I have a house battery charging problem on my class B that I need some help with. Here is the situation: the house battery will not charge from shore power or from the generator, but it does charge when the vehicle engine is running (there is a solen...
I am wondering how the Charge Wizard on an InteliPower 9100 series converter deals with charging two 12 volt batteries (one starting battery and one house battery). The two batteries are combined with a Smart Power 1315 battery separator. Does the fa...
Please excuse this long post, but I thought a more comprehensive discussion of this topic might be of interest. As is common with many RV's, I have two batteries in my RV, one for starting the vehicle and the other for house lighting, tv, etc. I star...
I was recently talking with a transmission mechanic who had just finished rebuilding a Dodge 4sp with OD transmission for a friend of mine. The transmission was trashed when the van was used to pull a sail boat several hundred miles. The mechanic tol...
I have an old Chevrolet van I have used for years as a camper. I park it in November (outside in Minnesota), remove the battery (or use a trickle charger) and don't start it again until April. That has work for 20 years. I do the same thing with my n...
I would call or chat with the etrailer people about this. It is difficult to answer the question here because we don't know the kind of truck, trailer, brake system, etc. you are talking about.
Have a welder who builds and installs hitches take a look at it. Chances are pretty good that you will be able to install a hitch without a lot of trouble.
I recently had a conversation on this topic with a transmission mechanic who was rebuilding my friend's van transmission. His unequivocal advice was to get the transmission out of overdrive and into a lower gear whenever there is any significant load...
