hermanmullins

FMCA-Fleetwood, As Brett said, not a good idea. Although your tires may look good on the outside take a look between the treads. On 11 year old tires I can guarantee you will find cracking. When talking tires the ole saying "better safe than sorry" is right on. Herman

M, Give a email to the tech department at Monaco. You will get an answer before the day is over. Herman

Green, Now might be a good time to start scowering RV Salvage lots. You might find what you need at one of them. Herman

Green, Your thermostat should have buttons for Mode, Fan, Up, Down and Zone. The Mode has Off, Fan, Cool, Heat Pump and Furnace, and the same on the rear. On the front thermostat you only have one(1) zone. While on the rear you have two(2) zones, but only on cool. On cool you may set two different temperatures but only one on all other modes. Try running the units through all modes and see if your units work in them all. Herman

Alorellie, On my Monaco (2002 Dynasty), the fuses are listed on a sheet on the inside of the Cover on the fuse panel. The fuse panel is located on the drivers side in front of the front wheel. Hope yours has the same list. Herman

dhgoins, If it hasn't been said before welcome to the Forum. Check the mfg. dates on the side walls. Example, (09 12) means the tires were built in 9th week of 2012. Tires 5 to 7 years old are questionable. Also when inspecting the tires look between the treads. If you have no cracking on the side walls and between the treads you should be ok. Good luck and have a safe trip. Herman

Morning Jim, Even outboard motors and out drives have anode plates on them. Electrolysis will attact and eat away the softest metals even steel and especially aluminum. The anode is zinc and it will be the metal effected by electrolysis. If you pull an anode after a year in a hot water unit you will see it very pitted. That is what happens to metals in water. Stainless will be the least effected while zinc will be the most effected by electrolysis. The reason most manufacturers don't install them is cost per unit. (I also think it prolongs the life of a unit too much) Herman

islandboy, Welcome to the Forum. Bud, we need a bit more information. Make, year and model of your coach and what make of heater do you have. With this information folks with the same unit can advise you. Herman

Arowsley, Welcome to the Forum. Give "Rv Glass Solutions"s call. They can get glass for most anything with a windshield. Herman

Dudley, My preference is a Blue Ox tow bar and base plate. With a M & G air brake. Herman

PhxRainey, If you are looking for a Diesel Pusher under 40 foot try "Motor Homes of Texas". At present time they have 41 pre-owned diesel pusher listed. Of that 13 are under 40 foot. As an example they have a 2005 Fleetwood Discovery 39L with a 330 Cat., 40 K miles and 4 slides, they also have an 2011 Forest River Berkshire 38 footer with a 340 Cummins, 18 K miles and 3 slides. They have several Fourtravels, Monacos to name a few. Give them a look at www.motorhomesoftexas.com . You might check out www.mrolivers.com I am not sure what he has but give him a look. Hope these help. Keep looking you will find the one for you. Then come back here and join the FMCA family. Herman

Roland, Contact Fleetwood tech. dept. and ask for the alignment specifications. Give them to the shop where you plan on having your coach aligned. Herman

David, Yes and no. Other then the difference between an Operator's and a CDL License most officers have no clue as to which is required. This is not a slap at any law officer. Thank goodness we have them. The same for most insurance agents and RV sales people. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Herman

My 02 Dynasty has a Jake brake. It will not function with the cruise control on. In most cases people will hit their brake when the brake is needed. To activate my Jake Brake I have a button on the floor on the left side of the steering column. When I push the button with my foot it retards the transmission to second gear and holds it there till I release the button. Unit works well every time. Herman

Wayne, There was an all you can eat restaurant next to the Battle Ship Texas, I believe called the San Jacinta Inn. Linchburg Crossing was further down right at where the Ferry crossed the ship channel. It was a white clapboard building up on pilings with a wide front entry. It had 4 menus, one on each wall with red and white checkered tablecloths. Herman

Ray, You and Hana have a safe trip south. Herman

Wayne, Some of the best Sea Food in your area years ago was at a place called "Linchburg Crossing" until it burned and rebuilt. I don't even know if is even still there, it's been since the seventies since I was last there. Brett, it wont be long before the Christmas Lights Regatta in Clear Lake. Bob Taylor, a customer of mine was Grand Marshal for several years. Thanks to all for a nice trip down Memory Lane. Herman

Wayne, Know Kemah well. Used to go there when the biggest thing there was Jimmy Walkers and the bridge was two lanes. Really changed in the last 40 years. A bit of trivia. In Louisiana there is a small chain of restaurants called Don'S Seafood. Lafayette is the home of Don's. One of Don's sons decided that he wanted to venture out on this own and started his own restaurant. He built a nice chain himself but decided to sell and go back with the family so he sold his chain better known as "Landry's. His father was, "Don Landry". Herman

Home on Wheels. Our coach was out of commission from the last of September till last week. We had to go the ths Six-State Rally and stay in a Motel. I don't know how many time in those 11 days I said, " Yes I have that in the coach, wait I'm not here with the coach." Life with the coach on the road is so nice and convient, you have everything you need with in an arms length. The coach is back in the Garage. Had to have the radiator recored. $$$$$$. Now in the process of installing the new Samsung Refrigerator. I will write about that in a new post as soon as "my three sons" are here at Thanksgiving to help carry it into the coach. If I don't get the chance, May each of you have a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving. Herman

Grade 8 Herman

David and Linda, Welcome to FMCA and to the Forum. My wife Bobbie and I are also from Texas. We are members of several chapters with Lone Star being, what we call our Home Chapter. Lone Star is having a rally Dec 3-4-5 at the Lake Conroe KOA. We would like to invite you and Linda to join us. If you would like more information about our rally and Lone Star, send me a Personal Message and I will get you all the information. Again Welcome Herman Mullins South Central Area (Six-State Rally Association) Southern Region VP

John, Check this site. enginnershandbook.com/tables/torque Herman

Lyle, To check if it may be the batteries try using a jumper cable to your car or truck. With the vehicle engine running try the slide in and out. But since you are all set for the winter (snowbird) and wont be needing to move the slide till spring I would just wait till then buy a new set of Batteries and try the slide then. If it turns out to be the Batteries then you will be ready to travel back North. Of course the slide may know there is no big rush for the bed room so it is just going with the flow. Herman

Jim, What has Atwood said? They should be your best source of information. Herman

chp007kd40, Go get your coach. pay what ever is owed to CW on your credit card. Take your coach home and when you get your credit card bill put the charge under protest. At that point CW will have to prove that the service was preformed. Once you have your coach back you can have an attorney fight with CW and your Insurance Co. Then go and find a shop that will tell you which items they can repair and which they can't. It is very possible that you may have to go to more then one shop to have all the work done. It amazes me that Camping World hasn't stepped up and tried to make your situation right. They have lost a lot more in negative advertising then they can regain anytime soon. CW is a good place to buy RV trinkets, not a place to have an RV repaired. Most folks don't go to a beauty shop to have their oil changed, neither should a RVer got to souvenir shop to have a RV repaired. Herman