Techies' Corner

Ron-D · Ron-D

my biggest worry with my single axel van is the dreaded puncture,in most cases you can't pull off the road with a long rig usually for many kilometres,and the tyre by that stage is just a pile of rubbish,so hense the question would those tyre pressure kits where you can monitor what's going on from insid...

Bob and Colleen · Bob and Colleen

Hi All, Last week we had an issue with our caravan awning, the material is delaminating, the top and bottom vinyl is coming away from the matting used as the middle of the sandwich. The caravan was delivered in 2011 (brand new), while it has been out in the sun most of its life the awning has always been ro...

ABNER · ABNER

Can any knowing people tell me what regulations are required to be met by wiring up a trailer for 240Volt Ac , Is there a testing facility for an installation to be certified in Western Australia. Obviously all good electrical mechanical procedures would be adhered to. Thanks in advance. Bob

in transit · in transit

I read somewhere recently that these should be replaced "occasionally" I am hoping that someone out there who knows heaps more about gas than I do (that is most people) can tell me whether this is true and if so quantify "occassionally"

baglimit2002 · baglimit2002

Was thinking of buy a genny at one stage but recently when to rawsly park in the flinders ranges and got talking to a nomad that runs only solar panels was impressed as to the volts that where being replace in the batteries he run a engel caravan fridge 90 litres and a 40 litre beer fridge on a slide he does ha...

Dougwe · Dougwe

How, fellow and fellowette happy campers, As some of you would know I have had major problems with my stupid 'Girrad Continous Flow' hot water system in the Aluminium TeePee. I am going to bite the bullet later this year and replace it with a Suburban hot water service. I have just been told that the plas...

graeme c · graeme c

Purchased 2 Bob Jane Tyres last October and have done 5,000 ks, yesterday bumped a sharp gutter and damaged the sidewall, took it to Bob Jane expecting to pay for a new tyre but they replaced it for free, thanks Bob Jane. policy is only for Bob Jane tyres with less than 20% wear

mezza56 · mezza56

I know its a horse thats been flogged before many times and most of the old timers on the forum are sick of it , but I have a query to do with weights again. I have a ranger and have been checking over all my vehicle and van weights . I am running fairly close to the limit on my GCM of 6000kg I investigated other...

SouthernComfort · SouthernComfort

I'd like to apply some sort of protectant / sealer to the roof of our 'van while it's still fairly new. Can anyone recommend a good product? I've seen ad's for Elixir Plas-T-Cote but not sure if it's the right stuff. Any advice appreciated.

Wiffo · Wiffo

Hi everyone, I have a 2015 rear wheel drive diesel territory and a 17.5 jayco expanda loaded1900kg. I have covered 12000kms in both van and car and noticed rear of territory is a bit lower than when first bought. My question is... will putting heavier duty springs be enough to prevent this happening ag...

iana · iana

Have just returned from a trip, the ride to the destination was uncomfortable, tire pressures in the ute were as it came out of a service, and checked by a hand held gauge by me, the setting going by the figures on the vehicle door pillar were for medium to high load. On the return trip I used a new tyre infla...

mezza56 · mezza56

PS I already realise the HP of the landcruiser is greater but is that the only defining factor ?

iana · iana

A quick question aimed to those that might know. I am doing an install of a Snugger Diesel heater, and I am mounting it under the floor of the van. Now the instructions say that the maximum length of the exhaust pipe is 2 meters, and my reasoning for that is that the supplied exhaust tubing is corrugated, a...

pommie vic · pommie vic

Hi my problem is we have a 1978 Ford transit with a Franklin camper factory fitted but i cant find a fuse panel for interior lights and power outlets > Any one got any clues Its also fitted with a large solar panel on the roof and I know nothing about solar ,clues here too would be welcome cheers eve...

robjoe · robjoe

We have a Dometic toilet in our van and have had nothing but problems with it. Now the switch at the top has broken and costs $204 to replace. With all the other problems we have had decided to change to a Thetford C200 CW toilet. We like the idea of having it owns water supply rather than using your good d...

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

Quote from another site "We have recently had 2 vehicles, a Merc sprinter and the second a BT-50, in the yard at our Tamworth branch who have put AdBlue in their diesel from the same service station. Both of the vehicles Fuel systems were destroyed as the owners added Adblue into the diesel tank rather t...

Dr Sable · Dr Sable

Hi all. I'm having a hard time finding any way of checking weight distribution of a bus, . . . eg: Toyota coaster corner weights ? I have used various scales and corner weight jacks when I raced open wheeler's and super modified's but I find nothing that will do the job for a heavier commercial vehicles....

Craig1 · Craig1

I need to replace the battery(prior to going anywhere), BUT has anyone seen or have evidence of the breakaway system actually working in Australia? Not questioning the need for it either. cheers and thanks Craig

Pieter · Pieter

I have just bought a 2015 Majestic sierra. I want to under slung the axels and fit a semi off-road tyre to give me a bit more height off the ground. Any advice please.

Ross638 · Ross638

hi hope someone can help. I have a vitrifrigo dp150 fridge and not sure that is working correctly. Temp is ok but it's drawing 6-7 amps and cycles for about 9 minutes on and then 5 minutes off is that correct? tks Ross

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	Single axel vans ( 1 2 ) (Preview) my biggest worry with my single axel van is the dreaded puncture,in most cases you can't pull off the road with a long rig usually for many kilometres,and the tyre by that stage is just a pile of rubbish,so hense the question would those tyre pressure kits where you can monitor what's going on from insid...	Ron-D	30	3684	08:32 AM Jun 3, 2017 by Ron-D
	Caravan Awning delaminating (Preview) Hi All, Last week we had an issue with our caravan awning, the material is delaminating, the top and bottom vinyl is coming away from the matting used as the middle of the sandwich. The caravan was delivered in 2011 (brand new), while it has been out in the sun most of its life the awning has always been ro...	Bob and Colleen	13	3333	03:24 PM Jun 2, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	Camper Trailer Electrics (Preview) Can any knowing people tell me what regulations are required to be met by wiring up a trailer for 240Volt Ac , Is there a testing facility for an installation to be certified in Western Australia. Obviously all good electrical mechanical procedures would be adhered to. Thanks in advance. Bob	ABNER	7	2316	12:56 AM Jun 2, 2017 by ABNER
	Gas regulators (Preview) I read somewhere recently that these should be replaced "occasionally" I am hoping that someone out there who knows heaps more about gas than I do (that is most people) can tell me whether this is true and if so quantify "occassionally"	in transit	8	2097	10:15 PM Jun 1, 2017 by PeterD
	Solar panels fixed or portable ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Was thinking of buy a genny at one stage but recently when to rawsly park in the flinders ranges and got talking to a nomad that runs only solar panels was impressed as to the volts that where being replace in the batteries he run a engel caravan fridge 90 litres and a 40 litre beer fridge on a slide he does ha...	baglimit2002	33	4033	06:05 PM Jun 1, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	HOT WATER SYSTEM AND JOHN GUEST FITTINGS ( 1 2 ) (Preview) How, fellow and fellowette happy campers, As some of you would know I have had major problems with my stupid 'Girrad Continous Flow' hot water system in the Aluminium TeePee. I am going to bite the bullet later this year and replace it with a Suburban hot water service. I have just been told that the plas...	Dougwe	32	4964	03:05 PM May 31, 2017 by Dougwe
	Bob Jane tyre free replacement trye (Preview) Purchased 2 Bob Jane Tyres last October and have done 5,000 ks, yesterday bumped a sharp gutter and damaged the sidewall, took it to Bob Jane expecting to pay for a new tyre but they replaced it for free, thanks Bob Jane. policy is only for Bob Jane tyres with less than 20% wear	graeme c	6	1525	10:00 AM May 31, 2017 by swamp
	weights (Preview) I know its a horse thats been flogged before many times and most of the old timers on the forum are sick of it , but I have a query to do with weights again. I have a ranger and have been checking over all my vehicle and van weights . I am running fairly close to the limit on my GCM of 6000kg I investigated other...	mezza56	7	2047	02:31 PM May 30, 2017 by montie
	Roof protection (Preview) I'd like to apply some sort of protectant / sealer to the roof of our 'van while it's still fairly new. Can anyone recommend a good product? I've seen ad's for Elixir Plas-T-Cote but not sure if it's the right stuff. Any advice appreciated.	SouthernComfort	4	1536	12:07 PM May 28, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	Rear spring upgrade (Preview) Hi everyone, I have a 2015 rear wheel drive diesel territory and a 17.5 jayco expanda loaded1900kg. I have covered 12000kms in both van and car and noticed rear of territory is a bit lower than when first bought. My question is... will putting heavier duty springs be enough to prevent this happening ag...	Wiffo	11	3719	11:51 AM May 28, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	Tyre Pressure Gauge ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Have just returned from a trip, the ride to the destination was uncomfortable, tire pressures in the ute were as it came out of a service, and checked by a hand held gauge by me, the setting going by the figures on the vehicle door pillar were for medium to high load. On the return trip I used a new tyre infla...	iana	32	6026	06:10 PM May 27, 2017 by Tony Bev
	Weights again 2 (Preview) PS I already realise the HP of the landcruiser is greater but is that the only defining factor ?	mezza56	2	1257	08:32 AM May 27, 2017 by Kebbin
	Diesel Heater install. (Preview) A quick question aimed to those that might know. I am doing an install of a Snugger Diesel heater, and I am mounting it under the floor of the van. Now the instructions say that the maximum length of the exhaust pipe is 2 meters, and my reasoning for that is that the supplied exhaust tubing is corrugated, a...	iana	13	1851	08:08 AM May 24, 2017 by Landfall
	Fuse panel or not? (Preview) Hi my problem is we have a 1978 Ford transit with a Franklin camper factory fitted but i cant find a fuse panel for interior lights and power outlets > Any one got any clues Its also fitted with a large solar panel on the roof and I know nothing about solar ,clues here too would be welcome cheers eve...	pommie vic	20	1642	11:28 PM May 22, 2017 by Tony Bev
	Dometic toilet to a Thetford toilet (Preview) We have a Dometic toilet in our van and have had nothing but problems with it. Now the switch at the top has broken and costs $204 to replace. With all the other problems we have had decided to change to a Thetford C200 CW toilet. We like the idea of having it owns water supply rather than using your good d...	robjoe	14	2061	12:59 AM May 20, 2017 by meetoo
	AdBlue Caution.... (Preview) Quote from another site "We have recently had 2 vehicles, a Merc sprinter and the second a BT-50, in the yard at our Tamworth branch who have put AdBlue in their diesel from the same service station. Both of the vehicles Fuel systems were destroyed as the owners added Adblue into the diesel tank rather t...	aussie_paul	10	2979	10:42 PM May 18, 2017 by Woody n Sue
	RV/Bus weight distribution. (Preview) Hi all. I'm having a hard time finding any way of checking weight distribution of a bus, . . . eg: Toyota coaster corner weights ? I have used various scales and corner weight jacks when I raced open wheeler's and super modified's but I find nothing that will do the job for a heavier commercial vehicles....	Dr Sable	8	1313	10:38 PM May 18, 2017 by Woody n Sue
	Caravan Breakaway actual incident (Preview) I need to replace the battery(prior to going anywhere), BUT has anyone seen or have evidence of the breakaway system actually working in Australia? Not questioning the need for it either. cheers and thanks Craig	Craig1	19	1968	09:29 PM May 18, 2017 by Craig1
	Underslung axels (Preview) I have just bought a 2015 Majestic sierra. I want to under slung the axels and fit a semi off-road tyre to give me a bit more height off the ground. Any advice please.	Pieter	13	2604	05:15 PM May 18, 2017 by macka17
	12v fridge (Preview) hi hope someone can help. I have a vitrifrigo dp150 fridge and not sure that is working correctly. Temp is ok but it's drawing 6-7 amps and cycles for about 9 minutes on and then 5 minutes off is that correct? tks Ross	Ross638	14	2795	04:58 PM May 18, 2017 by BAZZA44
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