wildebill308

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

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

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

Well thank you. Now time for more meds. Bill

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

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

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

The probe should be before the turbo. A good place is where the tubes come together, you will get more accurate results. Best practice is to remove the turbo to catch any shavings so they don't go through the turbo. Bill

The overheating is driven when you are trying to accelerate under load even WOT and you can't accelerate or maintain speed. The old term for this is "lugging the engine" If you can't accelerate in a gear or maintain speed you need to reduce the load. You can do this by slowing down and or gearing down till you can accelerate or maintain speed. Having good boost and EGT gages will help you know what is going on. Your EGT temps will climb very quickly much quicker than water temperature. Gearing down will also increase your RPM at a given road speed. Be aware what your max RPM is so you don't go over it. I have been geting lots of experience last few days on I-15.Today we moved from Brigam City to Moab. Got off I-15 south of Spanish Fork onto 89 then 6 / 191 to I-70 then 191 to Moab. Amazing senarey and you will get a lot of experience driving hills. Bill

Hopefully it is something that can be fixed easily and you can get on your way. Bill

Hay if you can't do it holding a beer it probably isn't worth doing.

I run at 65-66 as my coach doesn't shift into 6th till 65. I am not complaining I have been geting right at 9mpg. Probably a little less on the last tank as I have been up to West Yellowstone and down I-15 to Brigham City. My CR-V is geting about 32-34 even under tough conditions in the National Parks. Bill

It doesn't matter what you buy you will have maintence cost. You could buy a newer one and have more problems. Like I said buy it and go camping. Bill

I think there is more than one poster full of beans. Bill

Well just by it and go camping. Bill

Welcome to the forum. Brett is right best place to get the facts is Cummins. The temp could vary based on when it was made. Please add your coach to your signature so you can get better answers in the future. Bill

Pictures? Bill

Hope you are better by 6 state. Bill

I don't know for sure on your coach but on my coach if the fluid level is low it thinks the jacks are still down. I would check the reservoir and top it up and see if that helps. Look at the jacks and see if they are all the way up. I would check and top off the brake reservoir and tell us what you find. Bill

Good luck getting anyone to agree to that. Bill

The first question is what is your skill/experience level? If you are experienced in traveling on narrow two lane roads you shouldn't have a big problem on either rout. If you don't feel comfortable I would stay on major roads as much as possible. Bill

Try a search on handling problems. This is a fairly common subject. I would look at a rear track bar to help control the sway (sideways) from passing trucks. Bill

The "Amanan's" are a different group not Amish or Mennonites. You will find it interesting the shops on the main tourist street close at 5:00 PM and the restaurants at about 7:00. There is still a big factory in one of the villages where they make Amana appliances. The RV park is interesting as if you are the first it is a pull through if not it is a back in and you share the power pedestal. You could end up with only a 30 amp plug available and the utilities on the wrong side of the coach. Is the SR-71 fast? well one time I was watching a launch on a clear day. I started timing from the moment he started to roll till he was out of sight, 55 seconds was all it took. You could hear him a lot longer but you couldn't see him. Yes I would say it was faster than advertised. Bill

Herman, look up The Amana Colonies, It might be a day trip while they are working on your coach. We stayed at the RV park a couple weeks ago, amanarvpark.com, not great, but interesting area. Blake, I like the RV park at Cabela's stayed there 2 years ago. The SR-71 Blackbird is an amazing plane. I have worked on a couple of them when I was in the AF. Bill

Go to this page and follow the instructions, You need to be signed in. http://www.fmca.com/benefits/75-motorhome-trip-routing.html Bill