Techies' Corner

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi all, I need some help please with my sat dish cable into the new van. We have an existing Sat king set top box/ dish / cable. I tried using both external sockets on the out side of our Jayco van running the sat dish cable into either to log back on the STB for our trip. I could not pick up the Satellite sigin...

Cupie · Cupie

Some of you mechanical Techies may be interested in this version of the Wankel https://youtu.be/ihXV9mOncvshttp://thekneeslider.com/duke-engines-5-cylinder-4-stroke-3-injector-valveless-axial-engine/

woofta and precious · woofta and precious

Hi all, We have recently bought Atlantic caravan as shown in my avatar (Endeavour single axle off roadish) We will be going on our first long trip in 2 weeks time straight up to Darwin from Adelaide, and then left all around the coast for about 3 months. Now I know it's a new van, but I like checking things a...

stoney123 · stoney123

1.6 5sp man may get a pmg style trailer for camping, trailer would be approx 300kg, load + 200kg max, puts me over the 400kg GVM, so looks like mech override brakes, bugger more rego.dont intend to go over 80km and at most 200km approx per day. this won't stress car will it? I am a hobo. (very poor nomad)...

mezza56 · mezza56

Hi all, has anyone replaced an older tekonsha controller with a Tekonsha P3 proportional brake controller . I'm wondering if its simply unplug my old one and plug the new one in same wiring loom ?

Evie n Rhys · Evie n Rhys

suggestions on this please also.

leestevo · leestevo

Hi All When we bought our new Jayco 14 months ago they fitted a Tow Secure Break Away to meet NSW rego requirements. We, including the caravan have been at one place for approx 9 months while I was working . On Wednesday we drove to a new location. Once we hook the caravan to our car the Battery Monitor insid...

Coop · Coop

Have 4.5ton Iveco motorhome and has 335kg more weight on drivers side and after 3 years now sagging on divers side. Seeking thoughts on correcting the situation. 1. would air bags be an option without beefing up leaf springs 2. Just beef up leaf springs up both on both sides and forget about the air bags...

Bas + Eve · Bas + Eve

Once again I come back to my very knowledgeable Nomad associates! Would anyone know the physical dimensions of the Foxtel IQ3 box? I have tried Foxtel and watched myself getting older while I waited and waited and waited and then was disconnected. I have Googled operating manuals and user guides bu...

Jumboqh · Jumboqh

We are looking at installing a diesel heater in our 5th wheeler. Looking for some feedback from people who have them installed. What brand do you have, good and bad points. If you have had any problems, what was customer service like to remedy situation. Anyone with bigger rigs, does a 2kw unit heat you...

mr glassies · mr glassies

can you put a diesel tank on the back of a van dibs

mezza56 · mezza56

would anyone have had a suspension upgrade to their Ranger / BT 50 /Isuzu /Colorado our van has a tare of 2.8tonne and it weighs the back of the ute down a bit so I'm looking if anyone else has had the same situation and done an upgrade . It doesn't dip much and the WDH has accounted for any discrepancy . But I...

Wandering Whitfields · Wandering Whitfields

We have a 2010 Jayco Starcraft and I noticed the test light was red on our break away system before our recent trip and was red on return.I can only think that the battery did not charge via the tow vehicle for some reason.Do I get a trickle charger to properly charge it and check out why the tug did not charg...

dzcook · dzcook

another day another problem , have found that the window catches that hold the frame and glass tightly closed ( little sliding things ) are not catching the window anymore replaced the winders a while back work fine but just dont want to pull the window frame that last tiny bit fine if there are t...

Leelong · Leelong

we went to the brisy caravan show yesterday and ended up buying a journey outback we have a discovery outback 2008 which has done us well I really think we got a good deal I ended up paying 45k with the following add ons $1200 show package which includes reverse camera , drifter control panel also got them...

DJ · DJ

My led lights won't work. Plugged van into mains power for 8 hours. Lights worked. Left van for 5days. Again no lights. Battery charged &have solar panel on the roof. Am I missing something

Burgo1 · Burgo1

Hi has anyone fitted a hot water heater in a van and if so how effective are they.

dzcook · dzcook

weird problem with frig ?! turn it on and it starts but only the freezer compartment is getting cold is getting down to 10 /20 deg below in freezer compartment on max but frig barely gets cool all level so don't think that's a cause , when i reinstalled it i added extra insulation to outside top a...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi all, What methods did you use to attach your 100mm PVC tube/ Tubes to your van. Im thinking hard about one for our sullage hoses. did a search but no detail. Regards Jim

Salty_Dog · Salty_Dog

Can anyone please give me an opinion on a Federal Battery? We were advised to get one for our AWD by the staff at Battery World It was a $350 Silver/Calcium Battery This exact one: http://www.federalbatteries.com.au/649MF/ It has lasted not even 2 years before it failed to start our daily driver 2 wee...

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	Sat dish cable into van (Preview) Hi all, I need some help please with my sat dish cable into the new van. We have an existing Sat king set top box/ dish / cable. I tried using both external sockets on the out side of our Jayco van running the sat dish cable into either to log back on the STB for our trip. I could not pick up the Satellite sigin...	Hey Jim	14	2519	09:22 PM Jun 20, 2016 by Hey Jim
	A "New" combustion engine from NZ (Yes, yet another) (Preview) Some of you mechanical Techies may be interested in this version of the Wankel https://youtu.be/ihXV9mOncvshttp://thekneeslider.com/duke-engines-5-cylinder-4-stroke-3-injector-valveless-axial-engine/	Cupie	0	1034	01:28 PM Jun 20, 2016 by Cupie
	Is this legal?? (Preview) Hi all, We have recently bought Atlantic caravan as shown in my avatar (Endeavour single axle off roadish) We will be going on our first long trip in 2 weeks time straight up to Darwin from Adelaide, and then left all around the coast for about 3 months. Now I know it's a new van, but I like checking things a...	woofta and precious	8	2209	12:50 AM Jun 20, 2016 by Hylife
	small car + trailer (Preview) 1.6 5sp man may get a pmg style trailer for camping, trailer would be approx 300kg, load + 200kg max, puts me over the 400kg GVM, so looks like mech override brakes, bugger more rego.dont intend to go over 80km and at most 200km approx per day. this won't stress car will it? I am a hobo. (very poor nomad)...	stoney123	7	1020	12:24 AM Jun 20, 2016 by Hylife
	Electric brake controllers (Preview) Hi all, has anyone replaced an older tekonsha controller with a Tekonsha P3 proportional brake controller . I'm wondering if its simply unplug my old one and plug the new one in same wiring loom ?	mezza56	8	1452	11:07 PM Jun 19, 2016 by PeterD
	Combatting insects in a hi ace. Screening etc? (Preview) suggestions on this please also.	Evie n Rhys	2	735	07:42 PM Jun 19, 2016 by Sheba
	Tow Secure Break Away (Preview) Hi All When we bought our new Jayco 14 months ago they fitted a Tow Secure Break Away to meet NSW rego requirements. We, including the caravan have been at one place for approx 9 months while I was working . On Wednesday we drove to a new location. Once we hook the caravan to our car the Battery Monitor insid...	leestevo	8	7250	11:50 AM Jun 19, 2016 by GerryP
	Motorhome leaning to drivers side (Preview) Have 4.5ton Iveco motorhome and has 335kg more weight on drivers side and after 3 years now sagging on divers side. Seeking thoughts on correcting the situation. 1. would air bags be an option without beefing up leaf springs 2. Just beef up leaf springs up both on both sides and forget about the air bags...	Coop	15	1639	07:14 PM Jun 18, 2016 by Coop
	Foxtel IQ3 dimensions (Preview) Once again I come back to my very knowledgeable Nomad associates! Would anyone know the physical dimensions of the Foxtel IQ3 box? I have tried Foxtel and watched myself getting older while I waited and waited and waited and then was disconnected. I have Googled operating manuals and user guides bu...	Bas + Eve	6	5327	05:55 PM Jun 18, 2016 by macka17
	Diesel Heaters (Preview) We are looking at installing a diesel heater in our 5th wheeler. Looking for some feedback from people who have them installed. What brand do you have, good and bad points. If you have had any problems, what was customer service like to remedy situation. Anyone with bigger rigs, does a 2kw unit heat you...	Jumboqh	20	2816	06:42 PM Jun 17, 2016 by Delta18
	Diesel tank (Preview) can you put a diesel tank on the back of a van dibs	mr glassies	7	1499	08:31 PM Jun 16, 2016 by PeterD
	suspension set up on px ranger (Preview) would anyone have had a suspension upgrade to their Ranger / BT 50 /Isuzu /Colorado our van has a tare of 2.8tonne and it weighs the back of the ute down a bit so I'm looking if anyone else has had the same situation and done an upgrade . It doesn't dip much and the WDH has accounted for any discrepancy . But I...	mezza56	14	2796	08:35 AM Jun 16, 2016 by GregE
	Flat battery on electric brake Break away system. (Preview) We have a 2010 Jayco Starcraft and I noticed the test light was red on our break away system before our recent trip and was red on return.I can only think that the battery did not charge via the tow vehicle for some reason.Do I get a trickle charger to properly charge it and check out why the tug did not charg...	Wandering Whitfields	8	2758	07:44 AM Jun 16, 2016 by Hetho
	window catches (Preview) another day another problem , have found that the window catches that hold the frame and glass tightly closed ( little sliding things ) are not catching the window anymore replaced the winders a while back work fine but just dont want to pull the window frame that last tiny bit fine if there are t...	dzcook	5	1224	08:24 PM Jun 13, 2016 by Sarge9
	Journey outback (Preview) we went to the brisy caravan show yesterday and ended up buying a journey outback we have a discovery outback 2008 which has done us well I really think we got a good deal I ended up paying 45k with the following add ons $1200 show package which includes reverse camera , drifter control panel also got them...	Leelong	3	1246	06:51 PM Jun 13, 2016 by rainy1850
	Led lighting (Preview) My led lights won't work. Plugged van into mains power for 8 hours. Lights worked. Left van for 5days. Again no lights. Battery charged &have solar panel on the roof. Am I missing something	DJ	6	1109	12:29 PM Jun 13, 2016 by PeterD
	Hot water heating in van (Preview) Hi has anyone fitted a hot water heater in a van and if so how effective are they.	Burgo1	11	2357	10:11 PM Jun 12, 2016 by OutbackMK
	van frig (Preview) weird problem with frig ?! turn it on and it starts but only the freezer compartment is getting cold is getting down to 10 /20 deg below in freezer compartment on max but frig barely gets cool all level so don't think that's a cause , when i reinstalled it i added extra insulation to outside top a...	dzcook	13	1473	10:07 PM Jun 12, 2016 by OutbackMK
	Methods of attaching your PVC pipe to your van (Preview) Hi all, What methods did you use to attach your 100mm PVC tube/ Tubes to your van. Im thinking hard about one for our sullage hoses. did a search but no detail. Regards Jim	Hey Jim	11	2124	10:42 PM Jun 11, 2016 by Hey Jim
	Federal Batteries - Starting/Reserve (Preview) Can anyone please give me an opinion on a Federal Battery? We were advised to get one for our AWD by the staff at Battery World It was a $350 Silver/Calcium Battery This exact one: http://www.federalbatteries.com.au/649MF/ It has lasted not even 2 years before it failed to start our daily driver 2 wee...	Salty_Dog	3	1283	03:24 PM Jun 11, 2016 by Salty_Dog
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