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Petesahut · Petesahut

We have put down a deposit for a used caravan pop top, an Olympic Fulcher Pop Top. I needed to upgrade the towbar from its existing 16KG to a 2300 KG.The vehicle is a Ford Territory 2012 SZ diesel.We struck a deal where the dealer offered to install the bar (Hayman Reece) and brake controller as well as two...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... It is my belief that to remove the plastic external vents for the fridge one simply needs to slide the catches on the side and this will release the vent easily. Whenever I get the whim - no, the urge - to remove the vents to inspect the back of the fridge I am unable (praps unwilling) to force the 'cl...

iana · iana

I am having a real brain rattling time trying to work out where to install a diesel heater in the van, but at the moment I am putting out the question, now that you have installed or had installed one of these heaters, where does the exhaust outlet, exhaust from your van, in hindsight, would you have put th...

Bessiejan23 · Bessiejan23

Has anyone used one of these? If so, is it useful? Are there other brands that do the same thing?

Martin_QLD · Martin_QLD

A battery question. I have always had the forward folding camper which is connected to external power source, while travelling through the Anderson plug and feed by a 30amp DC-DC charger, overnight stays with power we plug in to mains power through a CTEK 10 amp smart charger and solar panels when pow...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Read it here Cheers - John

buffy61 · buffy61

We have 2 x 100a/hr AGM batteries in our caravan. They are dead! Time to replace them...we did get 4yrs out of them so to be expected! My question is...has anyone bought batteries off eBay? And if so, were they good? Did they last you a decent length of time? We are thinking of upgrading to 2 x 140a/hrs AGM....

Cupie · Cupie

https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/auto/2018/08/05/death-of-diesel-cars/

Ron-D · Ron-D

we have a single axel van ,pulled in to a servo to refuel,and noticed one tyre was flat,must of just happened as we pulled in,lucky eh,so Iam thinking about buying tyre pressure sensors to monitor the tyre pressure, a new mag wheel and tyre would cost big dollars,haveing to change a tyre on a busy freewa...

Teo · Teo

hi Nomads. Has anyone attempted to replace the cords on pull up blinds and screens on their van. My Avan has one broken and a couple looking a bit doubtful. Thanks in advance. Terry.

Cyclops · Cyclops

Does anybody know where we can buy the Haier Pulsator in Oz? pete

bowser · bowser

Morning. I have just taken out 2 x110 AGM batteries, I thought that I had only got 4 years out of them but finding some paper work, I got about 6 years out of them, I have decided to go back to one Battery of about 135amp to 150amp, For what I am running. Can I do better with another Brand or is AGM still the o...

Joda · Joda

Been doing a bit of reading up on e.g.r. valves, seems to be a few pros & cons about taking it out of the picture, engines may run hotter, turbo can be overpressurised. E.G.R. can be simply blanked off or controlled by an add on module, has any one done either of these mods. & what resulted, Tal...

gandk · gandk

Hi After experiencing some very rough roads our Truma hws now only works on 240 power and not the gas. When we try turning on the gas it only stays on for about 10 secs. Any ideas? Kim

Colin1947 · Colin1947

Problems on the Road - "Towing Caravans for Rec-reation? Not Wreck-creation!" Most unfortunately, the caravan industry is being badly tarnished by the continual reports of serious accidents, involving caravans, on our roads. For every major accident - involving a roll-over - the CCA rece...

The Belmont Bear · The Belmont Bear

I just cleaned out and reorganised the front boot of the van prior to the next trip away. While it was empty I used tow ball scales to measure the weight which read 160kg. I replaced everything including all of the WDH components and the weight went up to 200kg. At the moment the van will be between 2500kg a...

Stretch60 · Stretch60

Hello all, I have searched this forum and tried calling vehicle components (who haven't answered phone all day!), would like to know what bearings and seals are used in their hubs before pulling apart. The brake hubs are quite large as is the area where the bearings reside. I'm thinking parallel bear...

2Lazy · 2Lazy

Dear knowledgeable types Dunlop SP175E tyres P or LT? The marking is 195/R15C 106/104s, I cannot find a P or LT anywhere on the sidewall The Dunlop site tells me they are LT but they look to bulge a bit too much. I am preparing for gibber tracks and the GRR hence want to be certain. Thanks in advance L...

Trekka · Trekka

Hi All, Have a couple of questions about these sirocco fans, i have had a look at you tube and the sirocco manual. It tells me that the diameter is 180 mm but i cannot find out what the measurement is from the base where it fits to the van to the edge of the fan, basically i am try to find out the dimensions so i ca...

oldtrack123 · oldtrack123

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.productsafety.gov.au%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Frecall%2FRecall%2520advertisement_127.pdf

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	Caravan dealer is fitting a towbar, solar panels - Need advice (Preview) We have put down a deposit for a used caravan pop top, an Olympic Fulcher Pop Top. I needed to upgrade the towbar from its existing 16KG to a 2300 KG.The vehicle is a Ford Territory 2012 SZ diesel.We struck a deal where the dealer offered to install the bar (Hayman Reece) and brake controller as well as two...	Petesahut	4	854	07:22 AM Aug 14, 2018 by Petesahut
	How to remove external fridge vents? (Preview) Gday... It is my belief that to remove the plastic external vents for the fridge one simply needs to slide the catches on the side and this will release the vent easily. Whenever I get the whim - no, the urge - to remove the vents to inspect the back of the fridge I am unable (praps unwilling) to force the 'cl...	rockylizard	10	6468	07:42 PM Aug 13, 2018 by JBDUBBO
	Diesel Heater Installation. (Preview) I am having a real brain rattling time trying to work out where to install a diesel heater in the van, but at the moment I am putting out the question, now that you have installed or had installed one of these heaters, where does the exhaust outlet, exhaust from your van, in hindsight, would you have put th...	iana	28	11984	10:35 AM Aug 13, 2018 by iana
	Amphibian power surge protector with outlet tester (Preview) Has anyone used one of these? If so, is it useful? Are there other brands that do the same thing?	Bessiejan23	11	2188	11:46 PM Aug 11, 2018 by oldtrack123
	Not enough power for off the grid (Preview) A battery question. I have always had the forward folding camper which is connected to external power source, while travelling through the Anderson plug and feed by a 30amp DC-DC charger, overnight stays with power we plug in to mains power through a CTEK 10 amp smart charger and solar panels when pow...	Martin_QLD	27	2532	06:34 PM Aug 10, 2018 by swamp
	Another advance in fuel technology? (Preview) Gday... Read it here Cheers - John	rockylizard	10	1346	06:25 PM Aug 10, 2018 by aussie_paul
	Battery replacement ( 1 2 ) (Preview) We have 2 x 100a/hr AGM batteries in our caravan. They are dead! Time to replace them...we did get 4yrs out of them so to be expected! My question is...has anyone bought batteries off eBay? And if so, were they good? Did they last you a decent length of time? We are thinking of upgrading to 2 x 140a/hrs AGM....	buffy61	38	2725	04:29 PM Aug 10, 2018 by Jaahn
	Yet another report on the end for Diesel (Preview) https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/auto/2018/08/05/death-of-diesel-cars/	Cupie	9	1467	04:13 PM Aug 10, 2018 by T1 Terry
	Flat tyre (Preview) we have a single axel van ,pulled in to a servo to refuel,and noticed one tyre was flat,must of just happened as we pulled in,lucky eh,so Iam thinking about buying tyre pressure sensors to monitor the tyre pressure, a new mag wheel and tyre would cost big dollars,haveing to change a tyre on a busy freewa...	Ron-D	15	1599	09:51 PM Aug 9, 2018 by SaGDay
	Strings on blinds assemblies. (Preview) hi Nomads. Has anyone attempted to replace the cords on pull up blinds and screens on their van. My Avan has one broken and a couple looking a bit doubtful. Thanks in advance. Terry.	Teo	0	535	01:43 PM Aug 6, 2018 by Teo
	Washing machine - Haier Pulsator HLP21N (Preview) Does anybody know where we can buy the Haier Pulsator in Oz? pete	Cyclops	0	645	03:15 PM Aug 5, 2018 by Cyclops
	Recomended brand of battery for use, for basic use, TV, 12 volt Pump, average of four led lights. (Preview) Morning. I have just taken out 2 x110 AGM batteries, I thought that I had only got 4 years out of them but finding some paper work, I got about 6 years out of them, I have decided to go back to one Battery of about 135amp to 150amp, For what I am running. Can I do better with another Brand or is AGM still the o...	bowser	8	816	07:00 AM Aug 5, 2018 by swamp
	Diesel E.G.R. valve (Preview) Been doing a bit of reading up on e.g.r. valves, seems to be a few pros & cons about taking it out of the picture, engines may run hotter, turbo can be overpressurised. E.G.R. can be simply blanked off or controlled by an add on module, has any one done either of these mods. & what resulted, Tal...	Joda	18	2113	07:08 PM Aug 4, 2018 by Dave1952
	HWS NOT WORKING ON GAS. ONLY ON 240 (Preview) Hi After experiencing some very rough roads our Truma hws now only works on 240 power and not the gas. When we try turning on the gas it only stays on for about 10 secs. Any ideas? Kim	gandk	0	440	01:42 PM Aug 4, 2018 by gandk
	"Towing Caravans for Rec-reation? Not Wreck-creation!" (Preview) Problems on the Road - "Towing Caravans for Rec-reation? Not Wreck-creation!" Most unfortunately, the caravan industry is being badly tarnished by the continual reports of serious accidents, involving caravans, on our roads. For every major accident - involving a roll-over - the CCA rece...	Colin1947	3	978	11:17 PM Aug 3, 2018 by Stretch60
	Tow Ball Loading (Preview) I just cleaned out and reorganised the front boot of the van prior to the next trip away. While it was empty I used tow ball scales to measure the weight which read 160kg. I replaced everything including all of the WDH components and the weight went up to 200kg. At the moment the van will be between 2500kg a...	The Belmont Bear	4	1002	08:39 AM Aug 1, 2018 by The Belmont Bear
	Vehicle Components 6 stud hub, what bearings? (Preview) Hello all, I have searched this forum and tried calling vehicle components (who haven't answered phone all day!), would like to know what bearings and seals are used in their hubs before pulling apart. The brake hubs are quite large as is the area where the bearings reside. I'm thinking parallel bear...	Stretch60	8	1575	09:18 PM Jul 31, 2018 by Dav4Cris
	Tyre type (Preview) Dear knowledgeable types Dunlop SP175E tyres P or LT? The marking is 195/R15C 106/104s, I cannot find a P or LT anywhere on the sidewall The Dunlop site tells me they are LT but they look to bulge a bit too much. I am preparing for gibber tracks and the GRR hence want to be certain. Thanks in advance L...	2Lazy	14	1629	08:04 AM Jul 31, 2018 by rockylizard
	Sirocco II fans ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi All, Have a couple of questions about these sirocco fans, i have had a look at you tube and the sirocco manual. It tells me that the diameter is 180 mm but i cannot find out what the measurement is from the base where it fits to the van to the edge of the fan, basically i am try to find out the dimensions so i ca...	Trekka	30	8319	06:17 AM Jul 31, 2018 by mylestom
	Recall "Lightforce "Li po battery charger (Preview) https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.productsafety.gov.au%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Frecall%2FRecall%2520advertisement_127.pdf	oldtrack123	0	570	02:11 PM Jul 30, 2018 by oldtrack123
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