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It"s not just heart surgery this time, its complete replacement. Yes the workshop has pulled the motor down and the prognosis is not good. Some of the valve stem heads are chipped and breaking up. One broken valve spring. Piston ring grooves are worn. Cam shaft and crankshaft needs grin...

Howdy to all you Grey Nomads, Kay & I and our two little dogs, Indy and Jessie are off again around the big lap, we did this trip starting in Dec 2011 and finished 12 months later, so now we have rested and done some additions to our our Avan, as in an extra battery, extra solar panels and off course that...

The view from my window on the first morning as GN. Might stay here at this free camp for a week, then move on. Seems only conditions for parking is cleaning. Bugger!

This is lifted from the BBC news: The number of over-70s who hold a UK driving licence has exceeded four million for the first time, the RAC Foundation has said. The foundation said 191 people a century old or more hold a licence, with a 107-year-old woman the country's oldest licensed driver. Motori...

The TAXATION DEPARTMENT decides to audit Grandpa, and summons him to the Taxation Office. The Taxation Office Auditor was not surprised when Grandpa showed up with his solicitor. The auditor said, 'Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, Which you explain by sa...

We are packing to head off somewhere around Australia and having never done this before, what are the most important things to take with you besides the car and caravan, dog and cat. Thanks Karen and Brian

Gday... This statement does not require any acknowledgement - simply make sure every male you know is aware of it. Cheers - John

Hi Gary,hope you and your home and home on wheels are safe, just heard on the news,that there is fires in the Taree area and some homes are under threat ,and for people to stay put as it is far too late to leave. The Pacific Hwy is also closed to all North bound traffic. Regards Herbie. -- Edited by herbie on T...

just wondering if the 120w panels i have can be permantly fixed on the roof of the van all information accepted thanks suenray

If all goes to plan, I'm going to be changing my tug in the near future So I was wondering.... 1/what is your vehicle? 2/ are you happy with it? 3/ Why did you choose this vehicle?

Andrew runs Motoshop P/L and is licensed. Mob. 0412 117694. He's a great bloke, does a great job, reasonable charges and loves a chat. He's just completed a number of jobs for me, spread over a few months, including solar/battery work and a vehicle charge system, rear view camera, etc. He lives at Moor...

Our car is a 2001 Toyota Prado, 4 cylinder turbo diesel inter cooled (I was told by Les to add all that ) Our van is a 2012 19ft 6" Island Star Opal, with Solar and battery back ups, even has an outside shower And reversing camera. Picking this up next week. -- Edited by Grams on Tuesday...

(let me know if the copy and paste does not work properly) Subject: SENIORS JIGSAW PUZZLE:... BEST EVER SENIOR CITIZEN JOKE A little silver-haired lady calls her neighbor and says, "Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out h...

Postman One Monday morning the postman is walking through the neighborhood on his usual route, delivering the mail. As he approaches one of the homes he noticed that both cars were still in the driveway. His wonder was cut short by David, the homeowner, coming out with...

A homemade trap to help keep you from being a blood donor!!! HOMEMADE MOSQUITO TRAP: Items needed: 1 cup of water 1/4 cup of brown sugar 1 gram of yeast 1 2-liter bottle HOW: 1. Cut the plastic bottle in half. 2. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Let cool. When cold, pour in the bottom half of t...

Is it safe to run my solar through a dc-dc charger. I run a dc-dc charger in my van through a Anderson setup from car and can I just plug my portable solar panels in to the Anderson plug on the van when not attached to car or do I have to have a separate setup

Just a hint if anyone is interested, just near where I live at Benarkin in the South Burnett (SEQld) there is a little free overnight park there that seems to be used quite frequently. Has nice (relatively new) showers and toilets. And what a lot of people don't seem to realise is that there is free power...

Spent 3 days in Bungles, and both Lorraine and I agreed photos just do not do them justice. Lorraine loved her look around Halls Creek, where she spent 3 yrs working before we met all those yrs ago. Because of damage to the shock absorbers on the van as result of Gibb River Road, thought we had better no...

As detailed in the general forum we have the new home, not many pics as yet but we do want to show her off just a little. she is an ex Maui six birth rental, on a mercedes 515 (sprinter) base, the dealer had about six of them she was the cheapest that no one wanted, she is a little rough around the edges but hopef...

Was just reading on another forum where a post mentioned that the Dubbo City Holiday Park has just introduced a $3 per night for dogs, this is an extra charge on top of the site fee and is not a bond as such it is an extra charge.It is not on their web page as it has only been introduced.The other thing that str...