The TARDIS - A Four Wheel Camper Build
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Overland Hadley
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When returning back north this autumn I forgot to drain the water system. When I remembered 24 hours after getting home the Whale water pump was frozen solid, even a blasting electric heater would not unfreeze it. So I pulled the pump and water lines out to thaw it and check damages. The pump seemed ok, but I decided to open it up to make sure I would not get any surprises next time I am above freezing and put it to use.
Everything looks good. I am fairly surprised as it was frozen solid and I figured I would need to at least buy some new parts. I will grease the O rings and put it back together.
And yes, the timeline between pulling the pump out of the camper and taking it apart was over a month.
Everything looks good. I am fairly surprised as it was frozen solid and I figured I would need to at least buy some new parts. I will grease the O rings and put it back together.
And yes, the timeline between pulling the pump out of the camper and taking it apart was over a month.
Overland Hadley
on a journey
utah
IdaSHO
IDACAMPER
Ive got the same pump, and made the same mistake.
Froze SOLID in a north Idaho early winter cold snap.
Pump survived. i thought I got lucky. Seeing you managed the same outcome makes me feel much better. Those pumps are money WELL spent.
Overland Hadley
on a journey
Good to know I am not the only one, both that forgot how quick it gets cold up north and who was lucky with this pump.
I agree these pumps are worth the money.
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on a journey
utah
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rabbit valley
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dakotas
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Packing for a proper trip.
44 dinners. Under $120.
Rice and beans. Rice and beans. Went crazy and bought some rice pasta....
Allergies and budgets are so much fun!
44 dinners. Under $120.
Rice and beans. Rice and beans. Went crazy and bought some rice pasta....
Allergies and budgets are so much fun!
Overland Hadley
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free city camping
ETAV8R
Founder of D.E.R.P.
Good stuff is right. I'd love to have a metal protector in front of the screen to protect from all my stuff (crap) trying to punch holes in the screen door.
Overland Hadley
on a journey
Thanks Happyjax! Welcome to ExPo, honored to have your first post here.
Overland Hadley
on a journey
(This update is from work done on January 1st.)
When I got the camper, friends and neighbors were very interested in the amount of work that I was doing to the inside. And I often got a surprised reaction when people found out I was still working on the interior after a few months. I was not in a big hurry to do the work, as it was my project to enjoy. When I was asked how long I would be working on the camper I said it would be 2014 before it was done, and that I was not sure if it would be done before 2014 or during the year, but that is when it would be finished. So without realizing it I had set my finish point for this project.
This winter I have been fine tuning the truck and camper in preparation for travels this coming spring. And on January 1st 2015 I did the final work that I needed to do before I considered the camper finished. With that said, I am sure there will be lots more done to the camper, but that work will be upgrades and fine tuning of the work already done.
Here is some of the finishing work that was done.
Ceiling trim was changed out again, this time to solid mahogany. Much better!
Also trimmed the corners.
Put a trim strip above the counter top.
And this little bit I am not happy with, but it will do for now. Will need to make it better sometime in the future.
Trim around the hole for the Whale foot pump.
That work and some other small details finished the camper. There will be many more projects, but with the close of 2014 came the close of the build on this camper. Kind of sad, but I am enjoying working on SETO, my new moto project.
I plan to keep this thread active, so if you have any questions feel free to ask.
I am hoping to update this thread during my travels this spring, so stay tuned for that.
When I got the camper, friends and neighbors were very interested in the amount of work that I was doing to the inside. And I often got a surprised reaction when people found out I was still working on the interior after a few months. I was not in a big hurry to do the work, as it was my project to enjoy. When I was asked how long I would be working on the camper I said it would be 2014 before it was done, and that I was not sure if it would be done before 2014 or during the year, but that is when it would be finished. So without realizing it I had set my finish point for this project.
This winter I have been fine tuning the truck and camper in preparation for travels this coming spring. And on January 1st 2015 I did the final work that I needed to do before I considered the camper finished. With that said, I am sure there will be lots more done to the camper, but that work will be upgrades and fine tuning of the work already done.
Here is some of the finishing work that was done.
Ceiling trim was changed out again, this time to solid mahogany. Much better!
Also trimmed the corners.
Put a trim strip above the counter top.
And this little bit I am not happy with, but it will do for now. Will need to make it better sometime in the future.
Trim around the hole for the Whale foot pump.
That work and some other small details finished the camper. There will be many more projects, but with the close of 2014 came the close of the build on this camper. Kind of sad, but I am enjoying working on SETO, my new moto project.
I plan to keep this thread active, so if you have any questions feel free to ask.
I am hoping to update this thread during my travels this spring, so stay tuned for that.
Overland Hadley
on a journey
Cleaning up the desktop and I found one more photo from autumn '14 travels. This is from Hole in the Rock Road in Escalante NM, Utah. This was a good time to have a camper! We enjoyed a warm and dry evening eating dinner and relaxing, despite the weather outside.
