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Honda generator problem
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About six months ago I purchased a new Honda EU20I generator which I "ran in" and has been on Honda oil and always fresh petrol. It has done about 70 hours of work at mainly around 400W. I have run it on "Eco" for about 75% of the time but usually switched to non-eco for the other 25% in order to give the engine...
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Mike Harding
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canter motor
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Was wanting to hear if anyone has had a remap on 2009 canter motor,and if so what was the outcome?
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Neasie King
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Tow Ball weight - tare or max?
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Yet another tow ball weight issue. If I have a car with a maximum Tow Ball weight limit of 100kg - and looking at a van that has a chassis label (pic attached) that states: Ball-loading at Tare Mass (kg) 80 Maximum Permissible Ball-loading (kg) 150 Dealer says 'no sale' as the van's max (150) is over the ca...
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wfdTamar
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Caravan charging ideas
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Hi all, I am curious to what other grey's have set up in there vans in the way of charging there batteries. I will be fitting two 100 panels on the roof and they will need to be connected in-line for want of a better word, i have looked at the flexible panels on line and it appears that on the you tube docs from t...
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Trekka
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Steinbauer module
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Out of curiousity has anyone fitted a steinbauer module on their landcruser 200 and if so what diff did you noticev
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mezza56
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Maxine stripped!
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Well after stripping D-Maxine extra cab down to her undies l put her on the scales for her first weigh in. With a full tank of fuel, driver (thats me) and her flash steel tray she came in at 2280kgs. Factory weight 1950kgs. Now the dilemma is do l do a GVM upgrade? l have 670kg left stock. With the upgrade l wi...
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STRETCH ARMSTRONG
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engine upgrade
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Hi I own a 1985 shortwheelbase coaster with a 3b engine and are looking at doing an upgrade to 12ht landcruiser engine can anyone tell me wether the gearbox and bell housing are combatible and what mods I will need to do I am a tradesman with my own workshop.
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arlo
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Towball weights - again
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Firstly, I am not an engineer but I am a practical thinker and I hope the following might make other people think about what I am about to say and give their opinion. Let's say your vehicle has a 300kg ball weight limit. For the sake of argument, you hook up and you are well within 'legal' limits at 250kg....
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Captain
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replacing batteries
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Hi I have to replace my house batteries in my 2009 A Van Motorhome.I would like to go as big as possible (ah). Any suggestions would be appreciated Many thanks Graeme
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helnick
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Fiat Ducato Motorhome Entrance Door Problem
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Hi, I have a 2014 Avan Ovation M7 Motorhome on a Fiat Ducato base. I have a problem with the entrance door, as the spring on the top catch appears to have broken. Does anyone know how easy it is to remove the door trim/panel so that I can get access to the mechanism to see if the spring or broken has fallen ins...
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Splottboy
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Solar ?????
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Hi guys need some help please.I have 300watts of solar panels on my van roof feeding 2x120 amp agm batteries with a 30amp pwm controller that gets very hot to touch is this ok or should I purchase one with higher amps ???If I do need a new one what is a good brand?? Also is it ok to plug a seperate folding 200wa...
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dickymate
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Grey water
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Will a 40lt portable grey water tank. Of proper design and containment be ok for self contained sites.
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bowser
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3 way fridge - better on 240 or gas?
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Have a 'base model' Thetford 3 way fridge in the Jayco. Recently installed a thermometer to monitor the internal fridge temps. Sensor is at a bottom back corner. I have noticed that it seems to run much better on 240 v. Fridge is only partly filled with some drinks for test purposes. Hovers around 8...
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Moose2
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Batteries losing charge
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Have 120w panel and 2x110AH batteries. Only run Cpap machine at night and have just started having problems with batteries running down and cutting out during night despite having freecamped easily over the past 9 weeks. Could our batteries be dying or some other cause?
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Olivegirl56
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Pipe volume
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Hi everybody. Can some one help me. A pipe 1.mt.95 cm in length.x150mm round. How much water will it hold. Regards Bowser.
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bowser
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Avida slide out
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The rollers on my birdsville slideout are going through the floor has anybody had this problem
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Chipper
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Solar mounting brackets
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Going to make my own solar panel mounting brackets. Wondering what size angle is best and aluminium or stainless??
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Bas + Eve
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solar panels working ?
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What is the best ( easiest ) method to check if my solar panels are working individually, we have three 80amp panels .
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mezza56
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Lithium Graphene Batteries
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Been reading about these for a while, likely next big thing in RV batteries on the market. still short of giving prices. Main advantages Lighter than Lithium ion. Charging 4-5 times faster than Lithium (less solar) About 45% more capacity. will be seeing them in the next 12 months from info obtained...
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billy botswana
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how to clean degraded plastic or rubber pieces on side of caravan. (if it were a boat would be gunnale rubbers)
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I have noticed that the rubbers are getting fairly degraded on my van I would like to restore as best I can. Replacing myself would be too much for me and I guess it would be expensive to take in to repair shop. Help much appreciated. Cheers Mim
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pastaqueen
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