jleamont

Induction cooktop for cooking . Aquahot (diesel and electric) for heat and hot water

Good question! I have a scar on my forehead from "cost effective tooling" could also explain a few other things....be careful-- always give yourself an out in case of tool failure.

I siliconed screen door plastic screen in from behind and spray foamed it. The roof I spray foamed it and put the cover back on.

Obedb, we only run the dash AC until the rooftops catch up then It goes off. R134 system isn't much different from R12, similar components different charge ports. You could pick up on R134 quick if you were familiar with R12.

Sounds like he used a torque stick. You should have that checked with a torque wrench. I had a set of them and I scraped them, they were traditionally over or under when you double checked with a torque wrench and not just a little. The problem with those is air pressure, tool maintenance and the mechanics strength and the age and the amount of use that has on it all plays in the final torque achieved. those are calibrated on a fixture, not accounting for a human arm flex. One thing not mentioned is a wheel retorque, we do them at 100 and 500 miles after a wheel was pulled, you'd be surprised how often we were glad we did that.

Great story!

Every time I see a vehicle with Stud Pilot wheels I think of you Kay. You need a shop air compressor mounted in that coach to even think about pulling those wheels on the road.

I only carry a little Weber Smokey Joe and the Trager pellet smoker now. So yea, I took the others out.

A mounted spare will fit in one compartment once I organize it now I have more space with the propane tank gone.

Carl, I carry a 20 ton air bottle jack with an adjustable pin on the top (cork screw type, it can also be pumped by hand), 33mm deep socket (3/4" drive) extensions, sledge hammer, 3/4" ratchet with different length handles (yea, the head separates from the handle) and a 3/4" torque wrench, I keep blocks of wood just in case the extension on a rear wheel needs some shoring up. The air bottle jack plugs into the air supply on the coach, so I can use the coach to lift itself. But I do not carry a spare tire yet......and the only reason, my coach has two different size tires on it, once I get over that hurdle I will have a mounted spare. I do have Coach-Net as well.

Carl, I don't drink much of it. Stick to the red wine, its good for you....so they say

Carl A and Bill, I don't mind it now, but I'm on a limited time line when we travel. I also was wondering what the OP bought.

I went cross country two times with our gas coach, round trip about 6000 miles, no issues climbing the hills, when you saw them ahead, kick out the OD and sink your foot into it 3/4 the way down to wide open throttle to build momentum. I pulled the hill into Flagstaff AZ on I-40 maybe 10-20 mph under the posted speed. My only complaint after 8-10 hours of driving you were really exhausted.

Carl, everything up here is like that, most under $85.00 a night have abandoned cars and "RV's" without wheels all over the place. I will say the tiki bar on the beach overlooking Ocean City MD makes one heck of a rum punch

Five, that is a great example of how educational and useful the forum is, if he listened to your advice you might have just saved his or someone else's life.

Yea, if you try before the 2nd week of June, there is a chance and after Labor day you might have a chance, not in the summer. We are booked in early June, I think. Frontiertown is also nice and the Resort at Massey Landing is another one a little north near Cape Henlopin, it is just harder to get to the beach do to its location.

BennieH, the replacement pump has been redesigned so many times I would take the coach to where you bought the pump and have them install it. When it fails (not if but when) it will most likely take out the fuel injection pump which will set you back several thousand dollars. When I replaced mine in 14' all of the access was from the top through the bedroom floor or closet floor access. You have other options that will not require you to do anything back at the original pump location other than connecting a plug into the existing harness, here's the link;

Supposedly a peeled Onion next to your bed in a bowl when you are sick will also draw the bacteria and impurities from the air and reduce your sick time, haven't tried it yet. Wife thought I was nuts when I mentioned it.

Ken, nice to see you on here also . I have read the link above and this post in its entirety. I agree that motorhome sales are on the decline while the other side of the RV lifestyle is on the increase, you see it everywhere you travel to now. I am ok with the new business venture. Times change, people change and I have always said, "business needs dictate". I would rather those folks step over here rather than sending money to GS. Just my 2 cents.

Check your voltages, if ok replace them with LED from a Jeep IF they fit that will make you smile . DW had a GMC Yukon with factory projectors, if you turned the auxiliary driving lights off you'd crash into something. It's a common problem with certain vehicles, her Explorer was not as bad, but bad, my co car 15' Malibu, you can see pollen in the air . Here is a video that demonstrates the differences with an aerial view of a Freightliner Cascadia driving in the dark.

I ditched the Bra now that my Diamond Sheild is gone, not embarrassed anymore

YUP, 1997-2006 Ford Econolone Van. Tail lights 1992-1994 Ford Econoline Van. Good eye Rich!

After

For some reason, the lenses with the grid vs. the clear ones don't project a beam. It's like the different between a spot light and a flood light. Here is an example of before and after (the coach in the Before is not mine, googled my year make and model)

Carl, I wanted PIAA driving lights, they don't make them in rectangle anymore. had to buy Hella and I really wanted LED, struck out on that also, their LED lamps wouldn't fit in the recessed holes....ended up with Halogen. I have considered a LED light bar relayed into my high beams mounted down low (mounted under the generator door). I still struggle with night driving, just nowhere near as bad as before.