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Caravanning Option - Buy or Rent ???
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Hi 'Vanners There are two significant factors to persuade "non-vanners" to get into the caravanning lifestyle and have the enjoyment of travelling around our great country!1: People who simply cannot afford to buy a 'van, may well be enticed to go for the significantly lower-cost...
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Colin1947
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Portable gas cooker
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We have one of the older style gasmate portable cookers single ring, that uses the 238gm butane gas cartridge What is the difference between this one and the new ones ,i have heard that the one we have is no longer aloud to be used . Is this correct or not ?
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Headlights not working
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Hi all, I have a 1993 Mazda T3500, and the headlights are no longer working. Does anyone know where the fuse/relay is located, as there doesnt seem to be any in the fuse box. -- Edited by NeilW on Friday 13th of September 2019 06:56:55 PM
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Diesel heater.
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I am looking at fitting a diesel heater, Any thoughts on a good brand, I am looking for ideas. Regards Bowser.
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Dual Weighted Rated HZB50 Coaster
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Apparently some of the nineties model Long Wheel Base HZB50 (4.2) Coasters sold in Australia where able to be weight rated as either under 4.5t or over 4.5t. This aspect would be desirable rathan swapping out parts from the SWB which is currently required in Victoria to de-rate the weight rating of th...
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robertbruce
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Air Bag Suspension
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Whilst reading through the general forum about rear drawer systems, a link to a YouTube video was given. I watched that and the next video was about a canning stock route trip. During this trip a D-Max rear axle housing sheared off outboard of the leaf spring pack. The host of the video was perplexed abo...
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Pinnacle/rvdirect annex
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Hi all , has any bought one of this and if so hows the quality. Asked for pictures of the anti flap but they only have the pictures on the web which is worrisome. thanks Click to view larger image and other viewsHave one to sell? Sell it yourself15Ft Annexe Wall Kit for Caravan Roll Out Awning, Carefre...
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The Expats
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Auxillary battery setup.
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I have to start putting some thought into our vehicles battery system. Its installed into a Mazda BT50, and I did it this way because I didn't want to interfere with the vehicle computer, and charging system when fitting extra electrics. The system has an auxiliary battery which is charged via a DC-DC...
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Foxtel
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Hope this is the right place for this. Does anyone take their foxtel iq3 with them. Tia
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Mrs Ford Ranger
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Fridge has stopped working on gas?
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Our van is 18 months old and we have a thetford 3 way . N604M-3 The last few days when we have been using it on gas it stops working. We eventually get it going again only to find it has stopped again. This has happened 3 times. Last night we couldn't get it going at all but this morning tried and it's going a...
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Anyone know how to.....
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Does anyone know how to remove the end of a ignition key that broke off inside the ignition please? The car is a Kia Rio wagon. Thanks June C
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DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER
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About one week ago on the NSW North Coast a Police Highway Patrol BMW Diesel caught fire and was written off. The driver had been chasing a vehicle and followed it onto long grass at the side of the road, and while apprehending the driver the Police BMW caught fire. Modern Diesel Engines conforming to Eu...
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Knight
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faulty water pump
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My water pump runs when turned on, I can hear it running but it is not delivering water. What is the problem? any advice appreciated.
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Gus1949
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Hot passenger seat in our Longreach
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Any idea on how to stop the heat coming up under the passenger seat from the motor. Cheers
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Truma b14 boiler
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Hi I was wondering if anybody knows what I need to look for when my hot water tap runs out of water after 5-10 seconds. The cold water will flow continuously. But when I switch the mixer to hot , it stops almost immediately. Any help greatly appreciated please. Chucker. -- Edited by Chucker on Sunday 8...
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Coaster tyre wear
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hi folks... ive bought a 94 coaster lwb out of commercial service 12 months ago. The tyres have been regulary rotated. They have 5 tread blocks on them of which all the outer block have slightly more wear than the others... this coaster has done some bush work evident from mud on the underbody and im hopi...
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Hdmi switch or hdmi + RCA
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For those using Vast and Foxtel, do you use 2x HDMI cables with a switch or does one have an RCA input to the tv? IE how do you change between the two??
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Wanted: Dead or near dead drop in lithium batteries
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If you have a dead or near dead lithium battery that you can't get any joy regarding a warranty replacement, I'm interested in buying it. I want to see just what it is that is failing in these drop in 12v batteries and the only way I'll find out is to open them up. So, if you want to get a few $$ for something tha...
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T1 Terry
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Fridge Temperature
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I purchased a new van 6 months ago (not my first) and it's fitted with a Dometic RMDX25 fridge. Whether it's a hot day or cool day, whether it's running on LPG, 240v or 12v, it will not cool below 8 degrees, measured with a min/max digital thermometer. It has to be the fridge, not the power source and I am th...
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Lithium batteries
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To Terri1 Please some advice on parallel Sentry Lithium batteries, is it possible and is it recommended. Thanks Greg.
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