New member introduction

Bad etiquette on my part as i have already posted a query elsewhere, so to make amends here is a belated introduction from North Yorkshire.
We have a Ford Duetto 2002 which has given mixed pleasure for the last 5yrs. Pleasurable ones being short multiple trips within the UK (with wife) and a couple of trips to the Alps (without wife). Offset by an alternator failure on the M6 in Birmingham, stranding us on the hard shoulder, only blessing was we had just left the 'smart motorway' section which would have been real scary.
Happy to field any Duetto user questions if i can. Adrian

You could check out the search facility for specifics, ANTR, and welcome.

Hi Adrian - welcome to the forum.

Hi Adrian
Welcome to the forum from Bridington.
Boaby

Hi Adrian from a former Duetto owner in our corner of Lincolnshire. Our Duetto served us well as a starter van until tin worm started a never ending battle.
We had alternator problems as we came into Avimore and I noticed the brakes didn’t do a lot of stopping and the battery light was on Investigation proved the belt was slack because the bolt had fallen out of the adjuster allowing the alternator to move back. I found an exhaust centre in town and scrounged a bolt from them. It cost we tea fund money but it got us back on the road. I don’t think the current Transit will be quiet as easy for roadside repairs.

Dave 418 wrote:Hi Adrian from a former Duetto owner in our corner of Lincolnshire. Our Duetto served us well as a starter van until tin worm started a never ending battle.
We had alternator problems as we came into Avimore and I noticed the brakes didn’t do a lot of stopping and the battery light was on  Investigation proved the belt was slack because the bolt had fallen out of the adjuster allowing the alternator to move back. I found an exhaust centre in town and scrounged a bolt from them. It cost we tea fund money but it got us back on the road. I don’t think the current Transit will be quiet as easy for roadside repairs.

Hi Dave, thanks for your response and reminiscing. By chance did you ever need to access the rear light cluster, i need to replace the near side brake light bulb but cannot see an obvious means of access to the back of the light cluster. Tried the Search facility and have put a query in elsewhere but tagged it on to the back of anothers similar question albeit different model.

I can’t remember the os maybe via a panel on the back of the bathroom wall with the back door open. I still have the scar from getting in via the fridge vents care of a long wood screw sticking out.
Ours was N Reg so maybe different to yours but the light units were held in by plastic wing nuts.

To add to my last I can confirm there is a rectangular panel in the back wall of the bathroom visible with the rear door open as I thought. Don’t drop the wing nuts.

Dave 418 wrote:To add to my last I can confirm there is a rectangular panel  in the back wall of the bathroom visible with the rear door open as I thought. Don’t drop the wing nuts.

Thanks Dave for further response will investigate at the weekend, if weather permits.