Techies' Corner

DMaxer · DMaxer

I have been on the same site for several weeks connected to mains power. Yesterday when using an air heater it stopped running. I tried it in a different power point and it worked again. Later in the day I noticed I had no power in the van and after investigating with the manager the power had tripped in th...

iana · iana

Discovered two extension leads wired with active and neutral reverse wired at the socket end. Now put right, wired correctly. Off a friends caravan, and connected to the house, no RCD's etc. Nobody had received any jolts, everything in the van worked OK. What could have happened to persons in the van...

iana · iana

Speaking to a fellow yesterday, commenting on his late model Ranger and the different grill on the Ford Ranger, the fellow said that Ford had lowered the inter-cooler, can anyone confirm that ? -- Edited by iana on Saturday 25th of July 2020 09:16:25 AM

2 olestiffs · 2 olestiffs

hi, i want to improve my solar from 1x80watt panel atm. and has 1x105ah agm battery. to hopefully at least 200w +++ 300w with 2 panels. as i would like replace the heavy agm install 2x120ah lithium batterys. and to loose 30kgs in weight due to the lithium batteries being so much lighter in weight. als...

Gus1949 · Gus1949

Has anyone fitted Super Springs to their vehicle and are you happy with the result. We have a Ranger and a 3000kg van (loaded). The rig sits level without a WDH. The ride is good on good roads but on poor quality roads there can be quite a lot of up and down movement at the rear of the ute. I know I can fit heavi...

griffo and kezz · griffo and kezz

G & S Chassis Recall www.recalls.gov.ua want to see some good pics of my 2017 nextgen xline 16ft van bought brand new from green rv with a snaped susspention chassis bracket less than 3 years old but they wont cover me under warranty not happy things are about to get ugly. -- Edited by griffo and ke...

robo24 · robo24

Have power to step but will no operate the mechanism.

Cowboy7307 · Cowboy7307

i have just had a look at my pop top sock and it is staring to look in need of replacement Replacing is it a hard job in need of experts , or a home job , and if home job ,best place and maybe price to buy i have looked on YouTube but cant find any info on replacement ,but that's maybe just me

Bruce Mc · Bruce Mc

Ive made myself a copy of a Rock Tamer, obviously not as pretty as the real deal, and have it fitted to my 200 series Landcruiser. Ive cut a hole opposite my downwards facing exhaust pipe and have the mudflap angled at approx 30 degrees. When pulling our 22.5ft van the exhaust soot is blowing back onto the...

buffy61 · buffy61

Has anyone heard of (or use) lead carbon batteries? Time to replace the batteries. (Ps...dont buy cheapos from the internet!!) we have come across lead carbon batteries and they offer 3 yr warranty and recharge quickly.

tuggersbmx · tuggersbmx

Gday everyone. Just wanted peoples thoughts on my options. I have two civilians both 88 models. One is ED33 which I have 90% finished my fit out on the inside and done all water tanks and just put new tie rods and king pins in. The other bus has the ED33T engine and 6 speed trans to match. It's just a ba...

iana · iana

Anyone know what the operating temperatures for synthetic transmission oil is, I can find info on the mineral oil but not the top end temperatures for synthetic. Funny enough they publish the minimum temperatures, but not operating and max. My guess is 104 degrees Celsius.

ChinH · ChinH

Hi, nice to meet you all. I'm currently having issues with my Waeco CF35. It's currently running on 12v but when plugged into my car however it won't run when plugged into 240v. I have opened up the cooler and have identified 2 circuit boards and have attached them. Which one of these boards do I need to re...

Jaahn · Jaahn

Hi I received a Technical bulletin from Lithium Labs as a previous customer, about continuous use above 100A from their battery powerpacks.As these have an internal fuse that limits current to 125A continuous and ~250 for 10 seconds, if you use more that those currents the fuse will blow. They offe...

Davianni · Davianni

gday, possibly plenty of permutations to this scenario but I have 2 house batteries, 130w solar panel and a spare Anderson plug for anything else. Question is if I want to stay off grid for a couple of days without panicking, can I get a small gennie and charge through the Anderson or do I get an inverter i...

tuggersbmx · tuggersbmx

Hi. I'm nearly at the point of either upgrading my ED33 1988 civilian engine with a turbo / exhaust/ Intercooler or looking at total engine swap. Has anyone swapped out the ED33 engine for a something else? TD42 maybe? Any thoughts / help apreciated. If I could go back in time I would have bought a T...

tuggersbmx · tuggersbmx

Trying to get in direct contact with Aus-Kiwi. He's a very knowledgeable guy and I would very much appreciate his input / guidance on a few matters. If you out there mate. PM me !! Cheers Mick

tuggersbmx · tuggersbmx

Hi All. I've got an ed33T to put in my civilian and although the original turbo works it very old and while I have the chance to replace / upgrade before I get the engine put in I am looking for information / suggestions for a good replacement or better yet an upgrade to get the best I can out of this engine. ...

REBA · REBA

Hi All - Just looking for some feedback re my wind-out awning. It's 4 metres x 2.5 metres reach, with a vertical support at each end, which is attached to guy rope. My question is, with the addition of a privacy screen along the 4 metre length, is it advisable to add an additional vertical support pole in t...

Apollo88 · Apollo88

We are newbies in our 60s and plan some off road/isolated trips and wondered how people deal with safety and security issues please. Do you have motion detectors or nighttime alarms, pepper sprays or even tasers for self defense?

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	Power Tripping ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I have been on the same site for several weeks connected to mains power. Yesterday when using an air heater it stopped running. I tried it in a different power point and it worked again. Later in the day I noticed I had no power in the van and after investigating with the manager the power had tripped in th...	DMaxer	35	2525	07:42 PM Jul 31, 2020 by oldtrack123
	Extension lead wired the wrong way (Preview) Discovered two extension leads wired with active and neutral reverse wired at the socket end. Now put right, wired correctly. Off a friends caravan, and connected to the house, no RCD's etc. Nobody had received any jolts, everything in the van worked OK. What could have happened to persons in the van...	iana	11	2563	07:32 PM Jul 31, 2020 by oldtrack123
	A way out Ford/Mazda question. (Preview) Speaking to a fellow yesterday, commenting on his late model Ranger and the different grill on the Ford Ranger, the fellow said that Ford had lowered the inter-cooler, can anyone confirm that ? -- Edited by iana on Saturday 25th of July 2020 09:16:25 AM	iana	1	933	09:26 AM Jul 31, 2020 by Aus-Kiwi
	require a good recommendation for solar installations for my kea nomad (Preview) hi, i want to improve my solar from 1x80watt panel atm. and has 1x105ah agm battery. to hopefully at least 200w +++ 300w with 2 panels. as i would like replace the heavy agm install 2x120ah lithium batterys. and to loose 30kgs in weight due to the lithium batteries being so much lighter in weight. als...	2 olestiffs	21	1012	01:09 PM Jul 29, 2020 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Super Springs (Preview) Has anyone fitted Super Springs to their vehicle and are you happy with the result. We have a Ranger and a 3000kg van (loaded). The rig sits level without a WDH. The ride is good on good roads but on poor quality roads there can be quite a lot of up and down movement at the rear of the ute. I know I can fit heavi...	Gus1949	13	2908	10:35 AM Jul 28, 2020 by geoffk200
	G & S Chassis bracket snapped in half no warrenty (Preview) G & S Chassis Recall www.recalls.gov.ua want to see some good pics of my 2017 nextgen xline 16ft van bought brand new from green rv with a snaped susspention chassis bracket less than 3 years old but they wont cover me under warranty not happy things are about to get ugly. -- Edited by griffo and ke...	griffo and kezz	28	3092	10:13 PM Jul 27, 2020 by Hylife
	Electric step (Preview) Have power to step but will no operate the mechanism.	robo24	5	994	09:04 PM Jul 27, 2020 by rebelr22
	Poptop Sock install (Preview) i have just had a look at my pop top sock and it is staring to look in need of replacement Replacing is it a hard job in need of experts , or a home job , and if home job ,best place and maybe price to buy i have looked on YouTube but cant find any info on replacement ,but that's maybe just me	Cowboy7307	3	1088	09:29 AM Jul 27, 2020 by Jaybird
	Exhaust Soot (Preview) Ive made myself a copy of a Rock Tamer, obviously not as pretty as the real deal, and have it fitted to my 200 series Landcruiser. Ive cut a hole opposite my downwards facing exhaust pipe and have the mudflap angled at approx 30 degrees. When pulling our 22.5ft van the exhaust soot is blowing back onto the...	Bruce Mc	21	1548	08:53 PM Jul 26, 2020 by JohnR
	Lead carbon batteries (Preview) Has anyone heard of (or use) lead carbon batteries? Time to replace the batteries. (Ps...dont buy cheapos from the internet!!) we have come across lead carbon batteries and they offer 3 yr warranty and recharge quickly.	buffy61	17	1770	06:04 PM Jul 26, 2020 by Radar
	Swap engine / gearbox or put my cabin / shell on the other chassis (Preview) Gday everyone. Just wanted peoples thoughts on my options. I have two civilians both 88 models. One is ED33 which I have 90% finished my fit out on the inside and done all water tanks and just put new tie rods and king pins in. The other bus has the ED33T engine and 6 speed trans to match. It's just a ba...	tuggersbmx	4	840	05:07 PM Jul 24, 2020 by Jaahn
	Auto transmission oil temperature. (Preview) Anyone know what the operating temperatures for synthetic transmission oil is, I can find info on the mineral oil but not the top end temperatures for synthetic. Funny enough they publish the minimum temperatures, but not operating and max. My guess is 104 degrees Celsius.	iana	23	5282	11:14 AM Jul 23, 2020 by swamp
	WAECO CF35 fridge running on 12v, dead on 240v WAECO CF35 Cooler fridge portable 12v 240v (Preview) Hi, nice to meet you all. I'm currently having issues with my Waeco CF35. It's currently running on 12v but when plugged into my car however it won't run when plugged into 240v. I have opened up the cooler and have identified 2 circuit boards and have attached them. Which one of these boards do I need to re...	ChinH	7	3474	08:17 PM Jul 22, 2020 by ChinH
	Inverter current draw for running a 240V inverter. Potential over draw for Lithium batteries internal protection ! (Preview) Hi I received a Technical bulletin from Lithium Labs as a previous customer, about continuous use above 100A from their battery powerpacks.As these have an internal fuse that limits current to 125A continuous and ~250 for 10 seconds, if you use more that those currents the fuse will blow. They offe...	Jaahn	23	1464	09:48 AM Jul 19, 2020 by Jaahn
	Generator or inverter? (Preview) gday, possibly plenty of permutations to this scenario but I have 2 house batteries, 130w solar panel and a spare Anderson plug for anything else. Question is if I want to stay off grid for a couple of days without panicking, can I get a small gennie and charge through the Anderson or do I get an inverter i...	Davianni	29	2542	11:56 PM Jul 18, 2020 by oldtrack123
	Civilian ED33 swap for TD42 (Preview) Hi. I'm nearly at the point of either upgrading my ED33 1988 civilian engine with a turbo / exhaust/ Intercooler or looking at total engine swap. Has anyone swapped out the ED33 engine for a something else? TD42 maybe? Any thoughts / help apreciated. If I could go back in time I would have bought a T...	tuggersbmx	22	4113	10:55 PM Jul 17, 2020 by STRETCH ARMSTRONG
	Aus-kiwi Where are ya? (Preview) Trying to get in direct contact with Aus-Kiwi. He's a very knowledgeable guy and I would very much appreciate his input / guidance on a few matters. If you out there mate. PM me !! Cheers Mick	tuggersbmx	4	1032	08:46 PM Jul 17, 2020 by Aus-Kiwi
	Best turbo for ED33T engine? (Preview) Hi All. I've got an ed33T to put in my civilian and although the original turbo works it very old and while I have the chance to replace / upgrade before I get the engine put in I am looking for information / suggestions for a good replacement or better yet an upgrade to get the best I can out of this engine. ...	tuggersbmx	10	1223	11:03 AM Jul 17, 2020 by tuggersbmx
	Awning Support (Preview) Hi All - Just looking for some feedback re my wind-out awning. It's 4 metres x 2.5 metres reach, with a vertical support at each end, which is attached to guy rope. My question is, with the addition of a privacy screen along the 4 metre length, is it advisable to add an additional vertical support pole in t...	REBA	7	1242	08:39 AM Jul 17, 2020 by REBA
	Personal safety and security systems (Preview) We are newbies in our 60s and plan some off road/isolated trips and wondered how people deal with safety and security issues please. Do you have motion detectors or nighttime alarms, pepper sprays or even tasers for self defense?	Apollo88	18	2357	08:31 PM Jul 16, 2020 by oldbloke
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