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Transmission cooler for 87 southwind

My transmission developed a leak from a ruptured hose. So while getting these hoses fixed I had and external transmission cooler added. It made no sense to me why he radiator that run close to 200 degrees is used to cool a transmission. I had the...

DIY Shower House Bag

I hope this is the right section for this post! I saw DIY in the title and am hoping for the best. Anyway, if you have an old towel you can make an awesome bag to carry stuff to and from the shower house. Pics and tutorial at www.janesjournals.comI h...

solar panel install

Hi Folks,So my end-game is to have a roof-installed solar panel on my trailer to assist with battery charging when I am not hooked to shore power. I have a WFCO WF-8735-P power center. Do we know if it is possible to hook the solar panel to the bat...

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Anyone have an easi tear paper towel rack?

I am looking for one, can't find one online, I guess discontinued. Had one on our last couple of travel trailers and went to CW to purchase a new one and couldn't find it, did an internet search and came up empty. Anyone with an extra one layin aro...

2007 Forest River Roof Replacement questions??

I had my camper in northern ny for two years,squirrels started to eat the rubber roof and sealant or use for nesting..Question is hoping Im in the right area here.Took the tpo off and the under layment luan and am left with foam>>1-Is there any tips ...

Dometic 310 RV Toilet

I recently purchased a Dometic 310 RV toilet (out-of-the-box) for my Jayco Eagle from my local Jayco dealer to replace that flimsy plastic toilet that came with the trailer. I installed the unit myself which was fairly straight forward other than hav...

Horizontal Propane Tanks

Are horizontal propane tanks used on forklifts of any value? I looked a little online and it seems like the horizontal tanks are expensive to replace. I have 4 tanks that were left over from a construction job and not sure if they could be used for a...

1975 Scamper Camper trailer Model 170 Owners manual

HiMy husband and I recently bought our first camper trailer. It does need a bit of TLC, which we are going to do ourselves. But we were wondering if there is a copy of an owners manual out there somewhere that we could purchase. I've tried looking ...

Homemade waste pump and sewer hose support

Last year I posted this post about my 95 gallon truck mounted waste tank.I wanted to give an update and show you the two follow on projects that went with it:1. Homemade waste pump2. Sewer hose support systemHomemade waste pumpI considered buying a...

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Anyone place a smoke detector in the basement?

Saw it on a Facebook site. Makes sense especially with all the electronics down there. I bought one today at Lowe's and will be installing it in the basement of my Columbus this weekend. Might be a good idea, eh?

voltage & wiring protector w/ added panel meters

some pictures of my voltage, polarity & surge protector (its saved me from open ground & improperly wired pedestals twice)....of course i didn't install this until i had damaged my converter charger when i plugged into a bad outlet.I used a Progressi...

12V Macerator Pump Power

It's a long story but I ended up with a NIB 12V macerator pump off Craigslist. I wanted 12V power by the sewer outlet for it and this is what I came up with:There was an unused 12V fused circuit on the converter. I got some 12ga flexible speaker wire...

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replacement slide topper too short

Any suggestions on how to deal with a replacement slide topper that is six inches too short? Yes, I messed up my measurement. To clarify, there is plenty of material on the roller; the length in the fore-aft direction is too short. This is on the ...

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