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mumsy · mumsy

We have a Holden Colorado 3litre diesel and my husband is considering installing a "Chip my Diesel" performance chip. Has anyone done this and is it a good or bad idea. Thanks

Wirroff · Wirroff

So, here we are, a brand new Waeco HDC 190 fridge/freezer fitted, $2000 lighter and it lasted on 12v all of......wait for it.........2 days! We got up today (Sunday morning) after having it fitted on Friday and the fridge and freezer weren't working! I fired up our internal generator (petrol 2Kva) an...

zigzagps · zigzagps

Best beloved and I want to purchase a cassette style porta-potty for our older, non-ensuited 17' poptop caravan. Have spent lots of time reading the really great previous forum suggestions about toileting issues (thanks everyone for your great ideas - and now will definitely use Napisan) but cann...

Haji-Baba · Haji-Baba

During recent 2 weeks tour, van fridge failed to maintain appropriate low temperature on Gas. Problem was more apparent as the second week progressed. The Fridge is an Electrolux 240/12 volt Gas. In the past it has always performed up to expectations. Previously on gas this fridge has always perfor...

Newgale · Newgale

Hello everyone Some advice please. We are planning some serious off road trips and am thinking about a topographical GPS. I know you can get detailed maps of an area, but since we're planning on being on the road some time (haven't started yet) the idea of having all the tracks and paths laid out on a GPS...

briche · briche

Does anyone know how to gain access to the electric hot plate of a dometic stove. I don't seem to be able to find any instructions to carry out that function. Ours has a fault of some sort as it trips the circuit breaker in the van when it's turned on. there will be no hassles in getting the job done if I can ga...

clarence · clarence

My tv reception has seemed to worsen as my 2.5 motorhome ages. we run a winguard setup with booster. i have checked all wiring , everything is connected. Is there a better arial / booster that may fix my problem, cant afford a sat tv just yet. Does anyone knowroughly how much would it cost to fit a automat...

Keith19837 · Keith19837

I need to replace the batteries in the MH. I'm currently running 4x12v for a 24v system (truck is also 24v) for water, lights (including truck lights), various power points and fridge. Heater/AirCon, microwave and various other power points run on 240 via mains outlet. I also have a 3000w inv...

aussietraveller · aussietraveller

I have a rear view camera on my van and use RCA plugs to connect between the van and the tow vehicle, now for the second time with replaced fittings I have had a wire break away on the tug end. the plug is held in a bracket and I have used a fairly heavy multi strand wire I am wondering if there is another plug tha...

Triple333 · Triple333

So, being as I'm going to hit the road full time next year (subject to house selling), I'm flirting with the idea of a bigger used caravan. ive found one with front n back tool boxes, solar panels, inverter etc etc. Due to having a Prado, I'm limited in tare weight, and I'm looking at a Coromal with full ens...

Kaid · Kaid

Went to the Caravan Sale in Bris yesterday. We are looking at buying a 32-40 ltr Engel Fridge. 200 watt folding Solar panels. When free camping we would run the caravan fridge on gas. Maybe watch an occasional dvd and maybe a 12 volt fan if too hot. My question is Would we need to get another battery crank...

Flairies · Flairies

Hi everyone, this is our first time as members but have looked at a lot of comments recently. Our concern is that we are buying another van and are trying to decide what type of fridge to install; either 3 way or compressor. It used to be that the 3 way style hated being on a site that was not level and that t...

BTSV_Berni · BTSV_Berni

Hi guys A few days ago I could luckywise pick up the equipment I've ordred from www.ozefridge.com.au and today it was time to start building up my own fridge. Because it will take a long time until I have the money for the Van together, I thought I start with something that will keep me busy and makes the ti...

Wirroff · Wirroff

We're VERY new to being Grey Nomads (3 days and counting!), have never had a motorhome before and have already had problems with the fridge! It's a 12/240v Fisher and Paykel fridge freezer living in a Mitsubishi Canter motorhome (1992) and it works VERY occasionally. The freezer works long after the...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

I had a long-range fuel tank built and installed under the Sprinter. The inlet is a bit tricky and despite venting, the fuel spits out and stops the hand piece. It cost me $3 the other day to come to that conclusion. It was built and installed by Aussie By Design at Pt. Wakefield, and the problem has them p...

buffy61 · buffy61

Staying in caravan park and hooked up to their water supply. A few days ago they had a problem with water and turned it off at mains. We did use the water until it fizzled out...not very long! anyway, since then when turning on the taps the water pump is making a pulsing noise...instead of continuous pump...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

Looking at a second hand rig and it has 3 solar panels side by side across the width of the motorhome roof with no gap underneath for air flow . Is this alright , they have been on the rig for sometime now so the owner says. They seem to be working ok will I have to lift them up. Don't know what wattage they a...

Bobstar52 · Bobstar52

Hi all As stated in other threads I am doing my fisrt interstate tow, can any one tell me is it normal tor the tug speedonread differant to the GPS speed there seems to be a variant of 7kph eg Navara speedo/ cruise control reads 99kph while GPS reads 82kph road side radar reads 82kph all equipment on Navara...

philchez · philchez

Hi all We are very new to this and dipping our toe in the water. We have purchased a 1992 Coromal 475 to tow behind our 2006 Hilux duel cab Diesel I have run an Anderson plug through a relay to the rear of the Hilux and my plan was to run an Anderson lead directly to a C-TEK DC/DC convertor then to the caravan...

Santa · Santa

http://stores.ebay.com.au/ozplaza-living/Power-inverter-/_i.html?LH_BIN=1&_dmd=2&_fsub=2207891017&_sc=1...

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	Diesel Tuning Chip (Preview) We have a Holden Colorado 3litre diesel and my husband is considering installing a "Chip my Diesel" performance chip. Has anyone done this and is it a good or bad idea. Thanks	mumsy	8	2604	05:55 AM Nov 15, 2013 by Aus-Kiwi
	Fridges (yet again!) and Solar Controller ( 1 2 ) (Preview) So, here we are, a brand new Waeco HDC 190 fridge/freezer fitted, $2000 lighter and it lasted on 12v all of......wait for it.........2 days! We got up today (Sunday morning) after having it fitted on Friday and the fridge and freezer weren't working! I fired up our internal generator (petrol 2Kva) an...	Wirroff	37	2320	02:41 AM Nov 13, 2013 by brian
	travelling with a porta-potty (Preview) Best beloved and I want to purchase a cassette style porta-potty for our older, non-ensuited 17' poptop caravan. Have spent lots of time reading the really great previous forum suggestions about toileting issues (thanks everyone for your great ideas - and now will definitely use Napisan) but cann...	zigzagps	14	5805	04:39 AM Nov 14, 2013 by Keith19837
	Bottled Gas on Caravan (Preview) During recent 2 weeks tour, van fridge failed to maintain appropriate low temperature on Gas. Problem was more apparent as the second week progressed. The Fridge is an Electrolux 240/12 volt Gas. In the past it has always performed up to expectations. Previously on gas this fridge has always perfor...	Haji-Baba	13	2858	03:58 PM Nov 14, 2013 by oldbobsbus
	Topographical GPS (Preview) Hello everyone Some advice please. We are planning some serious off road trips and am thinking about a topographical GPS. I know you can get detailed maps of an area, but since we're planning on being on the road some time (haven't started yet) the idea of having all the tracks and paths laid out on a GPS...	Newgale	17	1010	10:57 PM Nov 24, 2013 by carry1
	Dometic stove (Preview) Does anyone know how to gain access to the electric hot plate of a dometic stove. I don't seem to be able to find any instructions to carry out that function. Ours has a fault of some sort as it trips the circuit breaker in the van when it's turned on. there will be no hassles in getting the job done if I can ga...	briche	20	1388	06:35 PM Nov 13, 2013 by oldtrack123
	tv reception poor (Preview) My tv reception has seemed to worsen as my 2.5 motorhome ages. we run a winguard setup with booster. i have checked all wiring , everything is connected. Is there a better arial / booster that may fix my problem, cant afford a sat tv just yet. Does anyone knowroughly how much would it cost to fit a automat...	clarence	13	1995	05:01 PM Nov 14, 2013 by _wombat_
	Your thoughts on batteries please? (Preview) I need to replace the batteries in the MH. I'm currently running 4x12v for a 24v system (truck is also 24v) for water, lights (including truck lights), various power points and fridge. Heater/AirCon, microwave and various other power points run on 240 via mains outlet. I also have a 3000w inv...	Keith19837	12	1007	05:51 PM Nov 11, 2013 by brian
	rear view camera (Preview) I have a rear view camera on my van and use RCA plugs to connect between the van and the tow vehicle, now for the second time with replaced fittings I have had a wire break away on the tug end. the plug is held in a bracket and I have used a fairly heavy multi strand wire I am wondering if there is another plug tha...	aussietraveller	10	1894	06:59 AM Nov 9, 2013 by aussietraveller
	What to look for under a used caravan.... (Preview) So, being as I'm going to hit the road full time next year (subject to house selling), I'm flirting with the idea of a bigger used caravan. ive found one with front n back tool boxes, solar panels, inverter etc etc. Due to having a Prado, I'm limited in tare weight, and I'm looking at a Coromal with full ens...	Triple333	24	2358	01:18 AM Nov 13, 2013 by ken thomas
	Power needs (Preview) Went to the Caravan Sale in Bris yesterday. We are looking at buying a 32-40 ltr Engel Fridge. 200 watt folding Solar panels. When free camping we would run the caravan fridge on gas. Maybe watch an occasional dvd and maybe a 12 volt fan if too hot. My question is Would we need to get another battery crank...	Kaid	11	1121	10:10 PM Nov 5, 2013 by Baz421
	Fridges again (Preview) Hi everyone, this is our first time as members but have looked at a lot of comments recently. Our concern is that we are buying another van and are trying to decide what type of fridge to install; either 3 way or compressor. It used to be that the 3 way style hated being on a site that was not level and that t...	Flairies	7	674	07:16 PM Nov 4, 2013 by beiffe
	Building my own fridge ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Hi guys A few days ago I could luckywise pick up the equipment I've ordred from www.ozefridge.com.au and today it was time to start building up my own fridge. Because it will take a long time until I have the money for the Van together, I thought I start with something that will keep me busy and makes the ti...	BTSV_Berni	92	7173	04:37 PM Apr 16, 2014 by BTSV_Berni
	Fridges! (Preview) We're VERY new to being Grey Nomads (3 days and counting!), have never had a motorhome before and have already had problems with the fridge! It's a 12/240v Fisher and Paykel fridge freezer living in a Mitsubishi Canter motorhome (1992) and it works VERY occasionally. The freezer works long after the...	Wirroff	12	1124	07:29 PM Nov 4, 2013 by Wirroff
	Fuel Tank Spits (Preview) I had a long-range fuel tank built and installed under the Sprinter. The inlet is a bit tricky and despite venting, the fuel spits out and stops the hand piece. It cost me $3 the other day to come to that conclusion. It was built and installed by Aussie By Design at Pt. Wakefield, and the problem has them p...	Cruising Granny	5	1242	12:50 AM Nov 5, 2013 by Baz421
	Water pump making weird pulsing noise.... (Preview) Staying in caravan park and hooked up to their water supply. A few days ago they had a problem with water and turned it off at mains. We did use the water until it fizzled out...not very long! anyway, since then when turning on the taps the water pump is making a pulsing noise...instead of continuous pump...	buffy61	11	5687	03:34 PM Nov 5, 2013 by oldtrack123
	solar panels on roof (Preview) Looking at a second hand rig and it has 3 solar panels side by side across the width of the motorhome roof with no gap underneath for air flow . Is this alright , they have been on the rig for sometime now so the owner says. They seem to be working ok will I have to lift them up. Don't know what wattage they a...	goldcoaster	3	1084	03:39 PM Oct 29, 2013 by brian
	speedo v GPS (Preview) Hi all As stated in other threads I am doing my fisrt interstate tow, can any one tell me is it normal tor the tug speedonread differant to the GPS speed there seems to be a variant of 7kph eg Navara speedo/ cruise control reads 99kph while GPS reads 82kph road side radar reads 82kph all equipment on Navara...	Bobstar52	13	1753	12:12 AM Nov 8, 2013 by Just Roman
	DC/DC convertor (Preview) Hi all We are very new to this and dipping our toe in the water. We have purchased a 1992 Coromal 475 to tow behind our 2006 Hilux duel cab Diesel I have run an Anderson plug through a relay to the rear of the Hilux and my plan was to run an Anderson lead directly to a C-TEK DC/DC convertor then to the caravan...	philchez	9	1320	03:57 AM Nov 12, 2013 by brian
	12 volt/240 volt inverter? (Preview) http://stores.ebay.com.au/ozplaza-living/Power-inverter-/_i.html?LH_BIN=1&_dmd=2&_fsub=2207891017&_sc=1...	Santa	25	8989	06:08 PM Jun 1, 2014 by 03_troopy
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