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wildebill308

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  1. If you look at the picture carefully you can see it has knocked a chunk of the road surface loose and pushed it out of place. I don't think they are going to move it with that small piece of equipment. Follow the link in the story to see water running down the main drag going into the park. Bill
  2. Bill, they look scarey. Bill
  3. This happened the day after I was on this same road. There are a lot of rocks that looked "loose" and I wouldn't want to park under one. http://fox13now.com/2016/08/10/zion-mount-carmel-highway-closed-after-huge-rock-falls-on-road/ Bill
  4. The main problem is geting an older coach financed if you need to. Most places won't loan on something 10 years or older, if they do it is credit card rates and short terms. Bill
  5. Ok I just need to ask "please don't tell me I should go metric" ? What is your thoughts that drive this. I don't care what method is used to measure as long as the tire is the right diameter and load range. Bill
  6. wildebill308

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    I don't see a problem. It should be easy or hard depending on what the coach builder put in your way. If I remember correctly just follow the top radiator hose to the top of the engine. When you are ready to put the regulators back in fill the block to the bottom of the regulators. This will reduce the air pocket that needs to be bled off. A small pocket should not cause a problem. Bill
  7. Perhaps you should have done that before gushing on about what a great deal it was. Please tell us again about what a discerning detail orientated and meticulous inspector you are. Bill
  8. Welcome to the forum. Well I am there now. I am staying out in Leeds at Leeds RV Park & Motel, 97 Valley Rd, Leeds, UT 84746, leedsrvpark.com, (435) 879-2450. Nice place just off I-15 and about 30 miles from the park. When going to Zion go Early so you can get a parking spot. There are shuttles that will pick you up in town and along the street in Springdale but there still isn't a lot of parking. There are others closer to the park but the road up to Zion is better in your toad. For Canyonlands and Arches we stayed just past Moab at OK RV Park, 3310 Spanish Valley Dr, Moab, UT 84532, okrvpark.com, (435) 259-1400. This is a Passport America park and we spent 4 days for just over $100.00. We were there last week. For a great meal try Pasta J's in Moab. http://www.pastajays.com/pages/pjsmoab.php Bill
  9. I find it interesting that a great RV inspector like Rodger would not know about the Monaco problem with the 4 bagger trailing arms. Bill
  10. It is interesting that the right side that has a much longer arm doesn't vibrate or bounce around. I will see how my temp repair does tomorrow. Bill
  11. No problem with shocks or wheel balance, Just lots of rough roads. That and there weren't much in the way of threads left on the screws (I am talking wood screws). I will probably fab some aluminum plates with nutplates when I get home. I thought it might have screws with some kind of nut on the back. I tryed to tighten them but they were striped and woulden't tighten. Did I mention they were just cheap wood screws, to hold the heavy mirrors. Bill
  12. Why is the mirror vibrating so bad I can't see behind me? All the screws are striped and the threads are rusted off. Yes I said screws. Who would use just wood screws to mount a major component like the rearview mirror? Ok I know I am a little critical because I come from an aerospace background and can't imagine some of the things I have seen in RV construction. So for a temporary repair I put some larger screws screws back in till I get home (out back of Zion today) where I will do a more permanent and more robust repair. If your mirrors are vibrating you probably have a similar problem. Bill
  13. Welcome to the forum. I towed using a tow dolly all over New England and never saw or heard of any rules about not using a dolly. Bill
  14. Yes I have some experience at this, old gasket will stick to the bottom of the AC unit and if not removed may cause a leak path. The gluing I mentioned is if someone cut a gasket to install it, not what I would recommend. Bill
  15. I don't understand much either. I was trying to link to the discussion on DP front end alignment. Bill
  16. One thing I forgot to mention is to check the bottom of the AC to make shure it is clean with no old gasket stuck to it. Bill
  17. All that I have dealt with about 5 now all were one piece. It isn't that hard to pull the AC as you will want to clean the roof where the old gasket was. I used a couple pieces of 4X4 to set the AC on to keep from damaging the roof (makes it easier to pick up latter). I think you could cut a gasket and glue the ends back together but it is easy enough to just remove the unit to take the risk of not geting a good seal. Bill
  18. I don't know what happened to the link I put in my previous post but here it is again. I think any competent truck alignment place could fix it. As I said before you have to set ride height to do an alignment. Bill
  19. Welcome to the forum. I am shure someone from that area will chime in with a favorite place. I would look at one of the big truck dealers and see what they say. You might want to follow this thread as it deals with front end alignment. To do a proper alignment they have to adjust ride height. Bill
  20. Well I have about $500.00 on my Pilot card and I say that makes me qualified to park there if I want to. Interesting thing, This has been the trip with four first time events. First time to have a mechanical problem, first time to use Coach Net, First time to drive after dark, First time to spend the night in a Pilot. Trust me it would not have been in anyone's best interest to have disturbed me whining about their self imposed rules. I ran the generator and had the bedroom slide out. Bill
  21. Well thank you. Now time for more meds. Bill
  22. I would just try to hit the middle of the tube. You can center punch a starting point and start with a smaller drill then step it up. Be careful to drill straight and don't tap to deep. Bill
  23. I don't think trying to drill through the mounting flange is going to work. I would drill it before the flange. Go look at the link I posted and scroll through the instructions. Bill
  24. I am running a Banks IQ and economind diesel tuner. I like the desplay as I have a digital and bar graph to show EGT temp. Hear is a link to the section on how to install the pyrometer probe. http://assets.bankspower.com/manuals/590/96420-Cummins_ClassA-v5-web.pdf Bill
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