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Your first course of action is to tap vigorously on the gauge itself....sometimes that works in an airplane.
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On 8/6/2019 at 5:34 PM, jlandon13399 said:Recently purchased a 2019 GMC Acadia Denali. I intend to tow it behind a 2019 Tiffin 36LA. I am interested in any comments FMCA members may have for me. The manual says it is set-up to tow 4 down, and I went through the procedures with the sales rep and a tech.
Thanks in advance for any advice or comments.
If the manual says you can do it, you're okay. We have friends with a similar vehicle and tow it four down.
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Two comments....first, I considered using the engine for airing up the tires...way too much trouble. I bought a Porter-Cable AC powered pump at Lowes for $100 that does the job with no hassle and no need to fire up the coach.
As for charging batteries. Here's how mine work....shore sower charges house batteries until charge rate reaches 13.3, then the Charger Relay opens and allows the charge to go through to the chassis batteries. When driving....the opposite occurs, the engine charges the chassis batteries until they reach 13.3, the relay opens and the charge goes through to the coach batteries. The bottom line is to call Integra and ask how your batteries are being charged.
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On 8/5/2019 at 9:26 PM, Elkhartjim said:You might call FMCA and inquire about local drivers. I believe they have/had a program where members volunteered to drive motorhomes. It may be worth a call. Good luck.
Yes, this is supposed to be on of the benefits of being an FMCA member.
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I find it hard to believe there are 3,000 people answering the telephones for Emer Services....all at the same time. Also, I've been told that many of the ES providers work for, and will go and do what they are asked by any ES service. So, regardless of your ES is, you are liable to get the same provider.
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If it's not one thing....it's another. This past week end I was doing some work on the coach and noticed the 12v air pump coming on every 30 to 45 minutes, and running for a minute or two. When I left, I pulled the circuit breaker for the pump. Today, I went back to check on it and the coach was three inches lower on the curb side than the street side. It's plugged in, jacks up, slides in and I did not ''air level'....just backed in and shut it down. I know the air lines run down the curb side and are red (front/secondary) and green (rear/primary), and that a spray bottle with soapy water is a good way to detect a leak. I'm looking for trouble shooting suggestions as to where to start and what is most likely leaking....a fitting, hose, pump, etc. Thanks for any suggestions.
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You can find white covers at any RV supply store and at lots of dealers....and some Wal Marts. IMHO, the neatest covers are made by Magne Shade. They are black Sunbrella, shaped like the tire (hole in the middle), cover the whole tire and held on by bungee cords. I had five of their window covers on a previous coach and have six tire covers for this one. Top quality products.
www.magneshade.com
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2 hours ago, richard5933 said:Sounds like new tires are in order.
Did you weigh the coach to come up with the 100 psi setting? If not, you may find that you have them overinflated based on the weight of your coach using the load & inflation table. If so, that would contribute to road noise. Could also be partially due to riding on tires that are 8-9 years old and not as flexible as they once were.
Agree.
I have three axles and three different tire pressures. Each axle should have tire pressure noted in the appropriate manual using the heavy side of the axle. Most people add 10 lbs or 10% to that number. My Michelins were cracking at six and a half years, so I just had 315 Continentals put on the front and 295/80s Toyos on the rear.
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I appreciate all the responses to my question. As noted, my previous experience has been like most of yours, all my previous duallies have had the valves directly opposite and across from each other. Having said that, Monday morning I called Michelin, Continental and Toyo. All agreed with tireman9 that the position of the two air valves is irrelevant. One engineer at Toyo explained that weight/balance is not an issue and as long as there are no kinks in the inner dually extension, and both are easily accessible to check the tire pressure....and add air if necessary, the valves can be anywhere. Then I went to the shop that installed the tires, a national company, and told the the shop foreman I just had some RV tires installed and asked how the valves were usually located when installing dually tires. He never hesitated and said, "across from each other." I told him about my tires and the location of the valves...I took the MH in today and they moved the outside dually so the valves are now across from each other. Maybe a wasted effort, but at least they did not charge me. However, upon getting back to where I store the MH, being the old pilot I am, I checked the company's work. The entire dually hub was about to fall off, it had never been other than hand tightened. I tightened it with a strap wrench. It seems to be getting more difficult to find competent service providers in all types of work.
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I purchased my tires through Continental. Very easy all I did was give them my FMCA card, they made a copy....that was it. I did talk to Michelin, they made it sound very complicated and since my last Michelins cracked and split at six years, I ruled them out.
Jim, I don't know how AH 12 compares to AH 37, but if the aspect ratio is different....that second number of the tire size....your gauges will all read incorrectly.
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Last week I had eight new tires put on. Two 315/80 Continentals on the front and six 295/80 Toyos on the rear. Today I was checking the tire pressures and noticed that the two valves for the street side duallys are adjacent rather than directly across from each other. This is my third dually, and the first time I've seen the tire guys not put the valve stems across from each other. I realize there is not much weight involved with two air valves on about 250 pounds of tire, but was curious as to whether this is an acceptable way of installation. Comments appreciated. Thanks.
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20 hours ago, RVaholic said:1. Laurence "Mitch" Mitchell
2. ARMY
3. 11 Yrs 3 months (81 -92)
4. Sergeant
5. Lance Missiles 13N
6. Dessert Storm, Ft. Sill, Ok, Giessen Germany, Herzo Base Germany
Currently DOD civilian working at Davis Monthan AFB.
What unit were you in at Fort Sill.....1/12 Lance?
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On 7/18/2019 at 10:42 AM, DRJSTEVENS said:Hi! lol...yes, Parker Colorado. Appreciate the advice. Any idea on the cost? It is a 04' Discovery 39A
I don't know what the normal cost is, but we had three windows fixed at an American Coach Rally in May. Rally price was $200 per window...and one died on the way home and they refunded the cost for that one.
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Good information, Joe, thanks for posting.
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We usually use Pilot/Flying J...yep, it's a bit more, but at least you know the diesel is fresh and don't have to worry about getting boxed in a smaller station. Also, we avoid going in, telling them how much we want, giving them the card, etc. With the Pilot card that comes with Good Sam, we run it at the pump, get how much we want, no limit, then take a picture of the pump showing number, amount purchased, number of gallons, etc....and leave...don't go in for a receipt. It's worked so far. The bill is auto drafted from the checking account.
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As long as we are on this subject, has anybody locate an inflation chart for Continentals?
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I called Honda's corp and complained and sent them a snail mail letter. The letter included an article from one of the MH magazines stating how we all loved the CRV and (at the time) it was the favorite vehicle used as a toad. They did acknowledge the letter and gave me a number to call. I called the number and the bottom line was that the new transmission increased Honda's over all MPG in their attempt to meet the gubmint's MPG goal.
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Since this thread started in 2013, it should be noted that starting with model year 2015, the Honda CRV is not towable four down. Honda put one of the new CVT (or whatever they call it) new transmissions in, which is not towable.
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The only time my trans temp started to climb was sitting in traffic in "D." I put it in "N" and it cooled down....this was an Allison 3000.
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I have been to Los Mochis several times...in a corporate jet, not a MH. I would be extremely cautious of doing any high dollar business with virtually any company down there. Most of the vehicles down there are old, run down and not worth much. I saw no big time maintenance facility or any kind of business capable of hauling a 40' DP anywhere. Does Good Sam to any business in Mexico?
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1 hour ago, manholt said:DD69 has bead bags in his that he was testing for a company, about 2 years now, have not asked or heard any pro/con on that.
FIVE. My Michelin tires that I replaced last month for BFG's, had less than 5 years on them, August 2014!
I'm done with Michelins....by far the most expensive, and the worst performers for me.
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Thanks for the information, guys. A couple of MHers have mentioned using beads. I have no experience with them....any opinions good or bad?
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I'm getting ready to have all my tires replaced....Continentals using the FMCA tire program....what is the best way to have them balanced?
FYI, the OEM Michelins are cracking at six years....always covered when travelling and covered in the garage when at home.
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What Herman said. I'm have new tires put on Tuesday at Southern Tire Mart....there's at least one in Houston. They honor the FMCA tire program and are replacing my six year old cracked Michelins with Continentals.
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I just got new tires at STM also. Continentals on the front and Toyos on the rear. Excellent pricing....FMCA rate on the front and 21% off the rear. Due to a mix up on the rear tires, the wrong size were installed....partly my fault and partly STM's fault....they gave me a full refund on the incorrect tires, put the Toyos on with the discount and reduced all the mounting fees by 50%.