Our "New to Us" Winnie

[Dot]

Now that was simple hey Terry. Q/ Departure is Sunday, but which year?

[T1 Terry]

This afternoon afternap, I attempted to wind up the springs for the awning ..... shooda stayed in bed First attempt, wound the spring the wrong way and it tried to roll up inside out, then the lock pins didn't want to line up with holes, that meant I couldn't get the anchor bolt out ..... lots of bad language, finally got the bolt out, wound the spring the correct direct at each end ...... not idea what's wrong now, it just wont wind up .... so, it back to the arms being tied up and the awning hanging loose in the middle ..... another attempt in the morning.

The sun was so serious today, every exposed piece of flesh is sunburnt so I'm sort of

T1 Terry

[Dot]

Slow down Prof1, it is going to be hotter the next few days and drink plenty of water.

[T1 Terry]

Slow down Prof1, it is going to be hotter the next few days and drink plenty of water.

Be nice to have that luxury Dottie, but time is not on my side, in 4 days I have to be in Balranald, or it will be sometime in the New Yr before I can get rego .... and I still have this inverter install in the caravan to finish and that isn't going according to plan either ....

If it wasn't for the last minute, I'd never get anything done

T1 Terry

[jon_d]

Terry.

1. With out the material fitted in the roller and

2. with the roller fitted in the arms.

3. Lower the arms so you can work on it.

4. Then rotate the roller as if the material was being wound out. Ie fully extended.

5. Once the right number of turns are made, lock it off.

6. Then remove the roller from the arms.

7. Then Slip the now free roller sail track slot over the material.

8. With the material on the sail track, and floppy loose, fit the roller to the arms.

9. Now adjust the arms, so the roller and material is in the extended position.

10. Hold the black strap and release the catch.

11. The roller should retract and roll up the material

[BruceS]

Some time ago I watched the best video of the complete, in detail process of the job but rather than being told it's for a different brand I decided I'd just eat popcorn & watch.........
Good luck folks.
I'm off to Mackay to buy more popcorn!

[T1 Terry]

I think what has happened, in my brain dead state last night, I have wound one end in one direction, and the opposite again in the reverse direction .... one spring is cancelling out the other. I think it is the ratcheting end I have reversed, so that will be my first try .... after that, it will be too hot to make another attempt until tonight .....

I have a great T shirt tan not, I could probably take the T shirt off and be able to see in the dark with the white reflecting off the untanned parts

The Minus 30 refrigerant refill kit arrived yesterday ..... if I can get the thermostat switch reinstalled in the oil cooler water outlet hose and refill the coolant, I might even have a crack at regassing the HVAC system.

T1 Terry

[jon_d]

Terry, you have 4 days till blast off.

Work on the things that are stopping you from leaving.

Margaret is a project manager. Ask her to map out the critical path for the remaining days and tasks.

[T1 Terry]

You don't know Margaret very well it seems Jon

I have finally figured out what the problem is, and really no one's fault, just me being exhausted when I finally reached the stage of fitting the drum to the awning and not accounting for the "lost in translation" ....
These awnings are made in China to be fitted on the right hand side, the awning is being fitted on the left hand side, so where the end cap is marked right, should be on the left hand end when looking at the awning drum looking toward the motorhome ..... the right is on the righthand side, that explains why it was trying to roll up inside out ..... I had wound the springs to correct way after all ..... just the drum is in the wrong way around

When the sun goes down and it cools off, I'll take the drum off the awning fabric, swap it end for end, if the mozzies haven't drained all my blood before then, I'll wind the end spring up again ......