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Posted By: iwon415 on 06/11/14 06:34pm

Installed a switch for the slideout. The EC only came with a remote which really irritated me. Problem solved.

Posted By: billtex on 06/11/14 07:49pm

iwon415 wrote:

Installed a switch for the slideout. The EC only came with a remote which really irritated me. Problem solved.

Details please?!
I would like to do the same...

Tx, Bill

2020 F350 CC LB
Eagle Cap 850
25'Airstream Excella
"Good People Drink Good Beer"-Hunter S Thompson

Posted By: ggadwa on 06/11/14 08:56pm

Slide Out Switch....Yes... I too would like details on how you added a Slide out switch to your Eagle Cap.....We have a EC 950 and a switch would be a nice addition...to the remote.

Details Please.

GARY

HAM RADIO Operator since 1964 'W7FSI'
EAGLE CAP 2011 950 CUSTOM BUILT by the great folks at LaGrande Oregon
2012 FORD 350 XLT 6.7L Diesel 4x4 Super Cab with lots of stuff

Posted By: Rbertalotto on 06/12/14 06:18am

I was leaving on a week long business trip so I dropped my 2006 Dodge 2500 diesel off at my dealers. It has 180K and I've never changed any fluids except the engine oil.

I instructed the dealer to treat the truchk as if it was his own and he wanted to get another 200K out of it. I didn't care what it cost.

He replaced ALL fluids, brake, radiator, transmission, front and rear differential.
He replaced a badly rusted turbo oil feed hose.
He replaced the AC compressor (AC was not working)
Replaced both front ABS sensors (ABS/Brake light had been on for some time)
Replaced alternator because bearings were making grinding noise
Greased chassis and wheel bearings

$2020.00 later I'm ready for another 180,000 miles!

RoyB
Dartmouth, MA
2021 RAM 2500 4X4 6.4L
2011 Forest River Grey Wolf Cherokee 19RR
520 w solar-200ah Renogy Li-Epever MPPT

Posted By: anutami on 06/12/14 07:02pm

Got in trouble for stealing my wifes hair dryer. I used it to take off all the misc decals they put all around the coach especially this one.

Sorry northwood, but I am not a fan of the website information on the back of the camper
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2001 Ford F350 LB Diesel 4x4 CrewCab Stick
2015 Wolf Creek 850 Thermal Pane Windows, Oven, Reinforced Anchor Bolts, 200w Solar, Torklift Tie Downs, Fastguns, Stableloads

Posted By: joeshmoe on 06/12/14 08:05pm

Ha! Gotta give it to them for trying to advertise for free. I'm personally not a fanboy of all the graphics either. I guess some are. Some of the stripes and swooshes are ok, but the rest are either too big or too tacky or both.

One of these days, I'll get around to removing mine. Hopefully before there's a shadow left behind

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The trick here is to hit it from the bottom of the decal rather than the top. I was doing the latter and it took far too long to heat the adhesive enough to get it to come loose. I started out only tearing little pieces off at a time. What a pain. Once the bottom side is hott enough, it peels right off.

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2014 Northwood Wolf Creek 850
2005 Ford F350 SRW SuperCab/LongBed 6.0 Powerstroke
QuickTrick's Towing Tune
Torklift Tie Downs/Fastguns/Upper/Lower Stableloads
Rancho 9000's

Posted By: Led 67 on 06/13/14 03:25am

joeshmoe wrote:

Neat trick now go get some polishing compound,distilled water and a spray bottle for aformentioned water then follow with a wash and wax lol.

Posted By: DWeikert on 06/16/14 12:02pm

Over the weekend I ran some coax across the roof from the connector where the previous crank-up OTA antenna was mounted to the rear ladder where I'm planning to mount a Dish Tailgater. While up there I noticed some cracking in the Dicor sealant around the vents, so this morning I cleaned the old sealer and added a fresh layer of Dicor all around.

Dan
2008 Chevy D/A 2500HD ECSB
2010 Northstar 8.5 Adventurer

Posted By: DWeikert on 06/16/14 02:24pm

And...
Mounted the shelf I made to hold the Dish receiver.
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There was a fluorescent fixture there.
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So I found a 12v LED light string on eBay and mounted them under the bracket, in case you were wondering what the switches were for. [emoticon]

* This post was edited 06/16/14 03:14pm by DWeikert *

Posted By: Rbertalotto on 06/17/14 08:23am

Well played with the shelf and lights! Nice work!

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