hermanmullins

It isn't bad to use a fuel additive all year round. It helps control moisture. If most people are like my wife and I we don't always know when we will be going out the next time, 2 days, 2 weeks or 2 months. One nice thing about rum, if you have a gas rig and you are afraid of it spoiling pour it in the gas tank. HAPPY ENGINES are always nice to have. Happy RVing.

Last day, If you have a air compressor handy you can remove all the water from your water lines. Thay make a small fitting that attaches to your water hose. you can apply a small amount of air 10 or 15 psi and open each water faucet one at a time. you will need to add more air as you go through your rig. This will eliminate all water in your lines and will be no need to heat your rig. If you do drain your lines or add antifreeze to your lines don't forget to pour some down all drains and add some to your toilet bowl.

If you added the extra socket (cigarette lighter as most of knew as) why not run it to your lighting connection to your coach for 12v power? Of course you would need to put in a protective fuse on both ends. No worry of discharging your battery. My 2003 Yukon does not have a locking pin in the steering column, does the Equinox? I left the key on the first time we towed it and it pulled just fine but with the key on it recorded the miles.

Of what graybeard said I think the key word was WAX. I think what the white streaks are is oxidation from the top. Waxing the top might slow down the streaking. I don't think you will ever stop it fully. I generaly get streaking when I wash the coach and I think it is from the water. Has anyone out there tried using a filter on the hose when washing their coach? Did it slow down the streaking? OH Lord, what would we do with our time if we didn't have an RV. I love it.

Dave If you haven't done it before turn off your refirgerator, dry it out and leave the doors open. Also make sure the shelves are clean and dry. If you have your insurance through GMAC call them up and put the coach in storage. This can save you money. Also be sure and top off all fuel tanks and put in a fuel additive to keep fuel fresh and reduce moisture. It would be good to have the oil and filters changed. After you put in an additive be sure and run your engine and gen. to make sure they get some in the carbs or injecters. Since you are in Florida you might find some sort of dehumidfier. Good luck. I know you will get lot of help with your question.

Charlie, I don't think you have a problem. There is room around the calipers for the cap to fall out when you begin to move. Caps are either plastic or stainless(so they wont rust). If you lost it on your front wheel just start your engine trun your wheel until the rear of the wheel your lost the cap on is turned out. crawl under and take a look. You might raise your coach until both front wheels are off the ground then spin the wheel. It should fall out. My self, I would say "darn" and then go to the parts house and buy some new caps. This wont be the first caps you lose nor the last. You most likely throw more rock and other thing up into all sorts of places on your coach while driving. So get some new caps. enjoy a fine cup of coffee and go camping.

I owe you an apologize. From your post I felt like you had not served. I was mistaken. Thank you for your 30 years of service. Herman Mullins, U.S. Navy Vet.

Thank you for your point. But always, always remember that you have the right to voice your feelings because all, yes all who are serving or have served have kept your rights free, all your rights. So the next time you see a man or women wearing something military go up shake their hand and thank them for their service. I was told one time that if I typed my post in capitols it meant I was SHOUTING. Thank you to all ... yes, all who are serving or have served this wonderful country. GO NAVY!

Barb, find your closest RV dealer and go ask for their help. Check with Winnebago on line they might have a vedio for your coach. Give their tech dept. a call. As you can see in the forum, RVer's are wonderful people willing to help any way they can. You have many new thing that are going to happen with your coach. Some good and some not so good, but the nice thing is that every time you make a mistake that is something you will never forget. Just start talking to people you know and you will be suprised how many have RV's them selves. Have fun with your coach and keep looking to the forum when you need help.

Nurse Barbara, the 454 and the 8.1 are built on the same block. I am not sure but I beleive the 454 is a throttle body injection and the 8.1 is a multi port injection. And yes either one will do well on a coach up to 34 or 35 feet. more then that you not preform too well.

Quality.

Well said Tom. I had a friend that bought a travel trailer, $18,000.00. On his first trip he said "well that trip cost us $18,000.00 but on his second trip he said "well that trip only cost $9,000.00. You can see where this is going. Buying a motor home is an investment in a life style. I don't mean to be brash but if your only thought is how much can I get for my unit in the future you arn't going to have much enjoyment with your purchase. Everyone looks up in December, January, and February and thinks this is a lot of money to spend each month for something sitting in storage. But come spring and you go out for the first time you think now this is what it is all about. An RV be it a popup or a motor home it is an investment although is deprecates in value it's return in memories is worth more then gold. Buy what you can afford. "DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY"

Jimpat & Wayne. This happened to one of our Lone Star Members. While at a rally last year I got an email like this. What was real funny (!!!!!!) was that I had just had coffee with the gentleman that was suposed to be in Africa and had been talking about his hijacked address. I asked him if I could just give him a check then or did I have to wait until he got back to Africa. Regards and Happy RVing

Tom, I was thinking that when I cut the cabinet down that I would leave the top portion the full size and just stain the bare side. How does that sound?

The MG braking system has a very simple theory. All braking systems that apply pressure to the brake pedel all have one big problem. Have you ever tried to stop your vehicle (with power brakes) with out the engine running. Next to impossiable. I had a long talk with the inventor of the MG unit. The braking unit is a small cylinder that is placed between the power brake booster and the master cylinder. When you apply your brake in the coach it applys the same pressure on the master cylinder. When you are ready to tow all you have to do is plug in your air hose and safty line. There is nothing to pick up put in between the seat and pedel and to plug into a power sorce. You do not have to pull any fuses nor have to worry about the unit shifting and appling pressure to the pedel and burning out your brakes and possiable fire. When I had the MG system installed on my Yukon XL the cost was quoted to be $1208.00. The young man that was making the installation asked if I would like a remanufactured unit for $875.00. The differance was the new unit has a lifetime warrenty where the remanf. unit only has a 5 years warrenty. I opped for the 5 yr. They had me out of their shop (in Athens, TX) in less then an hour. As you can see I would make a good spokesman for them. Check them out.

I saw a TV bracket at Sam's. It was $49.xx. However as Brett said I would be careful mounting a TV on a movable bracket without having it well secured. I can understand wanting to be able to move the TV for servicing and ease of mounting but again, be sure to be able to secure it from moving when in transit.

Two words. "Truck Stop." Most all larger truck stops have accessories, check them out. They sell them in sets of 4 or 5 caps.

Gary, If you haven't made up your mind on a braking system, check out M&G Engineering. They have a air braking system that is so simple and easy to use. It has a brake away system next to none. http://www.m-gengineering.com/ Good luck on going full time.

Measure the width of your cabinet. Then go to Sam's or Walmart and check out the width of their TV's. Then you will know how big you can go. I wouldn't mount it on a swinging bracket unless you have a method to secure it while in transit. If you have space on either side of your current cabinet, measure how wide you can go with a new unit. Our Monaco has a center cabinet that I am going to cut down before I mount our new Flat screen TV. Our current TV is a 27". I am going to be able to mount a 32" with no problems. I am going to cut down the depth by 12 inches and use most of the current frame . Good luck on making the switch.

So Paul, do you like our warm weather? Compared to Ohio it isn't too cold . However it is 35 degrees here in the DFW area. But I will take that anyday over white outs and snow on the ground for several months. So WELCOME to TEXAS and warm weather. Oh yea, Merry Christmas.

Tools. Both American & Metric. Put them in a good tool box in an easy location to get to. It never fail that when we are at a rally, someone will have a problem and one of us can and will come to the rescue. Brett is correct. Extras of lots of items are good to have on hand. Relays, Belts Hoses (and clamps), Duct Tape and WD40. If it moves and shouldn't use the Duct Tape. If it should move and doesn't use the WD40. Old but true. Always , if you can, be aware of where you are going and what kind of service may or may not be avaliable. Happy RVing.

Graybeard, None of us should have a spare tire. It is bad for your health, causing high blood pressure, diabeties, shortness of breath and a aray of other problems.

We have a 400HP ISL. Never had the blowby as discribed here. I did have loss of power and white smoke. (another story). It has been discussed that you need to extend the tube and put it in a better location aka outboard rather then center. My question is, could a small canister be made so as to catch the blowby and not allow it to flow into the air? Just a thought.

Well Bob in Ohio, welcome. It is good to know what great service you had. If you didn't please write Gary a note thanking him for the service he gave you. Everyone feels good when they are noticed for the work they do. Have fun on the West Coast.

Troy, Tom is right. Figure what up grades you would like. Then figure how much your payment on another MH would be. Take the differece between your current payments and subtract it from what a new payment would be. Set aside that much each month til you have enough for one up date. Then begin to save for the next up grade and so on. In a short time you will have an upgraded coach and not increased your payments. New RV loans are not for as long as they were. And besides you have already paid a lot of intrest on your current coach.