Griff in Fairbanks wrote:


I still get notifications and lurk here. However, as noted, I spend a lot of time on Facebook, mostly involving hobbies other than motorhomes.

Been busy since early last spring with unusual heat, nearby wildfires, and smoky conditions resulting in frequent angina of varying intensity.

Quit smoking with last cigarette in the evening of September 26th.

Quintuple (five-way) bypass surgery on September 27th, followed by a week in the ICU and then at-home recovery. Twice weekly cardiac rehab since, which tends to wear me out. (Traveling to and from town contributes to the weariness.)

The surgery went better than the surgeon and the cardiologist expected. (They had scheduled an average good-case stay in the ICU but were able to release me one day early.)

For me, the results of the surgery, plus quitting smoking, is much, much better than I expected. I feel better than I've felt in over five years. Enough so that I've revived some plans and efforts that I'd given up on.

Ballenxj wrote:

Well Griff, 3 months and counting for giving up smoking. It's all about willpower, and I think you've got it whipped. I quit 20 years ago, and I'm really glad I did. The five way bypass sounds serious. Good to hear from you.

Griff in Fairbanks wrote:


The physiological withdrawal is over. The lifetime of habit remains and I'm struggling with that.

Griff in Fairbanks wrote:


I still get notifications and lurk here. However, as noted, I spend a lot of time on Facebook, mostly involving hobbies other than motorhomes.

Been busy since early last spring with unusual heat, nearby wildfires, and smoky conditions resulting in frequent angina of varying intensity.

Quit smoking with last cigarette in the evening of September 26th.

Quintuple (five-way) bypass surgery on September 27th, followed by a week in the ICU and then at-home recovery. Twice weekly cardiac rehab since, which tends to wear me out. (Traveling to and from town contributes to the weariness.)

The surgery went better than the surgeon and the cardiologist expected. (They had scheduled an average good-case stay in the ICU but were able to release me one day early.)

For me, the results of the surgery, plus quitting smoking, is much, much better than I expected. I feel better than I've felt in over five years. Enough so that I've revived some plans and efforts that I'd given up on.

StingrayL82 wrote:


Now you just need to quit Facebook and you’ll really feel better! Best thing I ever did for my mental health. I got rid of Twitter and Instagram too and have never looked back.

DRTDEVL wrote:


Its a 1980 Winnebago Minnie Winnie on a 1979 chassis... what I thought was a CB300, but I found a sticker in the cabin that this little 20.5 foot unit is actually an MB400, probably because it was ordered with the 10,500 chassis.

DRTDEVL wrote:

OK, I'm back... Finally decided to look into the cruise control today after I welded new supports for my battery tray (rusting away). Right off the bat, I noticed its plumbed wrong. The cruise actuator is under the master cylinder on the firewall, and everything moves freely by hand, but it has 2 vacuum lines, and I know its not right. Both of them go to a little tin can on the firewall... and nothing else is plumbed to it.

How does this hook up? I'm guessing the canister has a check valve in it (if not, I'll get a universal one), but where in the system is this routed? Why 2 vacuum lines to the actuator?

Its a 1980 Winnebago Minnie Winnie on a 1979 chassis... what I thought was a CB300, but I found a sticker in the cabin that this little 20.5 foot unit is actually an MB400, probably because it was ordered with the 10,500 chassis.