Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues
05-19-2021, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,129
I have re-plumbed much of the 'extra' coolant...
I have re-plumbed much of the 'extra' coolant lines in the past decade, but am still feeding all the extra stuff (coolant heater, fuel-tank heater, potable-water-heater, coolant filter) from the...
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Forum: Appliances and Interior
07-20-2020, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 123
Views: 37,401
We had a failure of the lower bolts on an...
We had a failure of the lower bolts on an electric pop top, and resolved it with new shouldered-bolts and a bracket to put the bolts into double-shear. 14.5 years of use later the bolts are still...
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Forum: 4x4
04-09-2020, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,850
The upgrade has been done, along with the...
The upgrade has been done, along with the Dynatrac big-brake kit since I was replacing a lot of stuff (the break took out the spindle, locking hub, hub, etc).
The shaft snapped when in a river...
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Forum: 4x4
04-02-2020, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,850
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Forum: Campfire
04-18-2013, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 8,789
Re: Motor sporting SMBers out there?
I raced outboard hydroplanes as a kid.
Now I avoid racing, but like track-days on my home-built motorcycle
https://www.badgertrek.com/motorcycles/TSTLR/TD2010-07-16_1.jpg
The van is a great...
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
03-07-2013, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,047
Re: 6.0 PSD Oil Fill Tube Bracket question
We have an 05, and there is definitely a U shaped bracket arching over all that from the alternator toward the driver's side. Nearly no wiggle to the oil-fill tube.
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
02-15-2013, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 13,774
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
02-04-2013, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 8,739
Re: Accurate fuel mileage readings
Well, many magnets are ceramic or chrome plated (the one I used was a chrome plated 1"x1" rare-earth), but my whole tank is just mild steel, and uncoated on the inside. You may get some rust above...
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
02-04-2013, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,926
Re: Snow load
We use cargo load bars that we shortened to fit between the ceiling and the ledge at the front and rear of the penthouse bed, one at each end.
We were also at City of Rocks when our roof...
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
02-04-2013, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 8,739
Re: Accurate fuel mileage readings
The vent that matters is the one welded into the tank, not the one in the pickup/sending unit (I capped that one off, though SMB had it T'd into the other vent for some reason). Its a bit hard to...
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
01-24-2013, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,935
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-12-2012, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,713
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
09-06-2012, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,283
Re: To CC, or not to CC?
We did a few thousand miles religiously using CC, and found a significant (~2mgp) drop in mileage in that period (far more than our change from 32 to 37" tires). Since then it is rarely on and out...
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
07-23-2012, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,221
Re: The Full Badger
I've always been told "You never go full Badger!"
(looks nice, when parked for a while under trees in fall/spring I throw a tarp over our hood to keep out leaves & flowers/pollen)
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
06-03-2012, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 8,739
Re: Accurate fuel mileage readings
After one of the times we had to drop our Transfer-Flow 46gal tank, I had it completely empty, and so was able to measure the complete fill.
With a hole in the internal surround of the vent...
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
05-14-2012, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,522
Re: Field Repairs
After a few failures of suspension/steering components we started carrying a battery based welder. After pulling batteries out a few times to use it I got sick of that and have installed an...
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Forum: Show & Tell
05-08-2012, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,758
Re: Best sleeping arrangement for a small infant
Now that we have two kiddos, we switched to two of the above mentioned pea-pod tents. They think it is great to have their own 'personal' space, and we throw a blanket over to cut down on light and...
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
10-30-2011, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 9,279
Re: Finding a full floater
I believe the stock 60.1ff shaft is a 1.31" 32 spline (measured at about 1.32" max). The Van 60.1ffaxles use the same axle tubes and spindles as a D70, so they are already bored out to about 1.58"...
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
10-29-2011, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 9,279
Re: Finding a full floater
Nope, no seals involved unless you pull the hubs off which isn't necessary if the donor axle is in good shape. The bearings are on the carrier and in the hubs, so the shafts don't interface them at...
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
10-29-2011, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 9,279
Re: Finding a full floater
We ordered custom ones made from https://www.dutchmanaxles.com/ in Portland OR. Got them in about 1.5 weeks from ordering. I believe they were about 350 or so for the pair, there is online ordering...
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
10-28-2011, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 9,279
Re: Finding a full floater
We found ours using https://www.car-part.com/ which indexes the stock of a large number of auto-wreckers. There are a few different databases like that that I found hunting around online.
Our axle...
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
10-14-2011, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 10,216
Re: Not fun
Probably should update:
Here's the axle that broke:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IgT1HT3dPO8/TmVFR4rImmI/AAAAAAAAAec/jCmIvC5TnAU/s720/2011%2B-%2BVan%2BAxle%2BBroken%2Bflange.jpg
Picked up...
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
08-02-2011, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 10,216
Not fun
Been a while since I posted, but I figured this may be useful information for some. We still travel in our van, though with the two toddlers running about we rarely get the energy up to document our...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
07-11-2011, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 10,768
Re: Fan-tastic vent in the window?
Ours is a 10" 24volt muffin fan that I found in a surplus catalog a while back. I think it was from a computer rack of some sort. We power it off of a 12v cigarette plug voltage converter that can...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
06-30-2011, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,404
Re: solar panels problem, questions
Our Solara panels developed cracks in the copper traces between the individual cells. At rest they would show full voltage, but as soon as a load was applied they couldn't supply any current and the...
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