To continue the saga - I was unable to find anything wrong externally so took the domed cover off again to check the order of the parts. I got the spring and shims out OK but as I removed the collar a small piston dropped into the bowl that was ready to catch all the bits and pieces that slipped ...

I had another look at the engine yesterday and can see nothing amiss externally such as wires off or pipes unconnected. Engine still starts first turn off the key but way down on power. It picks up and revs OK on the throttle in neutral but lacks oomph on the move.

My next move is to remove the ...

Thanks for the possibilities, I'll check them out tomorrow in daylight.

The back seal feels as though it is in correct and is not leaking now............

One of my options was to pull off the domed cover and check that the cup is in the right way around, any idea if the engine will run at all with ...

Hi everybody, Having suffered a diesel leak from the fuel injection pump which had gradually been getting worse I decided that the time was right to replace the two O-ring seals on the pump. I did this job last week and it went surprisingly well mainly due to the threads on this website, thanks guys ...

Good information here. Having just fixed my roof after it had stuck down (motor seized due to rust) I'm off to carry out these checks whilst the roof is still working!

Thanks to Tallbongo for sharing this advice.

So, tis done and the roof is working again.

As I suspected the winding gear of one motor was rusted solid, strangely enough the side with the kitchen conversion fitted! The other side was clean as a whistle. I eventually got access to the three allen screws holding the motor by cutting an access ...

Tallbongo

Thanks for your lead, yes I have undone the 6Nr (10mm) black bolts that are on the inside of the runner.

I'll give your suggestion a go tomorrow and let you know how I get on. I made up a 4x2 frame to go inside the vehicle and will be using a trolley jack to get the roof moving up, then ...

Yes, I noticed that reference on his website. It makes reference to the "motors can be removed without raising the roof".

If he wasn't so far away I would book it in for him to sort out. I am near Cambridge. The other guy in Bury is closer but even that is a fair trot - at the moment!

I have ...

Hi,

We haven't had one of these for a while (at least 5 days!) so I thought that I would get the ball rolling again.

I have owned a 1997 Ford Freeda for about six and a half years which I bought from that nice man at JAL in Worcester. I tend to do all my own repairs and have always won until this ...