huffypuff
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It's not unusual for a warranty to refuse to pay shipping charges. If they did pay the charge who to say that all parts will have shipping charges tacked on to it. They have to draw the line somewhere.
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A better way to keep an eye on you turbo is add a pyrometer to watch the EGT. Then you will know for sure when to shut the engine down as you can watch the exhaust gas temperature drop. Also you know when to let up on it if the temperature goes too high.
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Best for you to get there a day early or the night before the start because they usually have a first timer seminars then. I missed it at Redmond because I got there on my schedule day at 2:00 pm and they had it at about 11:00 am.
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Each of the four slides motor on my coach have a different configuration and each sounds different when reaching the end of travel. I have one rear slide that make that kind of noise but never had a problem with it. Concluding that this coach being 8+ years old and never presented a problem I wouldn't worry about it.
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We are booked for a couple of months in the winter at Caliente Springs RV Resort in Desert Hot Springs, CA. We would like to know if anyone from FMCA had stayed there? If so we would like to know what to expect what to see and do. I know there are quite a few full timers there from the online reviews so far.
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Yes Tom that is what I was thinking about, the compressor compartment and the floor would allow major air leak in and out as well as the sides. I'm thinking foam panels could be used to fill any void and taped into place before the refrigerator is pushed into the wall? Of course it would be plugged in and water line hooked up before it is pushes in the wall.
I'm thinking the panels can come from Home Depot or Lowes that is used in siding. That would beef up the insulation that is already there and close up the holes at the same time.
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I know $30 sounds great but the boss ( wife) says she don't want to change those item and is happy with the way it is.
Now if I can only get her to stop trying to change me. 
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One major question about the fridge conversion. What do you do about the rear and roof vent since it would allow heat out from under the fridge in the winter and heat in during the summer?
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The Allison transmission does have a sensor on the transmission for speedo back then. I recall the speed sensor to be on one side of the transmission and the backup switch to be on the other. I had problems with dirt with the backup switch when I had my 93 Southwind as the backup camera wouldn't come on as a result. Check your connection at the transmission.
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I replaced my Xantrex Echo Charger because it got damp and burned out. I had to move it to a dryer location to prevent that from happening again. The one you got looks more water proof and I wish I seen this before replacing mine as replacing the existing one would had been more simple by leaving in same location. I hope the product works well for you as I wouldn't be without one.
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I don't know the details of what happen to your tires but Tireman9 could tell you how to protect your tires from UV rays. Most of the cracking comes when the coach is parked and tire covers can help. I tend to protect my tires with tire dressing as it gives the tires an appealing look and is better than nothing.
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I went to Camping World and got thick pads made out of recycle tires call HossPad.
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Bill, go to Flying J or Pilot in Oregon and get the better price. Seven Feathers would only give three cents with players club so I saved by going to next Flying J/Pilot north.
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There is clearly lots of mountains on your route in that area that would decrease mileage. Once you got a little SE less mountains so better mileage. Like Brett said over 5% bio mileage will suffer. Same goes for gasoline that has 10% or more ethanol, less performance and mileage.
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I heard you can bounce them out with dryer sheets.
What I did when I had a mouse is install one of my cats overnight. That mouse was so scared it went into hiding in one of the cabinets and died of starvation. -
Yes I guess I will be setting the tire pressures with a good hand gauge and let the spinning dabbers be the alarm.
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To all that don't like Norcold 1200 or 1210, you should read this description of this model just for fun.
http://norcoldparts.com/norcold-1200-1210-refrigerator-parts-products/?sort=featured&page=2
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Joe, I would be interested in a bottom drawer, the two plastic dividers for them and a couple of door shelf. I see you live in Pennsylvania and would need to ship. Let me know what the total cost would be if your will to ship. I'm in Washington state and Hershey would be too far for us to travel.
Ray
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Yes Brett on both points you made.
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I'm not saying it couldn't fail. All refrigerators do in time if not falling apart. Just no need to replace if minor part is needed. Residential refrigerators came a long way and was a huge power hog. Still if I was full timing and had major problem then it would be worth changing. It's only my home a few months out of the year. Of all the ones that failed which year coach were they in?
Tom, you need a diet Pepsi instead.
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Yes the internal temperature on the diaphragm at the end of the stem is different than internal tire temperature. If the temperature raised enough to set off the alarm I would believe pressure would of raised quicker.
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I received an answer from the maker of the tire minder and it is as following:
Mr. Huffman,
Thank you for contacting Minder Research regarding your TireMinder TMG400C system.The issue your are having with the transmitters reading are explained by the fact that most gauges have an accuracy level of +- 1-2 PSI. When combined with the 2.7% accuracy of the TireMinder transmitter could certainly give a pressure reading of 5 PSI difference than another tire gauge when pressures reach over 100 PSI.The TireMinder transmitter will find the internal tire temperature by the internal air or nitrogen that rests inside the diaphragm of the transmitter. By measuring the temperature of the internal air, we are able to receive an accurate reading within +- 5° F. If the temperature goes to 167° F or above, the monitor will immediately alert the user to check the tire.To address your last post, please keep in mind that once the monitor is turned on or awaken from sleep, it will take up to 20 minutes for the device to register all new readings. Until that process has completed, the monitor will show the last readings it received from the transmitter.For a great working system, always remember to use a booster (this will eliminate the possibility of signal interference), change your batteries and O-rings every 9-14 months (if you register the TireMinder system you will get free batteries, caps and O-rings through our battery exchange program), always keep the transmitters at the same position (if adding air, take one off at a time to avoid confusing transmitters) and if you have to change the sensors around, do a full delete by making sure every position in learning mode displays a red light at the top of the monitor.Please let me know if there is any other questions I may answer for you. Also, you can always contact us here at Minder Research from 9 AM - 4 PM EST Monday - Friday at (772) 463-6522 for immediate support.Thank you again for taking the time to contact us.Mike PescitelliChief Technology OfficerMinder Research Inc.3000 SE Waaler StreetStuart, FL 34997I have nothing to add at this time except I will reset and start from scratch first installing the booster and the toad sensors after new tires.
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WOW, glad still use billy stick!
Yes I think that is the old trucker way, walk around at every stop and hit it with a stick, If it sounds good your on your way. If I have as much trouble as Jim with mine I believe I will be boxing them and putting them in the rear compartment. This so far gives me more worries when I drive and should leave it alone unless a alarm goes off.
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Wow Jim, sounds like my issues are far less than yours. When I check today temperature and pressure on left rear inner tire is stuck at 112 psi and 89 degrees I'm betting that sensor is bad. I haven't driven it in three weeks and it never came down. Well I decided to pull all the sensor, swap bad one for one for toad. Reset unit for reprogram, install booster since I need for the toad later and reprogram after inflating tires with good tire gauge. Once I get the coach working then I have to get the toad ready. I think I have to swap out the sensor for the toad because of factory monitor may have aluminum stems. I'm still waiting for email from tireminder before going ahead with it.
An email from tireman9 explained why the temperature raised when stopped since not internal tire temperature. Coming to the rest stop using the brakes caused it to heat up enough for the sensors to pick it up. That really explained what happen there.
I also have other things to worry about as if I didn't have enough to do I'm upgrading the TV's. Two high tech smart TV's, one 32' for the bedroom and 40' in the front. Want to get them done before a chapter rally coming on the 25th.
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OK, finally got around to it as we are preparing for another trip. I installed the booster in the rear bedroom breaker box that also have 12 volt fuses. I then removed all sensors and reset the tire minder and reprogrammed it. I installed all 10 sensor on both the coach and toad. Now the pressure reads within a couple of pounds of what I set it with my long stick gauge. I don't know what went wrong the first time and I'm more happy with this results. We will see how it works on trip to rally starting Thursday.