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2 way fridge
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Hi Anyone using the brass monkey duel zone fridge freezer from jaycar electronics very reasonable price with 3 years warranty I would like some feedback Cheers
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How not to lock yourself in with the hourglass door
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So here is the door beware it will jam closed/locked if you touch the horizontal lever in the process of locking yourself in at night With the door split you can see the offending lever red ( it looks orange in the photo) stay safe ! -- Edited by Cisco kid on Friday 5th of November 2021 02:38:07 PM -- Edited b...
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We managed to lock ourselves into the van and couldn’t get the door open
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Some time go we were settling down for the night, I went to lock the door and accidentally triggered the lever that splits the door frame from the fly screen this caused the door to jam and I could not unlock it for love or money Typical male I refused to ring the after hours number at the caravan park My wif...
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extractors HZB50 bus
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Hi i have a toyota coaster HZB50 4.2 1HZ motor year 2000 ,put a turbo on and keeps getting hot under load cant fit intercooler so have decided to remove turbo and i want to fit a set of extractors but cant seem to find any to fit ,i am in sa does anyone know if a set of landcruiser extractors would fit thank you...
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New MUX Izuzu towing reveiw
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According to Isuzu, the MU-X LS-T 4×4 we tested has a kerb weight of 2,175-kg and a GVM of 2,800-kg giving a load capacity of 625-kg. You could expect a 3.5-tonne van to exert a tow ball load of 350-kg leaving just 275-kg remaining cargo capacity. If you have two adults in the car weighing 90-kg each (180-...
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Heaters and carbon monoxide monitoring
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Hi all this article in West Australian newspaper yesterday. I got a bit worried about our diesel heater and carbon monoxide poisoning a while back. I installed a monitor which you can buy at the big green shed. -- Edited by Cisco kid on Monday 1st of November 2021 10:12:10 AM
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Avida Motorhomes
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Hi all you other Avida MH owners. I have a small problem that you may have a solution for. The time displayed on the house control panel is incorrect. Is there any way I can reset the time to local current time? Have tried all manuals and no info. Be grateful if anyone could help please.
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Van water connection in caravan park
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Showing my complete ignorance here BUT when connecting to the water supply in a park, I presume I just fill my tank and use it? OR is there a switch that allows flow to bypass the tank? Building this at the moment. HELP please
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Dmax 2018 dual cab
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i anyone out their that has the Same model Ute with the 5 spring rear set up. I cannot find any info on the standard height from centre of wheel to the wheel arch body. If anyone can provide these measurements that would of great help to me. Rear and front. Cheers Scoota
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Tyre pressure monitoring systems
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Any recommendations for a reliable TPMS for a caravan ?
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TPMS
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Do it affect wheels balancing ?
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Victron - massive price hike!
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In August I bought a Victron 100/30 MPPT Bluetooth solar controller for $275 including delivery. Today I notice that same controller from the same (and others) supplier is priced at $383! A similar rip-off level price hike appears to have been applied to other (all?) Victron products too so I assume...
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Roof racks and fuel consumption
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If I add an alloy tray to my roof racks, put 2 Max tracks, 20lts of fuel (in two 10lt containers), tyre with no rim, plastic box with some coolant, oil and spare hoses ext in and a small alloy roll up table. How much extra fuel will my x-trail use and how differently will it handle? (I have recently done a 1day...
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isuzu mu-x wheel / tyre size
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Hi. Iam considering the 2020 MU-x as my next Tug, and noticed that they come standard with 20" rims, and presumably lower profile tyres. I am hoping that members may have the newer models, and might comment on this aspect of the vehicle. Finally I note that there is some sort of steering ? assist which mu...
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3000w pure sine wave inverter
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I am thinking of getting 3k inverter, for when we are free camping just to be able to fall back on using 240v appliances for convenience, (not planning on using all the time) i have gas bbq, fridge and stove. I have added extra solar Panel and a portable panel to keep batteries topup. Any comments on this i...
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deep cell battery issues
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Hi, our slide-on camper is about 7 years old and not sure if our battery is on the way out or not. When we are away we generally have the van plugged into 240v and when we are at home I usually plug the van into 240v to charge the battery when it's not in use, it usually shows about 13v. Recently the volt meter is...
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off the grid - Internet
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Can someone give me the various options available & associated costs, for Internet access while travelling around Australia Will be great if each option also shows the benefits? Where can I get installers in Joondalup that can assist with that? Regards Gerrard
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Mmmmm
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Tap flow poor how to fix?
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The spiggot type water tap over the sink in my van was reduced to a dribble.the fix is replace the under sink water filter folks Now I can fill the kettle in under a minute
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off the grid - power
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I have a Jayco Freedom 15 feet a) Looking at the schematic diagram (11/9/2002) shows that the current setup can accommodate solar panels, optional charging from the car and optional battery b) I have a dual battery system in the 4x4 for the cooler box etc. While driving and using the dual battery syste...
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