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RE: Monaco Water leak in slide
Steve,
We had a similar problem in our 07 Diplomat. Found out it was a seam along the top edge of the slide box that was not properly sealed by the factory or failed at some later time. Water would get on top of the slide box and would leak through the seam into the box and down through the cabinets onto our couch. I thought it was the rubber seal at the top of the slide that had a gap between the rubber and the slide box top, but the repair folks said the rubber seal flap was just to wipe off debris and water as the slide was retracted into the motorhome.
The seam I am talking about can be seen/felt when the slide is retracted into the motorhome. When the slide is in you can feel the seam or see it (from the side) where the slide box top abuts to the back of the top lip. The techs resealed the seam along the full width of the slideout and we had no more problems.
Hope this helps.
Bill
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CoolJourney
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09/06/11 10:07am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: MPG of Cummins 400 ISL?
I have a 33000 lb. chassis with a 400ISL (Weigh in at about 30000 lbs) and tow a small toad (3000 lbs) have 37000 miles on the coach and average pretty close to 7.75 mpg. It doesn't seem to vary much when I calculate it over a long period of time and driving conditions.
Dave
Our situation is almost the same as yours (2007 Monaco Diplomat w/400 ISL towing a Honda CRV). After 34K miles cruising all over the U.S. and Canada we have averaged nearly the same MPG as you have. I drive in the 58-63 MPH range.
Bill
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CoolJourney
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07/06/11 09:35am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Is It Just Me
We travel more like simsfmly. We fulltimed for nearly 7 years and now travel 6 months in the summer. During all of our travels, when we leave one place we know where we will be going and usually have a spot reserved for us when we get there. The only adjustment to this is when we have several days of travel, then we use WalMarts, Elks or whatever for one-night stays.
While we enjoy the freedom of going wherever or whenever we want some certainty that where we want to stay has room for us. Normally, we do a bit of research to find out what parks have been rated well, aren't located right next to busy roads, airports, rail lines, etc. The last thing I want to do after a day of driving is trying to figure out where we will stay. Sure we could dry camp in a parking lot somewhere if we didn't know where to stay, but why, when a little planning solves that issue. We figure we are going to spend time deciding where we will stay. Why not do it in a relaxed environment before we leave than try to figure it out somewhere along the road when we are tired. YMMV.
Bill
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CoolJourney
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07/03/11 09:04am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Trip Planning Software with Route Elevation Profile?
DeLorme Topo 8 or 9 will do exactly what you want. Set up your route, right click on the route and select profile. You will get all of the information you need in a chart at the bottom of the window. Also, Topo will shade the route differently in the areas where there are steep grades. We use Topo with an attached GPS when we are traveling down the road and my wife alerts me to steep grade changes before we get there. Topo also has a 3-D option where you can view terrain in a highly customizable 3-D view. Kind of cool, but not practical for route navigation.
Bill
Does anyone know of any trip planning software that will display the elevation profile of your route? This would be helpful in pinpointing any steep grades along the way.
What I mean is, you pick driving directions from point A to point B. With the directions, it would display a visual graphing of the elevation changes along the way.
I was able to do this using Google Maps and another mapping program I own, but it takes a few steps. But then you can see the potential steep grades and go to Google Street View to check it out.
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CoolJourney
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06/26/11 09:12am |
Technology Corner
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