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    Ventilating a cassette toilet

    Seems like a decent system. Boaters know about ventilating holding tanks to keep more aerobic bacteria than anaerobic bacteria so that odor is minimized.
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    Crew cab USA question

    A Fuso dealer mechanic from California posted on the Canter 4x4 Facebook page that he worked on a dual cab Earthcruiser which had an L6 v8 gasoline engine replaced due to oil pump failure. I was unaware that dual cab FG’s were available in the USA. Did Fuso start selling them in the last few years?
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    Some history

    https://www.ownerdriver.com.au/product-news/1911/pocket-rocket-50-years-on-and-canter-still-going-strong?fbclid=IwAR1r8Xqu6yoiAzKpG4gvXtaVCHF-J7ZKaKbn2jhDMvOAHfLM1HHEeH5kOyo
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    Fantastic fan/electrical question

    Fantastic fan/ electrical question: our fantastic fan is controlled by a rotating thermostatic switch attached to the rain sensor circuit board with three pins. The connection in that switch is intermittent. Anybody know how I could tap into those three pins, bypassing the thermostat with an...
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    Dickinson P9000 or P12000--reviews?

    Anyone use one in a pop up truck camper in cold weather, say around 10 degrees? Was it adequate?
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    Roof repair instructions--how to deal with the torsion bars/lift system.

    Here are some roof repair instructions from the pop up camper Facebook page by Rory Willett of Northstar who has a lot of experience in fixing pop up roofs: To repair the rear backboard, leaving the roof mounted to the camper, the first thing to do is raise the roof and remove the tension of the...
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    Heaters: Comparative data

    Having recently installed a Camco Wave 3, purchased a dual remote thermometer to monitor the fridge, and having a frigid cold front come through while the camper is parked outside the house so I could do some work on it, the conditions were ripe to test a couple of different heating options...
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    4d34 PCV system

    99 FG. Am I correct in my observation that the 4d34 in my 99FG lacks a PCV system and is simply vented to atmosphere as if we still lived in 1963? All I'm seeing is a tube coming from the back left side of valve cover terminating beside the starter. I assume this means there was a loophole...
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    99fg window crank

    Anybody replaced one. Mine seems stripped. Service manual has details on windshield and back window but zero on door windows
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    99 FG turbo rebuild or replace

    I’m getting some puffs of blue exhaust smoke under some conditions and I suspect my turbo oil seals are bad (225k miles). Has anyone rebuilt or replaced the turbo in a 4d34 and have any advice. I haven’t pulled the hoses yet to check for oil residue as we just got back from a trip.
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    Driving habits on steep highway inclines

    I live in Denver. Westbound on I-70 there are two 11000+ ft passes. Grade is slightly steeper eastbound than westbound. Westbound I can climb to the top in our 99FG in 4th gear (we're around 12klbs) Eastbound, the grades are just steeper enough that in 4th gear I start slowing down. I might...
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    99 FG odd increase in power

    Owned it 11 years so I'm pretty familiar it's feel. Drove from Denver to Valentine NE last weekend. Felt to me like I had about a 10% increase in power. Held it's speed much better on the hills. Didn't have to shift down at all going through the Sand Hills. I might have thought I was just...
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    Cassette toilet question/Observation

    We have a Northstar TS 1000 with the tanked toilet system and a couple of boats with porta pottis. I have assumed that a cassette toilet was superior since it didn't require a dump station to empty and was easier to access the tank than a traditional porta potti. However. . . We did an...
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    Fuso scanner

    Has anyone tried one of these? Drop down menu says it reads back to 2005 models but text says back to 1997. https://www.repairmanuals.co/products/mitsubishi-fuso-truck-diagnostic-scanner-fault-code-reader
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    99FG Engine Control Warning Lamp

    Parked the FG at a trailhead at 11,500 ft this morning. After hiking, and having driven about 200ft down the forest service road I notice the Engine Control Warning Lamp was illuminated orange. Never happened before in 11 yrs of ownership. Manual says it indicates a fault in the electornic...
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    99Fuso FG. AC fan

    Periodically the AC fan screams like a slipping fan belt. Turn it off for a while and it usually resolves. Anybody have any idea of what the problem is and a fix.
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    New windshield?

    Picked the FG from the storage lot today and windshield has multiple cracks with no obvious cause. Anybody had particularly good luck with a company which replaces FG windshields in the US or Denver?
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    Costway Fridge

    I posted this in the Edgestar thread but I thought I'd start a separate thread since Costway now seems to be one of the least expensive fridges out there. It appears to be a generically branded Smittybilt fridge since the Smittybilt transit bag fits it perfectly...
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    Busbees selling a crew cab

    Converting an FG to a crewcab comes up here once in a while. Busbees currently has a crew cab for sale. https://www.busbeetruckparts.com/manufacturer/mitsubishi-fuso-parts-trucks/mitsubishi-fuso-fe-4-door-cab-cabin-1996-used
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    Insurance question

    I've got a 1995 Northstar TS1000 on a Fuso FG with service body. Up until recently I've had it insured as a motorhome. However I recently had a roof hail damage claim on the camper and once the adjuster came out and viewed the truck and camper American Family said it would no longer insure the...
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