Techies' Corner

RustyD · RustyD

There a two types of 2-stroke oil. One for chainsaws, mowers, stationary engines (often called "greenkeepers" 2-stroke oil), and another for motorcycles (2T). I gather that you cannot use greenkeepers as 2T but can you use 2T in a chainsaw?

Keith P · Keith P

Anyone on here got any idea of the approximate water capacity of a full width..ie...across the van width.... section of 100mm downpipe sealed up for the purpose?? I,m thinking that it could be made into a grey water tank if its capacity is enough.TIA. Cheers Keith

xina · xina

Saw info. about these on the CMCA site, but they only had an American address to buy them from. However, curious me went Googling like I often do, and found 2 Aussie sites. One is for a 1 ton Jack, and the other for a 2 ton Jack. They plug into your cigarette lighter. 1 ton 12 volt Electric Scissor Jack ---- ...

Boomer29 · Boomer29

Hi I have a rpd215 waeco fridge the compressor keeps running draining my batteries when free camping . Even when it is not overly hot it cuts out for very short period and runs for extended periods . I have it set on pos2 out of 5 settings so I don't think it's asking to much has any one else had this problem? O...

RodCahill · RodCahill

hi, I recently traded my Jayco on a Bolwell Edge, both with electric brakes. The Jayco brakes were working fine with my newly installed Hayman Reece setup.as soon as I changed the brakes only engage on the Bolwell when I have it turned right up and even then they don't lock up as expected but you can hear t...

Goldfinger · Goldfinger

Damm, put my folding antenna up on my 2005 Jayco Heritage last night, and the coaxial cable broke/snapped at the point it enters the roof antenna...coaxial degraded by the elements/time... Its the standard Antennatek Commander Antenna Jayco fitted at that time, being almost identical to the Wine...

8Baker · 8Baker

So back in the UK I was running an old (>10 years) LCD monitor which happened to have a 12.4v power supply (hmmm, how nice), hooked up to a Raspberry Pi for all my entertainment needs (and wants). I brought it out with me (had Kgs to spare on the flight) but now I'm thinking a larger monitor of higher res...

RustyD · RustyD

Interesting doco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCA5pInfPpM

iana · iana

I did what I said I wouldn't do, and that is I went to the caravan show in Perth and walked out with a 7" 4 channel monitor and two cameras, and am now 7 months down the track getting to install them. because I have no rear view out the cabin rear window, canopy is in the way, I have installed the monitor on the mi...

Hughcr · Hughcr

Hi All just getting geared up for our first big lap...bought a cheap Kogan TV for our campervan as recommended by Grey Nomads and it works well with rabbit ears aerial but...it didn't pick up SBS signal when it scanned the stations. We are in BUnbury btw. Is it something to do with uhf vs vhf transmissi...

Muzzlehatch · Muzzlehatch

Has any one had a play with Smart Home technology in a RV? I have all the bits to play with and it is just a matter of finding the time to fiddle about. Priority now is to get the furniture built and the lights working properly using Old School mechanical switches.

Renrut · Renrut

My 100 series Toyota Turbo Diesel Landcruiser 1999 model , it using a litre of oil per 1000klms and is not blowing smoke Thoughts on the subject, Please.

savannah · savannah

Hi all, great forum. Newbie to the forum and have a query. It has probably been covered previously so apologies in advance. Recently purchased a Golf Savannah 499 full van. Are there any rules relating to length of saftey chains apart form the obvious of not being tooooooo long. Reason for query - I wan...

bobhod · bobhod

I just bought an avan caravan and had my car a 2008 Toyota aurion fitted with a tow bar an electric brakes by Hayman Reece. The car was running out or rego so I took it to a garage that does pink slips for caravans, to my surprise I got knocked back because they said that the electric brakes were not working wh...

Travelling Tradie · Travelling Tradie

Good evening all, I am a tradie and have a 2013 Isuzu 200 truck with a 21 ft caravan, I been on short trips but when the truck hits a bump the caravan rocks up and down. Have you had this occur with your truck, I just trying to sort out this problem before I start out. Could anyone give me their thoughts. Thank...

Wanda · Wanda

Hi all First up After some advise please, when we turn our diesel heater on start up, all lights on at the time flicker badly, to the point they need to be turned off for about 30secs, then things are back to normal. Then when heater is on, warming nicely, lights flick, just the once, in line with the tick no...

RustyD · RustyD

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12V-Air-Compressor-Portable-Handheld-Electric-Bike-Car-Ball-Auto-Pump-Camping-AU/253123629917?hash=item3aef58135d%3Am%3AmOusJ_34VB12Nym2l4XcTzw&var=

Grey fox · Grey fox

hi has anyone done a suspenion upgrade on a 200 LCD

Papou · Papou

heard so much good stuff about these units that im thinking of ordering one next week but thought ide ask ahead if anyone has ever heard of any of these units failing in any way ??, i know it may seem a silly question but thought ask ahead to be on the safe side :)??..

OutbackMK · OutbackMK

I have had the embarrassment of loud a noise emitting from the water line whenever using mains pressure. Problem turned out to be the plastic fitting that you connect the hose to at the water filling compartment, it has a small spring loaded valve inside that fails and creates the noise. The replacem...

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	Two stroke oil (Preview) There a two types of 2-stroke oil. One for chainsaws, mowers, stationary engines (often called "greenkeepers" 2-stroke oil), and another for motorcycles (2T). I gather that you cannot use greenkeepers as 2T but can you use 2T in a chainsaw?	RustyD	7	2012	09:40 PM Sep 15, 2017 by mr glassies
	Capacity of Downpipe?? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Anyone on here got any idea of the approximate water capacity of a full width..ie...across the van width.... section of 100mm downpipe sealed up for the purpose?? I,m thinking that it could be made into a grey water tank if its capacity is enough.TIA. Cheers Keith	Keith P	36	3897	09:35 PM Sep 15, 2017 by mr glassies
	Electric Car Jacks. (Preview) Saw info. about these on the CMCA site, but they only had an American address to buy them from. However, curious me went Googling like I often do, and found 2 Aussie sites. One is for a 1 ton Jack, and the other for a 2 ton Jack. They plug into your cigarette lighter. 1 ton 12 volt Electric Scissor Jack ---- ...	xina	1	1794	03:08 PM Sep 15, 2017 by Nelkin_62
	Waeco rpd215 (Preview) Hi I have a rpd215 waeco fridge the compressor keeps running draining my batteries when free camping . Even when it is not overly hot it cuts out for very short period and runs for extended periods . I have it set on pos2 out of 5 settings so I don't think it's asking to much has any one else had this problem? O...	Boomer29	9	1751	08:17 PM Sep 13, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	New electric brake magnets not working (Preview) hi, I recently traded my Jayco on a Bolwell Edge, both with electric brakes. The Jayco brakes were working fine with my newly installed Hayman Reece setup.as soon as I changed the brakes only engage on the Bolwell when I have it turned right up and even then they don't lock up as expected but you can hear t...	RodCahill	4	1641	10:46 AM Sep 12, 2017 by macka17
	Have you upgraded your Antennatek Commander/Winegard Antenna with Winegard Retrofit Kit? (Preview) Damm, put my folding antenna up on my 2005 Jayco Heritage last night, and the coaxial cable broke/snapped at the point it enters the roof antenna...coaxial degraded by the elements/time... Its the standard Antennatek Commander Antenna Jayco fitted at that time, being almost identical to the Wine...	Goldfinger	3	4255	01:26 PM Sep 11, 2017 by Big Mal
	12v/24v (nominal) computer monitors (Preview) So back in the UK I was running an old (>10 years) LCD monitor which happened to have a 12.4v power supply (hmmm, how nice), hooked up to a Raspberry Pi for all my entertainment needs (and wants). I brought it out with me (had Kgs to spare on the flight) but now I'm thinking a larger monitor of higher res...	8Baker	7	1217	07:46 PM Sep 10, 2017 by macka17
	Diesel Engine Doco (Preview) Interesting doco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCA5pInfPpM	RustyD	1	1041	12:33 PM Sep 10, 2017 by toglhot
	Installing rear view camera. (Preview) I did what I said I wouldn't do, and that is I went to the caravan show in Perth and walked out with a 7" 4 channel monitor and two cameras, and am now 7 months down the track getting to install them. because I have no rear view out the cabin rear window, canopy is in the way, I have installed the monitor on the mi...	iana	11	6138	02:05 PM Sep 9, 2017 by iana
	SBS TV reception tv reception SBS Kogan TV (Preview) Hi All just getting geared up for our first big lap...bought a cheap Kogan TV for our campervan as recommended by Grey Nomads and it works well with rabbit ears aerial but...it didn't pick up SBS signal when it scanned the stations. We are in BUnbury btw. Is it something to do with uhf vs vhf transmissi...	Hughcr	24	6744	11:58 AM Sep 9, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	Raspberry Pi IoT (Preview) Has any one had a play with Smart Home technology in a RV? I have all the bits to play with and it is just a matter of finding the time to fiddle about. Priority now is to get the furniture built and the lights working properly using Old School mechanical switches.	Muzzlehatch	8	1495	08:17 AM Sep 8, 2017 by Waytra
	Oil Usage Toyota Landcruiser 100 series (Preview) My 100 series Toyota Turbo Diesel Landcruiser 1999 model , it using a litre of oil per 1000klms and is not blowing smoke Thoughts on the subject, Please.	Renrut	7	2407	08:10 PM Sep 7, 2017 by Bas + Eve
	Saftey chain length (Preview) Hi all, great forum. Newbie to the forum and have a query. It has probably been covered previously so apologies in advance. Recently purchased a Golf Savannah 499 full van. Are there any rules relating to length of saftey chains apart form the obvious of not being tooooooo long. Reason for query - I wan...	savannah	6	1576	07:02 PM Sep 7, 2017 by savannah
	Electric brakes (Preview) I just bought an avan caravan and had my car a 2008 Toyota aurion fitted with a tow bar an electric brakes by Hayman Reece. The car was running out or rego so I took it to a garage that does pink slips for caravans, to my surprise I got knocked back because they said that the electric brakes were not working wh...	bobhod	12	1821	11:07 PM Sep 6, 2017 by Cupie
	Towing with an Isuzu Truck (Preview) Good evening all, I am a tradie and have a 2013 Isuzu 200 truck with a 21 ft caravan, I been on short trips but when the truck hits a bump the caravan rocks up and down. Have you had this occur with your truck, I just trying to sort out this problem before I start out. Could anyone give me their thoughts. Thank...	Travelling Tradie	11	4944	07:21 PM Sep 6, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	Lights flickering (Preview) Hi all First up After some advise please, when we turn our diesel heater on start up, all lights on at the time flicker badly, to the point they need to be turned off for about 30secs, then things are back to normal. Then when heater is on, warming nicely, lights flick, just the once, in line with the tick no...	Wanda	8	2031	07:16 PM Sep 6, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	Air Dragon Inflator (Preview) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12V-Air-Compressor-Portable-Handheld-Electric-Bike-Car-Ball-Auto-Pump-Camping-AU/253123629917?hash=item3aef58135d%3Am%3AmOusJ_34VB12Nym2l4XcTzw&var=	RustyD	7	1556	08:44 AM Sep 6, 2017 by PeterD
	Upgrade. (Preview) hi has anyone done a suspenion upgrade on a 200 LCD	Grey fox	8	2399	09:01 PM Sep 5, 2017 by macka17
	Mchitch Auto Coupler (Preview) heard so much good stuff about these units that im thinking of ordering one next week but thought ide ask ahead if anyone has ever heard of any of these units failing in any way ??, i know it may seem a silly question but thought ask ahead to be on the safe side :)??..	Papou	19	4658	04:33 PM Sep 5, 2017 by Keato58
	Loud noise from water supply when connected to mains with Jayco Van (Preview) I have had the embarrassment of loud a noise emitting from the water line whenever using mains pressure. Problem turned out to be the plastic fitting that you connect the hose to at the water filling compartment, it has a small spring loaded valve inside that fails and creates the noise. The replacem...	OutbackMK	2	2125	04:13 PM Sep 3, 2017 by Byno
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