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    22 hours ago, jleamont said:

    FL Keys then up to ST. Augustine, I haven't booked it yet, I just put some feelers out there, still trying to see what options I have down there and choose wisely :D. any suggestions?

    Joe,

    Try Pellicer Creek Campground.  Short drive into St. Augustine.  It is about a mile off IH95 on US1 South.  We spent last winter there to our Northeast trip.  Great WiFi and 190 channel Directv provided.

    http://www.pellicercreekcampground.com/

     

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    On July 6, 2016 at 4:07 PM, BillAdams said:

    It seems I am a member again!  Not sure how often I will visit or post, but I may be somewhere in the area.

    Welcome back Bill.  Really have missed seeing your posts.

    On July 6, 2016 at 4:07 PM, BillAdams said:

    It seems I am a member again!  Not sure how often I will visit or post, but I may be somewhere in the area.

     

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    13 minutes ago, jslupsky said:

    Well, the problem is back.  Since this issue first started I have had the electronic display on the dashboard set to show the voltage constantly.  The voltage displayed runs between 13.6V to 13.9V.  Just the other day (about 5 miles out of Forest City, Iowa), having been on the road for quite a few hours, the alarm bells went off and "Low Voltage" was back up on the display.  The alarm went away after a few seconds, and I started watching the display. What I noticed was that the voltage instead of being stable as noted above would occasionally drop as low as 10V and then return to normal values. I am not exactly sure why I was able to see the 10V but maybe in order for the display to indicate Low Voltage it needs to stay low for a certain period of time.   Over the course of a couple of miles this problem was evident - and then just as quickly as it came about, it stopped and things went back to normal.

    The roads are good and smooth, so no bumping going on at the time.

    I have read some old posts on another site about a 125A circuit breaker located behind the wheel on the drivers side. I can't say that I have noticed one of those, but as I recall there are a couple of solenoids in that compartment as well as the trickle charger for the batteries. I think one of the solenoids is for the house batteries (activated with a switch inside the coach to turn the power on/off) and not exactly sure what the other one is for - maybe the starter.  I could open up the panel and look around in it but before I went messing around in there I did I wanted to ask if anyone out there has had this issue and it was this bad circuit breaker. It is hard for me to believe that everything can work fine for thousands of miles - then act up for a few miles- then go back to behaving normal. Anybody got any ideas?

    I had the problem last year on my coach.  I thought I might have to replace the alternator.  When I started checking to see what I needed to do to remove the alternator, I found a  loose wire connected to the alternator.  I labeled and removed all wires and cleaned all terminals.  That has been a little over a year (and 5,000 miles) ago and it has never happened again.

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    Jim,

    We replaced our Norcold 1200 LRIM in June 2015 with a Samsung French Door 19.4 cu ft model.  We have a modified sine wave inverter and have had no problems.  When we are preparing to travel, I turn the inverter on and after we arrive at our destination the temps are still exactly where the should be.  And the batteries still are at 100%.

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    I use the Garmin RV 760LMT.  We used in on a trip of 5500 miles last year and did not have any problems.  Even used it in the Jeep to get us to a parking garage in downtown Chicago - got us in and back out with no problems.  Of course I do not totally rely on the GPS alone - I also have Delorme Street Atlas on my computer and may look at FMCA and Good Sam Trip Routing and RV Trip Wizard.

     

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    Welcome to the FMCA forum!!!

    Take a look at the article and it will explain the reason for supplemental braking systems.

    http://roadmasterinc.com/products/braking/why_brakes.html

    And look at this one for a summary of towing laws by state.

    http://www.brakebuddy.com/towing-laws

    As Rich stated, if you are not in compliance with the towing laws and have an accident, you could be held liable for damages and your insurnace could deny coverage.

     

     

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    I decided to try RV Trip Wizard about a month before we began our trip from Florida to Texas in April.  I have used Delorme Street Atlas USA for several years for trip planning but it is not RV specific and the version I have really needed to be updated.

    RV Trip Wizard can really be customized with your trip preferences - some of which I use and some I don't.  I especially like the feature to set miles per day.  I like to plan for 300 miles per day so I set a minimum of 250 and a maximum of 400 and the program will give me circles at those distances along with indicators of campgrounds in the area.  The campground we were want to go to in Texas was not in the database so I entered the address.  Then I put the information in the Missing Campground function of the program and in just a few days, our campground was added to the database.

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    Sorry to hear that you are dissallusioned with FMCA. We have been members since 2009 and believe it is a wonderful organization. We have seen FMCAssist work twice for others in our travels and it appeared to be handled smoothly in both cases.

    We have made many new friends through FMCA.

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    We lived in Kerrville for 20 years until we decide to hit the road in 2011!

    Another great bike ride is from Bandera to Tarpley, Vanderpool, Leakey, Camp Wood and Rocksprings.

    There are so many great places to go in Texas. If you get out to the Big Bend area, try Davis Mountains State Park. Just a few miles from McDonald Observatory and the great programs they present.

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    This morning, I received an email from FMCA entitled, "Ultimate North American Road Trip." The email from FMCA forwarded an email from the Office of the Governor of the State of Alaska and Ministers of the Provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory. The email reads, "On behalf of the governments of Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia and Yukon, we invite you to experience the Ultimate North American Road Trip, an epic adventure that takes you through Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon on the way to Alaska. The email goes on to offer planning information.

    Is someone leading a caravan trip to Alaska during spring or summer 2016? If not, is there any interest in a trip to Alaska?

    Gerard

    We made the trip to Alaska and Canada in 2012 with Adventure Caravans and really enjoyed our trip. If you are former military, you might look at SMART http://www.smartrving.net/ We have friends who have traveled to Alaska with them but at a lower price because they are non profit.

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    I would like to replace my Norcold side by side 12 cubic ft. It is the Norcold 1210 imss. I have a 2007 40' Monaco Knight. My concern is how they would remove the Norcold and get the residential refrigerator into my coach. I would have a service center do the work But one center said they might need to remove windshield to do this. I really do not want to have the windshield removed. I have had windshield replaced 4 times for cracked windshield in past. None in 4 years! THANKS.

    I don't know what floor plan you have, but looking at the Monaco brochure, it appears that you probably have a large sliding window over either a dinette or sofa. We have large sliding windows at the dining table and sofa in the driver side slide in our Alfa. Our installer removed the window at the dining table because it was closer to the refrigerator. They took the Norcold out through the window with a forklift and brought the new refrigerator in through the window with the forklift. I would not remove the windshield. The guy that did our install has done over 100 installs - they work on other coaches but specialize in Alfa.

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    Herman, I was walking through the yard the other day at work and thought of you, snapped a photo of a new tractor with oil bath hubs and posted it in the gallery section. If I knew how to put a link on here I would. It has the oil requirement sticker on the window.

    Joe,

    To post the picture:

    1. Go to the gallery.

    2. Click on the picture you want to post

    3. At the top of the screen will be the address "community.fmca.com/..." Highlight or just right click on it.

    4. Select Copy from the drop down menu.

    5. In your current post where you want to add the link, right click and select Paste from the drop down menu.

    6. the link will be added.

    http://community.fmca.com/gallery/image/4039-img-2172/

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    Roy,

    I have a spare clear bowl that I install on my new primary filter, then I place it in a small plastic wash basin and place that on the frame under the old filter. As soon as I get the old filter off I, quickly as possible, replace it with the new filter assembly. After replacing the secondary filter, I use the primer pump to remove the air. At one time, I filled the new filters with clean diesel before installing but I quickly decided a primer pump would be nice so I visited my CAT dealer and got one to install. Remove 2 bolts put the primer pump in place and torque 2 bolts and done.

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    Don't know what water heater was used on your coach but mine has the Atwood 94021 (GC10A-4E). I had a problem last summer with mine - red light at the control panel on electric or propane. I could leave it off for a while then turn on to electric but after a while, I would get the red light again. I replaced the ECO and Thermostat and have not had anymore problems. Take a look at this online manual - it might help with troubleshooting:

    http://manuals.adventurerv.net/Atwood-Water-Heater-Service.pdf

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    Wish I had a picture of the "pitting" in the fiberglass. Is it just a thin or failing gelcoat?

    Bill

    Bill,

    Wish I had a picture I could send to you. The pitting starts out as raised circular area less than 1/4" across. Most of the area will be detached from the surrounding fiberglass. If you don't bother them, they will eventually break loose and fall off. This leaves the Lauan plywood backing exposed underneath which is usually wet or at least damp and will drain a brown liquid until it is dry. It seems to really appear in colder climates. We have been in freezing weather and did not develop the problem but I keep all my seams well caulked so water will not penetrate to the plywood backing. We had the problem on a storage bay door but that occurred shortly after purchase and before I sealed that door. No more problems after I let the plywood dry out, repaired the blisters with Marine Tex and sealed the door.

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    kmsheets,

    Welcome to the forum. Answers to most Alfa questions can be found on these forums:

    ALFA SEE YA MOTORHOME - Yahoo Groups

    Alfa See Ya! Diesel Pusher Owners Group - Yahoo Groups

    For your problem with the Scare lights, check the #4 fuse in the fuse block located in the cabinet above the drivers seat. If the fuse is ok, check your bulbs. If they are ok, you may have a bad ground.

    Other coaches had problems with the pitting or "osmotic blisters" but not to the extent of Alfa. The problem occurs because moisture gets in behind the siding because of poor caulking of seams and soaks the lauan back on the siding. Various methods of repair has been tried. We had blisters on one storage compartment door. After the backing had a chance to dry, I sealed all seams well, used my Dremel to clean up the blisters, filled them with Marine Tex, sanded it down then finished with polar white spray paint from and auto store. Not really practical for large surfaces. The only way to handle large areas is to reside or as Kay said repair the pits and do a vinyl wrap. But before doing that, you would really need to be sure ALL seams are properly caulked. You might go on the Alfa forums and search for residing to see the discussions there. You might want to talk to McMiller Customs in Wakarusa, Indiana. PJ and Megan (the owners) have an Alfa and have resided and painted many Alfas. You can checkout their website here:

    http://www.mcmillercustoms.com/

    Carl & Herman - Scare lights are large floodlights on the sides of an Alfa (and I am sure some other coaches) which will light up the area. May be what some people call docking lights? Google "Scare Lights" and you will see pictures of them even at Camping World. When I first heard the term, I had no idea what people were talking about - I was told they call them that because turning on the lights would scare away prowlers?

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