hermanmullins

Carl, Use as a toad. Now that is not a bad idea. It may be a bit expensive. but not bad. It could be used for transportation when parked and could go exploring out over night or it could be a mother-in-law apartment. But still an idea. Herman

sasmit8, On GMC, Eagle, Prevost and so on have the Basement A/C designed to keep 70 + folks comfortable. Basement A/C units in motor homes were designed to save money . Sorry, Herman

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Lucky, Welcome to the Forum. Pros = 0 Cons= Not enough time to list them all. Sorry, Herman

Bill, Take a closer look. What you are seeing is the end of the clamp strap. It isn't loose it just looks that way. Herman

Could be the striker bolt needs adjusting. Adjusted mine and it helped some . Went inside the door panel and adjusted the release rod, works like a charm. Herman

Eddie, Is the bottom of your step well Wood or sheet metal? If it is wood, will it not still get moisture from the bottom? If is sheet metal, can't it still get moisture from the underside? Also If it is sheet metal I would give it a good cleaning and several coats of primer before putting the plate down. I enjoy the step by step pictures. Good luck and we all look forward to seeing the finished product. Herman

rc, This is how I check my batteries. I make sure they are fully charged. (if they will not charge then they are bad) I have a battery load tester and will test each battery on its own. on a fully charged battery it will read close to 13 volts. Then I put a load on each. It will read in the Green = good, Yellow = marginal, or Red = Bad. You can have one battery reading in the Green and one in the Red. Even if the coach starts after being fully charged but you have one bad it will draw down the good one. Do not replace just one but both of them. Some coaches can have batteries that will last for years and some that will eat up batteries in no time at all. There are Demons that will have a constant draw and lower the life of your batteries. That is why I have a trickle charge,r permanently mounted, that will monitor and maintain my batteries at all time. Herman

Let me add something else to have when going to a National or any other Rally. Extra Power Cord, 50 amp to 30 amp adapter and extra sewer hose (more then one of each is not a bad idea. I have aerial photos of 2014 and 2016. I will try to scan and post them here. They do not show any definition of power but they will give you an over all view of the Ag. Center. Sorry, I have tried several time and for some reason I can't scan the pictures. If I am able to scan them I will post them later. Herman

Dan, Here is where all of it is located on my 2001 Monaco Dynasty. In the rear closet there is a hatch on the floor. There are two latches, one on either side closest to you. Press the round button on each then open the hatch. You will find a moisture proof outlet on the Right Hand side. The out let is only hot when connected to shore power or the generator is running. Very close to the out let you will find what look like an extension cord. That is the cord to the Block Heater. Plug in the cord and make sure the switch in the dash marked "BLOCK HEATER" is ON. It may take several hours for it it warm the block. Hope this helps. Herman

If I can see it correctly you will be laying on your stomach and working through the hole in the closet floor. That is if you have a bedroom slide. Put lot of protection on the floor, the bed and remove all and I mean all of the clothes. I would have one or more old blankets folded to lay on. I had to change the belts on our first coach (gas). My wife said I finally got to use my superior Touchy Feely technique. Most of the job will done by Braille. You just can't see a lot down there. Don't get me wrong, it can be done, just be patient and take your time. Good luck, Herman

Harley, Welcome to the Forum. Had never heard of the Racor gauge for the fuel filter line. I for one will look into one. Thanks, Herman

Looking forward to it. A little story. Several year ago when I was Parking Lt. in Shawnee, Oklahoma, I got many calls from the then Area Vice President, telling me that one of his friends called and wanted a good Parking Spot and he told them come on he had a special spot for them. I finally said to him, "How many Special Spots I had?" he told me "not to worry that all parking spots were special ". So let me say, "Come on in I will have a special parking spot for you". Herman

Heather, Welcome to the world of Confusion. There will be many thoughts and Ideas for which is the best tire for a coach. I will only tell you what tire I have and how I like them. I have Goodyear G670s on our coach 2 2002 Monaco Dynasty. They were the original mfg. that came on the coach. I have not had one issue with them. They ride and wear well. They were less expensive then others but still of high quality. Good Luck, Herman

Rick, It looks really nice. However if you have just driven 250 to 300 miles in the rain and your coach is really dirty , I would not turn them on till I washed the coach. Carl what might help would for you to purchase a New 2018 Newell P50. I understand that they have push buttons to open the bay doors and open and close the slides. We are sitting at 7 degrees here in Whitewright. High today is only supposed to reach only 21. I know lots of places are colder then here but that doesn't help to stay any warmer. BRRRRRRRR! I read that there is a place in Russia where it was 86 degrees below zero. Now that is cold. It said that the region had a population of over 3 million. I guess there are that many stupid people in this world, just didn't know they were all in one place. Herman

Hobart, Doug responded to your comment. Hey Herman, We will (and have had) the seminar listings, event schedule, and, in fact, the entire program posted on FMCA’s web site at least a month before the start of the convention. Thanks, Doug So let me suggest that around the first week in February go to fmca.com and click on conventions and check to see the seminars. Herman

Hobart, I will mention this to Doug. Thanks for the heads up on seminar infromation. Herman

Congratulation on your first National. There is so much to do and see so sign up for the seminars that interest you and get the Credit Card out, There are things in the Vendors you can't pass up. I will be one of the Parkers in a Red Ball Cap. Wave or stop and chat. Herman

I have replaced my Aermometer once before. I purchased the one I have now because it said that the cups/blade were replaceable without having to purchase the entire unit. I can not find the replacement cup/blade It is a Girard Aermometer. Girard only shows the entire unit at a cost of $162.00. Anyone know where I might get the replacement cup/blade? Herman

Welcome back John, We go through KC at least once a year. But have not looked for a park in KC. We always go to Overland Park and overnight in the WalMart parking lot. It is located in a very nice and safe area very similar Frisco. Have you gone to www.rvparkreviews.com ? Herman

greamie, Welcome to the Forum. You might start with a steering stabilizer of some sort. Safe-T-Plus comes to mind. But there are several other good units available. Do you have wandering when driving? Are the tires wearing unevenly? Some coaches just need a good alignment, a change of air pressure in the tires, and even weight distribution on the front axle. Herman

Carl, On our coach I have a selector valve for the water. It has two positions. City, that will provide water to the whole coach without need of the pump (I turn the pump off when on city water). The second position is Fill. When placed in the Fill position it will fill the water holding tank. When in the Fill position the pump will come on because it can not build up pressure in the position. When there is sufficient water in the Tank I return the selector to City an use city water. If dry camping or going down the road I will have the pump in the on position. Herman

67, I had a similar issue with our coach. Had a trickle charge in the coach. it had a difficult time keeping my batteries charged. Turned out one of my two 12 volt chassis batteries was bad. Changed out both and now the trickle charger keep then up very well. I have mentioned this before but will tell it again. Most diesel coaches have a built in block heater. In most cases it is on a power cord that has to plug into a receptacle in the engine bay. That receptacle is only hot when on shore power or with the generator running. I mounted my trickle charger in the battery bay and connected it to the batteries. I then unpluged the block heater cord and plugged the trickle charger in the the receptacle . Now any time I am on the gen. or shore power the charger maintains the charge in the chassis batteries. A few but not many inverters will charge both house and chassis batteries. Hope this helps. Herman

IMHO if a check valve is installed before or after the pump and in the correct direction, it will not cycle off and on. With a working check valve it will prevent water pressure from going backwards which will allow the pump to build up sufficient pressure to shut off the pump until there is a demand for water. It will then, after the water demand is shut off, it will build up the correct pressure and shut off the pump. Herman

John, Welcome to the Forum. Yes the Trip Planning was dropped on Dec. 31, 2017. If you will email dball@fmca he will give the correct information. If I understand correctly it can still be gotten but through other steps. Herman