Another Carawagon!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:52 pm
Hi,
Here's the latest addition to my stable
I picked it up today from Dave (dpaz on here) and drove it 100 miles home.
I am quite liking the 2.5NAD - runs out of puff a bit on motorway inclines, but was still doing nearly 50mph at the top of Windy Hill on the M62 (Shaw to Saddleworth), just dropping out of overdrive near the top.
If I can sort out the 'heavy breathing', or at least put up with it with a catch tank, I might keep this engine in the vehicle for now.
If not, I've got a spare 200TDi or 300TDi I could drop in.
A slight problem with the brakes on the way home, but backing off the master cylinder pushrod to give a bit more play seemed to do the trick.
It won't take too much work to get it ready for use - replacing some of the roof woodwork which has delaminated and fitting a cooker to the back door (I've got a spare Dudley which I got to replace a modern one in one of my projects).
The double seat base could do with re-covering, the seams had split and are held together with duct tape, and the awning frame needs replacing as the old poles had seized in the roof (luckily I know someone who makes them )
Then possibly a bit of door work, window runners and re-painting, and she'll be good as new
Another 5 door Carawagon Continental on the road - not too many of those around
Cheers,
Robin.
Here's the latest addition to my stable
I picked it up today from Dave (dpaz on here) and drove it 100 miles home.
I am quite liking the 2.5NAD - runs out of puff a bit on motorway inclines, but was still doing nearly 50mph at the top of Windy Hill on the M62 (Shaw to Saddleworth), just dropping out of overdrive near the top.
If I can sort out the 'heavy breathing', or at least put up with it with a catch tank, I might keep this engine in the vehicle for now.
If not, I've got a spare 200TDi or 300TDi I could drop in.
A slight problem with the brakes on the way home, but backing off the master cylinder pushrod to give a bit more play seemed to do the trick.
It won't take too much work to get it ready for use - replacing some of the roof woodwork which has delaminated and fitting a cooker to the back door (I've got a spare Dudley which I got to replace a modern one in one of my projects).
The double seat base could do with re-covering, the seams had split and are held together with duct tape, and the awning frame needs replacing as the old poles had seized in the roof (luckily I know someone who makes them )
Then possibly a bit of door work, window runners and re-painting, and she'll be good as new
Another 5 door Carawagon Continental on the road - not too many of those around
Cheers,
Robin.