Thanks everyone... Will get on thermostat issue asap... Just drove it for an hour... brilliant... Love it already... The heater is blowing out warm air? It's just that the temp gauge is not working? There is also a device fitted, that beeps 5 times at start up to let you know the water level is ok.....

Brill.... Thank you! Head was done, and new radiator a few months previous... I believe the guy,.. he said himself, nothing to hide and he would not sell to someone so close by if there was a problem... The mechanic that did the head and radiator didn't replace and told him it'll make no difference....

Hello everyone.... So I just randomly purchased a ford Freda... 1996 with 170k miles... Home made conversion job... Nothing fancy, empty cupboards and a wee sink that doesn't work... 4wd 2.5 diesel auto... Head gasket done last year... Tidy but showing age with rusty arches ... Has leisure battery, ...

Cheers Bob... You know, I just have a feeling this was the best impulse buy I'll ever make... It just happened to be for sale close by, and I took my kid with me to view.... He ruined my chances of negotiating price when he asked "can we take it home now"
Thanks again

Hello everyone.... So I just randomly purchased a ford Freda... 1996 with 170k miles... Home made conversion job... Nothing fancy, empty cupboards and a wee sink that doesn't work... 4wd 2.5 diesel auto... Head gasket done last year... Tidy but showing age with rusty arches ... Has leisure battery, ...