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Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 01-09-2024, 05:22 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,555
Posted By InterBlog
Great write-up! If you feel like comparing...

Great write-up! If you feel like comparing notes, here’s my all-consuming Sprinter tire failure thread:

Catastrophic tire blow-out in an Interstate...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 12-22-2023, 01:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,483
Posted By InterBlog
Television? Could those needs possibly be...

Television?

Could those needs possibly be met via a device that is not as power-hungry as a conventional television and could be recharged easily, such as a 13-inch iPad?

My husband and I...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 12-15-2023, 04:39 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,957
Posted By InterBlog
This is a long shot, but has anyone ever seen a...

This is a long shot, but has anyone ever seen a trailer like that before? If so, what is its origins?

This was around 3 p.m. near Beaumont Texas, eastbound on IH-10. When I’m on the road, of...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 12-09-2023, 08:47 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,483
Posted By InterBlog
Please allow me to offer a modification on a...

Please allow me to offer a modification on a comment rendered above:

If you’re smart, you will listen to your own self, after you have done your own research as to what you need for your own usage...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 11-23-2023, 05:59 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,568
Posted By InterBlog
This is an example of where a forum old-timer...

This is an example of where a forum old-timer such as myself comes in handy: Not only DO we have a thread on that topic, it’s an epic thread.

I would not fault anyone for not being able to find...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 11-13-2023, 10:56 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,113
Posted By InterBlog
I found 263 Interstates on RV Trader just now, of...

I found 263 Interstates on RV Trader just now, of which only 3 are T1Ns. I excluded Atlas, Rangeline, and the mysterious “Other” search category.
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 11-11-2023, 04:28 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 915
Posted By InterBlog
This is an informative clarification of the...

This is an informative clarification of the electrical details, but whatever those appliance-integrated devices are called, some of them absolutely do cause problems - my husband and I experienced...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 11-10-2023, 06:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 915
Posted By InterBlog
And there’s nothing whatsoever plugged in...

And there’s nothing whatsoever plugged in anywhere inside your rig as you are having this tripping problem, correct?

The reason I ask is that many consumer devices now have their own GFCI...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 11-10-2023, 07:11 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,256
Posted By InterBlog
My engine failed at 72,000 miles despite having...

My engine failed at 72,000 miles despite having been meticulously cared for all of its life. You and I have different models of Sprinter, but TL;DR, I ended up going with a reconditioned long block...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 11-01-2023, 04:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 627
Posted By InterBlog
Interesting. I have not checked specs, but I’m...

Interesting. I have not checked specs, but I’m fairly confidant that ours was 90 amp in part because I remember turning it in for a core charge, and it was noticeably smaller in size than any of our...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 10-31-2023, 06:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 627
Posted By InterBlog
IIRC, the OEM alternator on the 2007 Interstate...

IIRC, the OEM alternator on the 2007 Interstate (built on a 2006 Sprinter) is a 90 amp.

We upgraded to a Bosch 200 amp, which lasted 17 months due to a probable clutch pulley failure.

The...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 10-09-2023, 03:50 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,110
Posted By InterBlog
Blessed to have good friends with DIY...

Blessed to have good friends with DIY construction skills for barn-raising!! Here’s a pic of my husband and friend working on our barn loft completion yesterday. The right half had been...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 10-01-2023, 04:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,110
Posted By InterBlog
Thanks. The zero-turn is a priority and I’m not...

Thanks. The zero-turn is a priority and I’m not sure if we are going to pick one up new or used. Back when we made the offer on the house, the entire thing was dead as you can see in the drone...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 09-30-2023, 05:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,110
Posted By InterBlog
For one brief moment today, I felt like I was...

For one brief moment today, I felt like I was livin’ the Texas dream: My off-leash un-fenced dog was behaving herself, just chilling with me on the barn’s side patio. Lazy grazing cattle were...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 09-30-2023, 06:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,110
Posted By InterBlog
The ultimate Interstate garage II: Our journey

Five years after hatching an epic thread called The ultimate Interstate garage (https://www.airforums.com/forums/f240/the-ultimate-interstate-garage-183366.html), we have closed on a property that...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 09-19-2023, 04:25 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 38,587
Posted By InterBlog
I hear you. I bet there was at least one reader...

I hear you. I bet there was at least one reader or poster who looked at that massive ladder and looked at our suburban garage in the background of the photo, and wondered, “Where the hell are they...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 09-19-2023, 04:22 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 38,587
Posted By InterBlog
They actually did have another one, but they were...

They actually did have another one, but they were selling them for “get this stuff off our lot right this minute” prices, so they were snatched up immediately.

Houston does have quite a wealth of...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 09-15-2023, 12:45 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 38,587
Posted By InterBlog
Ooooh, look what I scored for $250 on Facebook...

Ooooh, look what I scored for $250 on Facebook Marketplace. For all of the scams and misery that come with that platform, occasionally a deal does work out. In this case, a legit contractor won a...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 09-04-2023, 05:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,293
Posted By InterBlog
OP, I recommend that you read this recent thread...

OP, I recommend that you read this recent thread (https://www.airforums.com/forums/f240/2017-airstream-interstate-onan-generator-wont-start-235943.html) on generator non-start issues.

Your 2010...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 09-04-2023, 05:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,532
Posted By InterBlog
Not via a direct OEM connection, no (our older...

Not via a direct OEM connection, no (our older Interstate doesn’t have that feature). But we did re-plumb so that we could accept external sources of propane. Blog post describing the work here...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-26-2023, 07:51 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,190
Posted By InterBlog
Absolutely - I show mine in the image below, and...

Absolutely - I show mine in the image below, and if you would like more info on this type of project, I suggest a review of the following excellent historical threads:

B-van sewing project...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-23-2023, 12:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,988
Posted By InterBlog
My husband and I were talking about this issue...

My husband and I were talking about this issue after I made this other post describing our current reinvestment efforts...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-21-2023, 09:11 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,016
Posted By InterBlog
This is a post embedded in a thread called T1N...

This is a post embedded in a thread called T1N Interstate bulletproofing 2023. I plan to backlink it into those future threads where we hear from OPs who have decided that the way to go for them is...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-20-2023, 05:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,988
Posted By InterBlog
As an aside, you might not be having problems IF...

As an aside, you might not be having problems IF your rack was installed more competently than mine was. This (below) has been degrading for years despite all my efforts to stop it. Airstream rode...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-19-2023, 03:05 PM
Replies: 631
Views: 141,293
Posted By InterBlog
Yesterday I introduced my Interstate to a curious...

Yesterday I introduced my Interstate to a curious client as “My nine thousand pound wallet-eater.” I had driven it to a work meeting on the other side of Houston to give it some exercise (because one...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-19-2023, 07:31 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 17,979
Posted By InterBlog
My husband had a Bose headset that he used for...

My husband had a Bose headset that he used for years, but its disadvantage is that it’s about one thousand times larger than the AirPods Pro set.

Plus there’s the issue of certain jurisdictions...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-18-2023, 06:55 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 17,979
Posted By InterBlog
This is one of the more comprehensively-commented...

This is one of the more comprehensively-commented historical threads on the Interstate camper van’s legendary loudness. Other threads have focused on specific noise mitigation measures for the roof...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-15-2023, 06:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,156
Posted By InterBlog
We got this installation finished yesterday...

We got this installation finished yesterday except for the perplexing question of where to re-mount the rear license plate. I learned something new last night - only certain hard-wired plate lights...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-14-2023, 10:14 AM
Replies: 631
Views: 141,293
Posted By InterBlog
My husband says something to do with compressing...

My husband says something to do with compressing brake calipers, but other than that, he’s not sure.
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-14-2023, 09:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,156
Posted By InterBlog
Work is progressing on the box-mounting using...

Work is progressing on the box-mounting using mostly spare hardware that we have left over from other projects.

These boxes are not going to carry heavy or expensive items - for instance, I plan...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-14-2023, 05:32 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 580
Posted By InterBlog
Yeah, but the thing is probably not long enough...

Yeah, but the thing is probably not long enough to store a decent dump hose. Here is how we modified ours to accept the latest generation of hose. They are a lot cleaner to use and they stand up to...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-14-2023, 05:20 AM
Replies: 631
Views: 141,293
Posted By InterBlog
Do you mean top left corner, maybe? The silver...

Do you mean top left corner, maybe? The silver thing that looks like a miniature space ship landed in the kit?

That’s the component needed to get a grip on the oil filter housing in order to...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-14-2023, 04:32 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,806
Posted By InterBlog
Today on the topic of “I haven’t used my...

Today on the topic of “I haven’t used my generator for the last 5 years but with a failing lithium battery, now I need it”, let me introduce the Flame King YSN201HZL 20-LB Steel Horizontal Propane...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-13-2023, 02:57 PM
Replies: 631
Views: 141,293
Posted By InterBlog
Here’s a plug for Million Mile Sprinter’s...

Here’s a plug for Million Mile Sprinter’s Sprinter-specific tool kit (https://www.millionmilesprinter.com/product-page/sprinter-toolkits) (I am not affiliated with that business), the one that...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-12-2023, 05:31 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,779
Posted By InterBlog
Weren’t you thinking about building custom at one...

Weren’t you thinking about building custom at one point? With a boat-load of solar IIRC?
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-12-2023, 05:17 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,806
Posted By InterBlog
E1 is a $25,000 option. That’s one heck of an...

E1 is a $25,000 option. That’s one heck of an expensive proposition if it has a much shorter lifespan than people are led to believe AND there’s no backup alternative for power.

My point being,...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-12-2023, 05:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,156
Posted By InterBlog
Dry fit - one lump or two? Hmmm… ...

Dry fit - one lump or two? Hmmm…

https://i.postimg.cc/4y1D0RF6/IMG-5781.jpg (https://postimg.cc/8fjXF9Gc)
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-11-2023, 08:17 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,988
Posted By InterBlog
Welcome to Air Forums. My answer here is...

Welcome to Air Forums. My answer here is semi-responsive to your question because I have what we refer to as a T1N Interstate, which was built on the older generation of Sprinter. You don’t state...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-09-2023, 12:46 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,016
Posted By InterBlog
We cracked open our alternator this morning but...

We cracked open our alternator this morning but this is really a T1N Sprinter issue, so I hatched this thread (https://sprinter-source.com/forums/index.php?threads/123779/#post-1364741) over on the...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-09-2023, 12:38 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,806
Posted By InterBlog
For those who would like to know more about the...

For those who would like to know more about the topic even though we don’t have all the answers yet, this post by Technomadia...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-09-2023, 10:54 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,779
Posted By InterBlog
If you don’t get an answer, it’s most likely...

If you don’t get an answer, it’s most likely because nobody has one. Content-less replies are generally considered to be ****posting, a vernacular term that I cannot write out fully due to forum...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-09-2023, 08:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,806
Posted By InterBlog
The one thing we did NOT do in the earliest years...

The one thing we did NOT do in the earliest years was to discharge our battery down to a middling level during periods of inactivity. We probably kept it around 90% SOC whereas 60% is a common...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-09-2023, 05:20 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,016
Posted By InterBlog
So we had our third failed alternator (a Bosch...

So we had our third failed alternator (a Bosch 200A with just 40,000 miles on it) tested at a repair place outside of Houston that has an excellent reputation. The man who worked on it has 32 years...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-08-2023, 11:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,156
Posted By InterBlog
Hitch carrier for the Interstate

As a forum long-timer, I note that we never did have a comprehensive thread that collects all of the opinions and experiences on different hitch carrier devices for the Interstate camper van.
...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-08-2023, 07:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,806
Posted By InterBlog
As a related point, depending on what trips you...

As a related point, depending on what trips you have planned and your projected energy uses, you might want to replumb your 24GT to also accept external propane tanks.

We did that in 2021...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-07-2023, 05:46 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,806
Posted By InterBlog
Lithium battery advisory for Interstate owners

This is a lithium battery thread directed at Interstate van (Class B) owners who must confront space-related challenges that trailer and Class A owners do not.

TL;DR = three takeaways in the...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-06-2023, 08:24 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 25,046
Posted By InterBlog
Postscript directed at T1N Interstate owners - ...

Postscript directed at T1N Interstate owners -

FYI, Engel makes a 17-quart fridge-freezer (https://engelcoolers.com/collections/powered-fridge-freezers/products/mt17-portable-acdc-fridge) that...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 08-01-2023, 07:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 878
Posted By InterBlog
Good point, thanks. Because this product...

Good point, thanks. Because this product originated with a foreign source, there are various published references on the electrical specs, and some of them have to be wrong. Some of them say that...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 07-31-2023, 04:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 878
Posted By InterBlog
Houghton / RecPro AC on a T1N Interstate

This is a thread about potentially retrofitting a Houghton (now RecPro) air conditioner onto a T1N Airstream Interstate - not an Airstream trailer, and not a Class A. I am talking about camper vans...
Forum: Sprinter and B-van Forum 07-28-2023, 11:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,657
Posted By InterBlog
Welcome to Air Forums. I’m sorry to hear of your...

Welcome to Air Forums. I’m sorry to hear of your issue, which is quite possibly the worst that I have ever seen posted, and I have been on this forum for 9 years.

Not only have I NOT heard of a...
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