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Timing belt.......my screw up should be timing chain.

I see Subaru being mentioned. We had one and wouldn't get another. - it was great for 1-2 people but that was it off road. - payload was only 800lbs. A tank of gas, 2 people, a bike rack and 2 bikes and that's it. The rear end dropped 2" with the bike rack and bikes. - departure angle wasn't...

Asked my buddy why he didn't get a F150. The timing belt needs to be done every 80K. Warranty covers it the first time but no the second and there are still issues with the trasmissions.

On the camper forums when people ask about SWR vs DRW it suprisies me the number of people with overloaded SRW that encourage others to do the same.

yes......and he owns a Honda.

My buddy has more than an opinion. He's a FORD tech. One of the one's that other FORD dealers send work to when they can't figure out what's wrong.

My buddy had a 2018 F150 that he was having know issues (20/20 hindsight he wishes he bought extended warranty) with the transmission shifting and the engine. Last week he traded it in on a 2023 F150. Both of us think it's a cheaper build. Go to a lot and check the payload on door stickers. My...

Bending the plate must have been an issue because I started to see a cradles starting in 2017/2018.

I had a simliar air bag set up. The vertical plate against the spring bent on both sides so I welded a gusset between the vertical plate and horizantal plate.

We used water soluble cutting oil.

I haven't come across an assembled Lithium that doesn't have a low cut off at 20% (for warranty) SOC. There are many that don't have a low (I don't mean heating) temp cutoff if that's important. Lithium operating temp is 0C to 45C . People are finding it best to stay well below 45C for...

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Weld a doubler plate to the top of the frame. Weld the outside (socket) tube to the doubler plate. Drill a drian hole on the inside (toward the center of the trailer) of the socket tube so any rust cooming out of the tube cannot be seen from the outside. The socket could be made out of...

I've plugged an 18 ply steel belt tire and took it in to get a patch installed. They redid the plug and patched the inside. When I asked about the steel belts rusting they shrugged (telling me the warranty was 5' - 5 seconds) their shoulders and said that's why they redid the plug.

Roy put together an excellent heating system..... I think he's tested below freezing now and has numbers on the power use. http://rvbprecision.com/rv-projects/lithium-battery-heating-project.html Edit: Importand there's an air gap (all around) between the heat and cold. I see systems with...

400Ah isn't 400Ah. I've never had a FLA system test (I've tested repeatably ) at rated capacity. FLA are black boxes full of snake oil. I just sent back 4 - 6V that were the same brand/capacity + $130CDN each as the ones installed in 2018. Doing the swap I discover the new are 8-9lbs lighter...

Now that there is reliable heating systems and protection for (Hi/Low cut off for temp and voltage) Lithium neg 40 isn't an issue. The cost differnce isn't that much if one takes into account that 400Ah of FLA = 100Ah of Lithium. The cost balances out even more if one takes into account the...

I use ( Ancor, Vertex ) tinned wire that is UL1426 with tinned lugs/terminals and everything gets heat shrink. Reason is the plastic/vinyl insulation is vapor permeable. I've stripped old (5-10 year) wire back 1', 2', 5', 10' and found the copper to be brown and a few times green...

This site runs through the options https://www.vanlifeoutfitters.com/sizing-your-electrical-system-load-calculations/ https://www.vanlifeoutfitters.com/free-camper-van-electrical-diagrams/

In response to my post Victorian sent me a PM telling me to leave him alone. I would ask that Victorian post it here so everyone can read it.