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Battery Longevity
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I have just replaced the battery in my Mothers Toyota Starlet. Interesting to note the battery was purchased and installed in 2006, ie 14 years old. It was still starting the car but was getting slower to start. I took it out, put the meter on and it read 12.6V. Put the charger on for 24 hrs and after settli...
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The Travelling Dillberries
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Drilling fuel tank plastic
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Ineed to drill my fuel tank plastic and i worries any of the drilling falling in the tank any safe way please i appreciate thans very much cacho
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Cacho
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Measuring Caravan & Tug weights
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https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/dudley/caravan-campervan-accessories/tow-ball-and-caravan-weight-sca...
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Cupie
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Caravan Surge Protection
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Hello.... New to the group and still learning the art of caravanning! Wanted to see what peoples thoughts were on electrical surge protection for use in caravan parks. We have an older van (1975 Millard) and no inbuilt surge protection. Thinking the $90 investment in the Amphibian Surge device is a...
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Adam Johnson
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Carrying an outboard motor
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Hi all, looking for serious advise as to how to carry my outboard motor on the back of my caravan.. I have two options I guess, one is vertical the other is horizontal.. I can fit both options on the back of the van using correct carrying cradles, but am confused which one will be the best...
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Branchie
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WAECO CF60 fridge dead on 12V, was good on 240 for a couple days longer
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Hey there,
I have trouble with my waeco fridge cf60, it was working in 12 volts as on 240. First it stopped on 12 and after a while it stopped on 240 as well. All what works is the emergency mode. Lights on screen seem to be normal as long it's on emergency mode. As soon as i put it on normal mode on 240v it look...
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Harrer94
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WAECO CF60 fridge dead on 12V, was good on 240 for a couple days longer
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Hey there,
I have trouble with my waeco fridge cf60, it was working in 12 volts as on 240. First it stopped on 12 and after a while it stopped on 240 as well. All what works is the emergency mode. Lights on screen seem to be normal as long it's on emergency mode. As soon as i put it on normal mode on 240v it look...
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Harrer94
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Blinker issue
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Hi Just getting the Millard Weekender ready to pass registration. i.e It's been off the road for about two years due to illness & plates were handed in. No point in forking out all that money for no good reason. Anyway, decided I needed to replace the old Blinker/Brake/Tail Light assemblies with n...
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harrydiculous
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Do you understand the Jayco water tanks switch?
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We have recently acquired a 2011 Jayco Starcraft with two 90 ltr water tanks. It has 3 clear plastic sight tubes. Two would be for the amount of water in the separate tanks but what is the third (middle one) indicating? Also the four position, 3 way plastic switch under the side of the van, does it have an...
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gtsteve
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Has any one checked their dashcam lately
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Do you check if your dash cam is actually recording on a regular basis? Our appeared to work, but had stopped recording mid June 2019. Went to check something just after Xmas, no joy , just filled up in June, then stopped. Showed a screen when taking off, thats all.
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Craig1
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Audi A8
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https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recall/audi-austra...
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Possum3
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Roof top air conditioner not happy
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Hi All, looking for some advise and thoughts I did search through topics, but all old or not relevant. Our Ibis 3 has started to play up / not cool, only in the last month or so. It has always been a bit noisy and worked better in humid heat not so great in dry heat, especially in 40+. As van a/c can be pricey we a...
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Relax-n
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Heaters
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We have a Supreme Executive van and are considering installing an internal heater. Am considering gas or diesel. Any preferences or opinions? -- Edited by thommo on Tuesday 27th of March 2018 04:58:57 PM
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thommo
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12 volt pump not working
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Hi I am hoping some one has an answer to what is going on with my 12volt Johnson XPX flow water pump in my van. I have had the van for 18 months and never and a problem until now. The pump was working ok then 1 hour after the last usage, ie flushing the toilet and washing my hands I went to rinse a cup and nothing, t...
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Klaus
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FLAT TUG BATTERY
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Today was visit family day down South of Melbourne. I am in North East VIC. so at 4.45am went out to car and pushed remote to open doors. Bugga, dead as a dodo. Tried the spare remote, same thing. I opened driver door by key and put key in ignition to start that way. Nothing. Yep, definitely a flat battery, r...
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Dougwe
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TUG BATTERIES (Take 2)
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I've been thinking since my previous post. Yep, that was the rusty squeaky wheel noise you heard. Now that I have started to get around a bit more after being sort of grounded for health reasons, I don't want to get stranded away from the reservation so thinking of getting a new battery for the Collie. Th...
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Dougwe
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Tv antenna
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why does everything have to be sooo confusing. Help please. I am looking at the Deck Tech Omni directional antenna, trying to decide between 2 They are both 30db gain (which I believe is good) one is 24cm dia the other is 30.5cm. I would prefer the smaller one but is bigger, better?? Thanks (Paul)
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Poppy sore eye
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Mains power supply for diesel heater
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I want to use my diesel heater to help dry out my garage. I intend to install it in the garage under my house (it has a moisture problem after a big rain). The fuel supply and exhaust outlet will be situated outside the garage. As it will be away from the vehicle I would like to connect the power supply to the...
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Rick Sanchez
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solar panel regulator
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I have bought another regulator with a LCD readout, the solar panels i have already have a regulator, can i just add this or do i need to remove the old regulator and replace with the new one, any advice welcome
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WRV
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Extending the "A" Frame (Draw bar)
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Hi all, can anyone advise if its legal to extend the "A" frame of the van by 300-400mm.. If it was done by a professional workshop, would be legal in the sense for Insurance etc.. I would go back to the manufacturer but they are in Vic, I am in Qld.. Any feed back would help.. Its just that i find out "A" fra...
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