Forum: General Sportsmobile
04-19-2023, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 912
Is this a missing van?
Saw this posting on the Panamerican Travelers Association FB group and wanted to share it here.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/panamtravelers/permalink/6421623187876459/
Text of post:
Has...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
10-06-2022, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,548
It was clear, I just wanted to add what we were...
It was clear, I just wanted to add what we were told directly by BattleBorn. I actually called them twice and spoke to two different individuals to make sure I was 100%. They even reiterated it in...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
10-06-2022, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,548
We have a circuit breaker/switch in between our...
We have a circuit breaker/switch in between our solar panel and our charge controller, we also have a switch for our DC/DC charger. This allows us to disengage all charging sources and/or enable the...
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Forum: Show & Tell
05-22-2022, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,963
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Forum: Show & Tell
05-20-2022, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,963
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Forum: Show & Tell
05-20-2022, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,963
We just pulled off the road after 7 years, our...
We just pulled off the road after 7 years, our preference is long term travel. We drove up to Alaska then all the way down to the southern tip of South America before shipping back to the US, that...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-19-2022, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 26,514
Any progress? We have been toying around with...
Any progress? We have been toying around with idea of cutting the back of our van off and building a habitation that mates to the cab. We have only seen it in smaller rigs and none of those had...
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
04-24-2022, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,770
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Forum: 4x4
04-14-2022, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,582
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
04-14-2022, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,318
Great question, we don’t know since Ujoint did...
Great question, we don’t know since Ujoint did the job according to how they had done other 7.3 vans at that time. They did install a fuel pressure gauge that routes from the old fuel bowl location...
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
04-14-2022, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,318
We had ours done in 2014 by Ujoint while they...
We had ours done in 2014 by Ujoint while they were doing other things for us, not sure what kit they used. Our filter is on the frame near the fuel pump. We ended up adding a second diesel filter...
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Forum: Show & Tell
02-06-2022, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,550
Moab/Arches was a mad house when we were there...
Moab/Arches was a mad house when we were there this past September. We hit a few highlights then bounced. Grand Escalante, near Spooky and Peek-A-Boo slot canyons, was better even though there were...
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
01-02-2022, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 6,250
We’ve put almost 100k miles on our 2001 7.3,...
We’ve put almost 100k miles on our 2001 7.3, 4.10, 4x4 on 33s. It’s been right at 9,500lbs for over 90k of those miles. We have always gotten to where we wanted but never first, many times in 2wd...
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Forum: Campfire
03-06-2021, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,445
Thanks simplesez and Spr.
A service, much...
Thanks simplesez and Spr.
A service, much like the local “car guy” who works out of a bank or credit union, could be very beneficial. Our local car guy became quite the legend, his price was...
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Forum: Engines and Drivetrain
03-01-2021, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,447
Wanted to reiterate...always stay with the...
Wanted to reiterate...always stay with the vehicle and assist. You’ll learn a few things, more than likely make a new friend, and will be available to intervene if you think something is going astray.
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Forum: Campfire
02-28-2021, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,445
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Forum: Forum Support | Suggestions, Account Concerns and News
01-31-2021, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,931
We have been fulltime in our Ujoint poptop E350...
We have been fulltime in our Ujoint poptop E350 for over 5.5 years, 4 of which were driving south from Alaska to Argentina. We picked the Econoline due to the size and performance trade offs, our 60k...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
11-02-2020, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,318
Yes, an Automatic Charging Relay...sorry for...
Yes, an Automatic Charging Relay...sorry for speaking in acronyms. The advantage of an ACR is they will automatically combine the banks when either one hits a certain voltage, 13v in the case of our...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
11-02-2020, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,318
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
08-03-2020, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 7,749
We ordered a set of 12 American Locks all keyed...
We ordered a set of 12 American Locks all keyed the same for all outside and inside needs. Not sure the exact length, but we have been using one for our swing arms for 5 years. Do duct tape over the...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
07-02-2020, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,095
We have one 255W 37V panel, a Blue Sea Systems...
We have one 255W 37V panel, a Blue Sea Systems ACR, and one 200 amp/hr AGM battery. That setup has served us well for over 5 years of living in the van full time. We may replace our house battery...
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Forum: Campfire
02-20-2020, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,369
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Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues
02-17-2020, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,059
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
01-09-2020, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 7,749
The only thing we did to our van for our 4 year...
The only thing we did to our van for our 4 year trip through the Americas is add Jimmi Jammers. No extra locks, no alarm, no Ravelco, no pit bull (a dog is the best deterrent in Latin America), no...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
01-09-2020, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 6,784
Congrats!
We finished our 4 year trip in...
Congrats!
We finished our 4 year trip in 2019 and are back in Mexico, just south of Oaxaca.
Take good hot and cold weather gear and several sets of air filters. We went through 3 sets in SA,...
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