Category Archives: Mechanical
New Tires and Shocks
We purchased four new Michelin LTX mud/snow all weather tires (235/75 R15) from tirerack.com that are extra load rated. They replace the original tires on the van, which were in relatively good shape, but did not have quite as much … Continue reading
Spare Sparkplug
While trying to find the transmission fluid dip-stick, I removed the engine cover (cowling?) that sits between the driver and passenger seat inside the van. I spent a long time looking down at the transmission for a fluid checking or … Continue reading
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Transmission Fluid: Also Neccessary!
A few minutes after getting propane, our navigator directed us across the freeway we were supposed to turn onto and into a hilly suburb. Our transmission had been acting a bit squirrelly, but on one of the hills it completely … Continue reading
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Auxiliary Fuel Pump: Necessary
After getting a propane fill up in preparation for our camping trip, we heard an unfamiliar clicking noise coming from the back under the sink. After we tested the refrigerator fan and house water pump, we decided it was the … Continue reading
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Propane fill up requires jacking….
We decided to take the van out on a shake-down cruse this weekend (it’s fall break at GaTech, so it was a 4 day weekend) and as the first step we decided to fill the propane tank. The first place … Continue reading
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