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alto · alto

i have a 2004 heritage caravan. The fly screen mesh has come loose on 3 windows and I want to replace the mesh. Windows wind out but only so far and having trouble fitting the rubber stripping back in the channel to hold mesh in place. Does anyone know if there is some trick to opening the window further to g...

Shandi · Shandi

Hi All, I have just written this in another thread, my mistake. I will now start again. I have a Sat Link 6906, and it is not working, as it does not show any satellites at all. I contacted Satlink, and they said (I think, as they are very vague)they were going to send me the update file, so the device will wor...

leestevo · leestevo

We have 12 month old Silverline Jayco...just out of warranty. Our circuit breaker in the van keeps tripping. We have turned off all 240volt power including oven, fridge, hot water etc but keeps tripping. Help! Thanks in advance. Lee-Ann

snap1946 · snap1946

hi all can anybody tell me how the shower tray are put in on a 1998 regent legend are the made up then installed or glassed up in there mine has got dry rot in the frame work that supports it cheers snap

Nomad_Nev · Nomad_Nev

The camper trailer we bought has a 85L plastic water tank, unfortunately there is no remaining water gauge of any kind and the guesswork is getting old, As i understand there is an option of an inline water volume measure, and / or something i can actually fit into the tank to measure the level. Anyone ha...

Brownie2 · Brownie2

Does anyone have experience with the EFOY Methanol Fuel Cell as fitted to the Kimberley Trailers, Karavans and Kruisers?? Cell is a 12-24v charging source to supplement solar. By-product is Carbon Dioxide (small quantities) and water. Kimberley route the water created to a water tank. I have r...

Granty · Granty

With the problem of the Pajero's spare wheel being too low. Is that still a problem with Trigg hitches or similar type hitches. Rod.

Nomad_Nev · Nomad_Nev

Hi All Bit of a strange one, We got our camper with a 100 Amp of Deep cycle AGM battery, and use 200w of solar to recharge it (great quality "KickAss" panels). I bought another 105Amp AGM Century battery and added it in parallel to give me 205 amps, and with the solar putting out a steady 11 Amps c...

Phil Owen · Phil Owen

Brand new Van 3 New 120 amp hr batts 3 x 155 solar panels 7amp draw on waco compressor fridge and small draw on Jayco operating system. How long should this system operate the fridge in optimum conditions,as we live in southern Qld. and in the past 5 days have had full sun and fully charged batteries from...

leestevo · leestevo

I own a 11 month old Jayco Silverline. I was wondering how do you clean the white flyscreens that you pull up and down. You cant put any pressure on the white screens as they will come apart on the sides of the screen. My flyscreens dont look white, they look grey now from the dust. Thanks

poppie · poppie

Hello Nomads, I am new to this forum and hoping for a bit of advise. My Tug 2004 NP Pajero fitted with Air Bags I recently purchased a new Jürgen's Lunagazer J2403 Van, fitted with a AL-CO Friction Coupling, I have always been a believer in the use of a Weight Distribution Hitch (WDH) so naturally when I...

Rongela · Rongela

I have an Eberspecher diesel heater fitted to the van with a 5 L tank fitted to the rear bar. How does one check the fuel level as it is a black tank with no indication of how much fuel is left. Any ideas ? According to the manufacturers they do not make a fuel gauge for it. Thanks In advance.

rgferg65 · rgferg65

Hi all, just purchased a Optitec caravan mover to park new van in confined space, thought I would be smart as they run on 12volts and just plug into the caravans Anderson plug, to pick up vans battery, unfortunately there is no 12volts at this plug, I thought this would be a direct feed from the vehicles a...

Ronzo · Ronzo

Hi All, Say we don't use our van regularly, say 3-6 months gap between trips what is recommended to avoid tyre damage. Should the van be jacked up and put on stands ? What are your thoughts. Thanks

DeBe · DeBe

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi all just a quickie, Do most van makers use standard Holden or Ford bearings in new vans, or do they use heaverier 2 ton industrial types. Eg type for a Jayco van. Regards Jim

rgferg65 · rgferg65

Hi Just purchased an Optitec caravan mover for new van, thought I would be able to pick up 12v from the caravans Anderson plug to drive it, however there is no power at this plug, probably through an isolater, does anyone know if you can short these temporally, or have any suggestions.

Kimsay · Kimsay

Hi all. We have recently purchased a van with 14 inch rims and want to change them to 15 inch rims. This doesn't seem to be as simple as we first thought due to compliance issues. Does anyone know the name of a mechanical engineer in the greater Brisbane region who would offer advice, certify this chang...

kiwijims · kiwijims

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Tomcat · Tomcat

Hello all. I have always liked the idea of having the capability to weld whilst travelling for may be small emergency jobs. I saw the Cullinane chap on tv welding using 2 batteries and thought thats pretty cool but I already carry a 2Kv Honda Generator with me. Has anyone out there actually ran a s...

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	Heritage caravan (Preview) i have a 2004 heritage caravan. The fly screen mesh has come loose on 3 windows and I want to replace the mesh. Windows wind out but only so far and having trouble fitting the rubber stripping back in the channel to hold mesh in place. Does anyone know if there is some trick to opening the window further to g...	alto	1	1471	11:57 PM Jan 1, 2016 by PeterD
	SatLink Australian satellite files (Preview) Hi All, I have just written this in another thread, my mistake. I will now start again. I have a Sat Link 6906, and it is not working, as it does not show any satellites at all. I contacted Satlink, and they said (I think, as they are very vague)they were going to send me the update file, so the device will wor...	Shandi	2	720	02:42 PM Dec 31, 2015 by KFT
	Circuit Breaker keeps tripping. Circuit electrical (Preview) We have 12 month old Silverline Jayco...just out of warranty. Our circuit breaker in the van keeps tripping. We have turned off all 240volt power including oven, fridge, hot water etc but keeps tripping. Help! Thanks in advance. Lee-Ann	leestevo	17	9540	02:01 PM Dec 31, 2015 by Phil C
	shower tray (Preview) hi all can anybody tell me how the shower tray are put in on a 1998 regent legend are the made up then installed or glassed up in there mine has got dry rot in the frame work that supports it cheers snap	snap1946	0	810	05:43 PM Dec 28, 2015 by snap1946
	Water tank remaining (Preview) The camper trailer we bought has a 85L plastic water tank, unfortunately there is no remaining water gauge of any kind and the guesswork is getting old, As i understand there is an option of an inline water volume measure, and / or something i can actually fit into the tank to measure the level. Anyone ha...	Nomad_Nev	4	1121	05:35 PM Dec 28, 2015 by Nomad_Nev
	Fuel Cells (Preview) Does anyone have experience with the EFOY Methanol Fuel Cell as fitted to the Kimberley Trailers, Karavans and Kruisers?? Cell is a 12-24v charging source to supplement solar. By-product is Carbon Dioxide (small quantities) and water. Kimberley route the water created to a water tank. I have r...	Brownie2	6	1212	04:48 PM Dec 27, 2015 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Pajero spare wheel. (Preview) With the problem of the Pajero's spare wheel being too low. Is that still a problem with Trigg hitches or similar type hitches. Rod.	Granty	11	1955	06:46 AM Dec 27, 2015 by wasn_me
	Deep Cycle Capacity Battery Question - Not doing what i expect (Preview) Hi All Bit of a strange one, We got our camper with a 100 Amp of Deep cycle AGM battery, and use 200w of solar to recharge it (great quality "KickAss" panels). I bought another 105Amp AGM Century battery and added it in parallel to give me 205 amps, and with the solar putting out a steady 11 Amps c...	Nomad_Nev	15	1606	05:12 PM Dec 26, 2015 by PeterD
	Brand new Van 3 New 120 amp hr batts 3 x 155 solar panels 7amp draw on waco compressor fridge and small draw on Jayco (Preview) Brand new Van 3 New 120 amp hr batts 3 x 155 solar panels 7amp draw on waco compressor fridge and small draw on Jayco operating system. How long should this system operate the fridge in optimum conditions,as we live in southern Qld. and in the past 5 days have had full sun and fully charged batteries from...	Phil Owen	11	1670	04:50 PM Dec 26, 2015 by KevKim37
	How to clean flyscreens on caravans. (Preview) I own a 11 month old Jayco Silverline. I was wondering how do you clean the white flyscreens that you pull up and down. You cant put any pressure on the white screens as they will come apart on the sides of the screen. My flyscreens dont look white, they look grey now from the dust. Thanks	leestevo	28	9320	05:38 PM Dec 24, 2015 by greyhoundtom
	Jurgens Lunagazer, AL-CO Friction Coupling (Preview) Hello Nomads, I am new to this forum and hoping for a bit of advise. My Tug 2004 NP Pajero fitted with Air Bags I recently purchased a new Jürgen's Lunagazer J2403 Van, fitted with a AL-CO Friction Coupling, I have always been a believer in the use of a Weight Distribution Hitch (WDH) so naturally when I...	poppie	8	2332	06:22 PM Dec 23, 2015 by poppie
	Diesel heater (Preview) I have an Eberspecher diesel heater fitted to the van with a 5 L tank fitted to the rear bar. How does one check the fuel level as it is a black tank with no indication of how much fuel is left. Any ideas ? According to the manufacturers they do not make a fuel gauge for it. Thanks In advance.	Rongela	11	1427	01:10 AM Dec 23, 2015 by D and D
	Anderson Plugs on Caravan (Preview) Hi all, just purchased a Optitec caravan mover to park new van in confined space, thought I would be smart as they run on 12volts and just plug into the caravans Anderson plug, to pick up vans battery, unfortunately there is no 12volts at this plug, I thought this would be a direct feed from the vehicles a...	rgferg65	8	4124	10:36 PM Dec 22, 2015 by Dougwe
	Caravan tyres (Preview) Hi All, Say we don't use our van regularly, say 3-6 months gap between trips what is recommended to avoid tyre damage. Should the van be jacked up and put on stands ? What are your thoughts. Thanks	Ronzo	10	3589	08:18 PM Dec 22, 2015 by Ronzo
	Waeco CF-35 / CF40 ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	DeBe	56	43553	05:02 PM Dec 22, 2015 by dfwcomputer
	Wheel Bearings in caravans (Preview) Hi all just a quickie, Do most van makers use standard Holden or Ford bearings in new vans, or do they use heaverier 2 ton industrial types. Eg type for a Jayco van. Regards Jim	Hey Jim	5	3095	03:39 PM Dec 22, 2015 by Tomcat
	Anderson Plugs (Preview) Hi Just purchased an Optitec caravan mover for new van, thought I would be able to pick up 12v from the caravans Anderson plug to drive it, however there is no power at this plug, probably through an isolater, does anyone know if you can short these temporally, or have any suggestions.	rgferg65	2	932	12:41 PM Dec 21, 2015 by elliemike
	Changing Wheel Size on Caravan (Preview) Hi all. We have recently purchased a van with 14 inch rims and want to change them to 15 inch rims. This doesn't seem to be as simple as we first thought due to compliance issues. Does anyone know the name of a mechanical engineer in the greater Brisbane region who would offer advice, certify this chang...	Kimsay	18	9893	12:21 PM Dec 19, 2015 by River Rat
	REMOTE CONTROL FOR L.E.D. LIGHTS (Preview) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261811604866?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI261811604866.N36.S1.R1.TR2	kiwijims	10	1341	08:17 PM Dec 17, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Weld with a 2 Kv Honda (Preview) Hello all. I have always liked the idea of having the capability to weld whilst travelling for may be small emergency jobs. I saw the Cullinane chap on tv welding using 2 batteries and thought thats pretty cool but I already carry a 2Kv Honda Generator with me. Has anyone out there actually ran a s...	Tomcat	27	3958	07:25 PM Dec 17, 2015 by Tomcat
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