Van Embellishments

Much to Hayley's delight, I've assembled the van diesel heater on the dining table to get a good butchers and a better idea of how it all fits together. It looks pretty simple on the table, but installing it will probably be a different matter, especially as the instructions are in Chinglish - fairly good Chinglish, but Chinglish nonetheless.

I can't, for the life of me, understand why the Chinese can't run the instructions for all their stuff past a reasonably proficient English speaker before publishing them.

Now for the decision on whether to mount the gubbins inside or outside the van. Inside means heat savings but noise and more holes, whereas outside means less noise and fewer holes, but lower efficiency.

I'm also likely to tap into the existing fuel line of the van for the diesel rather than use the supplied diesel tank, which is simpler and gives access to a much larger reservoir. Joints for tapping in are provided.

Managed to fit the reversing camera last night, but it was a nightmare, as the wireless antenna protruding from the back precluded most of the firmer fixing locations. It also has to be close to the wiring going to the reversing light.

Not the ideal place in which to find a firm fixing point as it's mostly flimsy plastic skirting and I'm going to have to provide some additional fail-safe mechanism to catch it in the event the damned thing falls off due to vibrations.

I may have to create a modification with metal that can attach to the chassis and extend down to provide the correct clearance distance.