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My ARB fridge recently went " on the blink ", started intermittant on/ off, then off. I could get a power reading at the fridge end, but no working on 12v, fine on 240v. Went to an expert, almost some sort of relo, and he found that there was " no continuity reading ", pull oem plug back apart and some signs of...

I has just been announced that Viva Energy, is aquiring On the Run servo's. Viva own the rights to production and distribution of Shell in Australia, whilst they owned a number of Shell sites they recently brought all 700+ Coles Express sites from Coles, this will add 300+ OTR sites along with their wh...

Hello everyone, Unlike one of our members who is travelling within Tasmania in his RV & had a windy issue with his gazebo, we left our van back in Warrnambool & are staying in motels, houses, hotels, etc. I am finding it pathetic that our Aussie tourism businesses are being taken over by overse...

The story is went on 200km of dirt rd near Moree. When we went to set up found water pump dead and hot water heater - no work!!. Could dust cause these 2 problems? Or a lead been pinched. After getting mobile repair man and he considered it a electrical problem. I have by passed normal wiring and connecte...

If you are with WOOLWORTHS Insurances, what has been your observations and (hopefully not) experiences. I have just spent a couple of hours combing thru their PDS and must admit that I have reservations. Their 10% applied to your everyday rewards for 11 0f the 12 months seems attractive - but seems...

Quite often you are requested to preheat the air fryer before inserting the food, after you pull the basket out to add the grub, the heat has gone, stupid instruction/ Do you use a silicone or non stick parchment liner or none. we have both but tend to use the parchment mostly. Have you tried making toast...

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Hi everyone. We are currently in Qld travelled from WA. We have an Urban van and Landcruiser 200 series. My question is what is the consensus regarding roo bars? Cheers Lee

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And that my friends explains it all -- Edited by RickJ on Tuesday 4th of April 2023 05:52:52 PM

Hopefully I will get a quick answer, as Im on the road tomorrow I have a 165 litre compressor fridge, and the specifications state 12 volt consumption 80/24 hours approximately. Does this mean that when in use it should use around 80 amp per 24 hours? I have 3 x 120 amp AGM batteries, not sure of age as th...

Im hell bound for sure- The Pope was having a shower. Although hes very strict about celibacy, he occasionally felt he needed to exercise the Papal wrist, and this happened to be one of those occasions. Just as he reached the Papal climax, he saw a photographer taking a picture of the Holy semen fl...

I'll start with a few "givens". I have driven mainly "manual" vehicles (since the '50s) on all Continents. As an engineer I am familiar with gearboxes, clutches, transmissions and their operation. I am familiar with selector and overdrive positioning inside a gearbox. I drive a Y62 Series 5 (Nissa...

Wondering if anyone has done this I just got the avan but dislike 3ways and would like to replace with a compressor fridge any input would be appreciated

From our base camp on the Mitta Mitta River,we went up to Falls Creek. There is a fair bit to see,and there is a lot of great walks, and mountain bike trails for those who are fit enough.

I recently had a van wired up ready for towing a caravan. Excuse my ignorance on this subject, but what voltage should the grey anderson plug be putting out? The vehicle does have a smart alternator, like most modern vehicles, and it has not been bypassed. My vehicle, and one other I checked put ou...