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The grounding lug on the m146 trailer is foward of the side door.
Look close at the pic, between taj and hq.
Theres a nut on the inside but its covered up by base board, none of the origional breaker boxes or 120v wiring remain.
There you go! It's nice to be part of a club where other mv's are around, you must be popular around there because of the lifting capability of your Frankenstein wrecker!
Be sure and use green board in the shower area on the walls.
Usally those shower wall pannels have to be glued anyway.
I used vinal flooring glued to the walls for my surround, it worked very well and people think its tile.
Imo, buy contractors bags of pex brass fittings and rings, you will need...
Exelent work agazza!
Pex will be more durable than pvc pipe, it is also freez proof.
Installing pex in areas with limited space can be a challenge due to having to use a crimping tool, you could use the quick connects, but they're pretty exspensive.
You can buy an inexpensive pex ring crimping...
Welcome to the site and m146 club bud!
I think the m146 trailer is an excellent platform for a camper or command center build, but I'm probably a little bias!
My advice to you, if I may give some, is to (first) seal up the roof with some approved coating, there are alot of seams up there and...
Concerning the oil leak, if your running some wmo, a fuel leak can appear to be a oil leak.
If not, check the front of the front head head gasket, I've seen them blow out there and spew oil like crazy, this could potentially starve the valve train of lubricant. Good luck.
Thanks everyone for your positive ongoing support!
Lately,
I have been spending a couple of nights a week in the trailer,its very relaxing out there!
I have a couple of more systems planed to go in this year, stay tuned!
Turn the t handle 90 degrees to the left to open the door.
There is always the possibility that something could snag on the handle, but the awning hardware sticks out alot farther than that!
I'll just have to be careful when draging it through the florida swamps:D
Upgraded the entry door latch with a keyed garage door handle, the only mod that had to be made was to shorten the square shaft and drill a hole for the inside handle pin.
Before the mod, someone could easily lock you in by just collapsing the handle down:D