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Oh dear. You've got me thinking now...have I also got the wrong cables?  My van is an '04 facelift and these are the cables I ordered last year.

Like you, I haven't got round to fitting them yet.

Today's progress.... rear and sliding doors stuffed with b&q plastic insulation. Sealed with tape. Old door cards covered in 3-way stretch and reinstalled.

Not entirely happy as the top panel was slightly warped, so there is a bulge. I might just learn to live with it....

Tee Cee I know who to call next time I need a sink plumbing in....?

All interesting stuff, will look up these destinations.

Won't be going anywhere till the engine is properly sorted though. I bought a used DW10 from a supplier in Burnley a year ago and had a mate fit it. It's basically strong and smooth - new turbo helps with that - but there is a clattery top-end sound, like a mk3 Cortina taxi in the 70s. Weird and annoying. You can hear a tappety noise when accelerating, especially under bridges or when driving past high walls.

Been told it is probably an injector. Should I worry - anyone had this issue?

Maybe this should be in the maintenance thread..

Wouldn't want the engine to blow up in Sweden or somewhere

They're good, you stick them to the inner bodywork then ram the celotex down onto them. It can be tricky lining it up so best to take some time over this.

No need to glue the celotex; once you push the clip down the pin shafts, it grips very tightly. You then snip the pin off with pliers. I've stuck corks on the tips to prevent getting stabbed in the head....they're very sharp :-)

I used thin plywood battens between the celotex sheets to spread the weight from above

Not sure why the photos uploaded twice but anyway?
Second photo is the floor I made up at work, free plywood, battens, carpet glue, 12.5mm celotex, used the original plywood floor as template.

And yup...before anyone mentions it, this will all be sealed in with a vapour barrier ... soon

If we survive Coronavirus, my wife and I are planning to drive up to Scotland in Brenda. Quite a trip from Devon...I used to do it regularly when I first had the van in 2011 on my epic courier trips.

Back then, I would do Devon to London, up through Yorkshire, on to Glasgow and Oban, then down to Merseyside followed by the Midlands and South Wales. Once I finished up in Cornwall after a week-long trip. That was when the van was younger and reliable...

To return to Scotland in the same vehicle years later will be an emotional moment. Eastern side of Scotland this time I think. European trips will follow if the van proves itself capable.

Best get on with fixing the steering rack first though.

well, honestly
you could have knocked me down with a feather
NINE YEARS
who knew??

thanks!