Techies' Corner

Jim · Jim

I have previously posted about the difficulty in removing tar stains from the front of my van. Google reveals a product called tautflex which is said to be suitable to cover vinyl and it comes in an almost infinite range of colours. It is also said to be used to decorate the taut liners on semi trailers...

Vic · Vic

There have been a couple of instances on TV where they have shown unscrupulous people who wind back km reading on cars, including a couple of dealers. I always thought this could only be done with the old style mechanical mileage meters. If this is possible with the new electronic meters, what hope hav...

Jim · Jim

Any one with suggestions to remove tar from the vinyl stoneguard at the front of a van. Have used kero, peanut butter (suggested on internet - I think they must have been kidding) turps bleach napisan. The kero takes off the main part of the tar but there is a brown stain left. Thanks to the council tru...

woody · woody

Am sure there is alot of experince in this area out here,looking to get a genny for free and bush camping, does anyone know how to calculate what output would be required? I have a 2 way ( 12v and 240V) fridge , lighting, and 12V TV to run. Prob only camp off road up to 4 or 5 nights at a time ( max)

sue e · sue e

have just read a previous thread on this topic and am thoroughly confused. when we bought our tent the salesperson told us just get a powerboard and plug it in and that's it. it would seem that this isn't correct(shock horror a salesperson not giving correct info?) so googled the suggested device and w...

Cupie · Cupie

Did I tell you about my HWS ...... (Direct start Suburban USA made) Well ... For some years my HWS has been a bit cranky ... pilot always lit but the 'woffer' ... main burner was always a bit iffi. On the first night of the latest 8,000km trip it just refused to start. Then after finding a local gas fitter a...

lost Gypsy · lost Gypsy

Hi guys, I have a Waeco fridge and it dosent seem to work that well, when Im am pluged in to mains power its fine,but I have 2 x 200amp hour batteries and as soon as the volts drop a bit it stops working, it is supposed to cut off when volts drop below 11.5v . I'd love to free camp but I cant because of this, i also...

milo · milo

hi guys ,i know you may have seen my tent thread in the main forum but thought id post a tech q here.. i know when we had the tardis ,motor home at the caravan parks we pluged the big 15 amps (i think that was the ones) into the power inlet on the van, but when your tenting and you want power for your laptop,tv, fr...

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

We have 4.2 lt Nissan Patrol TDI, towing 3.5t van. Like many patrol drivers, we have overheating issue when towing up long steep inclines. This problem can be conquered by keeping the revs close to 3000 RPM, but at times, this is not possible, hence my question: Does anybody have any comments positi...

Evie n Rhys · Evie n Rhys

Just a little help here please. As a nomad with a small van at present towed by an valued and loyal Toyota I am hesitatingly looking at replacing my car after recently getting into strife on a steep drive while towing. Toyota being front wheel drive lost all traction of course.... I never considered tha...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

Is anyone travelling with a Mystar box or just the standard box. If mystar could you tell me your setup,I know it has 2 coax cables coming from your dish or lnb. Or should I stick to the standard box,which is easy to hook up. Cheers.

RALPHRALPH · RALPHRALPH

hello this topic has been discusted a millon times but has any one had a bum steer in the solar panel department,and what brand so i dont buy onei was looking at 80w for the roof of the car ,so many on line ,but who do you trust as in quality ,there all spinning the sales pitch theres is the best. im in mackay al...

Beth54 · Beth54

Can anyone tell me if this TV is the right type for my caravan? Ignore the other items, I couldn't seem to isolate the TV ad only. The ad says it comes with a ciggie lighter attachment.

Nicholstones · Nicholstones

I have been trying to do a search for a particular topic, but no matter what I enter in the search box the results only show me 5 topics, with no option of scrolling to the rest of the topics that may match. For instance, if I search for 'free', it tells me that there are 77 topics that match the search, but it...

moosebarter · moosebarter

can someone help me understand how to calculate the atm of my jayco heratage 19.6 tare weight is 1850 gvm is 2032 thanks

Scotty · Scotty

Hi All, We have a 91 GQ 4.2 turbo diesel Patrol with dual batteries, extra 20 lt water, VHF & UHF radios, rear storage drawer system (Fourby Fitout) only done 252.000 km. We tow a 16' 1992 Jayco "Classique" with Island Dbl bed, added shockers, raised 75 mm, 100 amp hr battery, smart char...

ken thomas · ken thomas

Purchased a new ford ranger last friday from a major dealer in bendigo, after having been given a good deal on the trade in, they increased the price of the new vehicle to compensate for the good trade in. the price originally qouted was for a manual and add $2k for the auto,other dealers had the lower pri...

Ian and Shaz · Ian and Shaz

For those that are interested We thought we would tell what we have done to our bus if it helps someone,1992 toyota coaster 20 seat bus, seats gutted out ,across the bus queen bed with custom built inner spring matteress at the back built high enough for storage underneath, all framework for bed fram...

woody · woody

Has anyone had any experience with the bike racks that attach to the spare wheel on the back door of the 4WD. Rhino and Thule both have one ,but I haven't seen these in actual use. They are not cheap, thule is over $300 at TJM.

Pejay · Pejay

Would like some help please - we are trying to locate some interior light covers for our Mayfair by Regent van (2000 model) and cannot seem to locate them - even Regent can't help us. The actual light fitting is called 'Old Delta', and is no longer available.

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	Vinyl colouring (Preview) I have previously posted about the difficulty in removing tar stains from the front of my van. Google reveals a product called tautflex which is said to be suitable to cover vinyl and it comes in an almost infinite range of colours. It is also said to be used to decorate the taut liners on semi trailers...	Jim	4	927	09:56 AM Nov 29, 2011 by Jim
	Winding Back Speedometer Readings ?????? (Preview) There have been a couple of instances on TV where they have shown unscrupulous people who wind back km reading on cars, including a couple of dealers. I always thought this could only be done with the old style mechanical mileage meters. If this is possible with the new electronic meters, what hope hav...	Vic	29	4097	06:18 PM Nov 28, 2011 by Vic
	Tar removal (Preview) Any one with suggestions to remove tar from the vinyl stoneguard at the front of a van. Have used kero, peanut butter (suggested on internet - I think they must have been kidding) turps bleach napisan. The kero takes off the main part of the tar but there is a brown stain left. Thanks to the council tru...	Jim	28	12063	04:05 PM Nov 28, 2011 by Jim
	what size genny (Preview) Am sure there is alot of experince in this area out here,looking to get a genny for free and bush camping, does anyone know how to calculate what output would be required? I have a 2 way ( 12v and 240V) fridge , lighting, and 12V TV to run. Prob only camp off road up to 4 or 5 nights at a time ( max)	woody	23	3977	07:14 PM Nov 27, 2011 by woody
	power to a tent- again (Preview) have just read a previous thread on this topic and am thoroughly confused. when we bought our tent the salesperson told us just get a powerboard and plug it in and that's it. it would seem that this isn't correct(shock horror a salesperson not giving correct info?) so googled the suggested device and w...	sue e	3	722	11:13 PM Nov 26, 2011 by Elle on Wheels
	Suburban Hot Water System (Preview) Did I tell you about my HWS ...... (Direct start Suburban USA made) Well ... For some years my HWS has been a bit cranky ... pilot always lit but the 'woffer' ... main burner was always a bit iffi. On the first night of the latest 8,000km trip it just refused to start. Then after finding a local gas fitter a...	Cupie	3	3119	08:21 AM Nov 26, 2011 by Spook
	fridge not working to well (Preview) Hi guys, I have a Waeco fridge and it dosent seem to work that well, when Im am pluged in to mains power its fine,but I have 2 x 200amp hour batteries and as soon as the volts drop a bit it stops working, it is supposed to cut off when volts drop below 11.5v . I'd love to free camp but I cant because of this, i also...	lost Gypsy	20	1831	04:29 PM Nov 24, 2011 by 03_troopy
	powere when tenting.. ( 1 2 ) (closed) (Preview) hi guys ,i know you may have seen my tent thread in the main forum but thought id post a tech q here.. i know when we had the tardis ,motor home at the caravan parks we pluged the big 15 amps (i think that was the ones) into the power inlet on the van, but when your tenting and you want power for your laptop,tv, fr...	milo	50	3219	10:28 PM Nov 19, 2011 by Webmaster
	Flushing Oil Concentrate (Preview) We have 4.2 lt Nissan Patrol TDI, towing 3.5t van. Like many patrol drivers, we have overheating issue when towing up long steep inclines. This problem can be conquered by keeping the revs close to 3000 RPM, but at times, this is not possible, hence my question: Does anybody have any comments positi...	Dunmowin	1	1387	07:48 PM Nov 17, 2011 by blaze
	Towing with a VE commodore (Preview) Just a little help here please. As a nomad with a small van at present towed by an valued and loyal Toyota I am hesitatingly looking at replacing my car after recently getting into strife on a steep drive while towing. Toyota being front wheel drive lost all traction of course.... I never considered tha...	Evie n Rhys	14	8607	06:14 PM Nov 17, 2011 by jimricho
	Austar (Preview) Is anyone travelling with a Mystar box or just the standard box. If mystar could you tell me your setup,I know it has 2 coax cables coming from your dish or lnb. Or should I stick to the standard box,which is easy to hook up. Cheers.	goldcoaster	9	1724	05:31 AM Nov 17, 2011 by goldcoaster
	solar panels revisted (Preview) hello this topic has been discusted a millon times but has any one had a bum steer in the solar panel department,and what brand so i dont buy onei was looking at 80w for the roof of the car ,so many on line ,but who do you trust as in quality ,there all spinning the sales pitch theres is the best. im in mackay al...	RALPHRALPH	7	2101	11:55 PM Nov 15, 2011 by codgerswa
	ALDI TV? (Preview) Can anyone tell me if this TV is the right type for my caravan? Ignore the other items, I couldn't seem to isolate the TV ad only. The ad says it comes with a ciggie lighter attachment.	Beth54	26	1925	06:13 AM Nov 14, 2011 by goldcoaster
	Does the Search Facility Work? (Preview) I have been trying to do a search for a particular topic, but no matter what I enter in the search box the results only show me 5 topics, with no option of scrolling to the rest of the topics that may match. For instance, if I search for 'free', it tells me that there are 77 topics that match the search, but it...	Nicholstones	9	834	06:55 PM Nov 13, 2011 by Nicholstones
	caravan weights (Preview) can someone help me understand how to calculate the atm of my jayco heratage 19.6 tare weight is 1850 gvm is 2032 thanks	moosebarter	11	11932	07:16 PM Nov 12, 2011 by jimricho
	comparison of various rigs (Preview) Hi All, We have a 91 GQ 4.2 turbo diesel Patrol with dual batteries, extra 20 lt water, VHF & UHF radios, rear storage drawer system (Fourby Fitout) only done 252.000 km. We tow a 16' 1992 Jayco "Classique" with Island Dbl bed, added shockers, raised 75 mm, 100 amp hr battery, smart char...	Scotty	25	3075	07:26 AM Nov 12, 2011 by Peter_n_Margaret
	New Ford ranger (Preview) Purchased a new ford ranger last friday from a major dealer in bendigo, after having been given a good deal on the trade in, they increased the price of the new vehicle to compensate for the good trade in. the price originally qouted was for a manual and add $2k for the auto,other dealers had the lower pri...	ken thomas	1	971	04:47 PM Nov 8, 2011 by Ma
	Our Coaster (Preview) For those that are interested We thought we would tell what we have done to our bus if it helps someone,1992 toyota coaster 20 seat bus, seats gutted out ,across the bus queen bed with custom built inner spring matteress at the back built high enough for storage underneath, all framework for bed fram...	Ian and Shaz	4	1758	11:26 PM Nov 7, 2011 by Vic
	Bike Racks for 4WD (Preview) Has anyone had any experience with the bike racks that attach to the spare wheel on the back door of the 4WD. Rhino and Thule both have one ,but I haven't seen these in actual use. They are not cheap, thule is over $300 at TJM.	woody	2	861	08:17 AM Nov 4, 2011 by woody
	Interior Light Covers (Preview) Would like some help please - we are trying to locate some interior light covers for our Mayfair by Regent van (2000 model) and cannot seem to locate them - even Regent can't help us. The actual light fitting is called 'Old Delta', and is no longer available.	Pejay	14	2334	01:28 AM Nov 3, 2011 by PeterD
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