nitehawk

Don't forget the old DD 8.2 turbo-charged V8, nicknamed the "fuel pincher." We have one in our Foretravel. Finding anyone that can work on it was a nightmare! They are totally mechanical and the shops today prefer to only work on the engines with computer readout access. Oh, how progress hurts us old *****

UH, patience? I think I have been very patient, as I notified FMCA months ago about the subject list constantly swapping. I was informed that "they" were working on it.

The list of subject posts keeps swapping top-to-bottom. Trying to select a specific post requires quick fingers in order to get the post I want. I have notified FMCA twice but still no resolution to the problem. I initially thought the problem was on my end but nowhere else do I encounter an issue like this.

Can't attest to ClayL's statement about not keeping the ice frozen. But, our Igloo ice maker kept making ice until it filled the catch basket and then shut off. There was still water in the supply reservoir. The "cubes" were still frozen. (I put the word cubes in quote marks because the cubes are actually formed on nine metal posts until the ice is about 3/4" in diameter. Then the chiller shuts off long enough for the ice to drop off. Shape is like an oversize eraser you put on a pencil with the OEM eraser worn off) The DW emptied the catch basket into a zip top bag and put the bag in our refrigerator freezer and then turned the ice maker back on.

And, once again, three cheers for this website!! Members come thru AGAIN, & AGAIN, & AGAIN!!

Countertop or built-in? Very inexpensive ($90) Igloo ice machine for sale at Walmart. Nine ice "cubes" every eight minutes once it gets going (about 15 minutes). Countertop model. Burgandy or silver. Plug in, add water, turn on. Can't get much simpler than that! We have a U-line in our coach but this Igloo is much simpler, no hassle winterizing (we take it in & use it in the house), and a whole lot cheaper than a U-line. AND, if it goes to pot, you aren't out a whole bunch of $$. It can be setup outside where you have people congregating so no traipsing inside for ice.

When winterizing our coach I remove the little aerator screens that screw into the end of the faucets. Come spring I de-winterize the coach before putting the screens back in. Had similar problem with no pressure. Finally tracked it down to limed-up screens. Crud that came thru the lines after sitting dry all winter restricted water flow.

Any possibility of reworking the mounting for the gate valve so your hookup would be where it should be? Longer pipe mounted to the back side of your gate valve. I had to put a longer piece of pipe from our tank to the gate valve in order to reach far enough into our black tank in order to eliminate a leak. Cutting the floor is not the best idea when all it might take is a different pipe on the gate valve.

You do not have to be a senior citizen to participate in senior aerobics: Walk the dog, pick up the poop. Walk the dog, pick up the poop.

And in the "kids" section at Walmart one can purchase a very good device for holding the fridge closed during travel for only $4.98. The adhesive is very good and it is a plastic device that is simple to use. Mainly used to keep children out of cupboards and cabinets. If I recall there are two to a blister pack. One for the fridge and one for the freezer. Very simple to install. Peel paper backing off the adhesive, press onto the door. Then pell paper off the mating part, insert into the first part and then move the adhesive end around to an anchor point. To release merely push--with one digit-- the locking tab in while pulling the door open.

We just thread two ball bungee cords to the steering wheel. One is for the antenna and the other is for the HWH jacks. Works for us.

Scare lights? I think he is referring to what I was told were docking lights. First check that each light is good--use a 12V battery charger if no other tester is available. Second, check if you have power to each light. Third, find the switches that control the lights. (not necessarily in that order, but you get the idea)

Might I suggest that when you want to introduce a cat (or a dog) to your motorhome that you take the pet out to its new abode several times for longer periods of time--while it is shut off-- until the pet gets comfortable with the environment. Our cat gets absolutely delirious with joy when we take him out to the coach. He runs around like a little kitten (he is 14) and has to investigate everything. Traveling? He seems to resign himself to the motion and noise just so he can get somewhere new.

I understand one can buy welding cable that is smaller and easier to coil than our 50A cable used in RVs. It uses more smaller diameter copper wires than the usual 50A.

I change my oil & filters in our diesel engine. The oil gets VERY black so rather than get it all over me when removing the oil filters I position a catch pan or a pail under the filters. Then I punch a hole in the bottom of each filter and let the oil drain out. No spilling--on me or the ground. No oil running down my arm. I do test if the filters can be unscrewed before I punch a hole in the bottom of the filters with my 18" screwdriver. I do the same procedure on the fuel filters and on the oil filter on our Vue. Easier to clean up and the filters, being drained empty, are merely wrapped in plastic bags and disposed of properly.

Ray, this activity phase of your life might end, but think of all the great memories and friends you have just because of the RV experience. Unfortunately this change will come to all of us. Please keep posting as your expertise is valued by all of us. It always hurts to lose a good friend, even one we haven't met in person but has a kindred spirit.

Just don't do what happened to me many years ago. I had no juice to the taillights at all. (door hinge bolt pinched a wire)This after bodywork done to repair a T-bone to the driver's side. I went to a nearby gas station, got out of the car, the attendant asked what the problem was. I told him I had a short and needed some fuses. When I came out of the station there was bitter black smoke roiling out of the car. The blasted attendant said he held a pliers across the fuse holder to find the short. When I got home and crawled under the dash all, ALL the wires insulation was melted!

A friend who is looking to buy new tires told me two nites ago that XZE tires are primarily for medium and local distance haul commercial vehicles and XRV are for long distance. True or not, that was the information he was given.

Whatever makes the DW happy. Happy wife, happy life.

Not just a left hand drill bit, but make sure you reverse the rotation of your electric drill driver!!

AND--do go around and check all the connections and tire pressures in the morning before pulling out--just in case!!

If you consider just how many, many, many different things there are on an RV it is amazing how few things actually go wrong. Different suppliers, different assemblies, different capabilities of the RV owners, different models, different ages, and it is absolutely mind-blowing how few things actually go wrong! If you took your house constantly down a 65 mile per hour trip and shaking it over bumps and twisting it around curves, the house would react the same as your RV. Think what all that pounding & wind does to the latest fad thing: Tiny Houses. And they are built like regular homes but need to withstand the abuse our RVs take. I don't think so!!

Breaker tripped?

Really do not need hot water while we are sleeping so we turn it off after doing the supper dishes. There is still enough to wash up with, and if we have someone parked near the water heater side of the coach it will not cycle all night long--simple courtesy. First one up in the morning turns on the water heater propane ignition. Hot by the time we need it.

Sorry Wildebill. I was trying to make a point that renting from a private party is highly unlikely, especially after the FMCA article about private party rentals.