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Wheel Bearing Servicing
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Is there a full of thumb recommendation as to how often they should be serviced. We have a tandem axle van with roller rocker suspension. The van is almost two years old, however we were parked for twelve months at bone location. We moved the van approx every three months to avoid tyre flat spots. In tota...
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Bravehearts
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Holden Colorado Stone Guard
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After researching and pricing stone guards we decided to attempt to make one ourselves after trial and error and a few harsh words two weeks later this is our end result. After testing on gravel roads it worked extremely well, all up cost of approximately $200 plus labour ????. Bessie. (Would we attem...
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Pay Loads of Vehicles
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Like a lot of others on the forum, we too are looking at upgrading our vehicle soon. At present we have a 2003 GU Nissan Patrol that has a towing capacity of 3 Ton. Pete would like a vehicle that has 3.5 Ton towing capacity - fair enough, however we are 'confused' (easily done) about the 'pay Load on various...
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gas bottle exchange
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We just bought a new gas oven for our kitchen at home here in sunny north queensland.Whilst at the the gas appliance shop I enquired about gas bottle refills as they do it there $29 for 9kg bottle,And bunnings $22?bottle The difference comes down to the quality of the gas bunnings have what is called AA g...
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cruisaderhilton
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Motorhome Compliance Warning
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In February 2007 the Federal Governments then Department of Infrastructure andTransport (DIT) - the portfolio responsibility of Minister Albanese - granted a Victorian company a licence to build about 250 Motorhomes per year on imported Fiat cab chassis.DIT normally followup the granting of...
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sheeds
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Towing with a Y62 Nissan Patrol.
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Who is towing with a Y62 petrol NissanPatrol and what are are your fuel consumption figures, also what is the size and weight of your van.
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Generator under the bonnet
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Has anyone in encountered adding a generator driver by adding another pulley or a larger fan belt. I have a 1.5kva generator that the motor decided to **** it self the cost to replace the motor is uneconomical, so the little mouse turning the wheel thought is it feasible to mount the generator under the...
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Gundog
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What is this gadget??
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Not sure what this does??? Aussie Paul.
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An on going problem with gas fridge
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My Dometic fridge, model RM 4211, when running on gas in a breeze, the pilot flame will blow out if the vent is facing into the breeze. I'm not talking about Gale force winds, just any light breeze will shut the flame down. It will then ignite itself until the next puff of wind. Before you all spring to you...
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Terra Domus
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Bullbars. Some are illegal
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http://www.theland.com.au/news/agriculture/general/news/bullbar-tolerances/2712568.aspx
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Towing with an Ecotec V6 auto Commodore
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I am repowering my motorhome with a V6/4l60e auto and am seeking information from members who have towed with an Ecotec V6 Commodore auto. I am very interested in what gear (3rd or overdrive) you normally used, what normal cruising speed and what usual fuel consumption. Any information will help me i...
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Waeco fridge
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Our Waeco 2-way fridge keeps our food/drink cold very nicely, but has a problem. Whenever the motor and fan goes through its regular cycle it seems to have a problem with switching off, and starts up again for 30 seconds up to a minute, several times before stopping properly. Has anybody else had this...
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Gerty Dancer
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Vinyl floor lifting.
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We currently have a problem with our vinyl floor starting to lift in the caravan. The van is a Nova which is only 7 months old. To date we have spoken to Nova who indicated that this is not a new problem and it appears as if the glue sealing the floor joints is reacting to the vinyl. Has this happened to any...
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Johnty
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Gas bottles
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Can anyone help with. Small problem that I might be having with my gas i had two regulators joined together mounted on the front of the van connecting to the gas bottle one or both failed so I just went to RaysOutdoors to get another one , but this time just came back with one regulator that screws directly...
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trouto
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tyre pressure
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hi all, i need some help i have mazda bt50 the tyres are bridgestone 245/70r16 the mazda handbook say's pressure should be 38psi, i have read somewhere that (if i was a car with a full load of people i should add on 4psi) i have purchased a millard slide-on which will weighs approx 1000kg what tyre pres...
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glenn
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Caravan panel repairs
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Hi there to all the travellers Out there. We had the misfortune to have our caravan rear ended in Halls creek. We are returning to the Gold Coast and wish to gave the van repaired. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good repairer on the gold coast. Thanks
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Allan Marais
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Scangauge 2 Lc200
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can someone please point me in the right direction of where to plug in the scangaige 2 to an LC200 series GXL Landcruiser.. Appreciated
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Papou
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yellow gas flame
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Our gas cooktop has 1 large burner and 2 smaller ones. The larger one frequently burns with a yellow oxidising flame. This annoys the chief cook as soot accumulates on the bottom of the utensil being used. Either I didn't take enough notice in science class or I am too old to remember (probably both), bu...
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in transit
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Thanks oldbobsbus
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What a trooper is our Bob, sent me 4 heavy duty cables for free. Thanks so much mate, one day I will buy you a beer. There are some REALLY nice people on this rock, Bob is one of them. Safe travels
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Phil C
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Silicone calking removal
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Is there anything better than white spirits? There is a hardware shop product called, "Mötsenböcker's Lift Off® Silicone and Acrylic Caulk and Foam Sealant Remover". No idea what is in that one. Not using it on aluminium, just masonry to floor tile.
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