Techies' Corner

dismith · dismith

Hi all, the slideouts on our Winnebago 2006 Alpine are giving trouble. Can anybody point me in the right direction for a repair manual. I cant even find the drive motor for the bedroom slide out, heaven knows where that is hidden. Have a safe Christmas those travelling on the road. Take care Di

JoeJan · JoeJan

Hope I can verbalize this better than the spaghetti factory Jayco produces with their wiring. I have 2 wires running from an Anderson plug along my draw-bar to just under the front of the van. There are 2 more wires joined (soldered joint) at this point, 1 runs (Black) to Aux In +VE and the other (whit...

Willdoe · Willdoe

How do nomads attach fittings to the thin outer aluminum skin of their vans. I recently fitted anti flap brackets with 1/8" ally pop rivets and on the first test the batten hook caught on one and almost ripped it off. On a couple I was lucky to strike the frame behind and they are firm.

berms · berms

I have a Avan Cruiseliner Adventure Plus fitted with dual water tanks with a single filler inlet.The equalising of water into the second tank is very slow. The filler inlet simply overflows although there is no water in the second tank. The dealer advice was to leave it for 15 minutes until the tanks le...

Billwt1 · Billwt1

Good morning, I recently purchased a Satlink WS-6906 satellite finder for DirecTV. The instructions are more useless than helpful. I am looking for step by step directions on how to get satellite. Satellites that I need to acquire are 99, 101, 110, and 119. Many thanks, Bill

Ron-D · Ron-D

How do you attach pictures that are not upside down,you hit attach files button ,it directs you to your saved picture that are not upside down,then you tick your not upside down pictures you want to load,simple so far eh,then you hit the button to load the file works great but it's loaded the picture ups...

Ron-D · Ron-D

theres two wires not connected to the battery in the van jist laying on the floor from new ,one is a battery temp thing the other is similar there both very lightweight terminals they both disappear into a box at the back of the van ,the vans a nova metrolink maybe some one might have one here?

Nambatri · Nambatri

Many caravaners have reversing cameras on their caravan with the display in the tug vehicle often mounted dead centre of the dash facing the driver, or mounted to the windscreen. Again facing the driver. What is the take of this audience about the legality or practice of the monitor being on full ti...

JoeJan · JoeJan

Just a quick question and answer, I hope!! I put a multi-meter on my caravan 12 volt system and found it has a reading of 13.75 volts. I'm currently plugged into 240v and the batteries are hooked up to a smart charger. Batteries are AGM GEL. Should my lighting system, TV, etc be running at 13.75 volt...

mr glassies · mr glassies

now wile writing this I know im going to get shot down and probably by a tank . Traveling from Adelaide to Mannum today I followed a van behind a Toyota cruiser . Not to fast not to slow sort of sitting ok level wise . Now Im an ex plant operator and its in my blood to look for things going wrong . im not going to s...

The Bear · The Bear

I am unable to remove the cassette from the toilet the handle is in the closed position but the blade has come adrift anyone know how I can turn the release button, I have pumped the contents out with a bilge pump. Bear

JoeJan · JoeJan

Looking for some advice to shorten the time on doing a seat upgrade. We have a Jayco Heritage van that has an "L" shaped seating arrangement. The seats are just too soft and hence uncomfortable so a change needs to be made. I'm not interested in replacing or redesigning the whole area to accommodate...

grahamg · grahamg

Friend of mine is doing a camping trip for 14 days with a van and needs to sleep with a Philips Cpac machine. He will be staying mostly in places without power and will be driving most days. Any idea what the power requirements are for a cpac machine. Would a second battery recharged each day by the car...

Snippy · Snippy

Spare tyre mounted under car was in the car when I bought it. The walls were worn through to the canvass by the rubbing on the mounting. I replaced the tyre and have since done 20,000 k's. Removed to rotate tyres and found same thing occurring on the new tyre although nowhere near as bad. Has anyone else h...

Warren-Pat_01 · Warren-Pat_01

While in Toowoomba recently, I had to have some work done on the van (which some members here assisted with) & as the van was coming up to time for a service, I asked if they could do one. Thanks & $275 later we were on the road. I found they repacked the bearings & replaced a magnet as it was cra...

Sarge9 · Sarge9

hello experts. I have found mention of this issue but other than the tea towel flung up there, no real solution offered. Heavy dew or light drizzle is the worst, the water runs off the pop top onto the tin skin below at either end. Chinese water torture (she said). And the tea towel does work, but if you are...

Kevin 1955 · Kevin 1955

hi I noticed yesterday while disconnecting the cable from the 240 inlet socket on my Motorhome one of the pins on the socket had welded itself to the cable plug. So much so that it broke the pin when I tried to take it out. Not knowing much about electrics can anyone help me out here Kevin

mike g g · mike g g

Hi All ,have just had a stay at Lane Cove tourist park.and were unable to tune tv in,had this problem last time we stayed there also.i have a wineguard ariel set up on the van,anyone else had this problem,as when I got home tv tuned in from the driveway at Gosford no problems.thanks I advance.mike g

mike g g · mike g g

HI,All thanks for the info about the lane cove situation its happened both time we have stayed there ,but then its been a great oppertunity for a quite tv free couple pf days whish we injoy but we do like to watch the news,although if we watch it at home on Monday night its the same until the end of the week.S...

terrola · terrola

has any body shortened the jayco easy lifters for a pop top roof if so how did you go about it? many thanks

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	Slide out help (Preview) Hi all, the slideouts on our Winnebago 2006 Alpine are giving trouble. Can anybody point me in the right direction for a repair manual. I cant even find the drive motor for the bedroom slide out, heaven knows where that is hidden. Have a safe Christmas those travelling on the road. Take care Di	dismith	3	1057	08:02 AM Dec 20, 2017 by jebs
	Jayco Heritage Wiring (Preview) Hope I can verbalize this better than the spaghetti factory Jayco produces with their wiring. I have 2 wires running from an Anderson plug along my draw-bar to just under the front of the van. There are 2 more wires joined (soldered joint) at this point, 1 runs (Black) to Aux In +VE and the other (whit...	JoeJan	6	2194	07:19 PM Dec 19, 2017 by PeterD
	Thin Skin (Preview) How do nomads attach fittings to the thin outer aluminum skin of their vans. I recently fitted anti flap brackets with 1/8" ally pop rivets and on the first test the batten hook caught on one and almost ripped it off. On a couple I was lucky to strike the frame behind and they are firm.	Willdoe	10	1791	12:51 PM Dec 19, 2017 by iana
	Filling Dual Water Tank (Preview) I have a Avan Cruiseliner Adventure Plus fitted with dual water tanks with a single filler inlet.The equalising of water into the second tank is very slow. The filler inlet simply overflows although there is no water in the second tank. The dealer advice was to leave it for 15 minutes until the tanks le...	berms	3	1622	12:46 PM Dec 19, 2017 by iana
	Satlink WS-6906 (Preview) Good morning, I recently purchased a Satlink WS-6906 satellite finder for DirecTV. The instructions are more useless than helpful. I am looking for step by step directions on how to get satellite. Satellites that I need to acquire are 99, 101, 110, and 119. Many thanks, Bill	Billwt1	2	1038	01:13 PM Dec 18, 2017 by GreyTech
	loading pictures (Preview) How do you attach pictures that are not upside down,you hit attach files button ,it directs you to your saved picture that are not upside down,then you tick your not upside down pictures you want to load,simple so far eh,then you hit the button to load the file works great but it's loaded the picture ups...	Ron-D	9	1488	08:45 AM Dec 18, 2017 by Ron-D
	two wires (Preview) theres two wires not connected to the battery in the van jist laying on the floor from new ,one is a battery temp thing the other is similar there both very lightweight terminals they both disappear into a box at the back of the van ,the vans a nova metrolink maybe some one might have one here?	Ron-D	13	1852	09:24 PM Dec 15, 2017 by mr glassies
	Use of Reversing Cameras (Preview) Many caravaners have reversing cameras on their caravan with the display in the tug vehicle often mounted dead centre of the dash facing the driver, or mounted to the windscreen. Again facing the driver. What is the take of this audience about the legality or practice of the monitor being on full ti...	Nambatri	8	1296	09:15 PM Dec 15, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	12 Volts or 13.75 Volts (Preview) Just a quick question and answer, I hope!! I put a multi-meter on my caravan 12 volt system and found it has a reading of 13.75 volts. I'm currently plugged into 240v and the batteries are hooked up to a smart charger. Batteries are AGM GEL. Should my lighting system, TV, etc be running at 13.75 volt...	JoeJan	11	2771	04:35 PM Dec 15, 2017 by Ron-D
	Caravan crashes (Preview) now wile writing this I know im going to get shot down and probably by a tank . Traveling from Adelaide to Mannum today I followed a van behind a Toyota cruiser . Not to fast not to slow sort of sitting ok level wise . Now Im an ex plant operator and its in my blood to look for things going wrong . im not going to s...	mr glassies	10	1854	10:04 PM Dec 13, 2017 by Baz421
	Thetford 260 toilet (Preview) I am unable to remove the cassette from the toilet the handle is in the closed position but the blade has come adrift anyone know how I can turn the release button, I have pumped the contents out with a bilge pump. Bear	The Bear	10	1401	12:00 PM Dec 12, 2017 by Big Mal
	Soft Caravan Seats (Preview) Looking for some advice to shorten the time on doing a seat upgrade. We have a Jayco Heritage van that has an "L" shaped seating arrangement. The seats are just too soft and hence uncomfortable so a change needs to be made. I'm not interested in replacing or redesigning the whole area to accommodate...	JoeJan	6	2801	10:28 PM Dec 11, 2017 by JayDee
	Cpac macine (Preview) Friend of mine is doing a camping trip for 14 days with a van and needs to sleep with a Philips Cpac machine. He will be staying mostly in places without power and will be driving most days. Any idea what the power requirements are for a cpac machine. Would a second battery recharged each day by the car...	grahamg	5	1556	09:29 PM Dec 10, 2017 by Eaglemax
	SPARE TYRE PROBLEM WITH 100 series cruiser (Preview) Spare tyre mounted under car was in the car when I bought it. The walls were worn through to the canvass by the rubbing on the mounting. I replaced the tyre and have since done 20,000 k's. Removed to rotate tyres and found same thing occurring on the new tyre although nowhere near as bad. Has anyone else h...	Snippy	3	1204	11:43 AM Dec 10, 2017 by darjak
	I need an expert on electric brake faults (Preview) While in Toowoomba recently, I had to have some work done on the van (which some members here assisted with) & as the van was coming up to time for a service, I asked if they could do one. Thanks & $275 later we were on the road. I found they repacked the bearings & replaced a magnet as it was cra...	Warren-Pat_01	18	4653	09:42 AM Dec 9, 2017 by iana
	pop top roof drips (Preview) hello experts. I have found mention of this issue but other than the tea towel flung up there, no real solution offered. Heavy dew or light drizzle is the worst, the water runs off the pop top onto the tin skin below at either end. Chinese water torture (she said). And the tea towel does work, but if you are...	Sarge9	9	2108	03:50 PM Dec 6, 2017 by Gwian
	240 volt inlet ( 1 2 ) (Preview) hi I noticed yesterday while disconnecting the cable from the 240 inlet socket on my Motorhome one of the pins on the socket had welded itself to the cable plug. So much so that it broke the pin when I tried to take it out. Not knowing much about electrics can anyone help me out here Kevin	Kevin 1955	30	2244	01:54 PM Dec 6, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	T V.RECEPTION ,TUNING (Preview) Hi All ,have just had a stay at Lane Cove tourist park.and were unable to tune tv in,had this problem last time we stayed there also.i have a wineguard ariel set up on the van,anyone else had this problem,as when I got home tv tuned in from the driveway at Gosford no problems.thanks I advance.mike g	mike g g	15	1784	11:08 PM Dec 5, 2017 by Hey Jim
	TV RECEPTION ,THANKYOU FOR THE REPLYS (Preview) HI,All thanks for the info about the lane cove situation its happened both time we have stayed there ,but then its been a great oppertunity for a quite tv free couple pf days whish we injoy but we do like to watch the news,although if we watch it at home on Monday night its the same until the end of the week.S...	mike g g	0	884	08:49 PM Dec 5, 2017 by mike g g
	jayco easy lifters (Preview) has any body shortened the jayco easy lifters for a pop top roof if so how did you go about it? many thanks	terrola	2	1269	12:09 PM Dec 5, 2017 by Sparkster
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