On the surface the van looks pretty rough... Theres rust almost everywhere. The front wing is completely shot (not helped by a previous owner hitting something fairly hard), and the windscreen surround is in need of some rapid repairs.
Mechanically the van seems fine, no fluids were lost on the journey, although the cause of the flat battery is yet to be confirmed (at the moment I assume its a dodgy alternator)
The interior is pretty good, although it was full of small green bugs that took an age to get rid of!
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
And so it starts...
I guess my story is much like many others... A simple click on ebay and I've purchased something I didn't need and wonder if I really want! The item in question is a 1978 Sherpa campervan. To be more accurate, its a pile of rust that used to be a Sherpa!
Picking up the van was in itself a mini adventure. The 180 mile train journey went almost to plan (although I'll never understand the London underground system!). When I arrived at the sellers house the vans battery was flat, so a new one was picked up from a local motor factors and I was on my way. Unfortunately the wipers weren't working (unfortunate because it started raining!). After 20 miles I stopped for fuel, and the van wouldn't restart! An hour later the bloke from the RAC arrived and diagnosed a dodgy connection on the coil, so quickly got the van restarted, and whilst he was there he sorted the wipers (he hit the wiper motor repeatedly with a hammer!). With a running engine and working wipers I hit the road. A steady 60mph was comfortable (if a little noisy!) on the motorway and the rain just kept on falling. Annoyingly, 6 miles from home the battery gave up and I coasted to a halt, so had to be towed home. :(
Picking up the van was in itself a mini adventure. The 180 mile train journey went almost to plan (although I'll never understand the London underground system!). When I arrived at the sellers house the vans battery was flat, so a new one was picked up from a local motor factors and I was on my way. Unfortunately the wipers weren't working (unfortunate because it started raining!). After 20 miles I stopped for fuel, and the van wouldn't restart! An hour later the bloke from the RAC arrived and diagnosed a dodgy connection on the coil, so quickly got the van restarted, and whilst he was there he sorted the wipers (he hit the wiper motor repeatedly with a hammer!). With a running engine and working wipers I hit the road. A steady 60mph was comfortable (if a little noisy!) on the motorway and the rain just kept on falling. Annoyingly, 6 miles from home the battery gave up and I coasted to a halt, so had to be towed home. :(
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