Message Forums

way around it is dont use the gas.buy an oil filled radiator and a 2 ring electeric hob,or a camping stove and cook outdoors.

or pay a gas engineer to fix the damage and buy a co detector for peace of mind.

fwiw my first van had the gas condemned,i just gace the bottles away and used electric.your paying for it anyway so why not use it lol

Quote: Originally posted by Andy Higham on 26/6/2013

---

The only hose that could perish is the flexible rubber hose from the bulkhead to the regulator. It will only cost a couple of quid to replace. All the other gas pipes will be copper which will not perish. Any leaks on the copper is most likely to be a fitting that has worked loose and needs tweeking with a spanner

---

Quote: Originally posted by DaveCoaches on 26/6/2013

---

The seals on the cooker knobs tend to leak with age and wear, but no worse than on a domestic appliance. They can often be repaired with an O ring. Brakes could be seized up and the damp you already mentioned could be worse than expected.

It's also possible that some wiring faults will exist, corrosion in the lights and 12N plug causing the road lights to be temperamental.

---

Thanks for posting this Imhaig, and thanks to, to those that answered.

We have just bought a 16 year old van which I will shortly put in for a full service.

I am hoping that it will not need too much done to it.

Lobey
happy new old van!
I have found everyone on the message board to be incredibly helpful and their combined knowledge and experience is worth its weight in gold. I always worry when a tradesman starts to do the builders hiss (you know, the times when they suck air in through their teeth and you just know it's going to be a)bad news and b)expensive!)

We simply don't have thousands to throw at a new van and tbh, from what I've read on this forum the shiny new white ones are not without their problems sometimes!
Hope your van (and ours, for that matter!) passes it's test with flying colours!