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    I would call and make sure the places you are interested in will be open. Many shut down for the winter.

    Summer before last I stayed at Smoky Bear Campground, 4857 East Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 436-8372. Lots of places closer to Pigeon Forge.

    But this was a nice place with large level concrete spots.

    We were more interested in the park than the Forge.

    Bill

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    One of the problems we had was the water would form ice in the venturi and shut down the carb. This was in cooler temp but not freezing. Another thing was that you had to use purified water because after a while the chemical buildup would plug up the water orifice.

    Well that isn't likely to happen on a direct injection diesel. I haven't heard of any problems with nozzles clogging but they should be fairly easy to change.

    This is the system I am looking at I haven't decided whether to go with the double or single shot.

    http://www.bankspower.com/products/show/?option_id=474%7C79%7CDiesel%20Motorhomes%2C%20%0A03-07%20Cummins%20-%20ISB-CR%205.9L%7C19

    Hear is a link to an article you might like to read.

    http://www.dieselarmy.com/engine-tech/how-it-works/how-it-works-water-methanol-injection/

    Bill

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    When used on diesel engines it works much the same as on gas engines. When using water alone it lowers the intake temperature which also lowers EGT temps. with just the water you may see a little bump in mileage because you are more efficient with a lower charge air temperature. With the added Methanol it will increase power as you are adding fuel. There are claims of added fuel mileage but that remains to be seen.

    Bill

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    I have ben doing some research on Water/Methanol injection systems.

    I am wondering if anyone has doe this and what there results were and what was there experience on how much they used, average use etc. I am trying to decide how big of a tank I might need. They have kits that use the windshield washer supply tank. That doesn't seem like a big enough supply. Also wondering if they feel like they gained anything.

    This will be on a 5.9 ISB Cummins see my sig.

    Bill

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    Hard to make suggestions with out more info. What are you driving and do you have a toad? I was in New England last year. One thing you will find there are few good roads or interstates east- west in northern New England. Not much above 90 (The Mass Pike). This is a interesting road you can go from the Atlantic to the Pacific on I 90 and it takes you by some great places.

    Have you been to Niagara Falls? If you continue up 81 it isn't that far west of Syracuse NY. You can cross at the falls and go east to Montreal and back down. by way of 55 to 93 that puts you in a good position to go to Portland, Boston ect.

    Bill

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    My response was in reference to the op that he stated " a complete overhaul was needed to the tune of $20,000.00 by the Cummins shop. That I would think would be replacing everything.A Cummins shop would not leave any part to chance. I don't think a comparison of an 283 to a 600 Cummins is practical. These engines can and will pass debris from a failed cylinder back and forth to other cylinders as I have seen over the 45 years in the transportation industry.

    Yes you are right that 600 Cummins wasn't turning any where near the RPM the 283 was.

    I am absolutely agree that the Cummins shop would leave no part un-replaced that they could make money on.

    Bill

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    The reason is, the dropped valve face/head will not fit between the piston and the cylinder head. Thus the piston gets broken up, the rod may be bent, the bearings get mashed, and the crank becomes questionable. Further, the liner Is damaged, the head destroyed, all that debris is pushed out the exhaust and intake holes and swallowed by the other cylinders and I can't tell you the damage to the turbo and the intercooler as well. When you look at all the damaged parts most failures leave you with an undamaged cylinder block.

    Hope this answers your query.

    This sounds like a over statement of an absolutely worst case scenario. You are going to have to show me how it could damaged a charge air cooler. I have rebuilt engines when I was younger. I had a stockish 283 that dropped a valve north of 8000 rpm. Changed the piston polished out the dings in the combustion chamber and lightly honed the cylinder. Put it back together and drove it another 20,000 till I sold it. Now you probably will have a damaged turbo from debris going out the exhaust.

    Bill

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    II am planning a trip from the Cleveland OH area to Napa, CA for next summer.

    Have never been out west and do want to stop at Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone. I would appreciate any advice from anyone that might have taken this route out west and places to stop at and see along the route.

    Also any advice on where to stay at Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone areas.

    George Ruple

    email: allegrored@aol.com

    George welcome to the forum.

    I was there this summer. You are going to have FUN. For you the easiest route is 90 west. This will take you right to the Mount Rushmore area. I don't have the name of the park handy but I can get it for you. You shouldn't have a problem getting a spot unless you were like us and show up during "bike week in Sturgis."

    Then I recommend going on to Livingston, Mt and going into Yellowstone from the north. I do hope you have a toad. The roads in both areas are kind of tight for driving your Motorhome.

    There are few places to park in Yellowstone for cars with all the traffic. We stayed at a really nice place on the banks of the Yellowstone river called Yellowstone's edge 3502 U.S. 89 (406) 333-4036. You can go in from the west but there are some steep passes.

    When You head to CA, you can go down through Yellowstone or go west to 15 and go south to 80 and take that into Ca. Don't overlook some of the other wine growing areas. I stopped at 10 spoon winery in Missoula Ma. I found some nice wineries in Lodi Ca. This area is often overlooked.

    When you are out there you might go to some of the other great parks. Yosemite is wonderful and I recommend going in from the west on 190. The Kings canyon area is right next door and The Sequoia National park.

    If you have any questions just ask.

    Bill

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    Tell us more about the car you want to tow. I towed a 2012 Honda Civic on a dolly because it couldn't be flat towed. I now have a 2014 Honda CR-V that I tow four down. This is much easier. You might be like me I used the dolly until I decided to get a different car. You need to check the owners manual to be sure you can tow your car on a dolly some especially all wheel drive can't be towed with a dolly.

    Bill

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    The motor and transmission worked like it should, was just curious since we were not on a actual mountain road like Colorado.

    Thanks for your knowledge.

    Please explain the difference between a 8% grade in Mo. and the same grade in Co. Read the links Brett posted and you will have a better knowledge of what to expect.

    Bill

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    Hi,

    We just changed from an 11 class C Thor to an Astoria 3595 06 model. I had heard that the coach was entry level and used many things found in lesser coaches.There are some light fixtures in secondary areas, windows and shades are the same.

    Bearing in mind that we just got it I am not seeing what people were saying for the most part. There may be some things that are not better but our class C was well equipped (we lost our power awning) A few things that look good to me on our Astoria besides the great floor plan for our use. Smart charger converter, High quality dinette seating, comfy recliner chair, High quality sofa bed (for sitting we have not slept in it as a bed), Fit and finish is much better than the C, great storage areas with pull out drawers, comfy bed, better fixtures in galley and bath. We don't think much of marble or Corian so the laminate counter and vanity are great for us. Looking at the above weight of 42,4000 our 06 at 31,800 is a different beast. We have a 5.9 ISB which might be some of the difference, Probably the newer Astorias are more upscale in their appointments but we are glad to move into a Freightliner, Cummins diesel at this price point.

    Talking about engines I was surprised that our 359 cubic inch engine is producing 300 HP so it is tweaked pretty good. The 61 Corvette broke the horsepower versus cubic inches ratio for a production engine at 283 cu in and 315 HP. That was followed by a 327 cu" at 360 HP. That was a milestone in engineering. So these Cummins are tweaked and working hard to pull the weight. Not been out west yet but itching to do Raton pass on I 25 with our new old coach:-)

    FWIW someone said Wards rated the ISB as the 4th best engine of all times. Hope this was helpful in some way:-)

    When you get to Raton just down shift and keep your rpm up say 2200-2500 and you won't have a problem. Always watch your EGT and engine temp when pulling long grades. The biggest problem I have had was getting stuck behind trucks that were going 20-25ph so I had to slow and follow them.

    By the way there is a great campground at the top of the pass. The view is amazing.

    Bill

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    The one constant in RVs is there is no standard. All the manufactures have their own idea of how they want to wire their coach. You just have to read there owners manual. I can run my slides without starting the motor but I prefer to do it when plugged in or the generator running. I have run them when not plugged in but they do drag the batteries down pretty bad. Bill

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