We’ve just come back from a short “shake-down” trip to check the 109 and the camping equipment, and it mostly went well, despite the wet weather. The roof storage worked brilliantly, and took far more kit than expected. The canoe bags also proved water-tight, despite the manner in which they close appearing suspicious. I wasn’t […]
Up and Running Again
I have completed the rebuild of the engine. The coking was very significant, but no lasting damage seems to have occurred.  Two new oil control rings were fitted on pistons 2 and 3, a new head gasket of the latest composite type was used, and new head bolts and breather unit were fitted. I wanted […]
Roof Storage
I have completed the roof rack storage system. It is a very simple system of 12mm marine ply boards bolted to the roof rack, with a Hannibal 1.2m roof top tent cover stapled around all the edges. This gives me a weather proof bag in which to load any external equipment or bags, and prevents […]
Engine Oil Loss – Bad News
I have pursued the oil loss issue harshly. Some external leaks were evident already, mainly accumulating on the bottom left side of the flywheel housing. It now seems that this was due to a split rocker cover seal, which is being replaced. That’s the easy bit. I also found approximately one pint (1/2 litre) of […]
Side Panels
Well, I have completed the interior side panels. The upper fixing brackets were made of the steel bar, with 25mm long flanges (hole centres 15mm from the bends) and a 16mm rebate. These brackets were drilled with a slightly oversize hole in the top flange to allow the headlining fixing screws to pass straight through […]
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