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  1. Zoomyn

    Installed My Maxxfan!

    With 'exhaust only' and a powerful fan there needs to be low-restriction make up air entering the living space... So, screens on all open windows (to get airflow) is mandatory & good fitting door seals etc. againsts zillions of skeeters on the prowl just hoping to ride in your camper! Just...
  2. Zoomyn

    New York Times article - How NOT to experience van life........

    Hope they got an ’excellence by attendance trophy’ instead of a paycheck.. .
  3. Zoomyn

    Why such a high surge?

    When connections are made there can be 'bounce' - where the connection gets strobed once or more times with each new join/part making lightning-like spikes across the connected wiring & devices.  Quite a great deal of care goes into reducing/eliminating mechanical switch bounce, so imagine if...
  4. Zoomyn

    Third Failed Propane Regulator

    "Often seen in Vintage Airstreams" - works perfect for bunches of seasons but each delivery or refill adds in more liquids, poor quality propane from low-volume distributors filling from the bottom of their holding tanks, and continuous cold-weather use all gangs up to leave that oily crap...
  5. Zoomyn

    The limits of my 1185 watt solar system

    As ambient temperature go up so does the power requirements of the A/C compressor, refrigerant pressures climb along with temperature. Also the resistance of the copper motor windings, conductors etc. go up too, not much on the hour to hour usage but over the season its a factor. Keeping the...
  6. Zoomyn

    Warning to those looking @ the new "Ram" Vans.

    Letsee...  I have a 2014 diesel 159" window wagon high roof Promaster -- Yeah, I sure didn't buy it because its a Dodge, Fiat-Chrysler is the pits unless you have family working at the dealership or something.  I walked in and talked to the commercial trunk sales manager, said I am dirt poor...
  7. Zoomyn

    Asking for Help finding Step Van Parts-salvage yards?

    Chev passed off step-off vans, handed down to somebody somebody in 1998 then on to Navistar in 2005 then on to AMP who still make them as 'Workhorse Group Incorporated' Electric Vehicles... Finding places that carry early Workhorse could get your cross-reference parts perhaps... P30 was...
  8. Zoomyn

    What is under this mystery floor hatch, and how to remove it to see?

    https://www.harborfreight.com/33-pc-security-bit-set-68459.html Easy to clean grit from recess and spin them out using a 'security torx' bit... then have a looksee...
  9. Zoomyn

    Installing a 5000 btu AC

    The slickest van rear door window A/C install I've seen had a stainless kitchen sink shroud allowing A/C install to be nearly flush with van shell yet give of room for air movement... There still was some painted wood to close off gaps around sink in the door opening plus it was hung to allow...
  10. Zoomyn

    How to, convert a Semi Truck, to a LEGAL RV Hauler.

    An old boy at an Airstream Trailer forum (Airforums.com) 'SmokelessJoe' had a great time from 2005 to 2012 perfecting a 1/2 scale hauler when compared to yours, if you have a rain day maybe you can scope out his work... He decided to go all-diesel for heat & cooking in the trailer which worked...
  11. Zoomyn

    Meet Skoolio The 1990 GMC Vandura Short Bus

    The white space between thoughts is great, a pleasure to read your well written post, thanks... Handsome Bus - be interesting to watch how you choose to proceed. And be werry verry careful in snow, eh?
  12. Zoomyn

    State Police stopped me for driving too SLOW!

    With MJ legalized in neighboring States a 'tell' used by border States LEO to flag DUIs is who be that driving slow... well now letsee, that's earned them a meet & greet.. .
  13. Zoomyn

    Sound proof floor worth it?

    Usually cargo floor is not damp-matted, but the back wheel tubs (inner and outer clamshells) need it for sure even for a Sunday driver.  My best return on money from NOICO style damp mat was doing the back doors, pulling covers and getting in/out surfaces with a checkerboard of the stick-on...
  14. Zoomyn

    Refrigerator Coil Fan

    Clean coils work better, worth it to polish them and the insect screens up every so often... peeling paint acts like insulation too until it falls off & rust sucks. Check to see if gunk from the low temperature propane pilot light heat source has carbon felt boogered up the boiler heating...
  15. Zoomyn

    wire size

     ..if current is constant at 3a how does using a heavier wire allow you to draw the 3a 10% longer?"  Posted by gsfish The target theme was conserving energy begins when choosing each part of the larger machine. I apologize, it was too easy to compare & contrast 10AWG vs. 22AWG. Okay - 'how?'...
  16. Zoomyn

    wire size

    Remember every fuse, splice, crimp connector and terminal lug all also takes its cut out of battery charge state...   I'm a big believer in heavy copper, all those little savings add up over time, try not to pay big money but use the best quality and size wire possible.  Fine, it might not be...
  17. Zoomyn

    2012 Transit Connect on a diet!

    Just a note in passing, I'd have shouted this out had I seen the ideas before purchases made too, sorry - Alcohol is feared on boats; yes it is handy and seems friendlier to have around than X and Y, with less hazards than butane/propane but...  it burns with an invisible flame. A person can be...
  18. Zoomyn

    my credit union won't finance a cargo van purchase..

    "That really sounds like there is a lot more to that story... or a massive lawsuit waiting to happen."  Technomad Nope - Pennsylvania coal mining country, the Credit Union everyone employed in the mines of that County used...   Specific language buried in their simple auto loan contracts had...
  19. Zoomyn

    My Ice House/Fish House adventure begins

    Congratulations on buying an ice shantytown mansion!  I just saw rental rates go at $50/$100 weekdays/weekends for a pre-warmed, lights on and holes drilled ice fishing 'cabin' - would be a hands-on endeavor, attending to clients, but rent & tips would go along way to subsidize more man-toys...
  20. Zoomyn

    I Wrecked my New Van in Oregon

    Sorry for your loss Chongolio, an expensive lesson for sure, thanks for sharing the bad along with the good... I'll guess it was a wet snow...  Wet snow is different because car/truck back wheels being lighter (without the motors weight) ride over wet snow while much heavier front wheels punch...
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