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RE: EternaBonded the roof!
Great job. If it had not been for Eternabond we may would have lost our RV to leaks by now. We bought it dry but it had not rained in like forever. :)
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Gale Hawkins
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05/24/12 11:49am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Fuel Issues & Prices - Post 'Em Here!
Not sure why but 87 is $3.25 this AM in Murray.
If it is a war I hope it last for 50 years. Actually I really see not point of gas wars in these times.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/24/12 07:00am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Northern California Big Rig Friendly State Parks
To bad....you'll miss a ton of good camping.
And rock wall scraping too.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/22/12 09:15pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Norcold Refrigerator problem
While your readout was off by about 40 degrees as posted but if the lower box will get down to +20F the cooling unit is fine. There may be fan or installation problems but the cooling unit is functing fine. -15/+15F upper/lower are about max lows due to physics.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/22/12 04:28pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Northern California Big Rig Friendly State Parks
I have to say CA RV spots of any kind seemed small to get in last year when in the state.
If we ever do CA again I expect it will be driving/hotel experience after we fly to a central location. Lot of nice places but roads in/out were built for Model T's and not RV's we found.
CA has been broke for too long to focus on tourist investments I guess.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/22/12 04:20pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Nashville to Denver best route
I-24 is good out of Nashville north. Take that to I-57 and then north to I-64 at Mt. Vernon, IL. I-64 through St. Louis is the best route to take except for rush traffic times. I-64 connects with I-70 at Wentzville, MO and then it's west to Denver.
2X
We took this path to mid KS last fall on our Yellowstone, Pacific, Grand Canyon run. We did take I-80 from Salt Lake to Pacific and that was good.
I-40 is a common truck route to CA and it takes a beating.
We learned on our 8000 mile trip in some states there are wide two lanes with about the same speed limits that give equal travel times without the downside of interstate gridlock potential.
I-40 is OK if you have dentures so you can remove them and just let the gums beat together.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/22/12 04:08pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Fuel Price Gouging
Yesterday Shell 87 was $3.33 locally. Hope I can wait for $2.99 to fill the MH. :B
More likely it will get to $3.01 and then shoot straight to $4 again.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/22/12 03:58pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: RV fridge
Do you know the specifics of the "rebuilt"?
It the cooling unit leak(s) were found and repaired then 5 years sounds about right.
This is the age of our MH.
What temp will each box drop to after being closed on high for two days?
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Gale Hawkins
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05/21/12 09:52pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Fluid leaking down inside front tire
Called my dealership today and they can't get it in until the end of the month.
I bought some 90wt gear oil and topped it off this morning. Cleaned everything good with Brake Clean which wasn't very much, and so far see nothing leaking.
Must be a very slow leak.
Vic
It could also be a positional leak and you last parked it with the seal leak on the bottom side.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/21/12 04:59pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Transmission oil change
Is there a website where you enter the VIN number and see all maintenance work done on the truck?
Your dealer will be able to see warranty work, but not necessarily paid for work or 3rd party (non dealer) work.
Technically they are not suppose to give the information to you for confidentiality reasons.
Not so technically, they can see it and advise you of any heads ups.
I found one can get more than expected. It is worth ask for anyway. Ours had a new transmission installed at 40K when we got it at 102K miles. I also learned the name of the selling dealership that proved it to have been a local area SUV.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/21/12 04:56pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Rubber Roof repair
We cut some slits using shop vac to blow air in on one side and out the other slit. After it got really dry I rolled with Eternabond steel roller until the luan stopped cruching then we sealed the slits with Eternabond. That was in 2008.
Now I try to remember not to walk on the softspots but the kids do.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/20/12 12:05pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Fridge
On=Closed Door
Off=open door
:)
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Gale Hawkins
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05/20/12 12:00pm |
Hybrid Travel Trailers
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RE: Interstate 80 road condition
We're planning to drive from PA to Colorado and we heard that I 80 used to be a pretty bad road. Has anyone taken that route recently?
Thanks
We were on it some last fall and took it to SF, CA. It has been years since I took it to PA. I do not rememeber it being bad enought to stick out in my mind. While we were on it some in the mid west we were on it most from Great Salt Lake to Pacific.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/20/12 11:55am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: refrigerator doesn't work need help
That is a good sign. Without a heat source one can not test the cooling unit.
Everytime I am in the middle of a project I wonder what it would be like for the next guy to figure out where I was at on the project when I died.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/20/12 11:47am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Ford vs Chevy
When you are looking at two gas hogs like those options fuel usage difference is not a factor to use in a buying decision.
You are looking at the cost of $2-$3 per mile if you drive a lot or higher cost per mile if it stays parked most of the time.
If you heart is set on going with a new unit do not figure the true ownership cost per mile. :B
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Gale Hawkins
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05/20/12 07:43am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: TS Alberto
Thankfully the forecast for 2012 is fewer named storms to occur than is normally expected.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/20/12 07:35am |
Truck Campers
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RE: refrigerator doesn't work need help
Hot wiring test will let you know if the cooling unit is functional since it by-passes all the electronics and need for 12v.
If properly done very bottom coils will heat up UNLESS the heating element is defective. It it works and your lower box is not BELOW freezing after being shut for 48 hours running 24/7 then you have some hardware and/or install defects.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/20/12 07:33am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Fluid leaking down inside front tire
Thanks guys, I hope I caught it early enough that it wont be a huge expense. Seems kind of premature to be having this issue already? MH only has around 8k on it.
However it does sit alot, and I know that's not real good either.
I'm going to call my dealership asap and try to get it in. We're hoping to go camping next weekend. Not very far from home, but I want to get this repaired before we do anything. I'll keep you all posted on how it turns out.
Vic
It could have been over filled new but most likely it is just a defective seal. Locally PTL has fleets of over the road trucks and I have been told by some there it is after 25K+ miles that the factory defects are worked out.
Fluid leaks is a biggy with most any big machine. It is my guess MH builders do little to no chassis inspection before they build the house and ship it. This is not the case if the chassis is used for a OTR truck.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/20/12 07:16am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Fluid leaking down inside front tire
Sounds like you may have caught it early.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/19/12 09:56pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Input from those with kids...
Oh yeah, with kids, get the bunkhouse. Setting up sleeping arangements everyday sucks.
Tend to agree with this after we did a 31 day road trip.
Because the bed hurt my back I started sleeping in the driver's seat and set the CPAP on the dog house plugged into the 12 volt socket. Actually that worked out well for my arthritis. 14 yo son used the sofa and the 14 yo daughter got my bed.
For the three of us this worked out well and left the kitchen area intact. The guys up front and daughter in the back worked well since she seemed to need more hours of sleep.
While ours is a MH my comment is sleeping with kids onboard. Bunkhouse layout makes sense with kids.
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Gale Hawkins
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05/19/12 09:51pm |
Travel Trailers
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