hermanmullins

lloyd21, Welcome to the Forum and Kudos for Dave You gave him the best advertising there is. Herman

Bobby, Never heard of having to pull and turn in you tags. With GMAC all you have to do is call. Tell them you want to put your coach in storage. Your coach must remain in storage for 30 days to get the cost savings. Take it out early and you pay full insurance cost. When you place your coach in storage it removes your Liability and Collision coverage for what ever period over 30 days you have it in storage. This is really good during the winter times when you are not on the road. If you have a lean on the coach you must maintain comprehensive to keep the lean holder covered. Hope this Helps. Herman

nlbigbend, Just my thoughts. If you are on oxycodone for back pain and have to have it fill over and over, should you even be driving? I hope your D/W is driving for you. Please be safe and I hope your back gets better. Herman

Frank, one of the nice things about the newer Chevrolets and GMC is that there is no steering wheel lock. If you are towig their 4 X 4 all you have to do is put the transfer case in neutral, put the selector in Park and remove the key. And if you are really smart you have a M & G Brake and do not need to have power to a brake in the toad. Herman

GM, Welcome to the Forum. And thank you for looking to FMCA to answer your questions. 1) 12,000 to 15,000 miles per year. 2) Tow vehicle 46,000 miles - Coach 57,000 miles. 3) Some where around 150,000 miles 4) Can be up to several hours. 5) Again several hours. 6) 65 to 70 MPH 7) No 8) N/A Hope this helps your survey. Herman

Jim, I think this is the Mfg. doing a CMA. If the Rack can be used to carry bikes on the Jeep when you are driving it, what different does it make if the Jeep is towed? (Cover My A--) Herman

thaight, Welcome to the Forum. I have a Blue OX tow bar with Blue Ox base plates on my Chevrolet Truck. My tow bar is locked on the coach. When we hit the road I install the two pins on the truck, pull up to the truck and only have to pit in two hitch pins an I my tow bar is ready. I do have to pit on the safety cables, light cord, air brake line and the brake away safety cable. In my opinion the tow bar that stays on the coach is the way to go. I may be wrong but I believe that Blue OX is the only maker that has just the pins that are removable from the base plates. But there are several really good tow bars on the market and only you can and should decide which one is right for you. Good luck. Herman

Every coach carries paper plates. Place one under each plate. Or you can purchase rubberized shelf material and cut pieces to go under plates, saucers and or bowls. For stem ware purchase 1" to 2" foam sheets. Cut it to fit shelf. Press stem ware down on foam and cut circle or square with razor blade remove foam and you have a place to have your stem ware held in place and they wont bang against each other.

Jerry1938, Welcome to the Forum. Wandering, in my experience, is in the alignment. Have a good shop check it. I have a feeling what you have is a Toe In problem. When the Toe In is not correct, for example toe out, each wheel will be fighting to go straight. Hence forth wandering. Each tire is trying to go straight and is fighting the other tire. Let us know what you find.

So, not been doing much since Rockport huh? Herman

David, Holligan is always welcome on the Forum. Congrats. on being Cheif Chaplin. I volunteer at the Bobham VA Medical Center, Bonham, Texas.

Brett, your are correct. I did not explain it clearly. Power connection from the coach to the toads battery. That will keep the toads battry charged for both restart and hopefully never needed, for emergancy stop due to disconnect.

Alan, Welcome to the Forum. I traveled the Southwest for close to 45 years. The one thing that I always had a problem with was "Where Am I". On the Radio, TV and weather stations they always talk about what is happening in Job County "The storm is moving Southeasterly through Job into the Northern portion of Sam County." My thoughts were "Am I in Job or Sam Counties??" My new cell phone shows the weather where I'm at that moment and moves with me. With this I know what the weather is where I'm at and what I can expect. Weather on the road is a perplexing thing. Maybe you can get that ap on your phone. Have a great time in the south.

Jon, Most cars in the nineties and two thousands have steering wheel locks and that is one reason to have your key on. Now this is just my thoughts. Have the steering wheel pulled and the steering wheel lock pin removed. Have your Mustang and coach wired so that you have a separate circuit for power to your Buddy Brake. This way you wont run down your battery or rack up any mileage on your speed. SR said that he tows a 2000 with no problems with lubing the trans Sounds like you found a Gem.

Jon, Since you are in the mid-life-mode let me suggest that you contact one of your local hot rod shops or really old transmission shops. Ask them if the drive shaft turning with the transmission in the neutral position will be enough for the gears to splash lube the bearings. Also 1999 mustang with a manual transmission also has, I believe, a mechanical drive speedo. It will rack up the miles. You might also ask if the 99 has mechanical or electronic speedo. Since the Mustang has a steel drive shaft it you could have a drive shaft disconnect install. Steel D/S are less costly to modify. Good Luck with the crisis.

Brett, You are correct about using boards. My point was that if you have to stack boards under the tires and the jacks you might look for a more level spot. When we had jacks I allways put boards under the jacks when not on concrete. I leveled once on gravel, I was a real newbie then, and did not use boards. I looked at the coach during Happy Hour and thought it looks as if my jack have lost some lift so I readjusted the front jack, a single jack in the center front, twice. Then I noticed my jack plate was out of sight. I had buried the jack in the gravel til there was no more travel. And it was a chore to get it back out of the ground.

My thoughts. Our coach has air bags for ride and leveling. When we park I dump my air to get the coach as low as I can before I try to level the coach. Our last coach had air bags and jacks. Then I would also dump then level. If I need to roll my coach up onto boards to get it close to level and then use the jacks, I would find another spot to park. If I have to put boards under the tires and then level I would be concerned about slippage. Tires on the ground have a grip on the ground. Boards have no grip on the ground and the tires can get no grip on the boards. When the coach is raised to level how much grip/traction do I have? Boards under the tires, boards under the jacks equals too much chance for slippage (boards under the jacks because of soft ground is OK). Just my thoughts on safety.

Rich, do you have a smart wheel? Are there cruise control and wiper controls on your steering wheel? If so you have a smart wheel. Check for your controller. It is a black box, mine is located in the compartment with all of the 12 volt fuses, drivers side in front of the front wheel. Check to see if you have a burnt connector on, I believe no. 12. If so your controller box is shot. I will find the mfgs name and post it here for you

Mahakal, Welcome to the Forum. The Forum is a place where there is never a dumb question. We have all been there, done that and all have the T-Shirt. One thing that will help you get the best answers is to always Tell what kind of coach, model, length, engine size and the mfg. of the item you may have a question about. This way you will always get an answer from someone that has the same as you and may have had the same questions. Good Luck and Welcome to the RVing Life Style.

hopper, since it affect both the AC and Heat it has to be the thermostat.

keklettk, Welcome to the Forum. Safety is one of the most important factors when raising your coach. You may lift one of your rear tires off the ground which may allow your coach to roll. If your coach is so far out that to level you may need to reposition it so when leveling, it doesn't lift wheels off the ground. Be safe.

BK5057, When you installed or had the ice maker installed did you see a inline thermister (I don't know if that is the correct name) in your wiring harness? Was it clipped on to the back of the new I/Mkr? When I install our new maker the instructions had putting the Ther. under the clip in bold letters. If I understand, that is what senses the temp to freeze and to heat for release the ice.

dinksy, Welcome to the Forum. So very sorry for the loss of your father. I'm sure he would be proud of you for trying to carry on one of his traditions. A 1987 coach most likely has a Converter. A converter turns 120volt ac into 12 volt dc. My first coach had it under one of the twin beds. Do you have power to the TV, Microwave or roof AC when plugged into shore power? Do you have a switch labeled "Battery Disconnect"? They sometime have it located near the step well by the entrance. Do you get power to the TV, etc. when you have the Gen Set on or? Have you checked your house batteries to see if they are receiving a charge when the engine is running? Have you checked to see if any or all of your batteries are OK? Sorry for all the questions but you have to start somewhere. Again sorry for your loss. Herman

Tony, Be nice to your coach, send it south. There are a lot of folks up your way and you will get a lot of help. As Brett said Full tank and additives. Brett also always says that if you start your coach you need to run it until it reaches operating temperature and hold it there for several minutes. Herman

Yes we did. Lots of people were members of Good Sams because they were not allowed to join FMCA. Many joined because they found GMCA insurance had a good rate through GS's. Others became members when GS and Camping World merged. Some just like their magazine. Yes all of us joined both. It appears that you may not know that FMCA Stands for "Family Motor Coach Association". Are you a member of FMCA?