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The Vyvyan Diaries – Backwards Compatible
With the new media system running well, I want to complete the installation by adding the included reversing camera to Vyv. Looking at the back of her, I note that…
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The Vyvyan Diaries – Bonnet Catch Upgrade
When I bought Vyvyan, four years ago as of this writing, I found that the bonnet catch cable was loose, under the steering wheel. The bracket had been detached and…
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The Vyvyan Diaries – Sights and Sounds
A quick update about a new addition to Vyv’s update. I have recently added a new media system. From the day that I purchased her, I knew that the system…
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The Vyvyan Diaries – Home and Running!
I suddenly realised that I hadn’t added an update on Vyvyan’s fate. She came back, after her clutch and pedal box had been changed. It took five weeks and £1251…
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The Vyvyan Diaries – Sad Times!
As we reach February, I have now replaced the clutch-control-pipe, tried to re-bleed the line and there is no shift in the problem. You can see in the photos that…
Vyvyan’s Alive…Alive!
After the whole debacle of getting this clutch sorted, I have compiled a few records of our time together! Even though it should have been a simple cylinder and fluid…
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Vyvyan’s Poorly!
I want to journal the week that Vyvyan has had. After a journey down the M6, she decided that her clutch master-cylinder would pop off the pedal and make a…
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Vyv’s Key Break-Down
Vyvyan is an old van, at lease in the crux of automobile lifespans. This week, my key decided to break. Now, this wasn't in the conventional way, it decided that…
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Sticking the Bike to Vyv’s Wall!
I have been trying to create a means to fix the road bike up on the wall of the van. Version One was a maintenance claw, attached to Vyvyan's roof.…
Tool Review – Ujinzhou OBD II Code Reader
It was time to update my vehicle-code-reader. My last one was great and will still have some use, but is old, dirty and wired. This one, hooks-up to my iPhone…