Well its been quite a project on our Galaxy. So far:
Found and repaired the Firestone Riderite air suspension - all wires to it were burnt, and there was a leak in the airhose. Now we can adjust the alignment when camping and raise it for river crossings etc.
Added another 100AH
battery - but still the old 3-way
fridge (only 12v working) wont run 24/7 off the 190watt
solar panel system
Fixed leaking water tank - the sensors were all leaking - replaced worn silicon with rubber o-rings and nuts. But still water
leaks onto the carpets - we think it may come from sloshing water back out the filler tube. Not sure how to fix that!
Just received a diesel air heater (POSSIBLE brand from China/Aliexpress) to replace the faulty LPG heating ( it was disconnected at importation before certification because of high CO2 output into cabin. Not sure how to fit the diesel attchment into the existing diesel tank
Gas water heater didnt work - keep 'flashing back' - took it to a gas fitter who put in the correct jet - now it works perfectly - heats the 6gallon tank in about 20mins.
Installed a new rear view camera with an HD screen ( can also plays HD videos on my rear view mirror !!)
Mishaps:
- Ripped the rear bumper off going over a large bump in a river bed. Silly and annoyed at myself. managed to path it back on with large washers, but will need some fibreglassing one day.
- Got stuck in a small river - had very soft stone bed and we just keep sinking in below the axles - luckily a kind farmer pulled us out with his tractor. No damage! We now know we need better equipment on board for getting unstuck if we really want to go offroading. Which we do because thats what New Zealand camping adventure is all about.
And so this camping has becoming quite a consuming project!