When running the Onan generator, I have used my portable power protection unit, a Progressive Industries 30 amp to see what it thinks of the generated power. Using a 30 amp female to 20 amp male plug I connect the protection unit to a van 120 vac ou...
We recently visited Slab City, California; it is located just southeast of the Salton Sea. Slab City started as a Marine training base during WWII. When the base was no longer needed, the buildings were removed from their foundations, leaving bare co...
When we bought our van, its stock tires resulted in the speedometer reading high. After replacing the tires with the next size larger tire, the speed indication was dead on. I assumed that the odometer was then accurate along with the resulting MPG c...
Lesson Learned; Stuck in SandWhile recently looking for a camping spot near Kelso Dunes in the California located Mojave National Preserve our Pleasure-Way cleverly drove into the sand and quickly got stuck. Ford’s poor man’s locking differential, th...
Absorption refrigerators have been improved in the last few years. The 8505 Operating Instructions make no mention of having the refrigerator level during use. The warranty does not require level operation. The refrigerator works best when level and ...
jjson775 wrote:Interesting. I also have a Progressive unit and an Onan generator. What did you find out with the test?Hi - I found that the generator was wired correctly; at least to the receptacle that I plugged the Progressive unit into. No Power ...
Thanks to all for your thoughts on this topic.Stan909 - It was past the Dunes parking lot where the dirt road turns to sand. We had already climbed the rings at Hole-in-the-Wall. Camped at Mid Hills Campground just north of there the night before get...
This is a follow up to my “Thetford Aqua-Magic Style II Flush Pedal Flies Off”Just putting things back together did not last long. On checking the pedal again I found a locking ridge that had been worn down so it was not too obvious. It looked like t...
Thanks, Al - I did not pay much attention to the refrigerator for the two years that it faithfully cooled our food. When the refrigerator went into its partial cooling mode, I did not know what was normal when I pulled the two related van side vents ...
My partial cooling to various temperatures inside the refrigerator while running on propane was cured by Dometic first replacing the burner control module and then the propane gas valve assembly. When the new valve was installed, every start up since...
