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Nomad1946 · Nomad1946

Hi, if I said I was contemplating adding shock absorbers to our 1999 Jayco Masport Poptop what would you say? ??Waste of money ?? Can't be done ?? Good idea Reasoning: recently whilst on "safari" I had an occasion to move our van about 20metres from under a tree when the wind picked up at a lunch...

Allyoops · Allyoops

Hi all, As a new poster I originally incorrectly posted this subject on the wrong thread so I am now righting that situation. I am currently in yulara NT and have covered 2600 kms so far of approx a 11000 -12000 km Journey with my new Pajero sport. I am keeping a log on fuel consumption and overall perfor...

Seer · Seer

Hi Guys, I have recently changed over to a Jayco Expanda van, I had a 120w solar panel fitted with a 90ah battery, my problem is when I was on holiday recently I found when I switched the fridge to battery, the fridge was not keeping cool, upon investigation I found that I did n't have any supply from my car....

Trevor law · Trevor law

We are parking our van up for six months do we need to do anything to winterize it

Symo2540 · Symo2540

I have just heard about these Solar Regulator/Battery Charger from the local auto electrician. Has anyone had any experience with them? -- Edited by Symo2540 on Saturday 7th of May 2016 07:35:28 PM

markk · markk

Ihave a 2016 model 7 seat colarado I'm having trouble when I tow my van at around 95klmh I'm finding that my caravan is starting to sway I have a Hammond Reese to which just wondering has any one else have this problem or a suggestion on how to fix it. -- Edited by markk on Saturday 30th of April 2016 02:32:4...

Irene Griffith · Irene Griffith

Can someone tell me what is the best diesel heater to buy for a22' caravan.

Symo2540 · Symo2540

Thinking of putting satelite in caravan. I know vasttree rivers run from 12v dc, are the Foxtel receivers capable of running on 12v dc or do they require an inverter? -- Edited by Symo2540 on Saturday 7th of May 2016 09:08:26 PM

Jackie · Jackie

What does the forum think of running 45 psi in air bags to help level up van with the use of WDH to take up the rest of the sag thus putting weight back on the front wheels, this is on a Nissan Parthfinder rated at 3 ton towing hitching up van approx 280kg on ball with van weight of 2800kg, and yes have these weig...

madaboutled · madaboutled

We went for a short trip over the weekend and discovered our Engel upright fridge sprung a gas leak around the freezer internal element (somewhere). So we're looking at buying a new fridge. Currently looking at Engel 88lt , Waeco 90lt, Vitrifrigo 115L, & EasyCool 85lt all of which are Fridge Fre...

Nomad1946 · Nomad1946

Looking at heading north soon ..... have heard that some have experienced fridge inefficiencies because of external heat (Sun) so have made up a sunshade to drape over external vents when stationery, have purchased a fan to install behind fridge to circulate air. Wondering if this would be enough t...

gollymolly · gollymolly

Does any know of a place in Brisbane that can do the above. It may not be possible but we can only asked the question. Our is a roadstar van Have a great day

vince56 · vince56

Hi All, With my new van came brand new tyres as expected, however they are made in the land of cheap everything. I'm not keen on blowouts and changing tyres roadside. Can anyone advise their number one pick for tyres? I wonder, has anyone had really good mileage / service from Chinese tyres? Should I ju...

Stl · Stl

Hi Sparkster and others that have installed a Eberspacher D2. The wiring diagrams that came with the unit don't match the wiring colours of the harness. Am waiting on dealer to reply but wondering has anyone else had this problem and as to what colour wires connect to what colour wires the main harnes...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Some might remember I put a question up here in "Techies" about my van lights blinking every 5 seconds when hooked up to my Colorado. Well, I had the Collie serviced here in Townsville yesterday and I took all the comments received from fellow GN members and handed to the service tech. "No problem we wil...

Stl · Stl

Hi heater, installed, fired up straight away, but only runs flat out, even with temp set at 21 temp in van got to 30 but still kept running full bore. Have now run it twice for up to an hour, pulled fuse, re start from scratch but still only runs flat out. Any ideas please as to why it won't go into slow mod...

cruisaderhilton · cruisaderhilton

what are your thoughts on Having caravan batteries on mains power and solar power at the same time .We have the van parked up at home here and have it conected to 240v as well as solar on the roof of the van.Just noticed a sulfer smell coming from battery compartment yesterday .Should it be one or the othe...

Granty · Granty

Hi, as we have always bush camped we have never needed a hose to connect straight to the mains water. We are about to leave on a 2 week road trip and will need to use CP water some days. For the CP taps do you usually need a screw on fitting or do they have the cilp in type fittings ? . Also the fitting to attach t...

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

Mr D tried to open our washing machine today in a bit of a hurry - it was not "unlocked", and it appears he may have broken the lock, so now I am unable to open the door. We have rung the Dometic agent in Launceston, who has suggested how to open it - to no avail. We have arranged for a washing machine tecno to co...

Jaytee · Jaytee

I have had two different answers from auto electricians for this question. Can anyone help? Our caravan does not have a wiring harness for 12V battery. I've installed a battery with solar panel. Is it possible to run a wire from the battery to the caravan 7 pin input connected through the auxiliary pin...

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	Shock Absorbers as an "add-on" (Preview) Hi, if I said I was contemplating adding shock absorbers to our 1999 Jayco Masport Poptop what would you say? ??Waste of money ?? Can't be done ?? Good idea Reasoning: recently whilst on "safari" I had an occasion to move our van about 20metres from under a tree when the wind picked up at a lunch...	Nomad1946	21	12215	02:20 PM May 16, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Towing caravan with mitsubishi (new model) Pagero Sport (Preview) Hi all, As a new poster I originally incorrectly posted this subject on the wrong thread so I am now righting that situation. I am currently in yulara NT and have covered 2600 kms so far of approx a 11000 -12000 km Journey with my new Pajero sport. I am keeping a log on fuel consumption and overall perfor...	Allyoops	5	1568	04:55 PM May 15, 2016 by Allyoops
	Fridge Battery power (Preview) Hi Guys, I have recently changed over to a Jayco Expanda van, I had a 120w solar panel fitted with a 90ah battery, my problem is when I was on holiday recently I found when I switched the fridge to battery, the fridge was not keeping cool, upon investigation I found that I did n't have any supply from my car....	Seer	23	4886	08:43 PM May 14, 2016 by swamp
	Another cassette question (Preview) We are parking our van up for six months do we need to do anything to winterize it	Trevor law	9	1179	08:05 PM May 14, 2016 by Trevor law
	Enerdrive DC2DC Solar and Battery Charger (Preview) I have just heard about these Solar Regulator/Battery Charger from the local auto electrician. Has anyone had any experience with them? -- Edited by Symo2540 on Saturday 7th of May 2016 07:35:28 PM	Symo2540	3	1943	07:45 PM May 14, 2016 by swamp
	Holden Colarado (Preview) Ihave a 2016 model 7 seat colarado I'm having trouble when I tow my van at around 95klmh I'm finding that my caravan is starting to sway I have a Hammond Reese to which just wondering has any one else have this problem or a suggestion on how to fix it. -- Edited by markk on Saturday 30th of April 2016 02:32:4...	markk	8	1697	11:43 AM May 14, 2016 by PeterD
	Caravan diesel heaters (Preview) Can someone tell me what is the best diesel heater to buy for a22' caravan.	Irene Griffith	4	1208	11:23 AM May 14, 2016 by PeterD
	Foxtel are they 12v dc or only 240v (Preview) Thinking of putting satelite in caravan. I know vasttree rivers run from 12v dc, are the Foxtel receivers capable of running on 12v dc or do they require an inverter? -- Edited by Symo2540 on Saturday 7th of May 2016 09:08:26 PM	Symo2540	5	2997	09:55 AM May 14, 2016 by KFT
	Safe or not Safe (Preview) What does the forum think of running 45 psi in air bags to help level up van with the use of WDH to take up the rest of the sag thus putting weight back on the front wheels, this is on a Nissan Parthfinder rated at 3 ton towing hitching up van approx 280kg on ball with van weight of 2800kg, and yes have these weig...	Jackie	12	1758	05:17 PM May 13, 2016 by mr glassies
	Recomendations for a new compressor fridge? (Preview) We went for a short trip over the weekend and discovered our Engel upright fridge sprung a gas leak around the freezer internal element (somewhere). So we're looking at buying a new fridge. Currently looking at Engel 88lt , Waeco 90lt, Vitrifrigo 115L, & EasyCool 85lt all of which are Fridge Fre...	madaboutled	10	1637	05:13 PM May 13, 2016 by mr glassies
	Keeping 'van fridge cool (Preview) Looking at heading north soon ..... have heard that some have experienced fridge inefficiencies because of external heat (Sun) so have made up a sunshade to drape over external vents when stationery, have purchased a fan to install behind fridge to circulate air. Wondering if this would be enough t...	Nomad1946	14	2354	04:01 PM May 13, 2016 by Radar
	Re engineering the load capacity (Preview) Does any know of a place in Brisbane that can do the above. It may not be possible but we can only asked the question. Our is a roadstar van Have a great day	gollymolly	9	1244	08:10 AM May 13, 2016 by mr glassies
	Good Tyres (Preview) Hi All, With my new van came brand new tyres as expected, however they are made in the land of cheap everything. I'm not keen on blowouts and changing tyres roadside. Can anyone advise their number one pick for tyres? I wonder, has anyone had really good mileage / service from Chinese tyres? Should I ju...	vince56	10	1251	11:52 PM May 12, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Wiring for diesel heaters (Preview) Hi Sparkster and others that have installed a Eberspacher D2. The wiring diagrams that came with the unit don't match the wiring colours of the harness. Am waiting on dealer to reply but wondering has anyone else had this problem and as to what colour wires connect to what colour wires the main harnes...	Stl	11	2269	08:01 PM May 12, 2016 by mr glassies
	BLINKING LED VAN LIGHTS OUTCOME (Preview) Some might remember I put a question up here in "Techies" about my van lights blinking every 5 seconds when hooked up to my Colorado. Well, I had the Collie serviced here in Townsville yesterday and I took all the comments received from fellow GN members and handed to the service tech. "No problem we wil...	Dougwe	10	1701	05:09 PM May 12, 2016 by ken thomas
	Eberspacher heater running flat out (Preview) Hi heater, installed, fired up straight away, but only runs flat out, even with temp set at 21 temp in van got to 30 but still kept running full bore. Have now run it twice for up to an hour, pulled fuse, re start from scratch but still only runs flat out. Any ideas please as to why it won't go into slow mod...	Stl	10	1122	04:43 PM May 12, 2016 by Stl
	Caravan batteries (Preview) what are your thoughts on Having caravan batteries on mains power and solar power at the same time .We have the van parked up at home here and have it conected to 240v as well as solar on the roof of the van.Just noticed a sulfer smell coming from battery compartment yesterday .Should it be one or the othe...	cruisaderhilton	8	1688	01:37 PM May 12, 2016 by Magnarc
	Mains water hose. (Preview) Hi, as we have always bush camped we have never needed a hose to connect straight to the mains water. We are about to leave on a 2 week road trip and will need to use CP water some days. For the CP taps do you usually need a screw on fitting or do they have the cilp in type fittings ? . Also the fitting to attach t...	Granty	19	8143	12:40 PM May 12, 2016 by Bryan
	Dometic WMD 1050 Washing Maching (Preview) Mr D tried to open our washing machine today in a bit of a hurry - it was not "unlocked", and it appears he may have broken the lock, so now I am unable to open the door. We have rung the Dometic agent in Launceston, who has suggested how to open it - to no avail. We have arranged for a washing machine tecno to co...	Dunmowin	7	3500	05:02 PM May 11, 2016 by DeBe
	Running caravan lights from12V system (Preview) I have had two different answers from auto electricians for this question. Can anyone help? Our caravan does not have a wiring harness for 12V battery. I've installed a battery with solar panel. Is it possible to run a wire from the battery to the caravan 7 pin input connected through the auxiliary pin...	Jaytee	3	1123	11:51 AM May 11, 2016 by Jaytee
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