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    My mechanic builds racing and boat engines and some are 454. The only way he could time my old '94 454 was by ear going down the highway. No timing plate on it to adjust the mark on the harmonic balancer with. One could make one up using top dead center and going from there, but we trusted his ear. She purred like a kitten when he got done.

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    According to FamilySearch.org, Beauregard Hemings died Jan 1987 in Marion County, Indiana. Just how his coach got to Northern Ireland is beyond me. Very interesting story. Wonder if he had it shipped over there to travel around Ireland, and broke down or got sick? And a very interesting name also, not many carry the handle of Beauregard!

    Beauregard appears to have a son!! Dusty Hemings. http://www.mylife.com/c-1100602773

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    The best mattress we've ever had is a memory foam mattress. You can pay several thousand dollars if you like, or you can find several styles in almost any size configuration for a few hundered dollars at http://www.bedinabox.com/regu

    X2!!! We have the BedInABox PacBamboo 13" Queen Memory Foam Mattress at home and a standard queen, full length, regular mattress in the coach. My wife comments every time when we return home from a trip, how much she missed her BedInABox memory foam mattress. Needless to say, we are planning on replacing the coach mattress even though it is in good shape. Now I do find the BedInABox memory foam mattress a bit warm, and causes me to sweat a bit, in the summer months. But during the winter months, I hate to get out of it!!! And when I say, causes me to sweat, it is no where near as bad as a hospital mattress sweat wise!!! Foam and synthetic materials cause me to sweat really bad, but this memory foam is not bad in that respect! We have had the BedInABox mattress for 2 years now and are still very happy. The one concern I would have with putting it in a coach is the weight. It is a dense foam, so it is heavy! Getting it into the bedroom could be a problem also.

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    Is there something wrong with the extensions made by Alcoa Wheel when compared to Dually Valves?

    Alcoa makes both very good extensions and regular extended valves for their wheels. Alcoa Valve Stems and Alcoa Valve Stem Extensions and Stabilizers. They also make Double Seal Valve Caps, that you can add air thru, but do not leak.

    Plus Alcoa Wheel's prices are a lot cheaper and the quality is excellent. Just wondering why not Alcoa Wheel? Their good enough for your tires.

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    Hey Breeves 43, what all did PDI do to achieve your results? I went to the website and they offer tuning plus a computer control module replacement. Did they do any other modifications?

    There are any number of diesel shops out there who can tune your engine. And there are a few who can build up your engine. One of the proven shops, which has been around for years, is Pittsburgh Power/ aka Diesel Injection of Pittsburgh.

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    I had a blowout last week on a trip. Both wheels on the right rear let go at the same time. I don't know if I hit something or what, but there was a loud explosion and when I stopped both were flat. Actually, one was in three pieces, sidewalls and tread completely seperated. The second had no tread, the side walls were connected only by the steel strands. I have a TPMS and while I don't know the temperatures or pressures at the exact time of the blowout, there were no alarms. I have the High pressure alarm set at 105 PSI and the low pressure alarm at 75 PSI. Throughout the trip the tires had been running 90 - 95 PSI after warming up. We had stopped for fuel about 100 miles before the blowout and, as I always do, I walked around the RV looking at tires, checking the toad, and making sure bikes are still secure. I even ran the toad for 5 minutes to lubicate the transmission since we had been driving for about 5 hours and had another 4 to go. Ther tires were dated 2005 so while not new, were not at the end of their life yet. Tread was good.

    Any chance that you could have picked up a rock between the tires? That will take out two tires really fast.

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    UPDATE --- Re: Patriot braking system issues.

    The only issue since is that since the unit slides on the floor somewhat when the brake activates, one of the adjustable feet screws broke the plastic foot screw anchor points on the unit. I had to take it apart and 'super-glue' it back together and it has since held up. I do believe that there are some design issues that could be improved on this unit, (it's manufactured for Blue Ox by another company) but, as far as it working correctly, the new unit, with the new software, has seemed to fix the problem with set-up and adjustment that I was experiencing.

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    I've read that most of those front floor, other brand, models slide like that too. It is one of the reasons I went with the ReadyBrake. But am very happy with my Blue Ox Atventa LX and Blue Ox's customer service has been great.

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    I may have been a Army guy, but I took a nice cruise in the Pacific courtesy of the Navy on the LCU Meeker County (already knew about the Sea Bats), and attended the Marine Corps Air Sea Ground Intelligenceman Course (only guy from the Army to attend at the time) at Little Creek, VA. And also took many flights courtesy of the USAF. I think we all have each others back when needed!

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    http://www.towingworld.com/articles/TowingLaws.htm

    The above site contains dated information. Case in point - Wisconsin is listed as a 40' MH length. We are planning to visit so a call was placed to Motor Carrier Section 608-266-7320. Was advised the length was amended to 45' in 2004. Can't speak to the other information but....

    As a business associate once commented, "Trust but verify!"

    http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0348.pdf

    See348.07 Length of vehicles. (2) © Forty five feet for recreational vehicles, motor homes, and

    motor buses.

    Being able to quote the actual law means much more than what someone said over the phone.

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    This is what Patrick is talking about: Visit tyron's Website.

    And looking at that, I would rather see some run flat tires instead of bans around the inside of the wheels. It is not going to stop the blow out from occurring, thus will not stop body and other coach damage. And the cost is suppose to be around a $1000 for 16" wheels. You guess is as good as mine when we get up to 22.5.

    I think a good tire pressure monitor would be a much better investment!!!

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