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Roadstar wind down legs - replace threaded rod
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G'day, Doing some maintenance on the FIL's Roadstar van. One of the wind-down legs has a snapped threaded rod. I am looking to source either a complete leg or a threaded rod to suit. Does anyone have a suggestion? Regards, Kevin
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grey_n_away
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Trade in as new tyres..?
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Has anyone ever traded in almost new off road tyres on standard highway rubber..? Recently up graded my old Ssangyong to a much newer Jeep. New rubber was installed to get the Vic RWC.. But they are offroad tractor tyres, a place I don't go, and they howl like fifty banshees from Hell on the highway...
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geoff stevenson
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Fox going from cable to satellite.
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Our Foxtell Q2 has stopped recording our programs . Rather annoying as we have been in NZ the last week . Mrs rang Fox put through a few checks on our Q2 set top . To say we are being transferred to satellite as cable is being taken off NBN . Seems if your in a high use area ? They do this . ?? May suit us ? In motor...
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Aus-Kiwi
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Diesel Heater Voltage issue
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Diesel Heater question... I have an issue and I am wondering if anyone can shed some light on a solution .... I have installed a diesel heater in my van. When I first installed the unit I was using regular deep cycle batteries and everything worked smoothly. I now have Lithium and I am experiencing issue...
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revemike
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Sikalastic 560
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Has anyone used this to seal their roof?
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Bas + Eve
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Diesel heater Fuel hose
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I have relocated my diesel tank to a new position and the fuel line from the tank to the pump is now too short , I contacted " Dumetic" as its an eberspacher heater and they are the supplier . They put me onto enzed and they have nothing like it . The chap from enzed said it sounded like "fuel Pipe" ?? Its a fairl...
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mezza56
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Mixing two different diesel oils
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Posted in general forum as wellSome advice neededDoing and oil change on the ranger .I had 5lts of one brand of oil but Need 7.4. Thats ok I put what I had in then whenup to the local parts shop but they do not have the same brand. One beauty of being in a small country town.Question can I mix 2 diff brands or s...
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Woody2
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Dometic RM2350R fridge now unreliable .
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Hi all . The Dometic RM2350R fridge in our 2004 AVAN Erin caravan has become unreliable on both electric & gas operation . It works fine when stationary at home on gas and 240 volt AC but after traveling on 12 volt DC , looses temperature and then does not get cold on gas or 240 v AC even though the u...
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oleboyracer
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Bike racks on rear of van
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hi looking for advice on bike racks - we are thinking of having ours fitted to the rear bumper of our van. would love to hear what other travellers think or have experienced. cheers Di
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Jodi66
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How do i set up wifi for use in my motor home
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hi all. My wife and i are coming over from NZ this June for a few months touring in Queensland. We use apple phones and iPads. Can I set up wifi in my motor home that follows us around. Last time we were over we purchased AU Vodafone SIM cards that worked ok. We will now be over for a few months and was wondering...
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Flueless and open flued gas heaters
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-27/inquest-gas-heater-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-sonia-sofianopoulos/9794986
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Spook
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Tightening a Thetford toilet seat.
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Hi all Just a quick question. The toilet has a plastic cover plate at the rear of the top bowl, where the seat is fixed down. The seat is loose and moves and I would like to tighten it. The plastic cover is clipped in and I would like to know how to remove it without damage. Good to on the Nomads forum as it prov...
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Bill And Diann
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Has anyone used a Westinghouse digital inverter Generator 2400i
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Hi everybody Just after opinions from those who have actually used a Westinghouse 2400i. Not after a debate about why or when or just don't. Truly interested in the opinion of anyone that's used one. The husband and I have used the search function and have found 1 entry from a member that has one, so ju...
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Battery replacement
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We have 3x100a/h batteries which we intend to replace. Should I remove the 3 batteries all at once or remove and replace each individually?
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Bas + Eve
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Seeking recommendations for charger for lithium
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Hi. I repaced my AGM batteries last year with a 225Ahr Lithium pack. I am very happy with this decision. I have found that the charge of the battery is mostly maintained by my solar, however, there are times when I need to top up using the 240V Charger that came with my van. The Voltech Charger has a Lithium...
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revemike
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Genpower Inverter
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We are looking at buying an inverter to run our PC while freecamping and I see Genpower Pure Sine inverters on ebay. The price compared to others is very low. A 1000w is listed at $200 approx. Has anyone had experience with these inverters??
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Bruce Mc
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Aluminium frame.
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Can people here suggest what caravans made in the 60s and 70s would have aluminium frames. I am looking for a van under 16ft for a project. Thanks, Den
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dwellem
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Fiat Ducato
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HI everyone, I am new to grey nomads would like to ask a question, we test drove a Fiat Ducato motor home, we noticed when it changed gears (its and auto) it seemed to slow down at each change is this normal on these vehicles? it was a 2013 one 20ft long
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sassycat
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what is best blue tick mobile
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Would like to know what mobile is recommended for coverage in out of the way places. We have always had a blue tick Telstra phone with external aerial but current one just starting to play up and now cannot buy one with external aerial port. HELP
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Marrcentral
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Tyre pressure
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can anyone help me work out the exact tyre pressure for my failey new van ,I have spoken to others with the same van ,and they run 60 psi .. tare 1862 kg Gtm 2008 kg ATM 2162 kg load 300 kg axel load 2200 kg tyre 235/75/15 cold 550 kpa max load... -- Edited by Ron-D on Tuesday 15th of May 2018 04:58:18 PM -- Edite...
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