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Have fun and keep us updated. Bill

Glad you found the problem. Keep the questions coming. Bill

I must be confused because in Article III - Membership it states under item (1) "Membership is deemed a personal privilege and shall not be subject to sale, transfer, assignment, or bequest. No member shall become vested of any title, interest in, or right to any property of FMCA, except as provided by law." So how is this any different than belonging to Good Sam's? What do I own? You may call it a Association if it makes you feel more aloof than a commoner who belongs to a club. "Also, FMCA has offered all the members a secure facility to vote on this issue and counted by a CPA firm." I did not say anything about the vote. I was pointing out the FAILURE of the governing board to adequately give the members a say in how our club is run and it's future. It is this continuing arrogance and condescending attitude that is the problem. Bill

Assuming you have weighed the coach and set tire pressure to the tire manufacturers chart + 10% or I just use + 10 lbs as it is easier. I would use a known accurate gauge to set the base pressure and the record what the Tireminder read. See how much it changes on the trip. Bill

Glad you were able to weather the storm. Bill

Let me try to get back on track. First, dons2346, What do you think this is if not a club? Does calling it an Association make you feel "special". Why isn't this survey relevant? True it is not a secure survey that prevents someone from voting more than once, but it is more than the FMCA offered the general membership. Bill

The big difference is you went back and thanked them for responding. In my opinion going back after that is optional. Not going back to a post shows bad manners and lack of respect to those you are asking for advice and help. Bill

Welcome to the forum from anouther old aircraft mechanic. Bill

I am all in for FART with a OLD prefix. This is not the only club/organization involved in controversy and change. Last week I was at a Bounder Rally at Gettysburg PA. http://www.bounder.org/info.php?pnum=2. The big problem is they no longer make a diesel Bounder. The last one was 2008. So those who want to upgrade to a diesel or replace an aging diesel coach can't get a Bounder. Without a Bounder you can't remain a member of the club. Doesn't matter if you were one of the founding fathers. One of the guy's I know had been to the Hershey RV show and took his Bounder to town and came home with a 38ft 2018 Pace Arrow. The fun part he had it sanitized so it had no name or decal on it. He said he was going to put a Bounder decal on the front and see if they tried to kick him out. The point is don't think FMCA is the only group with problems and issues. Bill

But will he be back??? Bill

Great job and thanks for the update. Bill

I think the only problem is running a fuel line, with fuel pump and filter and installing a carburetor. I wonder if you could find a parts breakdown on Cummins/Onan that should give you all the parts. It looks pretty straightforward. I don't think longevity would be affected enough to worry about. Bill

Benny, Welcome to the wonderful world of trying to figure out how stuff works. Let me see if I can give a hand. When you are hooked up to water at the campground I would turn off the pump as long as the water preshure is high enough. (I highly recommend you get a water preshure regulator with a gage.) The lever in the picture should be (I think) in the "local supply" setting. The setting now should fill the freshwater tank. Make shure the valves on the "shower" are closed. This has to do with outher possible issues so don't worrey about it now. To flush the black tank hook the hose up to the fitting that says "sewer tank flush". I have a clear elbow in the drain line so I can see when clear water comes out. This generally only flushes the black tank. Make shure you turn the water back on at the campground spigot. Don't close the gate valve on the Black tank when flushing and walk away EVER. If the gray tank valve is open, close it before dumping the black tank. Recap, "How do I know if the city water is working and it's not coming out of my fresh water storage tank I can fill at home? " With the green valve in "local supply" turn off the pump and see if you have water preshure. "Do I need to use the water pump when I am hooked up to the campground water connection?" No, Not unless the preshure is very low. If it is you can fill your tank and use the onboard water pump. "What does the Local Supply mean?" Campground water supply. "I tried to flush my black tank out before we left but I could never get any water to come out of the black tank." If you have good water preshure at the campground the only thing I can think off is there is a check valve in the flush inlet to prevent back flow. it might be stuck. Not that hard to change or take out and verify if it is working. I hope I haven't confused you. If you have any questions just ask. Bill

Great! glad you got it sorted out. Bill

I am like Carl, I would try to buy before the particulate filters and after the introduction of DEF. The adding of DEF allowed the manufactuers to improve performance that had been dialed back for emission reasons. I have heard the DEF coaches are geting better milage. Bill

Welcome to the forum. Where in PA are you starting from? The only problem going south may be finding a place to stay the first night. Many campgrounds close for the season after Columbus day. I would make reservations so you know you have a place. "FL to TX in February" where in Texas? If you are headed for South Texas there shouldn't be a problem. Going North you may run into the same problem with campgrounds, so plan and call to be shure you can find a place. Bill

Well Bill, no it is not an exaggeration. While I did not keep as exacting records as you require. Perhaps I should keep a diary for you. While I don't travel full time I have stayed in over 35 campgrounds so far this year. In over 50% of them it required you "walk the hose" to drain it. Now if they were all like you have reported this wouldn't be necessary. You may continue to use whatever method that suites you. Bill

Ed, welcome to the forum. Here is something to look at. http://motorhomesoftexas.com/coachrv/newell_coach/2004--newell--45--P1269 or http://motorhomesoftexas.com/coachrv/foretravel/2013--ih45--45--P1266 or http://www.bus-stuff.com/2005Newell_Premium527.html There are many makes not mentioned. I had a friend last week while we were at a Bounder rally in Gettysburg PA take his bounder to town and came back with a 2018 Pace Arrow. From what I could see it looked like a nice coach. The full wall slide is amazing. FLOWERSS, welcome to the forum. Bill

Most campgrounds the opening to their sewer is high enough it doesn't create a problem leaving the gray valve open as the opening to the sewer being higher acts as a "P" trap. If it isn't you can run the sewer hose over a block of wood to create a "P" trap so no gases can get back into the tank. Bill

I would recommend Ernie Ekberg, talk to him. I don't know anyone who does a better job on floors. ernietex@yahoo.com. Bill

Are you talking about TCC? The best thing to do is call and talk to them. By the way welcome to the forum. Bill

Go read what I posted about CoPilot. Don't get the RV version as I hear about problems. I have had good luck with the base app. Just finished a 7 week trip with no problem. Bill

Yes anything that creates a vacuum/low pressure in the coach has the potential to drag oders you don't want into the coach. Bill

Traveling with the roof vents open will create a vacuum in the coach and tends to pull "vapors" from the holding tank's. Bill

I recommend you look at 5 Star tuners. http://5startuning.com/ Did you add a track bar? http://www.blueox.com/chassis-performance/tigertrak-track-bars/ Bill