Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues
10-17-2011, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 151
Views: 30,361
Re: Yet another BFG Tire fail.
I had the D-Rated BF Goodrich 285 / 75R16 T/A KO and I too had the sidewall cracking running around the rims. I never thought much about it until my mechanic pointed it out to me and that my tires...
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Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues
10-17-2011, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 29,045
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
08-23-2011, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 16,407
Re: Bug Screen.
It may be hard to tell from the photos, but I folded-over the edges of the screen and sewed an approx. 3/4" wide channel, leaving the ends open. I then (painstakingly) fed the magnets up inside...
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
08-23-2011, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 16,407
Re: Bug Screen.
I have pictures of the screen saved somewhere so I will have a look for them and post them asap.
I can't take pictures currently because the 2006 E350 Diesel SMB (off-warranty now) is at the...
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
08-12-2011, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 16,407
Re: Bug Screen.
I think it depends on the magnets.....if they are those lame refrigerator-type magnets, then I can't see it working once the magnets get misaligned, etc. If they are the super-powerful rare-earth...
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Forum: Campfire
07-22-2011, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,655
Re: Mosquitos
Stephen,
I had a bad smell in my van, so I spent a lot of time looking for anywhere a small animal could crawl up and die. The worst spot I found was the area on the LH-side of the van where they...
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
03-27-2011, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 8,888
Re: Terrible Smell - Dead Animal? - Please Help!
I was lying awake at 4:00 am this morning, running through a mental checklist of all the possible places that I could look; I just expended my last chances this morning, with no luck. I pulled the...
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
03-26-2011, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 8,888
Re: Terrible Smell - Dead Animal? - Please Help!
Like I said, its driving me crazy. I smell a bit of smell here, a bit there, but it goes away just as soon as it arrives. It seems to be collecting in the uppermost cavities under the van, generally...
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
03-26-2011, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 8,888
Re: Terrible Smell - Dead Animal? - Please Help!
I was really, really hoping that it was the water heater, but alas, that water smells sweet. I bought one of those fiber-optic inspection cameras and just spent the last four hours on my back under...
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
03-25-2011, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 8,888
Re: Terrible Smell - Dead Animal? - Please Help!
Thanks for all your suggestions. We just tore-apart the van and looked in every nook and cranny we could think of. We didn't find any dead things. The smell was like a gas that permeated every space...
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
03-25-2011, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 8,888
Terrible Smell - Dead Animal? - Please Help!
I have a terrible smell in my 2006 EB50 Sportsmobile 4X4. It's hard to describe....kind of like a cross between dead animal and fetid swamp-water. The smell is so strong that it set-off my Carbon...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
09-21-2010, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 7,220
Re: 2010 Central California Fall Meetup
If you were driving to Buttermilk Flats/Lake Sabrina from the SF Bay Area, how would you come; Hwy 120 through Yosemite? Near the end of October, is there a danger of Tioga pass being closed due to...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
09-18-2010, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 7,220
Re: 2010 Central California Fall Meetup
We have a 2006 EB SMB 4WD and live in the SF Bay area would be open to a meet-up the Central California region, either camping or Boondocking. We've never been to one of these meetups before and...
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Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues
03-18-2010, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,250
Re: Winch Installation - Wiring
I can't remember exactly where, perhaps even the McMaster Carr website, but 2/0 Battery Cable is referred to as "also known as Welding Cable". In my previous life as a welding engineer, I know...
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Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues
03-17-2010, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,250
Re: Winch Installation - Wiring
I took Scalf77/Mjeffrey’s advice and purchased my 2/0 wire from McMaster.com. Total cost for 36’ of 2/0 Awg High-Flex black battery-cable with shipping and Tax was $191, and I’m not very happy about...
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Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues
03-06-2010, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,250
Re: Winch Installation - Wiring
Thanks Jage, Home Depot carries 4-GA wire fairly cheaply that has about 20 strands in it; its bendable but just barely. I used it in my Stereo Amp installation and although it did the job, I wish...
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Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues
03-06-2010, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,250
Winch Installation - Wiring
I'm about to attempt an instalation of a Warn M12000 into my front Aluminess Bumper. I've seen the photos on this forum from Railbat's SuperWinch installation, however his battery configuration seems...
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Forum: Member Classifieds
01-17-2010, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,215
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Forum: Show & Tell
01-15-2010, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,603
Re: Belmont ca sighting
Its starting to sound like Belmont, CA is Sportsmobile-central, given that we too live there and we have the 2006 EB50 Silver one...that's 4 by my count now. How is it that I never see the other...
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Forum: Member Classifieds
11-22-2009, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,350
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
11-12-2009, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,645
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-21-2009, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,680
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Forum: Forum Support | Suggestions, Account Concerns and News
10-21-2009, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 978
Re: Campsite Posting Section
Jage, I think that I must have confused being Registered with being a Subscriber. Actually, after a bit of website searching, I am still confused about the difference between subscribing to a topic,...
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Forum: Forum Support | Suggestions, Account Concerns and News
10-20-2009, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 978
Re: Campsite Posting Section
We've had our SMB for about 9 months now, and while we've found some cool offroad sites, finding others is a neverending quest for us. We live in the San Francisco Bay area, and while its easier to...
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Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues
10-09-2009, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 29,045
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