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  1. Stevo
    And I got the email notification for the last few replies too so whatever you changed is working! You will see a big boost in your forums traffic because of this.
  2. Stevo
    YAY!!!! I just got an email notification of your reply and this is the first time I received one in many months - and maybe even a year or so. Geez, what took you so long? I mentioned this issue in a couple other threads but nothing got fixed so I'm so glad someone finally acted on it! Thank you. You must be the Grand Poobah of this forum, right?
  3. Stevo
    But since our email addresses can be found in our Settings (and possibly our passwords), then how does shutting off email notifications give more security?
  4. Stevo
    Who's the security for?
  5. Stevo
    I would hardly call not being able to get email notifications an "upgrade" but at least I know what's going on now. That "upgrade" has probably reduced his traffic to a fraction of what it used to be. Mystery solved, finally. Thank you.
  6. Stevo
    I'm not driving it yet because I'm still rebuilding the motorhome. The outside is painted and put back together. I'll be desmogging and installing a Weber carb on Monday and then I go back inside to finish the interior. It's been a long slog interrupted by about two years where I didn't work on it but soon it will be done.
  7. Stevo
    Dang, I forgot about that! Duh. Okay, I will buy a bottle jack. I need to buy one anyway but I'll do it sooner. Thanks!
  8. Stevo
    I no longer get email notifications for the threads I am subscribed to. It's been going on for many months. I have the send email notifications selected in my settings and every post has the green "Notify me of replies" selected by default. They aren't going in my spam folder either. Can you fix this, please? Who is the grand poobah for this forum and how do I contact them? Thanks
  9. Stevo
    Not foolies. It's a 1 ton rear axle. I don't have a ramp. Can I remove the outer wheel by letting the air out of the outer wheel tires?
  10. Stevo
    I'm pretty sure I have enough clearance with the Sunrader. I have removed the lug nuts before but the last time someone removed the wheel and put it back they put it back the wrong way and probably used a pneumatic tool so I hope I can remove it this time. Yes, I can get them tight enough.
  11. Stevo
    I need to fill the tires but just noticed that I can't access the valve on the inside dually's. A couple questions, please... 1) Shouldn't I be able to access the inner dually tire by lining up the valves so both can be accessed without removing the outer wheel? 2) I'm still rebuilding this Sunrader and haven't gotten around to buying a bottle jack yet. Is it possible to remove the outer dually wheels WITHOUT A JACK by letting all of the air out of them > then take them off and align them so the inner and outer valves can be accessed? Thanks
  12. Stevo
    You inspired me to look into using lithium batteries instead of lead acid and so far they look amazing. Lighter, smaller, no venting, thousands of cycles, can be deep discharged, charge fast, etc. Are you saying I should look into buying them from junk yards out of wrecked hybrid cars like Prius's and Volts?
  13. Stevo
    There's no more "looking" because there are only two places I can put the batteries inside. One is in a compartment under the dinette bench, but then the weight would be cantilevered too far back. The only other option is to put them on top of the fiberglass wheel well. Yes, I will vent the compartment to the outside and the access door inside would be totally sealed with a rubber gasket. I could build a 3/4" plywood platform for the batteries to sit on top of the wheel well. Another option would be to build a steel frame that the batteries would sit on. The point is that I wouldn't just put the two to four 6 volt batteries directly on top of the fiberglass. So now that I have explained that, do you still think 4 batteries would be too much there? Thanks again.
  14. Stevo
    Yes but there's no place to put them lower unless they go under the floor and there's nowhere to put them forward of the axle.
  15. Stevo
    Two T-105's might be enough or the Crown equivalent. I need to figure that out still. Either way, what do you think about putting them on top of the wheel well?
  16. Stevo
    Anyone have thoughts about putting 2 to 4 batteries on top of the wheel well like I described previously?
  17. Stevo
    Now, back to where I should put the house batteries... Instead of spending the dough on a welded bracket behind the differential and the complications involved, I'm thinking about putting 2 to 4 batteries on top of the passenger side wheel well in my 83 Sunrader. I would build a plywood platform for them to sit on top of the wheel well with extensions on each side that would go to the floor and then I will epoxy everything in place. This battery compartment would be the bottom section of the galley cabinet that will have a sink, drawer and counterspace above it. So, what do you think about putting 120 to 240 pounds of batteries there? Thanks
  18. Stevo
    If the system no longer sends email notifications then he is losing a ton of traffic no doubt.
  19. Stevo
    The default is set to "Notify me of replies" on each page because that's what I have selected in my Settings but I'm not getting email notifications when someone responds to a thread I'm subscribed to - like this one, for example. I used to get them a couple years ago.
  20. Stevo
    A little late to the party but I just saw your latest comments now, Steve. Sorry to pull you away from your In and out burger to show me your rig! (I would have waited until you were done!) I texted and tried calling you last week to ask about your roller paint job because I'm FINALLY back to working on mine again. I suspect maybe you're in beautiful baja again...
  21. Stevo
    Hopefully these will help. Thank you.
  22. Stevo
    The space between the differential and the spare tire is about 13" x 25. I know I can put two there and maybe just maybe four. They did that in the last 4 photos on this page: https://www.vanspecialties.com/gallery_van/yota-4x4/ In the case of that rig, the bracket is bolted to the frame so they can drop it to change batteries. They used sealed AGM's so there was no need to service them. I'm thinking of making the bracket fixed so I can service the batteries from the top through a trap door. Yes, I would appreciate it if you could let me know who I should contact about not getting notifications. They aren't in spam either. Thank you.
  23. Stevo
    There is no power panel now. Can you check out the image below and tell me if the thick black battery cable is the positive? And do you think the thin black wire was used as the negative? Thank you.
  24. Stevo
    Between the axles would be ideal but there's no room because the muffler and gas tank are in the way (18' Sunrader). There's space behind the differential that's very roughly 13" x 25" though. What do you guys think about a steel bracket there with a trap door cut into the floor so I can service them? Hah hah, good point about the girl, but what if I eventually have four 6 volt batteries? NOTE: I'm not getting email notifications when someone replies to a thread I'm subscribed to and I'm pretty sure I have all the right boxes checked for that. Can you please tell me who I should contact about this?
  25. Stevo
    Interesting, I wasn't getting notifications from this thread... So you don't think 124 pounds concentrated in such a small area wouldn't be too much weight on the flimsy floor of a Sunrader?
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