Ducato tin worm

[oppy]

Well yesterday was our annual MoT fail day, why??? blessed tin worm again.... Why oh why is this blasted creature attracted to our van, it seems that every year we have to spend 2 to 300 pounds getting things glued back together, still it's cheaper than a new 'van

 

[Martin P]

What year is it Mr Oppy?

 

[oppy]

What year is it Mr Oppy?

1997, but as stuff starts to fail, we ask, can we do without it, generally the answer is yes

 

[trevskoda]

If after welding repairs and may i say from new all vans/cars require coated about every 3/4 years with a rust protector.
This is sprayed into floor box sections sills doors inner guards a posts etc.
You can extend your old vans life by getting someone with a parfin gun small compressor using waxol with a rust preventer mixed in or other preventer sprays, other than that just keep removing bad bits and weld in new metal, been there had the ticket.

 

[caledonia]

Once the worms there your basically chasing it around and never get rid of it.

 

[barryd]

I feel your pain Peter. The old van was getting harder and harder to keep on the road in its last five or six years (1996 vintage). Every MOT was a challenge which usually left me hunting for parts myself. It must be possible to keep these oldies on the road though as there are plenty of vintage campers about.

 

[Drover]

2007 onwards fiat's are pretty good for not rusting.pre that some aren't so good.
It ain't much good welding a patch over a patch.You are better off welding a new chassis section in if you plan to keep the vehicle.
For a crack you need a plate one and a half times bigger than the length of the crack.
Due to age ( my age) I no longer can lie under vehicles for any length of time to repair them or I'd help with the welding.
Getting old is a bugger.

 

[colinm]

blessed tin worm again.... Why oh why is this blasted creature attracted to our van,

It's not far short of 30 years old, that's way past it's design life, and why it's rusting.

 

[runnach]

Horrible stuff is the tin worm. Me personally, welding done using oxy-acetylene process. O&A give the welder far more control. Less metal prep require, and there is a God, no scurrying around looking for a decent area close to repair area to find an earth return point, which is required if using MAGS process. I would never consider gas less cored wires, waste of time.

I should add, Oxy-Acetylene is not for the DIYer whom does not have training using O&A process.

 

[molly 2]

It's a hard choice Peter there's a tlme  when enough is enough

 

[molly 2]

It's a hard choice Peter there's a tlme  when enough is enough

 

[Tezza33]

If you can get another year for £300 then I would go for it, you don't know how much longer you will be able to travel so every year is a bonus

 

[marchie]

If you can get another year for £300 then I would go for it, you don't know how much longer you will be able to travel so every year is a bonus

I'd offer the garage £500 if it included new swivel joints for my knees and hips ... Van and driver patched up for a couple of years ...

Steve

 

[ricc]

I had a 200tdi discovery for a few years.....had to buy a gasless mig to keep the MOT bills in check.