Burning the Midnight Oil...and Maybe the Van!
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2024
- Embark on the thrilling conclusion of my DIY odyssey in "Burning the Midnight Oil... and Maybe the Van!" 🌃🔥 As the clock ticks relentlessly, I plunge into the ultimate showdown with the van's wiring woes. With determination ablaze, I push the boundaries of DIY repair, risking it all to salvage my beloved van. Each spark of the torch ignites both hope and uncertainty as I navigate the final frontier of DIY fixes. Will this be the triumphant finale or the van's fiery farewell? Join me in this gripping saga of perseverance, where every flicker of light brings me closer to resolution or revelation. 🚐💡
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I'm Aiden and I'm documenting what was supposed to be my barn conversion, which has now ended up being a new build. I don't have a trade, I just have a go and I'll be doing lots of work myself. This is the boring bit in grand designs that you don't get to see. Subscribe and follow along to find out how our future home turns out.
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Massive credit to the Merc tech who helped you through all that! Nice work getting it all running.
Can’t wait for video 4 “night scope and sniper …. Ratty and I had words”
Wow! Well done. Both to you and Liam, the Merc techy.
Thanks 👍
I'm so invested in this van!!! Never watched a video before, haven't got a clue who he is. but I'm definitely coming back, it's like a low budget sopranos
Haha thanks mate 👍
Fabulous!! I congratulate you for seeing it through to the end! I too had to do a spot of wiring, when i "accidentally" snapped my indicator stalk off going down a country lane a tad too fast in winter! Had to rewire the lights back to get me through, and then as MOT approached and told the part for the entire indicator stalk unit was almost £400 before labour.. I discovered a RUclips video on how to disengage my airbag safely, and take off the steering wheel to install a £50 almost new second hand part from a scrap dealer! Installed, and checked out by local car mechanic to ensure i put it back ok and set the steering wheel correctly. Jobs a goodun'!! Satisfaction through the roof! 😂😂 And for a lass with a soldering iron /the right hex screwdriver, a second hand part, a RUclips video and nerve to give it a go... I salute you! 💂 ❤ Now rats.. They hate strong smells like bleach or garlic. They mark up areas with their scent, so mask it wirh stuff they don't like 🐭🐁😂
😅 that's such a random thing to break 😆 where would we be without RUclips hey!
Mate, I am so happy for you!
So am I 😅
Love it! Well done for persevering, the merc tech is a legend too. You cracked me up talking about catching the rats😂
I am so relieved I can now sleep. I am guessing your next video will be you in full camouflage on a mission 😮😮😮 well done and absolute credit for you for backing yourself and just getting stuck in and keeping going. Fair play mr Merc man too 😊
well done mate and top marks to you and the tech who help you sort the mess out . good luck getting it all back together and keeping the rats n mice out from now on top job mate 👍🏻👍🏻
Inspiring, well done!!!
YES! I had total faith! Your my hero :-) Well done to the assistants too!
Cheers fella 😁
Saw a short and just binged all 3 episodes! Great job mate. Well done. Looking forward to checking out the rest of the channel
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Thanks mate 👍
Yeeeeeeeessss!
Good job mate! Whenever I build a bike and it starts up for the first time is a fantastic feeling! Billy big balls.
Haha yeah, I like them apples 😆
I don't believe it! I lost faith when you pulled the dash! What a crazy roller coaster of events and to think you put back together and it runs is amazing. Way to go mate!
Those rats are another issue. You better keep the bastards out of your house especially if their as cagey as it seems they are. Damn- I still don't believe you fixed it.
Graham- Orlando
Thanks buddy! Even I'm amazed I fixed it 😆
Good work, sense of achievement 10/10, I fear for the car in the background!!!
😑 hopefully they won't go for the cars, I still need to charge the battery on my discovery to see if they've had a go at that! Lou's car is still working at the moment 😬
I haven’t got a clue what you are doing but it’s making me laugh 👏👏👏
I didn't have a clue either 🤣
Bloody well done !!!!!!! Your perseverance is epic, automotive electrics are designed by the devil, and you beat him!!!!!! You must be well chuffed.
They definitely are! It's hard to get your head round it especially when reds and greens are live, browns are earth's and god knows what else! Makes house wiring look simple
I doth my cap to you buddy, that’s some journey you’ve been on! Hope you treated yourself to a few cold ones that night!
I did indeed 🍻
Well done mate. Amazing news that 👌👍
Bloody good effort mate. Well done.
Result!
You need to leave the rat traps for a couple of days so they get used to its presence.
Then they will try and take the bait. Cheap peanut butter always used to work for us.
The metal traps work better than those plastic ones but be careful of your fingers.
They're clever little fckers, I have figured out how to get them used to the traps but there's a spanner in the works with that 🙈
Give that man a medal.... and a couple of pints!!
🎖️🍻😁
Yessssss, fair play for sticking it out 💪🏻
Get some poison traps and put them around the area.
Bloody brilliant!!! 👏👏👏👏.
Love the out takes too!
Awesome man ! Had me on the edge of my seat that mate 😂😂
That look on your face when the engine started up is gold! Congratulations Aiden on not giving up
My mind was blown 🤯🎉
that would have gone in the crusher credit to you i have no patience
Well done! That's perseverance... oh and I'd assumed you'd Photoshopped the flames on the stick! 😁
Haha I tried to Photoshop flames onto a rag hanging out of a bottle initially, then I decided I needed something more realistic so changed my idea slightly and bought some red paint 😂
Having worked on my own vehicles, that feeling at 9:51 can only result if you have felt like you did at 2:03 where you NEED to shoot something. Well done and congrats!!
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Well done Aiden. Time to get a cat now!! You made me laugh so much in this video.
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Well done you 😊
Watched this as i was working on a generator someone hadn't run in 15 years. Pleased to say after much tinkering its working fine🤗💪🇮🇪
Awesome 🙌
🙂 well done, sorted!
Well done Aiden good persistence. Can’t wait for you to get back on the build though.
Thanks David...you might be waiting a few weeks though 😬 I'm still working through other stuff 🫣
Absolute hero
Trust me, use chocolate try it 💪🏼
Maybe Nutella? 🤔 I used to eat jars of that stuff 🤤
Well done on finding that fault and happy hunting 😂
As your in a rural area surely someone has a couple of Jack Russel terriers, they will sniff them out and catch them, even if it takes all day.
I was going to say the same thing, get some terrier’s round there to sort them out. They will be nesting nearby. Good luck. 👍
I might have to look into that 👍
Congrats dude, persistance paid off!! A tip with the rats (if you’re not a good shot! 😜), save some ash from a fire/wood burner and when it’s dry sprinkle it along the walls around where you see them running about. They can’t stand the ash on them or in their fur and they bugger off somewhere else. Was an old tip a pig farmer gave me when I got infested with the buggers when I got some chickens and it worked a treat!.
Ahaaa thanks for the tip 👍
Impressive... Well done.
yea well done. Just a note rats hate strong smells. We had 'one?' getting our loft and causing damage. we then tried scattering those Lenor laundry scent balls every where, not only does the loft smell lovely but ratty has never come back.
My van currently smells like peppermint...but in a future video you might see that doesn't make a difference 😆
Congratulations!
We got a little dog who'll get those rats 🐀
Itll be a bit messy 🤣
😆 I'd be happy to get a little jack Russell but Lou wants another Frenchie 😑
Didn't doubt you for a second, but no more nuts in the van :)
Great lesson in perseverance, i knew youd crack it! I was expecting some nightvision rat hunting footage though...
Maybe in the future 😁
Awesome job! Glad you did not give up on the van. Ref to checking the SRB for damage, you only showed the bottom side of the PCB, usually if water gets in it will damage the top of the PCB (where the relays are).
Yeah I was just seeing how my spare one came apart before I fully dismantled the original 👍 thankfully I didn't need to
Ok this is based
Have you tried dry roasted peanuts on the snap traps, I’ve heard, watched or read somewhere, that Rats love dry roasted peanuts!
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Fucking brilliant!
PS best thing for rats is a Jack Russell.
Lou wants another Frenchie 🙄
Move the food source, lay a bait trail to a bird feeder somewhere else and they'll follow it, otherwise they'll be eyeing up that Range Rover for pudding! ........ This plan Worked for us ...... And the Pied Piper obviously 😂
It's crazy but as far as I was concerned there's no food source! 😑 I don't know why it's been so bad this winter 🤷
One thing I’ve found through my life is asking the question after a solution has been found. For example did you use your heat sensor camera in your investigation of the wiring? Electric running through wire = hot, no electric = cold.
Also will you be using the heat camera as night vision to aid the killing of the rats?
I never thought of using it for the wiring although that sounds like a good idea 👍 I have definitely thought about using the IR camera for the rats though 🙌 I'm going to have to be pretty close though I think but I'm hoping a combination of that and a red lamp will get me by, otherwise I'll need a night vision scope
🐀 reminds me of playing Theme Hospital and getting to shoot a load of rats at the end of a level.
Wow got the thumbnail in 4 shots, used to take me at least 30. 😁
Haha well a few days before I took about 10 and this was the reshoot with a different approach cause I was having trouble photoshopping a flaming petrol b0mb into my hand 😆
kin yes mate! 😂😂😂😂
Woooo! Now lets just hope the rodents stay away!
Magic! Glad you got it sorted in the end, your perseverance is inspiring. Hopefully you can get back to the build now. Oh and did you managae to get the rat?
Just a few more things on the list before I get back to the build 🙈 such is life! I'm still waiting for my gun delivery!!! 😡
Just a few more things on the list before I get back to the build 🙈 such is life! I'm still waiting for my gun delivery!!! 😡
Result. Still need to sort out your rat problem. But good to hear the sweet music of the engine firing up 👍
The lost grounds probably weren't actually grounds. I would have thought ground wires are gonna be green or black in colour.....but obviously a red herring Most of the wiring is 12 volt that runs through fuses.
Liam said afterwards that maybe the CDI wouldn't give the ground signal until it knew there was 12v at the starter relay 🤷
Yep, still need to sort out the rats 😡
Good effort Dude. (You should do a full episode in your speeded up Lieutenant Commander Data mode 🤣.)
You can do that yourself on the settings 😆 think it goes up to 2x
Well done mate! Bloody rats 🐀 are a nuisance, not long had my adblue pipes replaced as the little buggers had chewed through them £800 odd later… then find out it’s a common problem cos they like the “eco friendly” soy based insulation on the wires 🤨
Ah man that's a kick in the dry roasted nuts! 😆 You could have had an ad blue delete done for less 🫣 think I paid £150. And then in your case you would just have to blank off the pipes 😉
@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT I’ve heard other people say it’s happened to the more than once and shortly after the engine management light came on again! 🤦🏼♂️ Thankfully, it’s since gone out, so hopefully that was an unrelated anomaly 🧐
Rats tend to frequent sewers, they certainly did in mine until I put a rat gate in the main manhole. Any chance they are coming up from a sewer?
No mains sewers round here. I think it's just being in the countryside, I've seen the odd one about but this winter has been particularly bad 🙈
Rats are smart. Just rat bait them.
They won't touch the bait, even when there's no poison in it 😑
Now yr so good on electrics, what about an electric fence 😂
Are none of yr buildings suitable for use as a garage?
My mate said I should build an automatic gun that will track movement and shoot 😆 the bottom of the lodge is technically our garage (although not being utilised as one currently). I think I need another double garage/workshop though cause I want to put in a lift 😅
Nice one Aiden! Do you have enough rodent deterrent lacquer to cover the whole van?! 😅
Hahaha I think I might have enough for the front of the van maybe 😆
Have you checked the other vehicle for rodent damage aswell ?
Not checked my old discovery yet 🙈 the other car is fine at the moment 😬
Rats love peanut butter!
Not when it's in a trap 😆 they're smarter than I thought
@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT you have given them a taste for dry roasted nuts so put on some gloves and make some into peanut butter....
Saved 7k but it took 3 weeks and a few years off your life expectancy 🤣
But just imagine earning 7k in 3 weeks 😆
You could pay someone to finish the house with that 🤣👍
I've been watching your videos for a while now, and this is the first time I have commented, I don't think it's been rats thats been in. I think you have a squirrel 🐿 problem they love vehicle wire, and seeing the poo 💩 reminds me when my mates hores lorry wires got chewed this is the type of poo what the garage found behind the dash board along with hair and stash of bird seed, they ended up setting up a camera were the waggon use to stand and caught footage of a grey squirrel going about, little shits they are
Oh god I hope it wasn't a squirrel 😅 I'm pretty sure it was a rat though based on what's been going on round here recently 🙈