James Cook Forum

for what it's worth, after an hour of fiddling I found that it IS Possible to renistall the middle slider while the sliding door is still attached top and bottom. It's fiddly as anything. to do it without removing everything, the door has to be "almost" closed (but not latched closed). I then had to...

I have I think pinpointed the "problem" with my grinding sound when my middle door slider gets to the last 6 inches. it appears the small upper rollers are worn to the point where the do not hold the big roller away from the inside face of the middle track. so.....i've ordered a replacement middle s...

easy to remove. this video gave me confidence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wwfccNKy1g one small roller does have a lot of side to side play in it. that probably isn't "normal" but the rollers do not look Replaceable. so I. will order a whole new bracket (though I am not sure it will be as easy t...

Looking at it more closely this morning, I expect that you are correct - that the small upper rollers are worn and so have a reduced diameter and so are not holding the bracket away from the inside face of the track they way they should can someone advise how I remove that bracket (with the rollers)...

greetings all! it's been awhile since I pestered the Forum (did you miss me?) even though (with your help) I managed to get all the systems working correct, we didn't manage to venture very far from home this summer - several circumstances conspired against travel. (among them though, the fact that ...

got it.

tested it and it is the alternator.

sorry for the alarm
we figured out that the cable is for the alternator
Peter

"it could also be the exhaust gas from the heater"

even if I am not using the cabin heating system?

interesting. so you are saying it should be Okay to charge LiFePo batteries off a standard MB alternators? is that Voltage Regulator feature unique to MB alternators? or are boat alternators different from vehicle electrical systems if not I don't understand why everyone over here is so crazily anxi...

I got it all reattached.
that clamp. must have been loose so it wiggled backwards and detached

but still, the exhaust spout is in the middle of the underside.

is that correct?

:( there truly is. never a dull moment with a James Cook. last night, just 15kms from home , our exhaust system fell off. we heard a loud Bang! and then a.much noisier engine. fortunately we turned around quickly and found it lying at the side of the road. miraculously it seems intact (and didn't de...

excellent advice

oh Julie loves the van.
she's not always so happy with the way I cohabit it with her.

ahhh hah!

then Yes, you have that exactly correct

it feels good to be actually using it.

though even just two people. living in a small space takes some adjustment. tempers have flared during this trial run

why (as I understand it) you cannot / Should not charger LifePo batteries off a standard alternator. I added this info as a post in a different thread if mine, but I thought I would isolate it here, as people.seem interested. I got this info from this video (from a boat guy, but the same principles ...