hermanmullins

While on this subject, does anyone make a dome satelite automatic dish with multi LNBs? I have Dish Network and would like to use a DVR so we can watch two TVs at the same time on diferent channels. Our King Dome in motion will move between 110 &119 when we change channels. As is said before we don't need HD. Nice to hear you guys on lots of topics.

Nice job on the cabinet. I have been wanting to replace my euro chair and foot stool. It is very comfortable when you sit in the chair, however it sits so low to the floor I have to almost slide out on my knees then push my self up to get out of it. Your recliner looks very inviting. Is there a number or name for the chair you bought? Again great job.

Navy 8, Howdy from another swabie. You might check with the wheel manufactuer and ask what is the recommended stud length, and if a spacer is needed on the rear wheels [between the outer aluminum rim and the inner steel rim. I have a feeling that you might have enough length but I would check to be sure. Good luck on adding the BLING to your already good looking coach.

Brett, Tom wasn't supose to tell you of my fupa. [PS, now I know.]

Tom, the 'Smoking Engine' was my post. If you promise not to tell Brett, I will tell you what my problem was. My 400 ISL has the Jake Brake. Now for the story. I had installed a new fan on my dash and looked for a curcit that came on and off with the egnition switch. On a trip back home we came to a down grade and I stepped on the Jake Brake. which slowed the coach down. That was when I noticed the fan quit. When I let off the Jake Brake the fan came back on. [Jake brake on fan off, jake Brake off fan on]. I had a stop light and when I came to a stop the engine went into rough idle, no power with lots and lots of smoke. I got through the intersection and on to the side of the road. This was the same problem I had before. "What the H- did I do but reach up and turn the fan off. WALII the engine begins to odle smoothly and the smoking stopped. What ever hot wire I connected the fan to was also connected to the Jake Brake. Needless to say I have removed the fan wire and moved it to the elec. panel and put in a inline fuse. No more problems. [but Tom please don't tell Brett]

Montie, I have a Trip Tec and I called them on my unit. According to the readings my lifetime average was 98.46 MPG. Wouldn't that be lovely. Trip Tec told me that that information comes from the engines computer and needed to be re-calculated by Cummins. Maybe you could visit your local dealer and ask if they can make the needed calculations. Hope this helps.

Jimmy, You have one of the best go to guys in Brett. He will research your problem and get you the correct answer. I have a Trip-Tec in my coach between it the coach speedo and my GPS I have 3 different readings. I will have Cummins check mine the next time I have it in for service. In the mean time I set my speed by the GPS. It may be slow some times to react up or down but it is right on the money for speed readings. Happy RVing

GW, it seems [in my openion] your did everything right with the exception of the brake system. I have spoken several times about the MG Air brake unit: http://www.m-gengineering.com/ Knowing what I know now, after several mistakes, I would do the following: 1) Tow Bar, you have a good one. 2) Lights, the dealer did a good job by wiring your light with diodes and direct connections to the coach. 3) Steering wheel, Go to your local mechanic and have him remove the steering wheel locking pin. 4) Braking system, see if your dealer will replace the Blue Ox brake with a MG. The MG has no electrical hookups. one air line and safety cord and your are hooked up. And you don't have to move it every time you want to tow or drive. By the way Congratulations on your new coach.

Sorry JMonroe, when you open the connection on the battery you also delete your computer codes. It takes time to reset the codes, sometimes 100 miles. The 2000 Tohoe doesn't have a streeing wheel locking pin [at least my 2002 doesn't have one]. The odometer racks up miles with the key on. My toad is a 2003 GMC Yukon 4X4. Blue ox tow Bar, M. G. Brake [air brake]. When leaving I hook up Yukon to tow bar, plug in the lights, plug in air line, connect brake away lanyard and put Yukon in neutral and trans in park. I then move coach to make sure Yukon is in neutral and all lights work. I then remove the key, lock the Yukon and go RVing. Hope this helps everyone.

Go find you a older mechanic. He will have the experience and knowledge to adjust your toe-in and your caster where it will follow your coach with no problems. If your caster is too little it will not follow. He will also know that there are spec for all newer cars & truck but very few on the older ones. If your Toe-in is not enough your car will wander down the road trying to find the center. Hope you find that old mechanic and you get your problem solved. Your are right about not believing that some cars won't toe. You just need the right person to align your 63 Ford.

I travel the Oklahoma Turmpikes almost every month. They are the best roads in Oklahoma. However if you are not in a hurry try taking Historic Route 66 from Oklahoma City to Joplin. There are lots of nice little towns to visit. You will go through Claremore between Tulsa and Miami. There you will find the Will Rogers Museum and the Davis Gum Museum. That being said, if you take Route 66 stay with in the posted speed limits. The small towns budgets depend on that revenue. Have a great Trip.

Here is a web site that has the information on cable size, amp load and length. As has been stated before welding cable is your best bet. www.directwire.biz . Click on downloads, then click on item one brochures and go to page two. There you will find a chart with the info. you need. Happy camping and keep on breathing at night wit out worry.

Thanks Texnet. I have done this before and have received the areas we are in locals channels. I had to laugh the first time we did this. when we returned home we had to call to have our home area changed back to our home address. On the same note we have several shows we like to watch so when we are going on the road I will set the DVR to record the shows. When we returned from one trip I had no shows recorded because I had moved to our mobile location and I didn't have my locals at home. Now we just hope for cable where we park or watch some movies we have. Thanks again for everyones responce to my question. Go RVing and go often.

Yes there is a lot of valuable info on this subject. As for the sensors, I'm not sold on them yet. In the summer I have checked my tire pressure in the morning. I have my fronts at 90 psi and the rears at 95psi. Later in the day after several hours of driving I checked them again all were 120 to 125 psi due to the heat. Sensors on cars only have a very small window of difference before they send a warning, as I understand. I don't know about the after market units. As for Nitrogen, race cars use nitrogen in their tires because it is not effected by heat. So if you have your RV tires filled with nitrogen you will have the same smooth ride all the time. However it is expensive to have your tires filled with nitrogen and there are not many places to have then filled or added to. You can go to your local Welding Supply store, purchase a Nitrogen cylinder (very heavy) for about $300.00 and a regulater for about $100.00, have a long air hose (50 Ft.) and you can service your tires yourself. Oh you also have to find a place in the coach to carry the cylinder and you have to take it to a W/S store to swap it out. So from this post I know that truck tires are OK for an RV. Recaps are not good. Sensor are up in the air. Nitrogen is expensive. And we all love our RVs and care about their shoes. Man I love this forum.

super squid571 Mr White, If I read your post correctly, you went from boot camp to become a Mustang and rose to the rank of Admiral. I joined in July of 1956. You must have passed me like a streak. My salute and congratulations.

Ron, as I had my $6.95 coffee at Starbucks this morning we discussed the topic of the rising cost of living. We came to the conclusion that we would start having our coffee at McDonalds, they still offer Senior discounts on coffee. This would help us all. So Ron you see we all have to make our way around these increases to adjust in other areas so we can continue to enjoy the thing we love, our families, our RVs, and last but not least FMCA. Through my membership I receive discounts at many RV parks and by golly I have saved ten bucks. Park 10 times a year and I have saved $100.00. and it only cost me $40.00 to save $60.00. So please pay what you can and I will buy you a cup of coffee at McDonalds should we ever camp together. Welcome to the Forum and I applaud your years with FMCA. PS: Your goose egg will look better right side up and people won't think, "Didn't that old feller read his sign before he mounted it?"

You did not say what coach you have. If you have a diesel take a look at the M & G Enginnering unit, low in cost and a great unit.

Montie, I assume that you have a Aqua-Hot in your coach. I just had my unit serviced. It would run the fan but there was no heat, the burner would not fire off. I found that the coolant for the unit was low. There is a safety that prevents your unit form firing off. Find your over flow tank and check the coolant leval. There is a clod line and a hot line. If there is no coolant in the tank then you will need to add some. There is a type of antifreeze for boilers that does not have Etholine Glycol (spelling ?) and is mixed half and half with water. Hope this helps.

After we bought our first MH, from an individual (death of her husband), we had lots of questions. I looked at so many coaches I got cross eyed. But one thing I found to be true were the salesman. I can only speak of used coaches since that was all I was looking at. I found that the majority of the salemen were very easy going and would answer any of your questions honestly. So if I were to give give you any advice is to look at what you like and ask many questions. There is not anyone out there that after buying their coach, they thought "what have I done". But then you look again and say "I did good". Good luck and enjoy what ever you decide on.

Butch39, I had the same problem on my previous coach. It was the postive wire connection to the post on the blower motor. It was loose. I crimped the connector a little bit where it made good firm contact. Wala! no more problem. Hopes this helps. Herman

Well I guess we have beaten that dead horse enough. Happy Rving.

Bill I mean you no disrespect. However if you will look in the FMCA Forum under "Water and Holding Tanks", "Mold in fresh water hose", there are several comments about mold. As of today my reply of Decemder 14, 2009 is the last post in that topic and you may see where I quoted a Fox News.com report. I wish only good health to you and your wife.

WARNING! WARNING! Wil Robins. You do not want to use a carbon filter for filling your fresh water tank. If you use a carbon filter you remove clorine from the water going into your fresh water storage. Clorine keeps your water free for Bacteria and Algee. You can become quit ill from that water if it sits for any length of time in your tank. Your are much safer putting your filter inline after the tank and fresh water inlet and the pump. Then you are filtering only the water just before you use. There was a hotel in Florida that filtered it water through the whole system and 1 guest died and several became ill. (sorry for any missed spelled words) Most city water is fine for your tanks then it can be filtered for taste and smell just before you use. Happy RVing

When I have purchased programs for my computer I always have a code to activate it with when installing and registering. Each time I move the program I use the same code and it works. I do have programs like Notron that I know is a subscride to service and must be renewed each year (And they start telling you 6 months in advance). With the copilot program will your old activation code still work? If you have the disc and old code try that. It might work if it doesn't then you can get more angry and frustrated. Sorry, hope you get it solved soon.

Sound like an echo Tom. Us monaco boys have to stick together. Herman