kaypsmith
-
Content Count
3523 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
8
Posts posted by kaypsmith
-
-
8 hours ago, allstarr said:So, are these people just being doom & gloomers?
Yes, they are doom and gloomers. Cruise America thrives on the fact that these units are very easy to adapt your driving skills to. A thirty minute crash driving course in a vacant parking lot with practice cones is about all it should take to get familiar with driving one of their units. The biggest challenge is getting use to driving with outside mirrors, the rest should come naturally from your already learned driving skills. As with any vehicle, obey the rules of the road, don't follow too closely, and remember that larger vehicles require a longer stopping distance. The video that Bill recommends is a good place to start. Also, go rent an RV from cruise America, if it is too intimidating, then don't buy one, I will bet that after an hour of driving it, you will say, either I want one or do not want one.
-
I don't know which heat/air/fan and some other items may be which batteries, but windshield wipers are usually on the chassis battery in every coach that I have seen.
-
Have you programmed each remote to work with respective tv? If not, try to program one remote tv that you are having trouble with to see if the program/remote problem goes away.
-
The last time that this happened on my coach, the air drier purge valve was stuck open. If I'm not too badly mistaken, the governor is actually part of the air pump.
-
You mentioned that it is an in tank fuel pump, many years ago in an old Ford Granada, very similar problem as yours, it turned out to be a fuel filter/sock in the tank that had become partially stopped up. And of course an inline fuel filter in the gas line that has become laden with water can do the same thing. This may not be your problem, but well to take note in case other checks do not solve the problem.
-
I have replaced several of the toppers and awnings as well. First of all, the easiest way is the first that you described. Most of the end caps are not aligned so it will need drilling and then using a file, making a slot that is perfectly in line with the fabric channel in the roller. You will need to secure the spring end with a pin of some kind, do not let that spring unwind and try to hold it by hand. Now if yours does not have the hole, a good pair of vise grip pliers clamped around the shaft and secured in some fashion can be used to suffice for the pin. If you are not confident in drilling the end cap as described above, then you will need to find someone that is handy enough to do this job.
-
I had a similar situation several years ago, it turned out to be a break in the wire between the fuel relay and the valve that holds open flow of fuel to the fuel filter. I was lucky and found the break and spliced in a short piece of wire that resolved my problem. I live just out of Birmingham please PM me some info such as e-mail and or phone number, I may be able to help.
-
I loaned my tow dolly to a neighbor last month, he returned it to me and stated that it was unusable because the back of the dolly was too high for his car. He didn't call me when he was trying to load the car, otherwise I would have told him that the dolly has a tilt feature that needs to be unlocked to load the car, and if the dolly is too high, all was needed is to raise the trailer ball on the tow vehicle. Oh well, this posted to enlighten those who have never used a tow dolly.
-
12 hours ago, sunlover19 said:I found out that l had to put a heavy brick on each side of the saddle that takes up the extra space so the car doesn't shift to one side of the tow dolly because the chains and straps don't keep it in place without the bricks.
I towed on tow dollies over 12 years and never needed to put anything other than tow straps, and a safety chain. As WildBill308 pointed out, there is a correct way to install the strap, and one needs to know the correct way. I towed a Kia Soul for three years amongst other cars over that time frame with no problems.
-
I owned a 1987 Southwind many years ago with same problem. I wound up replacing the spark plug wires with a racing grade was the solution for mine. I went through several sets of those solid core sets for a temporary fix, after going with a very expensive set from a major racing supply here in Birmingham, the problem did not come back while I owned it two more years. Also be sure there are no vacuum leaks.
-
Cat 5 or cat6 patch cables are cheap, can be ordered in1 to 25 or more lengths and RJ45 to RJ45 adapters are also cheap. If you use patch cables cat 6 will work on either and will not degrade the signal quiet as much. I did find a Triplevision extender on an online auction.
-
I don't know what your triplevision receiver looks like, but most are usually located in a place where an IR remote can be used, if this is the case, then an HDMI cable and an adequate length ethernet/cat5/6 cable should already be in place. If this is the case, then there should be no need to move the TV. If this is not the case, then I would make sure to put the new ones back making sure that it is an easy replacement in the future. Most receivers have an HDMI female, and an RJ45 female on the receiver. RJ45 looks like an oversized phone jack.
The transmitter splitter is the large box at the top, the smaller ones are the receivers, all connections showing are RJ45, on the other end is an HDMI connection, which uses a standard HDMI cable from TV to receiver.
-
Sorry for the misinformation, yes, if you change either brand or model splitter, you will need to change the receiver also, which should be pretty easy to do in most cases. The new transmitter does come with the comparable receivers. The plugs/rj45's are the same and will not need to be replaced.
-
When you find the solenoid to replace, make sure it is replaced with a constant duty at least, or greater than same amperage as the current one, oversizing a solenoid will not hurt anything, that is what circuit breaker/fuses are for. And as Carl said, a bad ground, loose wire, or a wire with a break inside the coating can and will cause the same circumstances.
-
I assume that you are talking about cat 5/6 ethernet converter, if so, no you will not need to replace the cat to hdmi converters at each tv, unless they are also fried. Here is a four port splitter that should work well if the cable is cat 6/7. https://www.amazon.com/Extender-Splitter-Multiple-Single-Management/dp/B07NQPHG1R/ref=asc_df_B07NQPHG1R/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309770211034&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10530547586836232902&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012456&hvtargid=pla-680067009003&psc=1 To tell what cat #, simply pull out a short section of the wire, it is marked about every two feet, cat 5e, 6,7. Make sure that the splitter will handle the cat # that you have in your coach.
-
-
On 10/5/2020 at 8:31 AM, RayIN said:I used the pressure washer in 1013, no re-occurrence since.
WOW! That was a looong time ago. LOL!😀
-
I owned 1992 Crosscountry 34 foot diesel pusher on a spartan chassis, nice long wheel base for a 34 footer, it rode and handled very well, only problem that I had with it was a leaking roof and delamination of the side walls.
-
How many amps is the generator, and how many amps is the residential refrigerator? Low AC voltage can cause a fault in the inverter also. I agree that the batteries should come under scrutiny also. But those AC's kicking in may be causing low voltage from the generator at times, at least try running the fridge on the genny instead of the inverter for a period to see if it corrects the inverter problem. 2000 watts is a pretty small inverter, depending on what ever else is on the inverter could be well overloaded, 2000 watts is only about 17.5 amps @ 120 volts.
-
I'm an online member, and I see no app avaiable, but the online version can be viewed from any device that has an internet connection. It is geared for 40 feet and higher but you can search for smaller.
-
15 hours ago, Seynel8228 said:Well it looks I have a problem on the BCC.
What is a BCC?
-
On 9/9/2020 at 10:55 AM, richard5933 said:Are you thinking of the Motor Carrier's Atlas?
Best reference I've seen for big rigs, but has nothing specific to RVs. Great for things like weight and height restrictions.
Well, I clicked on the link in Joe's post and viola!
Serving the RV community since 2001 with a user friendly spiral bound guide - 500 pages, lays flat, quality paper and large print. All parks personally visited by the authors. Also included are satellite views of all the parks along with Google Map features embedded.
This for some reason looks like it has something intended for RV'rs
-
If any of you know what Kudzu is, the only thing that will kill Kudzu is hogs, goats can't eat the leaves and vines fast enough to kill it, but hogs will root up the roots that look very much like potatoes.😉
-
Deer season is year round in my neighborhood, there are plenty of them here. We allow anyone to shoot photo's and nothing else at them.
87 Fleetwood Pace-Arrow Chevy P30 Chassis w/454, Hesitation, Backfiring and stalling oh my.
in Chassis
Posted · Edited by kaypsmith · Report reply
First of all, how much fuel is in the coach tank? The builder of most coaches sets the fuel pickup tube so that it will not pick below a quarter of a tank to insure that the generator does not drain the fuel tank to keep you from getting stranded. This may not be your problem, but make sure that you do have adequate fuel.