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I was hoping things had gotten better. Oh well! We will run I-70 west out of PA and head west on I-44 to Oak City. I-44 was good two years ago; hopefully still is. It is only 88 miles further to the San Luis Valley vs running I-70 west to Limon, CO and US 24 to I-25. And we can stop at the Big Texan in Amarillo for some Rocky Mountain Oysters. 👌

I was hoping things had gotten better. Oh well! We will run I-70 west out of PA and head west on I-44 to Oak City. I-44 was good two years ago; hopefully still is. It is only 88 miles further to the San Luis Valley vs running I-70 west to Limon, CO and US 24 to I-25. And we can stop at the Big Texan in Amarillo for some Rocky Mountain Oysters. 👌

I was hoping things had gotten better. Oh well! We will run I-70 west out of PA and head west on I-44 to Oak City. I-44 was good two years ago; hopefully still is. It is only 88 miles further to the San Luis Valley vs running I-70 west to Limon, CO and US 24 to I-25. And we can stop at the Big Texan in Amarillo for some Rocky Mountain Oysters. 👌

A question and an observation. There should be a check valve. Is there one built into the unit? If not I should probably put one in place between the unit and the tank? Observation/ The unit is a lift pump, a primer for filters there and downstream and a fuel/water separator. Looks like smart thing to do for many diesel RV owners.

I am looking at both the Air Dog and a similar Fass system. Price is about the same. What do I do? Flip a coin?

Try a coupler. Might work. The signal is amplified. If not, then get complicated.

Question for DD and RL/ is the pump noisy enough to be heard? I am giving one of their units serious consideration.

When I was a trucker, we had two seasons/ winter and construction.

Betty informed me today that the Turning Stone RV Village is her favorite.

Reason I asked is that 40 was so rough in Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma that refused to take my rig over it. Made my way to Kansas City and then worked my way to Tucumcari NM to rejoin 40. Would never have taken any type of RV over that stretch. So 10 is now a no go? Used to be good from Baton Rouge west.

Thank you both on the pump. Have been thinking about doing a pump of some type. I will look that up today. Joe did something along those lines.

Another advantage to running the New York Thruway east of Syracuse. Verona exit 33 (30 miles east of Syracuse) sets the Turning Stone Casino with eateries galore, a golf course, and a very nice RV park south of the casino 3 or 4 miles. 24 hour valet service from the park to the casino and back for free. We will stop there again absolutely.

The repairs that Tom referred to were along I-81 in Schuylkill County in the Pine Grove PA area. We came through there last September with very little trouble. Looked like the repairs were close to done. They were finished entirely before the onset of winter.

Retired Trucker Here From the Area./. Get on the Mass Pike and head west to the I-84 exit 9. Follow I-84 to the Scranton Pa area and join I-81 south to the Harrisburg. Depending on the time of day you can exit 81 onto I-83 and travel through Harrisburg to Route 581. 83 crosses the Susquehanna River then makes a sharp curve heading south. You go straight onto 581 and the next exit is US15 south to Gettysburg. If the time is later in the day (rush hour) traffic can be heavy. You can either tough it out with a sometimes slow crawl or take I-81 around Harrisburg to exit 59 and follow 581 back to the US-15 exit south to Gettysburg. If "money is no object" you could run the Mass Pike to the New York Thruway and get on I-81 south in Syracuse. NEVER CROSS THE GW BRIDGE

Our only fuel filter is down low on the curbside towards the front of the engine ( rear of the coach ). Will try for a pic in the next day or two. No room for a primer pump I am pretty sure.

Wat do you want to see in PA?

Many times across both over the years but not since 2005. How is I-40 this year west bound across Arkansas and I-40 headed to Oklahoma City? Been very rough off and on over the years. Want to take both west this year.

I have several filters with me at all times. As far as the modifications, none of you would believe where Freightliner put our one and only filter. It is doable but difficult to change the filter, and keep crud out of the replacement when positioning it to spin on. Especially lying on my back in gravel. Would love to have two filters with the first one a separator, and a primer pump. My only filter is down low, so as long as the tank fuel level is up, I will be ok there. Sounds like you guys are set up properly. I have seen your rig Joe so I know changing filters for you is easy.

I am not doing this to embarrass anybody. I want to know what to do if prime is lost. I estimate that the lift pump is probably 32 or more feet from the tank of our DP. It starts easily, even after a fuel filter change and ours is one of those with only one filter. I have crawled around under the coach and I can find no evidence of an auxiallry pump. Anticipating cold starts, I always have the block heater turned on well in advance. There has gotta be a check valve somewhere , but the lift pump is all we have to get the fuel from front to rear and it is working fine. Sign me a worry wort.

By the way/ you and Brett are experts. I know what I know and it has gotten me by over the years, but I am not an expert. I would like to know what both of you would tell the OP to do to get his 3126E started in the mess he finds himself. Even if we never hear from him again, it will probably help people that read this website. I know what I would do but I want to hear from you guys. Please!!

CAT prefers that the filter be installed dry and then filled with the primer pump. You know that, I am sure, but with the toys that most now drive, no primer pump is the norm. When I decided to rejoin the class A community, I thought a DP would solve the problems we often had with our 460 Ford powered Georgie Boy II. Not the case🤔. To me, diesel trucks were very dependable. DPs would surely be the same.🙄.

Our portable had the surge portion wiped by an electrical storm in Alexandria Bay last summer. Check it daily, especially after a storm. Where are you gonna find something like that in Alexandria, Bay. The return service was excellent, but the company has a new owner.

Take jackets with you if high country is your choice. Gets chilly up high out west, even in July.

Joe/ Good article on the HEUI pump. The transfer or lift pump that supplies the HEUI pump with diesel is mechanically driven I guess. How long would the engine have to be turned over to pull fuel from a front mounted tank? I have always observed the thirty second crank rule on hard to start situations with a rest period of at least 2 minutes or more to not burn the starter up. If there is no check valve between the OP's Filter/Separator some fuel could flow back into the tank? You put an electric pump next to your tank, and that would be a real benefit in a situation like this!

We have a heavy duty 50amp factory made extension cord and a Progressive Industries 50 amp portable suppressor/analyzer. With the extension cord I am normally able to place the unit in the utility bay. Anti theft and keeping the unit out of the rain is a benefit.