|
Car indicators
(Preview)
For years I,ve used my indicators to communicate with truckies, works well, problem is my diesel ford territory indicators flash 3 times automatically what ever way You use them, I,m going to buy a handheld uhf radio to solve this problem,
but as a matter of interest has anyone of you looked into chan...
|
Joda
|
16
|
1232
|
|
|
|
|
Towing Nissan Patrol Y62
(Preview)
Anybody towing a 2800kg.ish van with a Nissan Patrol Y62. How bad is the fuel economy. Low 20ltrs per 100k would be acceptable
|
DeanoCasino
|
12
|
2541
|
|
|
|
|
SPARE TYRE - INTERNAL TO EXTERNAL
(Preview)
Greetings all. I am wanting to remove the rear seats in my Jeep Grand Cherokee, install some frame work to allow dog to sit behind front seats and stop access to cargo area inrear. In the caro area I want to install slide out drawers wih a fridge slide as well. Problem being.... the spare tyre is under th...
|
FootlooseFizzers
|
5
|
1231
|
|
|
|
|
AGM bateery capacity
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
I have two 100 amp AGM battery in parallel. 1. How do I determine the the capacity of the batterys as they are 8 years old Laurie
|
laurieoz
|
32
|
2173
|
|
|
|
|
Water Pump Draw
(Preview)
G'day all, The batteries went completely flat the other night in the van. Two 105amp Lithiums of good quality. I found that there was a 15amp load showing on the Bluetooth but couldn't figure out where it was coming from. Today, I sent one battery to the tyre service for charging and put the generator on...
|
bushsong
|
23
|
1646
|
|
|
|
|
running fridge on battery
(Preview)
i have a 2021 Ranger but i do not want to spend a lot of money on it, because i may move to the Ranger just released, anyway i want to feed the caravan fridge direct from the car battery via a circuit breaker and fused line to the fridge, but i still want to be able to run the caravan fridge off the caravan batte...
|
archy
|
9
|
2092
|
|
|
|
|
Solar requirements
(Preview)
HI again, looking at upgrading the battery system from a 220 A/Hr Lithium (2 x 110) to a 520 A/Hr Lithium (2 x 260), what amount of solar panels woud you think I require to activly charge them ?
|
Branchie
|
21
|
2027
|
|
|
|
|
Storing lithium batteries at full charge
(Preview)
I belong to an e-scooter facebook page and almost all of them suggest that the lithium battery should only be charged to 80% of full charge if your storing your scooter for any length of time. I dont understand why as the battery will eventually slowly discharge anyway. In caravans lithiums will alway...
|
Derek Barnes
|
4
|
2067
|
|
|
|
|
Brake fade and need to adjust van brakes?
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
Long story but I will try to keep it as short as I can.In this instance I was towing with a BF Falcon fitted with Tekonsha Primus brake controllerAfter several hours of towing I experienced a disturbing brake fade. There was no traffic around but I had recently experienced a circumstance where I'd brak...
|
Elecmuso
|
34
|
2771
|
|
|
|
|
Template for cms 15a inlet with rcd
(Preview)
Hi folks Annie and I are in the middle stages of our coaster bus conversion. We decided to use the CMS electrical system and as such have got the 15Amp inlet with RCD. when it comes to cutting the hole in the bus to fit this unit the shape is complex and I cant think of an easy way to make a hole template for it....
|
gmax
|
8
|
1241
|
|
|
|
|
Electric scooters -- gel and lithium battery fires
(Preview)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-22/electric-scooters-havana-cuba-fuel-shortage/101260164
|
dorian
|
3
|
1078
|
|
|
|
|
Trail-A-Mate fix
(Preview)
Four years after seizing my Trail-A-Mate jack I took it on today Original Problem: The outer tube had crimped itself onto the inner tube after I had over tightened the jacking lifter changing a punctured tyre on the van Fix: open the jack release take the largest hammer you can find and whack the under s...
|
Cisco kid
|
0
|
938
|
|
|
|
|
Wireless TPMS.
(Preview)
Hi all, Does anyone know the maximum distance the signal will cover?
|
Magnarc
|
5
|
1244
|
|
|
|
|
Absorption Fridge
(Preview)
Hi Guy's; Have a query about a 3 way absorption fridge. Hopefully someone here with more knowledge about these things than me. I have a Dometic model RM4401. Name plate states the following. On 240vac 135w power consumption. On 12vdc 130w power consumption. From ohms law this gives us an element resi...
|
62supersnipe
|
15
|
1975
|
|
|
|
|
Electric element Swift 500
(Preview)
Hi does anyone know how to get electric power to the element on top of the Swift 500 predominantly gas cook top ? It obviously works if you are plugged into 240 volts. For the life of me I cant get it to work . phil
|
Cisco kid
|
11
|
2577
|
|
|
|
|
'Thetford C260 toilet
(Preview)
Hi everyon, I have just installed a new C260 Thetford toilet but the wires are different on the new on. The old 260 had negative black and positive red and a white connected with negative black and a blue wire. The new one has normal positive and negative and purple wire and gray wire. Does anyone know how...
|
Wmelrose
|
3
|
1285
|
|
|
|
|
Cleaning stained diesel heater tank
(Preview)
Hi All Have a white 5 litre diesel tank which was 3/4 full (its under a cover )- we havent used van for 4 months and now the diesel has stained the plastic I have drained diesel - does anyone have any suggestions how to clean Thanks in advance
|
sir alvisar
|
6
|
1388
|
|
|
|
|
Internall walls
(Preview)
Hello fellow travelers I own a Windsor caravan around the 80s would anyone know if the internal walls were made of laminated ply or veneer ply or how do I tell the difference as Im thinking of re staining Thanks jmack
|
Jmack
|
2
|
912
|
|
|
|
|
Van window scuff removal.
(Preview)
Does anybody know of a product that will remove or reduce scuff marks from the Perspex windows? I have tried Vuplex but not successful. Thanks. Dick.
|
littledick
|
8
|
967
|
|
|
|
|
Improving traction in mud with a WDH
(
1 2 3 4
)
(Preview)
I've been thinking. (yes I know that's dangerous) As we all know a WDH transfers/distributes weight from the rear axle of the tug to the other axles. This means the overall mass is spread more evenly over all of the tyres. And improves safety. I think this could have other advantages apart from co...
|
oldbloke
|
90
|
4766
|
|
|
