wildebill308

Welcome to the world of Bounder. Please put your coach in your signature. Bill

I haven't had a problem, but I do a walk around if I have been out of sight of the rig. Most of the time I do it anyway. I know of some who use locks and I don't know if they have problems. Bill

I will not use anything K&N makes until they show it will pass the filtration test and meet the standards for Cummins and Cat. "Some technicians in the know have no worries about using the current generation of washable filters, although I've yet to find an independent test of them." will they pay for rebuilding a dusted engine? I am betting if K&N could pass the test they would be using it in their ads. They try to push the bit about it flows more air. SO WHAT. The current specked filters flow more air than your engine can use now. Just for grins here is the test from "decades ago" 2009 doesn't seem like decades to me. http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/kn-vs-oem-filter.html The ISO 5011 Standard (formerly SAE J726) defines a precise filter test using precision measurements under controlled conditions. Temperature & humidity of the test dust and air used in the test are strictly monitored and controlled. I know the sales pitch sounds good. OK I am done with my rant for tonight. Bill

Welcome to the forum. You have a good plan Here is a list of tips and apps. I use google Maps to see how far it is between places I plan to stop and Google Earth to see what some stretches of road look like. http://www.rvparky.com/ Easey tool to find parks/places to stay. http://www.rvparkreviews.com/ once you found a place see what others think about it. https://www.nps.gov/index.htm Information on the national parks. https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm Also look at getting a pass and if you are 62 or older definitely get a Senior Pass it is a $10 Lifetime pass that covers everyone in your car. You may have to wait till you get to your first park, they have a great way to record the parks you have ben to. It is called a Passport, you buy it in the visitor’s center, it kind of looks like a Passport but you add stickers and stamp the date and time you were at the park. http://www.passport-america.com/ One other thing you need is get a Passport America discount card. This is a tool to help campgrounds fill empty spots during the week or slow times. Each campground sets the time and discount but most times it is 50% and some places 3-4 days. We saved about $450.00 last year. I think I got my $44.00 back. I like Yelp when on the road to see what places there are and to get reviews, see menus. Who wants to drive 2000 miles to eat the same fast food stuff you have at home. Oh Ranger is a park locater for those hidden gems like Antelope Island in the great salt lake. Rest Stops, is a good app. You might look at the apps for all the big truck stops Pilot Flying J, Loves, or get the ALLSTAYS Big Truck Stops. For navigation, I highly recommend CoPilot. We have used it for several years and it does a great job. The big benefit is you can down load maps when you have Wi-Fi and it doesn’t use data. I have it on the phones and on my tablet. The tablet gives a bigger picture to see and follow. Gas Buddy You can download it from your app store. Find cheap gas and you can record your gas/fuel expenses. You can look ahead and see what the prices are where you are headed . It helps plan fuel stops. Thats enough for now. Let me know if you have any questions. Bill

Well if you can't find it any place else (I don't want to see you behind my 38N) you could try some of the salvage yards like. Colaw RV Parts & Salvage 10389 Cimarron Rd. Carthage, MO 64836 (417)548-2125 Email: www.colawrvsalvage.com Actively dismantling hundreds of damaged RVs for the purpose of reselling used RV parts. Let us know what you find. Bill

Personally I don't like Bras as the cloth ones can get dirt under them and the wind moving them can cause "fretting" damaging the finish. I also don't like the plastic stick on ones because once they start to degrade they are hard to remove and expensive if you need to hire it done. I might be talked into the spray on bedliner type if my front cap was in bad shape. However my coach has nearly 80.000 miles and very few blemishes on the front. Bill

Good Job. Who said you can't teach pilots to do basic maintenance. Bill

Glad you found the leak. Now pay yourself a nice bonus that you could have payed someone else to find the leak. Good Job. Bill

Ok, by the way how did you anchor it in place? Bill

Well if it had a true OFF position I would call it a 3 way. Like Brett said. Position 1= tank fill, Position 2= connected to house water line on the house side of water pump. The valve you show is also a water regulator, It apparently does control water preshure to some degree. There is also a check valve so the water can't drain out when the hose is disconnected. I think this where the problem may be. Without looking at his system the only other possibility I see is the handle is not turning the valve and it is partially turned blocking both inlet and tank fill. Bill

Welcome to the forum Dave, I would do what Brett said and run it by the dealer. At least get it documented under warranty. Later if they can't fix it at the local level I would think about Decatur. Bill

Look heare. http://www.goldenhorizonrv.com/products22.html different opinions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBzy4F5sxYE Different materials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuH9pHgz4nE Looks like my coach but I don't have the bra. Bill

Phil, Call Trailer Village RV Park, Grand Canyon National Park, 100 Trailer Village Rd, Grand Canyon Village, AZ 86023,Located in: Grand Canyon National Park, visitgrandcanyon.com, (928) 638-1006 Call tomorrow and make reservations. This will simplify your trip to the canyon. They have shuttle busses that take you around for free and they pick you up in the RV park.They take you places you can't drive your toad. Now here are a few of the places we stayed in that part of the world. Overnite RV Park, 900 S Lakeside Dr, Amarillo, TX 79118, overnitervpark.com, (806) 373-1431 Just past Cadillac Ranch the famous “art” instillation. Ove the half berried Cadillac’s.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Ranch Oasis RV Resort, 2715 Arnot Rd, Amarillo, TX 79124, myrvoasis.com, (806) 356-8408 Just incase you might make a side trip to Santa Fe. Santa Fe Skies RV Park, 14 Browncastle Ranch, Santa Fe, NM 87508, santafeskiesrvpark.com, (505) 473-5946 We have stayed at several places in Albuquerque but like this one. He has a great collection of vintage RVs. Enchanted Trails RV Park & Trading Post, 14305 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87121 enchantedtrails.com, (505) 831-6317 Heare is my favorit restarant in Albuquerque. https://www.churchstreetcafe.com/ Just a note this place (Sun Valley) on old HI way 66 (just off I-40) was just a short stay so we could do the Petrified Forest National Park. The people are trying hard but it is a little rough. Narrow sites but utility’s worked. SUN VALLEY RV RESORT, 86029, 7625 Quartzsite St, Holbrook, AZ 86025, sunvalleyrvresort.com (928) 524-2972 Fender's River Road Resort & Motel, 3396 Needles Hwy, Needles, CA 92363, fendersresort.com, (760) 326-3423. Don’t let them put you down the hill by the river. Not the greatest but ok for overnight. Are you taking highway 64 out of the grand Canyon area to go to Monument Valley? Sun Valley and Fenders were basically for overnight. They arn't fancy but worked. Bill

Did you have any problem opening the right door? It looks close to the wall. Bill

I switched to the FMCA plan because Coach net increased in price. I used Coachnet one time and had no complaints. Yes I looked at Good Sam's but I see a lot of complaints. Bill

Nice looking coach. Are you coming to Chandler? Bill

I was thinking that some of the wheels that they are running are 22" if you could figure out how to attach it, why not. Bill

I don't know I will let you be the first on your block to have them. Bill

No but if I did I might drive at night. Now if you could get this setup to map your coach you could be SOMEBODY at the camp ground. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1F0kt3AidE Bill

OK OK that is nice for setting there but what about when you are going down the road. How about this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISeA8ppZwlo Bill

Well I thought I would re visit this old thread. I changed the oil on my hubs in March of last year. I found I have a "drain" and used that to get all the oil out that would drain out. I re did the hubs yesterday while it was a nice 80* day. The oil I got out looked like new oil. so with the change this time I feel I have gotten the majority changed. When you drain it there is possibly some you can't get out, that's why I did it twice. I will add this "CAUTION" when you are adding the new hub oil it takes a fairly long time for it to seep back through the bearings. It may look full but in 4-5 min will be below the full line. You can rotate the tires to speed this up. This also gives you a chance to feel for any play or roughness in the bearings. Bill

Well the OP hasn't responded so we don't know what is going on. I wonder if just tightening his valve would stop the leak. Bill

I like the crime scene tape. Now all Keon needs is some led flamingos add some garden gnomes and a laser light projector and he will be ready to go. It amazes me how much stuff some people haule around to put out. One time watched some people setting up across from us and they spent 2 hours geting out stuff. Latter when I was walking the dog I asked how long were they staying. I was a little surprised when they said they were leaving in the morning. Bill

Nice coach. Did it come with the guard dog? Bill

See if you had kept your old fridge you could just take it out and pour it in the bowl. Save wear and tear on the microwave. Bill