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    8 hours ago, RSBILLEDWARDS said:

    Nothing to installing them any tire shop with and impact and ability to lift can take care of the job. I used the coach jack set up AND A PILE OF BLOCKS worked fine. NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.

    Correct! The hardest part is if and I say IF you need to alter the valve stem for clearance. The kit does come with a tool to do so and instructions so most truck shops should be able to handle this. 

    I do NOT recommend a tire shop unless you know they can handle it. Sounds off but the tire tech skill set has significantly dropped off in the last few years.  I recently watched one attempt to install a valve stem extension for over 1/2 hour, when the hammer came out I had to walk over!

    We have them all the way around our coach.

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    We use the same product as Richard, even inside the refrigerator. That stuff works great.

    If you have anything that you want to keep on open shelves (trinkets, clocks, ETC) We use this;

    https://www.homedepot.com/p/QuakeHOLD-Museum-Putty-88111/100143045

     

    When we bought our coach the interior looked staged, the previous owner must have had an obsession with Egyptian decor, the interior was decked out with gold plates on fancy stands, decorative table top lamps with fancy shades, etched wine glasses and it was all attached with that putty, it looked like a pharaohs tomb. That stuff was tough to remove and it held very well!

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    1 hour ago, hermanmullins said:

    When I used to winterize our coach all I did was drain the Black Tank, the Gray and the Fresh water tank. Then the water heater. I would then Blow out the lines with compressed air one outlet at a time till i have nothing but air coming out.

    You can do that with a traditional water heater. Tankless or Aquahot no good. Supposedly you cannot get it all out of the coil that wraps the heat source and it will freeze and break. 

    As mentioned, most tank water heaters have three valves, inlet, outlet and bypass. You have to close the inlet and outlet, open the bypass to properly direct the solution around the unit.

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    11 hours ago, richard5933 said:

    We stayed at one park that didn't have a 10-year rule, but they did have a lengthy list of rules detailing what constituted an acceptable RV and what did not. Didn't matter the age, just the condition. Made perfect sense.

    Now that makes sense! That leaves an out for campground management just in case!

    I believe they take the easy way out and run with the age. 

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    1 hour ago, richard5933 said:

    We travel in a 45-year-old coach. Yes, it still has factory paint which takes a good shine, but no one is going to confuse our rig for a new one. We've never been turned away from a campground, and we've never even had anyone raise a concern.

    Richard, does your coach have the RVIA certification decal on it? 

    I had a place that I had to send photos of ours because it was older than 10 and they asked that one photo be of that certification decal.

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    49 minutes ago, suarich said:

    Thank you everyone for the responses. 

    Herman, there is no Max A/C on this system.  The 3 settings are defrost, floor vents or main vents.

    Ray,  I just spoke with Aurora and was informed that there is no recirculate door to shut off the fresh air from the outside.  That was a decision from REV group engineers.  He advised that there may still be a leak in the system or the thermostat needs to be relocated on the Evaporator.

    Rich, yes to the compressor, drier and condenser, but the evaporator was installed by REV.  Someone else I spoke with mentioned a clogged H-block as well.  

    I take it back to the dealer on Thursday, so lets hope I get some resolution on the issue.

    Stay safe and Happy travels,

    Stephen

    let us know how it goes after the dealer. 

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    1 hour ago, tireman9 said:

    I have not personally tested the Tyron or Rettroband so above is based on observations only.

    From an engineering perspective do you see where filling that large cavity inside the tire could cause issues with tire longevity?

    Any idea how close to a fully inflated tire it resides, how far away would be considered “safe”? 

    Also do you think mounting the tire could be a concern, cause potential tire damage during the mounting process?

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    13 hours ago, desertdeals69 said:

    We use the weather app on our iPhone to get the latest info and they send us warning of bad weather in our area such as rain or flooding.  Our phones are on 24/7 so we always hear the warning sounds.

    We do the same. Its free and it automatically changes as you move (it knows where you are). I can adjust the app to alarm visually, audibly or both and you can pick what kind of events you want or don't want i.e. rain, lightning strikes, snow etc.

    "Weather Channel" is the APP we use. 

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    9 hours ago, obedb said:

    Goodness/ has it gotten that bad?

    Seems to be hit or miss.

    The Pilot on I-81 as you are headed up the Mountain in Lebanon area is HORRIBLE. I cant count on one hand how many times I have had breakdowns that pulled out of there in the winter months. Most cannot get up the mountain, if headed south you can coast into Harrisburg if your lucky. I have a mobile maintenance vendor in Hegins PA, I swear I put his kid through college :wacko:.

    They run a B20 from their pumps, I don't know why but once it hits the atmosphere it turns into Butter. 

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    1 hour ago, Elkhartjim said:

    I sure hope Mike eventually chimes in.  He could educate us or at least me quickly.

    I was hoping the same.

    The issue we experienced could have been contained up here in the North East. I Never asked that question.

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    1 hour ago, Elkhartjim said:

    I find it hard to believe we had an abundance of diesel 2 years ago, Joe. We export so much diesel that its difficult for the refiners to keep up with the demand. If tanker trucks were lined up for weeks to deliver, the question is why? The demand certainly has done nothing but increase in the last ten years and with essentially no new refineries added.

    I have no idea why. We got stung at work which lead to a meeting I can only pass along what I was told. 

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    Pop's just saw that in person for the first time this past summer. Carl's coach was the same when he was in PA over the summer, his steer tires just had steel belts sticking out also in the same areas you have accelerated wear :wacko:. First I had ever seen a 22.5 on a steer that chewed up I can only attribute it to IFS and needed an alignment.

    If the drive axle tires are the same and are not older I would have the shop break them down and move those to the rear.

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    Obedb, let me explain what our fuel rep told me at work from memory. I might get some of this incorrect, working from memory. Mike K could probably shed some light on this.

    Two years ago there was an abundance of diesel fuel produced, it was being stored and caused condensation issues, that was passed along to the stations when their tanks were filled. He told tanker trailers were parked for weeks waiting for pickup to deliver to stations. Couple this with Bio blended fuel (we didn't have much of when you were running your truck) and the microorganisms were loving it, getting fat and growing at a rapid rate.

    With the new ultra low sulpher fuels during the manufacturing process creates salt, when its pumped through pipes out of the refinery the salt particles are supposed drop out, turns out not enough was and it was ending up in engine filters. We have actually had to vacuum salt from our primary fuel filters at our shops, it looked just like Brown sugar accumulated in the Davco filters. 

    I just had a friend over the summer fill up at a Flying J out west in Colorado, get 30 miles away and lost engine power all caused by bad diesel. He had to have the coach tank pumped out on the side of the road and both filters replaced. 

    People look at me funny when I add fuel to a mason jar before dispensing it into my tank and measure out additives before topping off but I don't want to go through that again. 

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