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Dually Valves and talk to Bill Faulkenborg.

We have stayed at Niagara Heartland RV Resort (resort name only). Sites are close but nothing we have not had before. About 40 miles from Niagara but if you go North from Heartland to Hwy 18 the drive along the coast is worth it. Only 30 miles by direct route. Niagara Heartland Passport America rate is $16 a night with metered electric but still cheaper than downtown Niagara and other areas. Daisy Barn Campground in Wilson, NY is 22 miles from Niagara. Check out their Drone Video. Rates are typical for the area at $40 a night and $250 a week but the view and sunsets are spectacular. Sitting in the Gazebo you can see Toronto across the lake. Many permanent but very nice people. Boy do they have the grounds to expand.

Tom, I had a Progressive portable that stopped working because the seal where it entered the box was bad. PI repaired it in no time and I took some of that plumber's tape and did a wrap around the wire going in. It's almost time to replace the tape - but that plumbers tape has to be cut off.

Below is a link that may be helpful to everyone for future purchases. I recently went from Michelin to Toyo and the link was a great help: Tire Size Calculator

I sent you a PM. Welcome to the FMCA forum.

David, You should feel warm air coming out of all the heat registers. The volume may not be the same but there should be some warm air. If not, I would check the ducting to the registers, first at the register and if nothing found out of the ordinary I'd check at the furnace end. if duct has come loose the warm air would just be escaping and not coming out of the register. Happy trails.

As Herman suggested. The DOT code is a string of numbers with the last for indicating the week and year. Example DOT code ending in 0712 (last four digits) would be 7th week of 2012. Welcome aboard.

I have used the Kargard II for 2 years now and find it easy to set up and easy to hook up. Blue Ox has redesigned it and the 100% back up their product. I had a screen tear. They sent me another screen, and that one started to show signs of tearing. A modification was done, extension added, and screen seems to have better sewing. Just finished a couple months on the road and no problems.

David, Regarding propane: If the tank valve is shut off it will take some time for the propane to circulate and pressurize itself in the lines. The refer may not run for a while. When turning the propane valve on do it as slow as a turtle moves with it's head in the shell. (that's slow). This will allow the propane to displace the air in the line and equalize. Best test method is to turn on the gas burner on the stove but don't use the piezoelectric igniter. Instead, carry one of those butane grill liters. Ignite the lighter and hold it near the burner and turn on the burner. You may see nothing for a little bit but eventually a few of the burner holes will ignite, then the burner will ignite. Do this for the other burners and once they all light shut them of and try the electronic light. If all is well the fridge should power up on propane. Be careful.

David and Judy, congratulations on retirement. I have never regretted it. You have already been giving some good advice by previous posters. No question is a dumb question so ask away - I might even have a dumb answer. If in your travels you come down through the Houston, TX area on your way South, be sure to stop for a day or two and give a holler. We like playing tour guide if we are in town.

After 7 years of 55,000 miles of use I recently had to unscrew the top drain filter(little holes and a screw in the middle) and pull out the hair. Drained fine after that.

Have you considered putting on Alligator Tire Valves? They seal and they do not have to be unscrewed to put air in or let air out. I used them for several years before I purchased a TPMS system. The outer dual had a short valve with the alligator valve on it and the inner had a 4" valve with an alligator valve on it. Worked great. Edited: use a dual head tire inflator. For the outer you pull the inflator on the aligator valve and for the inner you push the inflator. Google is your friend.

I'm going to jump in here, just can't resist. For Texas, a CDL-2 form is requried. The form is for a "Texas Class A or B Driver License Application Non-CDL Exempt Vehicles" If you look at the link I provided it specifically states this sentence under Certification: "I will operate one or more of the following commercial motor vehicle(s) that exceeds 26,000 lbs GVWR or GCWR and requires a Class A or B license that is exempted by the Texas Commercial Drivers License Act" (Blue highlight is my design) Rv's are one of the exempt if it is driven for personal use. Now why would one have to fill out the CDL-2 for exemption when the statement above specifically states, "I will operate one or more of the following commercial vehicle(s)..." We are not operating a commercial vehicle unless you go by Federal law that states that vehicles that weigh 26,000 lbs or more are commercial vehicles. I wonder why the left hand writing states Commercial and the right hand writing does not - must be a buch of beauracratic mumbo jumbo and if an operator gets stopped they will be at the mercy of the State(s) jurisdiction. Again, why is it necessary to sign a CDL-2 for exemption if the RV is not considered commercial. It is. By the same token, a business owner could have an RV with decals on it that is definately used in the business but employees drive the vehcile with the proper licensing. Now comes vacation time and the owner wants to take the RV on a two week trip. He has a standard Class A, B, or C as appropriate for the state he is in and he is driving the RV for "Personal Use Only." Is he allowed. Strange laws, eh? Texas CDL-2 Form p.s., Note that the statement quoted is for 26,000 lbs GVWR or GCWR so if the MH weighs 25,000 pounds and the toad weighs 3500 pounds, that is over 26,000 lbs and a proper class license is reqired, namely a Class B since the toad is under 10,000 lbs. And look at the bottom of the form, "For Department Use Only" and it states, among other itmes, "Written Exam Required: Texas Commeercial Rules I think we are driving commercial vehicles but just don't need a CDL. p.s., it really depends on who is on duty that day. I acquired a CDL back in 1986. At that time I was driving for a private company with a 1 ton truck towing a 14,000 lb trailer. A Class B was required because the trailer was in excess of 10,000 lbs. Laws change, but somehow a lot of the manuals do not. Also, when searching using the Google Encyclopedia some of the information that it displays is real old information so it is imperative to check the date on information and stay abreast of the laws. Many sties, including Government sites have confusing information.

We have an '04 Lincoln Towncar, my wife's pride and joy, and when a few times in the last couple years parts were needed they had to be acquired in the "after market." As stated, dealers and manufacturer's do not have the warehouse space to to stock parts for older vehicles. Now, with that said, if the area is "salvageable" like in big parts a good body shope can do wonders with fiberglass.

Well dang! I-5 is mostly "stop!" We prefer to not take the freeways when possible. The means we do have to go through some one-horse-towns, and sometimes several stop lights. Those times I do shut the exhaust brake off, but truthfully sometimes I leave it on. Depends on if the wind is blowing up or down. :-) I have takin' the short cut through San Fran and across the GGB. Don't remember if I left it on or off as i was kind of busy with the wheel doging those city drivers. Hey, The 101 is just as bad. Left Oceanside, CA, headed to Porty Hueneme, CA, all of a distance of 156 miles and it took 5-1/2 hours on The 101. Go figure. I did leave it on then. Never knew if you were going to be doing 55 for 1/4 mile or stopped for 15 minutes.

I'm just the opposite. I leave mine on - according to manual - and turn it off in city driving. The reason stated was to keep the pads from shelacing. I have pads on my MH. So far on my annual maintenance checks there is no shelacing and after 50,000+ miles Freightliner Technician said I have 60% brakes left - no need to change them.

Great idea on using the PVC. Thanks.

Do any of the States give discounts for DV plates. Texas toll roads are free for DV and handicapped.

Exactly what I thought! Might have to give it a try.

My '08 works the same as Frank's. Exhaust brake is on all the time. Hit the brake and cruise comes off and exhaust comes on. On descents, at about 6 mph over set point, exhaust brake comes on until set point is met. Most of the times it is necessary to stab the brake to reduce speed to set point, then re-engage cruise and unless it is a steep decent cruise will hold it there. Your situation sounds normal to me.

Oh! One of them thar fancy resturants. Nope never went to it.

Herman, All the current searches bring up Monument Inn. It burned to the ground and was rebuilt. Could they be the same? Close to the San Jac Monument?

In this area they are not the only ones that have good seafood. Come on down and I'll take you to a place where you can eat all the catfish you want for $10.99, and other seafood for very reasonable prices. I'll let the cat (er fish) out of the bag. The Fish Place in Dickinson, TX. But you are correct that Landry's has some good seafood. p.s., The best stuffed Jalapenos.

Hi Rich, All may not be lost. First course of action would be to go by an external hard drive enclosure. As mechanical as you are you can remove the hard drive from the "dented" computer and put it in the enclosure, plug it into a USB port and copy the information from the old drive to a newer drive. That is of course that the old hard drive just had some glitches on it and is not completely locked up. You may have a couple files that you cannot recover as they are the ones most likely causing the problem. I'm assuming you have a PC and not a MAC. As such, with a PC files are not kept in a contiguous state on the hard drive. Example would be if you had a 200mb file and other smaller files and then saved a 500mb file it would write the blocks to each of the lesser files in a non-contiguous format. So, every so often PC users should run the utilities to manage the hard drive. This would take all the files and make then contiguous. Speeds ot the retrieval process besides helping the file system. Barring that, you could take it to a computer repair, Best Buy comes to mind, and ask them to recover your data files for you. It takes some special software to recover some of the files. Although you mentioned you had an external hard drive, and I'm again assuming that you stored your data files on that hard drive, there are times when programs just automatically save files to the internal hard drive. It is possible that you could have a few data files on the bad hard drive. With that in mind, if you think you have any sensitive files on the old hard drive and it is really not going to relinquish its data, take a hammer to it just to be safe. Wish I were closer to your location. p.s., Don't copy applications (program files) as many of them may not work because the registry settings will not transfer when you just copy. Of course, there is a way of saving the registry and putting it on a different computer - but it's not worth it. Just reload the program files.

Just a few days ago I was telling my son about his grandfather. may he rest in peace. He would sit under the Kemah draw bridge with a portable air horn and everyonce in a while.....yeah, you guessed it. The Kemah draw bridge was from 1962 to 1986. Brett, remember when they built that marina next to the Kemah Boardwalk with 400 slips? I watched as going back and forth to NASA and was wondering how in the world would the fill it up with that many boats. It has 400 slips. It took about a month to fill it and it has been filled ever since. Anyone planning a trip down this way, give the Kemah Boardwalk a look-see. There are many campgrounds within 20 miles or less. and 25 miles from Galveston.