wildebill308

I am in the "no rock gard" camp. My toad has only a couple of small chips. I watched very carefully when I got it for damage while towing. I have 60,000 miles on it now and I can't see any damage that can be attributed to being towed. I was talking to some one about this same subject at the last 6 State rally and we looked at his toad and it was badly chipped. He had the full with mud flap behind his coach. I don't know how high it was with his bags inflated to travel hight but I think it was to low and causing stones and debris to be deflected up into his toad. I have made it a point to look at coaches on the road to see if they had the full with flaps. I have also noted they don't hang strait down when at speed. they are at a 30-45 degree angle. Well until Herman gets NASA to let us run test in their wind tunnel we won't have any definitive proof. Bill

Welcome to theforum. I think it is time to get a second opinion. Bill

I don't think you are overthinking this. I think you are trying to do it the right way and that's great. Much better spending a little extra time and get it done right than messing up and halving to do it over. Heare is somethin to guide you on sanatising the fresh water system. I realey think just the turbalance of adding water will mix the solution and you don't need to drive it. It is not uncommon for RV owners to complain of bad water. The first sign of a contaminated water system is usually a bad taste, followed by strange odors emanating from the water supply. Bacteria may have built up in the water tank, especially if the water tank's supply has not been used frequently and has not been replenished with fresh, clean water on a regular basis. When a rig comes out of storage or is being used extensively on a city-water connection, the tank and entire water system should be sanitized before use. Some of the bacterial buildup can cause serious illness; don't take chances! Drain the water tank completely, then refill halfway with clean, fresh water. Mix 1/4 cup of household bleach for every 15 gallons of tank capacity in a container with a gallon or two of clean water. Pour this mixture into the water tank. Top off the water tank with fresh water. Filling the tank should mix it well, but you can also drive the rig around the block to mix the solution. Pump water through each faucet so that all the lines are filled with the water/bleach. Don't forget the shower and external faucets, if any. The hot-water tank holds at least 6 gallons of water. Run the hot-water faucets until this much solution has passed to insure that the old water has been purged from the hot- water tank, and it is now filled with the water/bleach solution from the water tank. Alternatively, drain the hot water tank using its drain valve, then allow the pump to fill with the solution. Let the water stand for several hours. Drain the entire water system, hot-water tank included. To remove the bleach odor, mix 1/2 cup of baking soda with a gallon of water and pour into the freshwater tank. Fill the tank completely and pump this solution through the water heater andthe rest of the water lines. This solution can sit in the system for a few days. Driving the rig around the block will slosh water around and thoroughly clean the tank. Drain the entire system and refill with fresh, clean water. Note: If your RV does not have a fresh water fill tube (aka a gravity feed), hook up an empty water hose to the city water inlet, and pour the requisite amount of bleach or baking soda into the hose, then hook up to the water spigot, open the valve that fills your fresh water tank, turn on the water and the water will flush all the bleach (or baking soda) out of the hose and into your fresh water tank. I recommend you leave the hose loose enough to let the air vent out or the bleach may splash back as the air tries to vent. The good news, if they used the pink RV antifreesa they did it right. The pink RV stuf won't hurt you but regular car antifreese can kill you. Let me know if you have any questions. Bill

The fun is just starting at my local track. http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/fan-guide/fan-information/race-weekend-schedule Bill

We have been using CoPilot for the last couple of years. It has be amazingly accurate and you can set up a RV profile for routing. You can download maps while on WIFI so you don't use data. They have one just for RV's but I haven't seen enough good reviews to recommend that one and it is $50.00. I had the tablet 10" and can't find a good reason to spend $500.00 on a stand alone program.

My bad, Kay is right a good wash would be the order of the day. Get the salt off then do some remediation. Bill

I am with Carl, put the money in a savings acount. They find two many ways to not pay. What year is your coach? If you are just now running out of factorey warenty you should have all the ishues resolved or documented so they can fix them latter. You should be in good condition. Bill

What just because I might say something like "The Red River Rovers welcome Country Coach owners" maraujo9839 By the way Rexburg Idaho sounded familuer. I was through there last summer. Bill

The up side, where you are it should slow the rust/ coroshion ishues. I would do as recomended and start cleaning/wierbrushing areas and treating them you can pase your self and do the worst first. Bill

Wow you 2 area whole 20 miles apart. maraujo9839, did they say what they did to winterise your coach? I would look at the hot water heater to see if the drain plug is installed. The next is make shure the valves are set to let water into the hotwater heater. Flush and sanatise the fresh water tank. This should give you a good start on being ready to leave on your trip. You might want to change all your water filters while you are at it. With out knowing what they did to winterise it is hard to know what else to recomend. I would run all your systems to see if they are working properley before you leave. Bill

It would be fairly easy to set up a charge line to keep the battery up. Bill

Carl, that is a great sorce of information. Bill

Welcome to the forum. Did it work before? First thing I would check is the auto transfer switch. Can you get power to the coach when plugged in? Bill

Welcome to the forum Fred. One easy way to prevent the sewer gas from getitng in your coach is to make a "P" trap with your sewer hose. That way you can leave it open and not have the smell. Bill

Welcome to the forum. Well hope this isn't your last post here. Where are you located? Add your location and coach info to your signature to help us when you ask questions later. The Tiffin Allegro is a nice coach. Have you been on any trips yet? Bill

The first thing I would do is send in an oil sample to see if it needs to be changed. Bill

Welcome to the forum. I would definatley buy a car that can be towed 4 down. Like Bill A. I towed a car on a dolly. This is something you do if there are no outher options. As you haven't bought the VW I would look around. Look at the towing guide to find cars that can be towed 4 down. https://www.fmca.com/motorhome/towing/204-towing-guides-towing-four-wheels-down.html Last Christmas I was in New England and had a 2017 Ford Fusion Titanium with the ecobust engine I was quite impresed with it and was glad to see it could be towed 4 down. I put it on my list for new toads when my curent one needs tobe replaced. Bill

I am going to try and make The South Central Area Six-State Rally in Texarkana Arkansas October 25th to the 28th. The plan is to meet up with the Red River Rovers at The Choctaw RV Park. The #1 KOA RV park in all of Oklahoma befor heading to The South Central Area Six-State Rally in Texarkana Arkansas October 25th to the 28th. Bill

You are right I just orderd new headlights left/right and the amber corner lights for $98.38 from Car Parts Wholesale on EBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Auto-Light-Kit-Driver-Passenger-Side-325-323-328-3-Series-318-LH-RH-E36-M3/231934114235?_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150313114020%26meid%3Dd40bb1eee71f45d6b0db2b2204907788%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D29%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D112306983260 What is that old song "It payes to shop around" Lot's better than $375.00 each side +bulbes. Bill

Here is a thought on routing your cable. Look at going down the refrigerator vent. You could cut all the sealant off the place where the TV antenna enters the coach. The hole may be big enough to run your other cable down the same path. Bill

I have heard on a Safari Zanzibar it is on the left rear corner of the basement, passenger side, of the coach in an enclosed compartment. I would look in the same area on yours. I would look under the sink and in the bay where the city water fitting is. Let us know where they hid it. Bill

Yes T-4 will work just fine. I run Shell Rotella T-6 in both main engine and generator. Bill

Well I would start with the basics. New cap and rotor new quality plug wires. Check/replace the fuel filters. It may just be the picture but the part on the upper right side in the second picture it is green on the bottom looks discolored. I would check that. Make shure the air filter is in good shape/or replace. Look for any leaking vacuum hoses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKCQPlr2k6c https://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/ignition-modules/make/gmc/engine-size/7-4l-454 Bill

He did and didn't break the camera and I am impressed his caps are shiney. Bill

As it was stated many times. Nearly everyone started down the "camping/travel" road the same way. So you have a "Qualifying" RV now. Have you changed? OK there are going to be some who act the Elitist, but you have that small number in any group. My tent came from a better store than yours type. The majority of people haven't changed from when they started. I think this is about including more PEOPLE not what they camp in. Yes the forum will need more categories. Look at the Good Sams website as an example. or iRV2 forum. "Take something that is working and copy it." So yes, I think this is a good idea. Bill