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Spent the day cleaning. Found more things of interest (a bullet!) and cleared out LOTS of mouse droppings. Also I'm proud to say I did my own oil change - first non shop one ever! Proper messy job but I loved it. Tomorrow I'm going to attempt again to remove the middle seats, especially now...

So glad you got the AC working... I saw the dreaded R12 on my unit today and am weighing up my options. My power window motors are in a bad way, so I need to figure something out!! Love following Juanita's progress!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Sweet van! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Anyone got any ideas how to 'quick release' the chair? The manual says that when a cam-type latch is disangaged, the chair can be easily removed. It's the vaguest most irritating sentence. My Haynes manual says nothing.

I'll be excited to see photos! Congratulations on the new beginnings!

Some updates... Go through the recommended maintenance schedule and basically do it all - taking her in on Monday for a full checkup to find out how bad it is..... erk... Washers don't work (wipers do move though) - Will hopefully be diagnosed on Monday Driver's power window doesn't roll down...

Yeah, you're right. It would just feel wrong to sell them. Guess we're going to have to get clever with our single outdoor storage cupboard arrangement!

I've booked an appointment for an inspection of my van to find out what it needs done to be hunky dory - 8am on Monday, $50. That should give me a good starting point on what I can do, and what I need to pay someone to do.  I found a ton of new belts in the back while cleaning yesterday, I'm...

Yeah she's a pretty one! Makes me happy to know that the mouse died in such lavish surroundings! This Saturday is The Day of the Clean, so I'll take plenty of photos once I've calmed down and got over whatever I find hidden in the depths.

Oh you have no idea. I basically found this whole lady's back story. There is a book of lists, lots of receipts, strange modifications to the interior (safety pinned fabric over the perfectly clean armrest), and lots and lots of replacement parts (pretty much every belt has a replacement in the...

Yeah. I was gloved and it still made me feel a bit :/

Cross one off for Helen! The bolt going into the metal just needed a good hard screw, and the plastic casing on both sides had withered in the Tennessee heat and were stopping the belts from retracting automatically. I used my new locking pliers to clamp down on the massive bolt and screwed it...

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Thanks all! Yes, I need to start categorizing stuff and working on the things that keep me and the van safe, before the 'fun' stuff. Going to go out and purge all the crap from the back now and hopefully put a stop to all those damn spiders that keep appearing.

So the van is home, the vacation is over, and now I can start getting her prepped and ready to home me and my office on many excursions. I've been making a list of items that don't work, need updating, or could do with maintenance, and I plan to use this thread to keep track of all the things...

Done and done :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

hah, I found this in the van - looks like she was being prepped for it at some point and it never got done. Not sure I like the black though, might have to do a quick job and replace it later. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Oh good spot, I'll look at it now! Thank you!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I ended up getting the van! https://vanlivingforum.com/Thread-Found-her-now-I-need-to-get-her First I chatted with the sellers, then I found a guy on CL and leap-of-faith paid him to go inspect the van (and he actually did, I have proof!), got a verbal run down of the condition of the van...

Goodness, this is awesome advice! Multimeter has been ordered (along with a Haynes manual), and I shall unplug the negative lead before I go. Thanks everyone! :)