Quick job today – replacing the motorhome electric hook-up mains power inlet
Category: Technical Articles (page 3 of 6)
Front Suspension struts are a very important part of your overall suspension system – and if they wear out you can lose damping performance resulting in an unpleasant, and potentially dangerous, ride.
Solar panels on a motorhome are a quick and easy way to reduce your reliance on electric hook-ups or noisy generators, here’s how I added a 100W panel and controller to our 1999 Hymer B544……
12V batteries are often regarded as one of those ‘fit and forget’ items, but leisure batteries in motorhomes take a fair amount of abuse, and if you don’t look after them they may fail on you just when you need them most! Continue reading
Whatever type of van you have it is worth investing in a set of thermal windscreen covers.
A nasty judder through the vehicle when pulling away from a stop seems to be a common complaint with Ducato based Motorhomes – read on to understand why this happens and how to sort it…….
A fairly common problem on the L322 Range Rover’s is an oil leak from the electrical connector on the ZF 6HP gearbox
This is usually due to the seal on the connector housing, fortunately is is a quick, easy and cheap to replace this part!
A website visitor (Nils Söderberg) was recently reading our article on Truma Trumatic C3402 troubleshooting and posted about an issue he was having with his Trumatic C3400 in a 1996 Hymer B544
He had no flow of water from the system, but the water pump etc. was working OK. After a bit of troubleshooting he found the problem to be a blocked water vessel in the boiler itself – presumably from limescale/sediment build up over the years. Continue reading
The fuel filter is a service item that is often overlooked, but it very cheap and easy to replace – and a neglected fuel filter can cause all sorts of engine running problems if it becomes blocked from not being replaced on time. Continue reading
Earlier this year we were trundling down a French motorway in our old Hymer B544 motorhome on our way to the mountains for a couple of weeks of snowboarding when suddenly an ominous metallic rattling noise started…. Continue reading
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