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Replaceing water heater element
The electric element is burned out on my 10 gallon Atwood water heater in my 2000 Itasca Suncruiser 35U. Is the best way to just bite the bullet and remove all the screws on the surround on the outside of the water heater and pull it part way out? Or is there another easier way?
Thanks.
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05/12/12 10:50am |
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RE: Uphill downhill
You won't hurt it at 5000 rpm. It sounds fast but remember that it's firing 25% more at a given rpm than a V8 because it's a V10. I will run mine up to 5000 at times, but normally keep it between 4500-4800 under the conditions you asked about.
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04/23/12 08:40am |
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RE: RV to the beach?
It's probably a little like taking a MH onto a frozen lake-----------maybe you'll be OK and maybe not. I got stuck in my own lawn once-------don't ask how.
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04/12/12 08:46pm |
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RE: Diesel vs. Gas/ Yes I know it has been discussed before
On ongoing discussion with no clear answers:
Diesel fuel more $$$
Diesel better economy
Fuel costs essentially a wash.
Diesel maintenance a bit higher
The larger the coach the more attractive diesel becomes.
Diesel are most often pushers and are extremely quiet on the road.
Most diesels will have air suspension...much better ride.
How far you travel is irrelavant to the decision. It's all about what you want.
Bluntly put, if the cost differances are a budget buster you might want to reconsider any MH.
Nuts. Staying at home because one can't afford the price of a DP but can afford a gas MH is just plain foolish. The trips in our MH (see signature) have been great and very affordable. You can see on the map that the trips include Alaska.
With about $1000 of shocks and other things, it rides nicely and is quite quiet. It cost us $50,000 6 years ago and owes us nothing today (although it still has plenty of resale value).
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04/12/12 07:34pm |
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RE: Diesel vs. Gas/ Yes I know it has been discussed before
First, if cost of fuel is an issue, a MH may not be something you really want to buy. Besides fuel costs, you have depreciation, insurance, and maintenance/repair costs. The depreciation and repair costs can equal the fuel costs.
I don't really think that the near future (10 years) will be much different than today in things that will affect your choice. If you plan on driving lots of miles per year, maybe a smaller diesel powered MH will be better. If a 35' MH (with slides of course) is adequate and you're not driving 10,000+ miles per year, than a gas MH may be more economical. If you have to have a 40' MH, your choice on fuel is made.
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04/12/12 09:56am |
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RE: Gas tank Full?
You might buy several cans of Techron. It may clean off the inside contacts on the fuel sender.
Techron
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04/11/12 07:49pm |
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RE: Just a reminder to drive (EXTREMELY GRAPHIC)
Both a careless and inexperienced driver. If you look at a couple of times, the driver drifted into the slush in the middle to stay farther away from the vehicle he was passing. When the slush pulled him/her to the left, he/she over corrected to the right and then froze rather than counter steer.
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04/10/12 09:48pm |
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RE: HWH jack slow on one corner
Put a little transmission fluid on a rag and rub the jack down with it fully extended.
This always makes me laugh. When retracted, the RAM is immersed in ATF:B You have a defective inner seal and the ONLY fix is to replace the cylinder with a rebuilt or new. You can do as others state and constantly clean and wipe and spray the exposed ram tube but that is NOT fixing the problem and who wants to constantly crawl underneath to do that???? Doug
I don't agree. It is a "one-way" ram. The part you see, when the jack is extended, never sees oil unless the seal at the top of the ram is leaking.
What I think happens is that the seal at the bottom of the cylinder that is supposed to wipe the dust and water off the ram, when it retracts, dries out (no oil on it, remember) and grips the ram too tightly.
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04/10/12 10:11am |
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RE: GPS INQUIRY
I've got an obsolete GPS also. However, it acquires the satellites quickly, shows exit lane, easy to program, and is very intuitive to use. It's 4 years old and the company got out of the automotive GPS business. It's a Lowrance iWay 600C.
But, alas, there are no updates for new roads. However, I won't be buying a new one as long as this once keeps working as I can also use maps for the few new roads that aren't on its data base.
Some good deals on used ones on Ebay.
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02/27/12 08:42am |
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RE: F53 Brakes
I bought the best pads that O'Reilly auto parts had-------whatever they were. They've been fine.
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02/26/12 03:07pm |
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RE: Reliability of Basement A/C
We've had no real problems in our 2000 Winny product with basement air. I did have to slide it out to bend a piece of tubing away from the blower housing. It would make some noise when running from the tube vibrating on the blower housing. It is now very quiet and doesn't disturb our sleeping.
The heat pump doesn't work (probably a stuck valve that shifts from cooling to heating). We haven't really had much need for that as the furnace works fine and we have a portable electric heater for "cold" nights.
I like not having the weight on the roof or the potential for condensate water leaks from a roof A/C.
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02/24/12 08:54am |
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RE: Diesel Toad
With today's computer controlled injection systems (both diesel and gas), short trip driving is less of an issue. Adjust oil change intervals accordingly or just follow the oil change indicator if the car has one. It will adjust for short trip driving if the car has one.
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02/23/12 05:04pm |
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RE: Bucket Lists
I added one thing to mine this fall (while in New Zealand) and took care of it the same day. The whole trip, including 3 weeks in Australia had been on our bucket list for a while. Great trip.
Bungee Jump
As far as MH travels, we have a number of states to hit yet. Our next trip will include Key West for Halloween!!
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02/23/12 05:00pm |
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RE: F53 Lug Nuts
Besides an appropriate sized torque wench and breaker bar, a 2-3' crowbar is quite handy for levering the tire back onto the lug bolts.
Also, when torquing the lug nuts, tighten them in a criss-cross fashion (like torquing a cylinder head). First, bring the torque up to about 75% on all lug nuts before bringing them up to full torque.
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02/22/12 08:24am |
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RE: Ford V10 Tuners
Bigger torque converters and bigger clutch packs are major differences.
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02/19/12 09:18am |
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RE: Coach painting..
There's an independent company that does Winny's painting. It's name is CDI. A couple of years ago, I messed up the rear corner (darned tail swing). I fixed it myself and went to Forest City to pick up the parts I needed. While there I talked to them about repainting the whole lower half. They quoted $1800 which I didn't think was to bad. I ended up having a local body shop do just the rear corner instead for $450.
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02/13/12 10:48pm |
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RE: Scangauge II Question
The Scan Gauge II reports it on my 2000 V10 MH.
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02/13/12 11:06am |
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RE: K&N Air Filter
It all boils down to simple maintenance, if you can follow instructions and follow a good maintenance schedule then there is nothing wrong with a K&N or something similar. If you cannot follow instructions or you lack the ability to follow a good maintenance schedule then by all means stick with what got you there. The same goes for other maintenance issues like oil changes etc.
While someone may "get along" with a "properly" maintained (what ever that means) oil wetted filter, it will never provide as good of filtering as a good paper filter.
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02/13/12 10:04am |
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RE: Increasing CCA for engine starting battery
The difference between 950 and 1000 is moot. However, be sure that rating is at 0 degrees--------not 32 degrees as some CCA's are reported at.
One thing to be aware of is that the higher the CCA rating, in the same size battery, the more plates are in that battery. More plates equals thinner plates. Thin plates can fail more easily.
If your old battery has provided 10 years of service, I would try and find the same manufacturer's battery to replace it.
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02/13/12 10:00am |
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RE: K&N Air Filter
I graduated high school with a guy who made a 1600 SAT score, dual degrees from William & Mary but could not change a flat tire or a set of wiper blades!!
No, but don't bet that he couldn't learn. Do you think you could learn the things he's learned??
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02/13/12 09:53am |
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