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Andre Reiu, Marilla Ness, are favorites, but a lot of 50's and 60's rock and roll.

I don't know how the dometic heat pump is made, my Carrier AirV has a backup heat strip that automatically comes on and the heat comes from that source at temperatures below 40 F. I hope Rodney will come back to let us know MORE about this question.

Wasn't it a bird strike that put flight 1549 in the Hudson river? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549 Birds can be a nuisance.

I've had success repairing a similarly-troubled headliner in a car before using 3M spray adhesive. Ditto, this stuff is great for this type repair.

After doing more research on the exide battery, the 200 is referring to 200 minutes of continuous use @ 25 amps, pretty misleading representation, agreed.

And what a beautiful ride on the train. Yes it is steep and braking can be an issue.

I assume that Carl is referring to paying someone to do the labor for replacing the new batteries. LOL Carl, if that was the total for batteries and labor, please PM the address and name of that outfit, I'll drive to Texas myself for that deal.

Using your theory above, 3 @140.00 each = $420.00, then using 50% charge as the baseline (300) for figuring cost per ah = $1.42, my calculator says 1.40, then 4@ $139.00 =$556.00 and 50% charge =(232) ah, then 556.00 divided by 232ah = $1.853 per ah. Not trying to burst bubbles, just trying to compare apples to apples. Good luck in whatever you decide. One other small note, in my opinion, 200 ah @ 12 volts is better than 232 @ 6 volts, because 2 six volts to make 12 is still only 232 @ 12 v, so 2 X 232 is only 464 whereas 3 12's = 600.

What am I missing in this thread? Three 200 ah 12 volt batteries (same as original) = 600 ah. Four 6 volt at 231 = 464 ah (correct). I always thought that 600 ah is better than 464 ah, of course you haven't told us how much the 12 volt Exides will cost for an adequate comparison. And we already know that the 3 Exides will fit.

Here is a site near Palatka Florida, some of the best fresh water fishing in Florida. https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/rodman-campground

Do you have any idea where, in central Florida you would like to wind up?

Back to subject, Have you thought about a swimming pool backwash hose? https://www.amazon.com/BISupply-Discharge-Hose-Flat-Backwash/dp/B07QN89S7T/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=1+inch+swimmingpool+hose+pipe&qid=1577982628&sr=8-7, you can buy barb fittings for each end.

Is the supply line from the cutoff valve plastic or is it one of those stainless steel braided rubber hoses? I have seen the braided ones with too much kink do similar to yours.

Do you have a pressure regulator on the shore water supply? Welcome to the forum!

I've owned motorhomes since the early 90's, all before the MCI coach were fiberglass skinned over luan plywood with which delamination was a terrible problem especially since I was not able to garage them for many reasons. By the way, I was then and still am capable of reskinning the coaches, and have done that to several over the years. But after doing much research about upkeep of a bus, I decided on the MCI brand for the conversion because of the availability of parts, and the monocoque design, there is no linear frame which means no twists and no cracking of the granite floors. I spent four years doing the conversion in it's entirety myself while still working full time on a regular job. Now we have what we consider a top of the line motorhome, inside and out, just the way we wanted it. and yes you can use emotions within the subject on this forum. Good luck finding your dream MH, and hope you enjoy RV'ing as much as we do. I forgot to add that several of my kin drove for Greyhound, and I rode with them in my younger years, they drove both GM and MCI, GM was a great coach in those days, but MCI was actually owned by Greyhound and built to last since it was. Needless to say that Greyhound does not still own MCI, but due to a near bankruptcy by Greyhound, the company was purchased by MCI/Greyhound employees and have maintained integrity since that time. My coach is a 1988 model and I still order replacement parts directly from MCI, with a 24 hour watchline. Bet several Alfa owners could say that.

In my opinion, if only two people will be traveling, why on earth would anyone need a slide? Just more to break. My coach is 42 feet long, has no slides, and there is more than enough room for the two of us and the four of the four legged critters.

If you will be traveling I-95 from Florida to Virginia, I highly recommend a stop in Savanah Ga., Fort Pulaski is located between Savanah and Tybee Island and is real treat to visit since you are into Civil war historical sites. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Pulaski_National_Monument. https://www.riversendcampground.com/ This a very nice RV park about 15 minutes away from Fort Pulaski, I have been there and loved it.

One category is missing from the list of choices...Class A motorhomes built on a bus chassis (like Prevost conversions, etc.) I'm with Richard on this topic, I have driven over many years all the different types mentioned, and have been pleased with several types mentioned, including pull behinds, an Air Stream pulled well and surprisingly not a lot of sway when set up correctly. A fifth wheel behind an appropriately sized dually truck worked well, my last MH was a 35 foot diesel pusher single rear axel was very stable. BUT my MCI 40 foot bus conversion with a single trail axel behind the dual is by far more pleasant to drive than any other that I have driven. So as stated by others there is no way anyone on the forum that can give you a perfect answer, best to test drive any prospects that you may have to get a good feel for you will want to live with. Happy hunting for the perfect rig for you.

Ross's idea of a t handle and marker showing the correct location is a great idea, only thing that I would add is a camera that can be pointed up to the jack to let you know that it is in exact location. Maybe something like this https://www.amazon.com/Compatible-NIDAGE-Inspection-Semi-Rigid-Inspecting/dp/B0791DG4FK/ref=sr_1_18?keywords=wall+camera&qid=1575936173&sr=8-18, this way you can remain standing to place into position.

Welcome to the forum Larry. It will be helpful to know make, year and model of your class A motorhome, someone here might just happen to have one. But if yours is from a builder that is now out of business, or just out dated, there are a few other sources, but we will need to know more information to try to help, Good luck hunting.

NewJersey has that same law, no self serve fuel stations, gas or diesel.

This was discussed on this forum, but a different thread. If this is how it really works, the annual is rather cheap ($70.00 or $120.00), but if I understand correctly, a fee of up to 9% advalorium tax is added upon title registration.

Not hardly, but a perfect time to replace with Corian or a scrap piece of granite or marble. Some but not all manufacturers use glue to make sure that edge molding stays in place, if yours did the material (pressed board) will give up when you pry the old edging off. If this happens, fill the old groove in with automotive bondo, there are router bits available to regroove for the edge material. The new material comes in straight sticks, where the round corners are simply nibble several notches in the edge that goes back into the groove..

All above answers could be true, and I will also add tire tread design can be a factor, one tread design may offer more resistance to the rolling surface as opposed to another, and resistance can contribute to heat rise.

I have an RF18 Samsung in my coach. put it in in 2012, have run on MSW every time that I move the bus from one location to another, have had zero problems so far.