alternator belt was also very loose which i suspect is why it wasn't charging properly, but same thing, new belt, tensioned up properly, sorted
han
love is the answer
Rambo lives!!
He has had some nice stuff done to him today and is very happy
and i got paid in beer soi am very drunk
wow! Fantastic!
I love urban.
Nice one!
Stig
Condimentalist
I have!
We fitted the new one on Friday, and went for a few drives round the block. I still wasn't happy with the accelerator pedal, so I drove it round to the garage, who said it was supposed to be like that, and looked at me as if I was some kind of lady or something.
They did say the exhaust was leaking, so I'll have a look at that today. That's something I can do, it's just plumbing really.
I'm still a bit scaredy of driving it.
We fitted the new one on Friday, and went for a few drives round the block. I still wasn't happy with the accelerator pedal, so I drove it round to the garage, who said it was supposed to be like that, and looked at me as if I was some kind of lady or something.
They did say the exhaust was leaking, so I'll have a look at that today. That's something I can do, it's just plumbing really.
I'm still a bit scaredy of driving it.
'some kind of lady' lol
well done stiglet! I'm sure the accelerator pedal will be fine, once you get used to it. And the more you drive Rambo, the less scared you will be
Yeah, the exhaust did sound a bit blowy (although it was difficult to tell cos of the farty noises the air-filter-less engine was making), but that's not too big a problem really. Use some of this in the holes:
well done stiglet! I'm sure the accelerator pedal will be fine, once you get used to it. And the more you drive Rambo, the less scared you will be
Yeah, the exhaust did sound a bit blowy (although it was difficult to tell cos of the farty noises the air-filter-less engine was making), but that's not too big a problem really. Use some of this in the holes:
Stig
Condimentalist
Rich says it's a binary accelerator.
you can't go slowly, it's an ambulance, so there's a microscopic difference in pressure on the pedal between 'not going anywhere' and 'fucking whoosh'.
Not quite what I'm used to, but give it time.
Also I've found it's shit in first gear, but seems to be geared up to pull away fine in third.
you can't go slowly, it's an ambulance, so there's a microscopic difference in pressure on the pedal between 'not going anywhere' and 'fucking whoosh'.
Not quite what I'm used to, but give it time.
Also I've found it's shit in first gear, but seems to be geared up to pull away fine in third.
he would say that but what would he know, he does robots not trannies 
when you say 'shit in first gear' do you mean it's slow, like engine going: vrooooommm!!11!! but rambo creeping along like a little mouse?
if it's that, it's pretty much like all trannies, the gear ratios are very low at the bottom end of the box for pulling away when towing or with a big load. pulling away in 2nd is normal for me, unless you're a on a steep hill/towing etc.
but what would he know, he does robots not trannies when you say 'shit in first gear' do you mean it's slow, like engine going: vrooooommm!!11!! but rambo creeping along like a little mouse?
if it's that, it's pretty much like all trannies, the gear ratios are very low at the bottom end of the box for pulling away when towing or with a big load. pulling away in 2nd is normal for me, unless you're a on a steep hill/towing etc.
This is a most interesting and entertaining thread. I have just read the whole thing from start to finish. I am glad to read the happy almost-ending. I am sure that there will be more adventures of Rambo. I liked the bit about the 'binary accelerator'. It reminded me of the joke about the Italian sports car that only had two speeds, 200 mph and Stop. I hope I never end up an an ambulance with a 'binary' accelerator.
Stig well done, with your venture. That 'glue gun' you mentioned might be a grease-gun perhaps. One look at what comes out should tell you. Is there a blue flashing light and siren with it or has that bit already been removed? I would be a bit careful about the leaky exhaust pipe. Carbon Monoxide is not your friend.
Stig well done, with your venture. That 'glue gun' you mentioned might be a grease-gun perhaps. One look at what comes out should tell you. Is there a blue flashing light and siren with it or has that bit already been removed? I would be a bit careful about the leaky exhaust pipe. Carbon Monoxide is not your friend.
