Exploring With Intuition

Van Camping and Sailing in North America

Author: Mark Haskell

  • ProMaster Battery Replacement

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    Original Battery 2023-5-3 Last week our 2018 Lexor 🚐 (2018 RAM ProMaster 3500) wasn’t switching from defrost to vent or heat. Also, it was difficult to start and the check engine light came on.  Running our ODB scanner showed a low battery voltage code. The battery was original (2/09/2017), so we ordered a new Interstate…

  • Window Leak Cure

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    09 April 2023 We had a very small leak on the passenger side rearmost window of our 2018 Lexor. Blue painter’s tape cured it temporarily, but it was time for a more permanent repair. These are CR Laurence windows, installed in a Pleasure-Way Lexor TS which is a professional conversion based on a RAM ProMaster 3500…

  • Separated Battery Separator

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    19 February 2023 Troubleshooting the Battery Charging System On our way home from New York, we noticed that the house batteries weren’t charging. This was apparent because we run our 3-way refrigerator on DC power while driving and it was quickly drawing down our house batteries. Note: We updated the installation in June of 2025…

  • Fridge DC Mode Troubleshooting

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    11 October 2022 2018 Lexor TS Refrigerator Troubleshooting Our Dometic RML 8330 UL fridge wasn’t working on 12 Volt DC. This had happened a couple of years ago and it was a non-working circuit breaker. This time we traced it to the DC 12V 30A relay.  We followed the power to the relay with a…

  • Holiday Greetings

     Couldn’t resist using this Great Egret balanced on the top of a Norfolk Pine. We watched him land there while visiting mom in her Florida condo.    Our little camper van has been perfect for travel during the pandemic.  Starting with a nice June visit with the kids in Wisconsin, we continued north to Lake…