BS: Stupid Vans

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Pete Jennings
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 09:27 AM

After one of Sir jOhn's curries?

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Peace
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 09:24 AM

I farted once and had nothing left but the elastic band. It was awesome.

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Rapparee
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 09:17 AM

Hey, I used to play with the Elastic Band! Good group -- always stretching the limits, putting snap into the music, but it finally went bust.

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Pete Jennings
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 09:13 AM

Now, now, Goik, don't get personal...

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 09:11 AM

It's not just the elastic band that's perished in this cold weather is it? ;~)

Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 08:50 AM

John sold his wits years ago

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 08:37 AM

Out of the Rascal's backside






and I don't refer to the reversing light!

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Peace
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 08:36 AM

Re the solar power, jOhn:

Ya ever see a donkey with the carrot dangling in from of it?Never mind solar power. Hang a five gallon can of gas--petrol in your case--in front of the van. You won't need all that electrical stuff. Use your wits, man. Use your wits.

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: artbrooks
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 08:29 AM

Does the sun shine enough in Hull?

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: GUEST,Mingulay
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 06:26 AM

You'll need very long heatproof leads jOhn.

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Davetnova
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 06:24 AM

It still won't run in the rain at night.

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 06:08 AM

I'm going to convert my van to solar power, I may be some time.

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Davetnova
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 06:05 AM

The starter motor is under the drivers seat JoHn. I have a Suzuki Supercarry. It is a Bedford Rascal with a Foreign name. The electrics are shite. Do not use with the lights and wipers on at the same time for any length of time. I tend not to use mine at night in winter.
Anyway a quick push from a couple of Hullions should start it, they don't weigh much.

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 05:50 AM

You may want to think about a conversion http://www.solarvan.co.uk/

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Pete Jennings
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 05:44 AM

Er...are you sure it's the van that's stupid? Who bought it?

LOL, Pete.

PS. I used to have an MGB GT. It had a flat battery one morning and could I find it? Not exactly a big car, so not really anywhere to hide, eh? Tried under the bonnet (US = hood), in the boot (trunk), everywhere - could I bloody find it? (didn't have an owner's manual at the time). There was nowhere I hadn't looked that was big enough to house a 12 volt battery. Had to phone a mate of mine who revealed all - there were two tiny 6 volt batteries (in series) underneath the miniscule rear "seat". In all, took me over an hour to get the car started, with only the last 5 minutes being spent not locating the batteries!

PPS. And yes, jOhn, it was me who bought it!!! Ho, ho ho.

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 05:44 AM

Its next to the van-der-graph-generator jOhn

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 05:39 AM

Houston we have a problem!

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 05:34 AM

dont know were the starter motor is on this stupid van.

Subject: RE: BS: Stupid Vans
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 05:30 AM

Put the jump leads directly onto the starter motor Surge0n.
Giok

Subject: BS: Stupid Vans
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 21 Dec 04 - 05:24 AM

Hello,
My van is a Bedford Rascal, and the battery is in the flor of the load area, so wehn you get flat battery, you cant jump start it, becase the wires arent long enough.
so wahts the point of that then, and why did they make it so stupid?
and even if wires was long enough, and you had loads of stuff in it, you would have to take it all out, and put it on the floor, and if it wwas raining it would get wet, and it might get damaged, ie=paper and that.

so why dont they put battery in good place, like next to the door, then the wires would fit.