hermanmullins

Mike, If you can locate the valve, check the exhaust port. The same type valve is used for dumping the air. I found one of mine clogged by Dirt Dobbers. Hope this helps, Herman

Brett, Thanks for that tidbit of information on allowing the turbo to cool down before shutting down. I am willing to bet that I am not the only one that has shuts down their engine the minute they park. Good to know. Herman

Does your unit have a Jake Brake? If so it may be stuck. this happened to my Cummins. White smoke and no power. It was connected to an electrical problem (my fault). Corrected elec. problem no more smoke and full power for the last two years. Herman

You indicated that when you hit a bump you got a bad shimmy. Since it started all of a sudden it sounds to me like you may have a tie rod end or drag link problem. The tire problems that started before the shimmy indicates to me that your front end may have issues. Take the coach to a truck shop and have them inspect the front end for bent or loose links. Herman

Bill, Look in your storage compartment closest to your toilet. Look at the side wall you may find a cover there. Herman

Rich, Along those same lines there is a item used for swimming pools called a Freeze Guard. It moniters the temp. and will turn on the pump to prevent freezing. I know they make a 220 volt unit but I don't know if they have a 110. The 220 unit could be used by dropping one leg. Your could wire in a light to come on when needed. Herman

Pat, I have a bottle of Flea and Tick spray in my bay and I spray my water hose, power cord and drain hose each time I hook up. I don't know if it helps other then we don't have any bugs. Herman

Rich, That is the best I have heard or seen, since I saw a guy with a brown straw hat talking to a guy in a loud Orange hat in Gillette. If you don't mind, I am going to copy this and send it to several of my Engineer friends. But I will type real slow so they will under stand. Herman

Brett has made several great points. If they are not met you could be in real trouble should you be in an accident. If you are not in comlpiance, your insurance may not cover the accident and your fault or not you may be subject to all damages. The insurance companies thoughts are if you are not in compliance you should not be on the road. Make sure you have all you need to be safe. Herman

Sorry but that is an oxymoron, Cheap & AGM's. They are great batteries and are worth the price. Did you check the voltage with the charger connected? Check the connections. If they are corroded they may be only making partial contact and can not take the charge. Herman

Good to hear that you found the problem and got it fixed. However don't trash your old power cord. If just the end of the cord has burnt wires, just cut off the burnt wires and put on a new plug or receptacle and you will have a extension cable if you need one. Herman

If your red light on small circuit board is red then your board has failed. This is not uncommon. There is a way to by pass the board but for many reasons I can not tell you. Liability and all that. Herman

Sounds to me to be dirty or loose connections on the shore power cable. Also check the receptical where the shore power connects. Check the connections to the inverter. I thought my inverter was bad and all it was, was a loose ground connection. Herman

I understand. But could you just run the sewer hose, water and electric under your coach? Herman

From my point of view I would drive the coach in rather then backing it in. Herman

Keep the excitement. There many things that you can do. 1. Go rent a coach for a week. If you like it then you will have an idea of what you would like in your coach. But you may find out that an RV is not to your likeing and you are only out the cost of the rental and not the cost of an RV. 2. There are groups out there such as Thousand Trails and several others, that as members you may stay at one of their camp grounds for little or no cost for certain amounts of time. So take the next 4 to 5 years and check every thing out. Hope you decide to join this wonderful family of RV'ers/ Herman

Caster and camber in your alignment will affect pulling in one idrection or the other. Toe-in will have a great deal to do with wandering. When your toe-in is out your tires will try to center themselve. If your right front wheel is going streight the left will be pulling to the left. When you strighten the left then the right will pull to the right. Resulting in wandering. Have your coach aligned. Then have the tech. go for a test drive. If the wandering is gone wonderful. If not have him go over it again and test again. Hope this helps and happy wandering. Herman

gwdoug2002, Even though you have a 2,000 watt Inverter you need to check and see if it is a modified or pure sine (?) wave. Most residential refrigerators don't like the modified sine wave. A number of folks add a 1,000 watt pure sine wave inverter just for the refrigerator. Herman

MikeyO, Welcome to the Forum. Take pictures of the Compressor and Dryer. Go find a auto a/c wholesaler and show them the pictures. Take as many of the numbers you can find. They should be able to find the items you need. These are auto a/c parts and should be able to be matched. Good luck and tell the wife is will get better. Herman

To all on the Forum, Have a Safe and Happy 4th of July. If you see a vet. or active duty service member, shake his or her hand and thank them for our being able to celebrate the 4th. Herman

Lloyd, Check with sone of your local RV Parks. Ask them if you can park for 2 weeks with out hook ups. You may be suprised how little they may charge. Herman

John, I just had the same problem on June 10 while in Cheyenne, WY. Got the solenoid at NAPA. P/N ST85, $44.93. My suggestion is to get one to carry with you just in case. My ignition switch did the same thing. One time power then no power. Hope you get your problem solved. Herman

Steer clear of the Black Hills in August. That is when they hold the Motor Cycle Rally in Sturgis and there can be as may as 600,000 motor cyles in the area during the Rally time. Late September is not a bad time to visit. Mt Rushmore is a wonderful place to visit. After you see it in tha daylight please go back at night. It is awesome at night. Have a great trip. Herman

discus277, Sorry for your dissatisfaction with your membership. With the number, since 1963, approaching one half million there must be something being offered that is keeping them members. Yes, age, deaths and the economy has reduced the active numbers to close to 90,000. Once a number has been issued it can only be reactivated by a family member, such as a daughter, son, grand daughter or grand son. May I ask-- have you visited or joined a Chapter? Have you been to one of the National Family Reunions (Rally)? There is so much more then just Trip Planning, There is the Michelin Tire Program saving members thousands of dollars. There are members out there that if you have a problem will drive your coach back to your home. They will invite you to drop by when in their area. But last but not least you have the opportunity to make life long friends. I hope you reconsider and renew your membership in the future. Herman

fad847, If it hasn't been said before, Welcome to the Forum. Check with ESSEX CREDIT, 800-377-3948, essexcredit.com/fmca. tell them what you would like to do and they will find you a good interst rate and a lender that will be best for your requirements. Herman