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    We are on our second CRV, great tow vehicles.  If it is advertised "with a tow package" that means it should include the base plate, tow bars and all the accessories.  There is no such thing as a Honda ''tow package," they are towable when you drive them off the lot.  I should add model years 2014 and earlier are towable, they changed the transmission, so none of the 2015 and newer models can be towed four down.

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    Read the exact manual for that specific vehicle.  There are now very few vehicles with FWD (Front WD) that can be towed four down.  Notice that Bill and I both have 2014 Honda CRVs.   That's the last year the CRV can be towed four down, all previous year models can be towed four down.  They put the new transmission in the '15 and newer models.

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    You will love the AGMs, but, as noted above, check the settings in your controller.  Last year I swapped eight 6v AGMs for three 12v AGMs...and had to make a slight change in the settings.  If you have questions, call the tech line for the controller, he/she can tell you how to set it...have the number/type batteries and amp hours on hand before calling.

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    My pet peeve is when it is hung vertically on a wall, the stars are always in the upper left as seen by the viewer.  After 9/11, there were so many flags hung backwards, I made copies of flag etiquette and knocked on doors and gave them to the violators or put a copy around the door where they could find it.  Most were appreciative some wanted to argue.

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    Things seem really slow on the forum.  Maybe I've missed some posts, but many of the regulars seem to be gone.  I heard there was a problem with Wolfe10, or he had a problem with the forum, but what about jleamont, manholt, and dickandlois??  IMHO, all four provided lots of good information.

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    Strokes are bad news.  The person can completely recover, partly recover or never recover....all are different.   A month ago, my SIL had a bad stroke...took her to the ER, where they said she virtually died, then sent her to a specialist.  The specialist did brain surgery by partly removing the back of her skull, she was 350 lbs and in bad shape.  Fast forward three weeks...in a wheel chair, laughing and talking, headed to rehab.  You never know.

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    11 hours ago, huffypuff said:

    Please don't tell me you're using tap water in your cooling systems and flooded batteries.  As a mechanic of 50-plus years, I can tell you what contaminants in water do to them.  You will still have to buy distilled water which you have to pay for just the same.  My statement above is that you can't miss with 50/50 mix.  

    Of course I don't use tap water....and Wally World's distilled is much cheaper than Peak's.  With a little planning, mixing coolant is no problem.

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    On 3/1/2012 at 3:04 PM, johnrstucker said:

    I'm trying to do the same! But hearing that these tires dry rot quicker than other brands. Need a little advice from someone. It appears the FMCA Discount is a good deal. But I hear these may not last too long, etc.

    This post is right on, there are posts all over the RV forums about Michelins and cracked sidewalls.  I got rid of my Michelins at five and a half years, 30k, with plenty of tread left, for that reason.  Michelin even goes so far as to post a series of pictures of cracked side walls, trying to convince us some cracks are okay.  They can say what they want, but nobody in our group is going to take off on a long trip with cracked tires.  No more Michelins for me.

    donjlong, hope you have better luck than I did.

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