We have working wipers...:)

WooHoo!  The wipers now work!  Turns out that there was more than one problem....  The original motor had burnt out, so a replacement was found in a Land Rover breakers yard, but when this was fitted they still didn't work!  A quick check showed the brushes were badly worn, so a quick swap and everything works as it should!  Since sorting the wipers I've not had a problem with the battery either, so it looks like it might have been the motor shorting that caused the battery to go flat....

The leaking windscreen has been temporarily fixed with duct tape!  The leak seems to be coming from the top of the screen, and a single layer of tape has worked wonders.  Hopefully it'll last long until the weather improves and I can sort it properly.

We've decided on a colour scheme for the van once the bodywork is sorted...  More details to follow!

Heres hoping for a dry xmas...

The wipers don't work!  Arghh!  Previously I had to get them working with a "gentle" tap of a hammer, but now they've completely packed up...  And the replacement motor hasn't worked either!  The mechanism is free when the motor is removed, and theres power getting to the motor, but join the 2 together and it just doesn't want to play....  If I still had a full head of hair it'd be going very grey by now!

One step forward, two back...

I decided that today would be a good time to tackle the leaking windscreen...  Oh dear, what have I let myself into!?  The dreaded tin worm has eaten far more of the van than I first thought, and this "simple" job looks like its going to be much more time consuming than I'd hoped...

Fingers crossed that I can find a replacement panel...