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Posted By: mark_be on 09/13/12 02:44pm

Did some things since last time:

* installed Blue Sky 2512ix with ipn proremote and 500amp shunt (no solar yet)
* rewired main battery lines with somewhere between 1 and 0 AWG (actually European 50mm²) together with the shunt of the 2512ix
* replaced bad battery (now have 2 Trojan 27TMX batteries instead of one with an other brand marine battery, which came with the RV when I bought it)
* camco cyclone vent on grey water tank (result unknown at this time)

The maxxair vent covers with opened vents, ofcourse, pull air out of the interior and if the under-pressure gets too big, it sucks air through the P-traps, through the grey water tank and through the tank vent where fresh air is sucked inside. By doing that the interior fills itself with grey water smell. By installing a cyclone vent, I assume that the tank and interior will get about the same under-pressure, so it won't try to suck air through the tank vent and P-traps anymore. Before installing that I tried just about anything, like opening a window a little, half, all the way, window in the front, window in the back, one roof vent open, another vent open, both vents open,... I also searched here and that's how I found the cyclone vent solution. Hope it works.

2001 Ford F350 7.3 Diesel (DRW Crew cab Long bed)
Sonnax TQ and Sonnax 4R100 rebuild - 6.0 transmission cooler and OTW cooler.

2011 Arctic Fox 992 - 2.5kW propane generator - 315AH Trojan batteries - 2kW pure sine wave inverter - 140Wp solar

Posted By: nwjetboat on 09/13/12 08:42pm

Installed a piezoelectric igniter and got rid of the old turn to light noise maker. Bought the unit from Walmart for $13, add one $2.99 switch from radio shack and about 3hrs labor. Now I have quiet push button ignition for my stovetop burners and my oven. Before we had to get on our hands and knees, holding the oven knob in while applying flame to the pilot light.
Got the idea from here: Stove Igniter MOD

2017 Ram 3500SRW, CTD AISIN, B&W companion 2018 Grand Design 303RLS

Posted By: Bigfoot85 on 09/13/12 08:57pm

Just got back from 3 weeks on the road ... just washed off all the bugs!

Simply.Living.Well.
Bigfoot 9.5
2004 Chevy 2500HD 6.0, 4.10 manual

Posted By: CaveRun on 09/14/12 06:16am

portscanner wrote:

CaveRun wrote:

I put new 6" oval LED tail lights on my TC yesterday. [emoticon]

I made my own brackets out of aluminum.

I'll take pictures later today if anyone is interested in seeing them!

I'm interested!

I'm sorry, I've been busy with work building Backhoe Thumbs and getting orders out!

I'll take a picture for you today! [emoticon]

John 3:16

1996 Hide Away Sun Lite Truck Camper
2003 31' Salem LE Forest River Travel Trailer
2013 Sun Tracker Bass Buggy 18 DLX Pontoon
2002 F-150 SuperCab V-8 4X4
Firestone Air Bags
Homemade Tie Down Mounts
Equal-i-zer WD Hitch

Posted By: DianneOK on 09/14/12 03:19pm

Made sure the furnace is on....we have had hard freezes for the past 2 weeks [emoticon]

Dianne (and Terry) (Fulltimed for 9 years)
Donnelly, ID
HAM WB6N (Terry)
2012 Ford F350, diesel, 4x4 SRW, crew cab, longbed
2009 Lance 971 Truck Camper, loaded

Life Member Good Sam
Geocache..."RVcachers"
RV net Blog

Camping, nature's way to feed the mosquitoes

Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 09/14/12 10:19pm

it just became my home kitchen for 3 weeks while we remodel the one in the house
left for work and the house looked like this

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came home to this

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so I will be using this

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its my lance as the lifeboat lol

2011 F350 6.7L Diesel 4x4 CrewCab longbed Dually, 2019 Lance 1062, Torqlift Talons, Fast Guns, upper and lower Stable Loads, Super Hitch, 48" Super Truss, Airlift loadlifter 5000 extreme airbags

Posted By: noxinnhoj on 09/20/12 08:03pm

Loaded up the lance with some freshwater,firewood and odds and ends for a weekend trip to point roberts washington(lighthouse marine park,whatcom county campsite)no hookups,great spot.September has broken all records for great weather this year here,wont be my last trip of the season,I hope...

1995 silverado dually,2005 lance 915 lite

Posted By: Crazy Creek on 09/20/12 09:02pm

Installed 19" TV and full motion mount. Loaded it up for a shakedown trip to the Space Coast.

Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 09/23/12 02:26pm

I heard some clunking from the drivers side front of the truck on bumps. Lower bolt on the Rancho was a hair loose and let the shock eye hit the frame mount. I tightened that up right quick. Changed the oil and topped off the power steering fluid. I'm going to dump and flush the fresh water tank in a few minutes, have to remember to go get the propane tanks filled. We leave in 10 days for the USDF Region 7 Dressage Championships at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. Staying at the Facility in the TC for a week.

Posted By: kerry4951 on 09/23/12 02:58pm

Installed a second slide out switch near the cabover. Will come in handy when stealth camping. Also when I enter the TC to turn on the battery disconnect (which is under the sink), I can open the slide out while standing near the cabover, without walking back to the entrance door. This is another one of those features that should be standard from the factory.

2009 Silverado 3500 dually D/A, Supersprings, Stable Loads, Bilsteins, Hellwig Sway Bar.
2010 Arctic Fox 1140 DB, 220 watts solar, custom 4 in 1 "U" shaped dinette/couch, baseboard and Cat 3 heat, 2nd dinette TV, cabover headboard storage, 67 TC mods

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