Techenders: 26th - 28th April 2019. Who's coming?

Art b ..dispensing Doombar and bullocks... & Cocking up the numbering
1) BaySearcher & Alf
2) Iain McAvoy. Thursday
3) davidoft
4) paul2590 considering going Thursday - anyone else?
5) 3901mick (maybe)
6) pkrboo (unless he takes his engine out for the 12th time this year) Thursday
7) scrooge95 Thursday
8) F_Pantos
9) bernjb56
10) MorkC68
11) Faust
12) Merlin Cat. I may come thurs as have to leave sat am
13) Mattlad (maybe)
14) Ermintrude Thursday
15) paulcalf - Checking out scrooge95's "accelerator pedal", anyone bringing a rivet gun?, considering awning options. Thursday possibility. Got to leave Saturday pm
16) bluerustybucket (if the engine is back )
17) Razzyh
18) Valveandy Thursday
19) Phil NTFC
20) SkutterBob
21) Fruitcake
22) 1973 daisey. I’ll be up Friday early ish as day off and not far for me
23) Dicky
24) Geordie - Attempting a world record for number of people in a Karmann Gypsy
25) Lasty - Enjoying a bit of luxury in his newly kitted out and restored bus, whilst appreciating the long service, many miles and numerous countries it has already delivered
26) Beaver - maybe tsk!
27) CollyP - in a tentcoz stuff to do oopnorf
28) Lord Congi
29) Dub and Dubber Sat & Sun in an EARLY with no camping kit whatsoever except the R&R ... Heater cables help please!
30 Babble - possibly / hopefully.
31) Wannabay - could only come late Sat or early Sun, sorry......thanks gerry (interested in Solar)
32) theBusmonkeys - marshalling the adults only area
33) johnh
34) Mikedjames
35) Marzydj- fitting a new distributor but I’m sure they’ll be other things, after my “just wanted to check the spark plugs and fan belt” episode!
36) steve77bay. Add me to list please , only one small step repair and a front door to fit and trim
37) .CK. Can you add Filbert to the list pretty please?
38) Popsy. Only for the Friday night though as have a 50th to go to on the Saturday, may try and go straight after work on the Thursday though , would get there about 9ish , so still time for a beer or two
39) Gnasha aka John. First time newbie at Techenders.
40) @Ripcord : pick up some tips on how to diagnose faults with a bit more science than my current method of randomly swapping bits out.

 

...more a discussion about how easy it is and what bits and kit are required


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Hi Folks!! This will be my first time at Techenders and I'm looking forward to meeting everyone ................... if I can get her running well enough to get me there after a lengthy recovery back from Yorkshire to Banbury on Monday ! This is my first van and only just finished a 2 year restoration so very new to all of this.

I'm collecting a full set of ignition spares and randomly swapping things out but it would be great if I can get some pointers on how to diagnose and fix the most likely issues I might come across, plus spares to carry .................... without having to rely on so called breakdown companies who think points are those things you get at the end of pencils LOL!
Plus I'm interested on thoughts about whether electronic ignition is a good idea or not before I go to the expense of that.

I think it will be Saturday before I'll be able to get up there but will try for Friday ;-)

 

Going to be true to my grumpy self and mention, with love, if you have a dog, that's cool, but please don't assume I will love it as much as you.
And please, please, keep your eye on it so we aren't tiptoeing round the field in order to avoid covering our bus floors with Marmitee

 

packing the van now, looking forward to seeing everyone
Andy

 

The van is going and running OK on the way back from storage. Just need the unmentionable to buck up a bit....

 

At the risk of opening myself up for some proper ridicule ..................... do you guys bring your wives to this one or will they be bored senseless??
Mines a good egg, if I keep her topped up with vino, and she really likes the VW scene so far................as long as we dont have too many recurrences of 7 hour stints with recovery drivers ;-)

 

OK Cool, thanks Baysearcher

 

My SO has found the purrrrfect excuse ... Cat sitting for the elder of the juniors.
Our bus is only nominally set up for "camping" so I think I'm the guinea pig

 

I won't bet here til Friday, got my bus to sort out tomorrow and other stuff to do too, being semi-retired is a busy life

 

@paulcalf Yes Paul thats just filth

 

I've washed it now

Same for me. Im now aiming for early Friday - which realistically means the afternoon

 

More like the other way around

 

Unfortunately same for me too , see you Friday lunchtime


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Hoping to fit a front bearing but struggling to find mi punches in the `storage` .

Anyone willing to bring something suitable along - just in case ??
Might need a something to drift the bearings in an` all ....

@1973daisey ??
@mikedjames ??

I`ll be bringing along a big jack and axle stands if anyone needs to borrow them ...

Cheers ....

 

I think I should have summin mate in my unit only just got back from week away but I’ll look tomorrow sure I got a few it’s not the ones in the disc correct ?
I never changed mine


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