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Carl, a nice flip cover over that switch might be an easy answer for you, the dog brushing against it or accidentally touching should not affect it this way.

Carl, the one piece windshields as far as I know are glued in. The older style two piece, and not all of them are gasket set, most of the newer coaches are adhesive set. As for the windshield getting replaced, if you have comprehensive insurance, that should cover the windshield except for any deductibles associated with your insurance. I don't know about your state, but Florida does not allow the insurance companies in their state to charge a deductible, you can call your agent for what it will entail. Although most companies that do charge a deductible, the comprehensive portion is usually half of your collision deductible. Hope you can get that taken care of, and again Happy Fourth of July, what's left of it. Just one other thought, if you do have collision ins., I would call them first for options, glass breakage doesn't usually count against your use of insurance and cause it to go up in price.

Actually this type windshield gasket does NOT have adhesive holding the glass in place. I usually use isopropyl alcohol for cleaning both the grove and the strip then push back into place. If you want to use an adhesive, black or clear silicone rtv sealant over the strip, not in it, works pretty well. Like the old Brylcreme advertisement, "just a little dab will do ya!", I usually will use a real small bead then smooth it with a finger tip.

I know how air brakes work, thanks for reminding me. But for every leak, that means it will take that much longer for air pressure to build, mine will not release before it reaches 90 psi, and the buzzer wont stop buzzing before 110. All that means that much time before I can start to move, and I really don't like annoying the neighbors any longer than necessary. Also with the new hearing aids the continual hissing sound is especially annoying. For every action there is a reaction, likewise for every inaction there is a reaction, for these reasons, that calls for action.

Some of us depend on air brakes also, it can become a precious commodity, when this happens a little can go a long way.

Tireman9, your post reminds me of my old 1966 T-Bird, no 8 plug went unchanged until I finally raised the carpet under the brake pedal and used a smoke wrench to cut a hole, then made it a removable plate. Back then we had to change plugs every ten thousand and the points and condenser every five. Good old days, "HUMPTH"!

Thanks Marconi and Armstrong for introducing us to the wonderful world of RFI. Happy FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND to all.

Last time that happened to my coach, one exhaust pipe from the right manifold cracked, it looked fine, but when revved up the crack would open up, causing lack of boost. Just something else to look for in case.

Carl, I purchased a really good one at Costco, solar charged, and super bright. Too large to mount permanently, I mounted mine on an aluminum extension flag pole and carry it in a basement bay.

Yup, I was still in the middle of my post when the IT guy here said stop now router is about to reboot.

My observation is that Country Coach is more respected for that period of time over Dutch Star or several others, making it more sought after. Next to Newell or Wanderlodge, and of course the bus conversions. Country Coach was doing bus conversions at that time, and probably still do, and the overall building of them just seems to be of higher quality.

The most common mis-wiring of the toad is the charge line not carrying a proper ground from the coach to the toad battery, if the ground wire from the coach to the toad battery is left off, the accessories on the toad are pulling from the toad battery, and without a proper ground from the coach the toad battery will not charge from the coach. Assuming that the ground will carry through the trailer ball is not a good policy. This is not a reason for the lights not working correctly, but a possible explanation of why the battery did not properly charge.

Diesel #1 is distilled to a lower volatility which means it is higher grade than #2. This changes the dynamics of the fuel so that it works well at a lower temperature and over a larger range of usage. The (RED) is a dye to signify that the fuel is for OFF ROAD use, therefore no highway taxes have been added, not as a marker for #1 fuel. I would not expect to see red in #1 fuel.

If you are having a hard time finding controls in Windows 10, you may want to install god mode, it puts what you need in one window. www.windowscentral.com/how-enable-god-mode-windows-10

All road diesel fuels were required to move to 500 ppm in 2007, and that was lowered even more in 2010 in the USA.

I'm not advocating smoking, but I have a friend who does, and he will take a puff, then exhale at each air junction, if an air leak, it will actually move the smoke backward toward him. Then of course as Brett said, the bubble test to affirm the leak. Again do not start smoking to do this, but most of us do know someone who does.

Does the outlet in the loft where TV plugs in a gfi outlet? If it is, there should be a reset and test button on the outlet itself. Of course there are gf outlets downstream that are just regular outlets but controlled by a gfi breaker upstream. If the one in the bathroom when reset does not fix the problem then you should look elsewhere for another gfi outlet to reset. You should also look for a circuit breaker that could possibly be tripped in the coach breaker box in the event that the plug is not on a gfi circuit.

Hey Herman, Bill's comments were 5 1/2 years ago, his shadow is following him.

I know this sounds crude, but in a pinch, a beach towel can be mounted very easily. Also look in the local box stores for close sizes if you are looking for cheap. Also stores like J C Penny has sources that will custom make just about any size imaginable. You can be creative with what you mount them to the existing track with. Good thing about curtains, they do not have to be exactly the same size as the original, slightly larger is easily overcome.

Well XP was introduced in 2002, 14 years ago, before that ME (heaven help), Windows 2000 Pro, (very good replacement for NT), before that Windows 98, (3rd edition was the best). Yes 10 can be set up to look like 7, but every upgrade that I have seen from 7 or 8 seems to be much slower, while a clean install is a little better. Glad you found a pro.

I would try to spring for a PSW if at all possible. 20/15 I think means that one side is 20 amp while the other is 15, while the other probably is 20/20. Just food for thought, may never need the extra 5 amps but at 120 volts, that is 600 watts, or 10- 60 watt light bulbs, or a small microwave

Well mine is a 36 volt Kangacruz Aspire, collapses so it will fit into most suv's, but I chose to haul it on the tandem tow dolly. I ordered it from Canada and it has served me well. Top speed is 17 kilometers, about 14 mph, it comes completely street legal with the exception of seat belts which I added so that I now have it tagged as a LSV.

Check the label inside the door of the Whirlpool unit for amp draw, all refrigerators are not the same, even amongst the same brand. Multiply the amperage by 120, then I always add fifty percent for overhead, ie., 6 amps times 120 = 720 + 50% (360) =1080, note this is only an example, some fridges require more, most of the newer ones reguire less. If yours requires less, and you can limit the use of other devices while the fridge is on the inverter, you can probably get by with only 2000 watts just fine, but the key is to limit usage of other appliances at the same time. If it were mine, that is the way I would go for now, then plan to upgrade the 2000 with a 3000 at some later time.

A lot of the RV generators have 120 V 30 amp breaker, and another 120 V 20 and sometimes 25 amp breaker. If you try to read L1 to L2, there will be no reading, but L1 to neutral, or ground will read 120, and L2 to ground will also read 120. Both sides are in phase with each other, hence the reading because the generator is only a 120 volt generator. These guys are usually rated 5000 or 5500 watts. One other thing about inverters, two 120 volt inverters does not equal 220/240 volts across L1 and L2, they will produce 110/120 each and can not produce 240 together for running 240 volt appliances. You can however purchase a single inverter that will produce 240 volts, most of these units require 24 or 48 volts DC battery banks.

If no RV salvage yard is close, ebay is also a good source, just type in rv awnings on the search line.