blakeloke

Thank you! I'll post some instructions from Deb when she gets a chance...... Basically here's what she said. Use Paint to resize your image. There's a pull-down called resize then click on pixel and keep aspect ratio. Save to one of your drives then check size after you've saved it.......it needs to be less than 80kb. Blake

Pepper360, Welcome to the Forum. You'll find many helpful experts and friendly folks on this site. Enjoy your new coach! Blake

Arthur, Your radiator cap should be a standard Stant model number. Check with your local O'Reilly's or Auto Zone. Does your current cap have a pressure relief lever? Blake

Thanks Brett.....should I pump the brakes and dump all air before I start?

During cooler weather I sometimes can hear a hissing coming from the engine bay at the air governor. I'm thinking, although I have not pinpointed the exact location yet, that the governor piston is not reseating properly. I still need to crawl under there and do a thorough inspection of hoses but before I do anything I wanted to appeal to you all for advice on what to look for and what to be careful of. I've read a post that dates back to 2013 or so (believe it may have been Tom that started it) and thought it wise to ask the experts first. If you remember, we had an issue with losing air pressure late last year and barely avoided getting stuck in I-40 in New Mexico. Since then we had the air dryer/filter replaced and had a Monaco authorized shop here in Conroe TX replace our old leveling system block (old, discontinued Firestone Intellitrak made in Dublin). Our air system has plagued us since the year we bought the coach which was back in 2005. So, our coach now levels, dumps and lifts perfectly now. And, it stays level......but, sometimes we lose braking air pressure. Combination of that and the hissing leads me to believe it may be the governor. The compressor seams to be fine as it builds pressure quickly (unless it's cold). I already have the new governor and plan to do the work myself. Thanks a bunch Blake

As they say......everything is Bigger in Texas.....she sprayed it with perfume!

Carl....I sent you a PM. Blake

Hahaha Tom, I love Cinnabuns and would probably try to eat one that size.....to the dismay of my doctor and sugar levels! The guy that installed the receiver told us he has replaced many receivers because the drivers either forgot to stow the boom or power was turned off before the robot went fully to sleep, or in the down position. He said his best customer just bought his third receiver! Blake

Carl, We are in Montgomery County. Our registration was $353. Vehicle classification is "Passenger greater than 6,000 lbs.". Gross weight is listed correctly at 34,700 lbs. Blake

We recently upgraded our satellite receiver from the old "watch in motion" dome to a Whineguard hunt & seek that scissors up. I'm not used to making sure that the receiver is stowed in the down position before we leave the campground so Deb made a nice steering wheel cover with a key pocket that subtly tells me not to be a dumb#$s and drive down the road with the boom up. Along with the receiver upgrade we put in two new flat screen HD TVs and Direct TV boxes. You can tell that I'm electronically illiterate by the terminology I use! We also got rid of that horrid black box that sat on top of the VCR/DVD combo. It had a million buttons on it which none of them really worked when I wanted them to. We are gonna test the system out next week as our friends and ex coworkers from Pennsylvania (I affectionately called them the Yankees) are coming down for the week to go to the Houston Livestock and Rodeo with us). They are taking the house and we get to camp in the driveway. Hope the pic shows up with this post....if not I'll try again. Blake

Deb actually put the signature picture up for me. I'm not skooled up enough to figure it out! I'm actually trying to figure out how to post a picture like Davo did of the new grill he is getting as a gift. Blake

Davo, I agree with you......we've been reverse searing for awhile now. We also dry age our beef rib roasts and tenderloins....slice, season and reverse sear then grill! Delicious. Blake

Here's where I would start: First, get an accurate reading of supplied pressure. You'll need to get a gauge for that. Install it on the supply side. If fine (~35-50 psi), take the regulator off and attach your supply hose directly to the supply faucet. See if that helps. If so, your regulator may be bad. If not, keep working downstream to find the restriction. for example, take the filter out of the canister and reattach the housing. Test inside pressure again. Blake

Dang....saw the title of the post (Dolly) and thought this was a discussion about the famous singer. That's why I clicked on it. Anyway....our tow dolly has plates that we keep current. Blake

Al, The vehicle we tow the most behind our coach is a Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 diesel. I always install our supplemental brake system and adjust it for heavy/hard braking conditions. So, the coach's service brakes and our 2 stage Jakes do most of the routine stopping and deceleration for us. It's not often that we need to stand on the brakes hard, but good peace of mind for me that when I do need to hit it hard I can feel the truck helping out. I've never had a problem with our toad brakes getting hot or rotors warping. Blake

We use our heat pumps when camped at a park where we pay one fee by the day. Haven't done a long term yet and the only time I remember having to pay for electricity separately was at a campground near Tombstone AZ. That was interesting, we had to read our own meter and the upcharge was less than $2.00 a day. It was hotter than a East Texas summer day there and we ran the ACs day in and day out. I'm not used to laughing so hard this early in the morning and some of this morning's posts have me LMAO. Maybe early Monday morning cheer because we ain't got to werk. Blake

Herman......that was sooooo funny I almost chocked on my coffee!!!!

Yes, I understand the arc flash that Jim is talking about. My wife and I spent a few decades in the oil and gas industry and there are some pretty stringent safety codes out there to protect employees from very low voltage through 12kv (which was just about the highest our guys worked with routinely). At one time, we gave each employee a Fluke "pen" that they could use to touch a breaker box with. If the little light on the "pen" lit up that would be indication that something was wrong. We've been really busy lately doing a remodel at the house upstairs. But, Deb and I were talking about Huff's suggestion of installing a surge protector which led to her thinking we have one on the coach already...if so, it was a factory install. So, poor memory is catching up on me and I really don't remember (need to spend more time camping and reconnecting with our coach). But, I do remember there is a slight delay in getting shore power into the coach once I connect. Then the tell tale sign is that I hear a series of clicks when power is granted. I'll check that out as soon as I get the thin set out from under my fingernails. Huff......does your Ambassador have a factory installed surge protector? I think our coaches are sisters. Blake

ObedB, Our coach has tile in the kitchen and bathroom areas. Four of those tiles are cracked. So, rather than just replace the broken tiles, Ernie is going to replace all the carpeting and tiles with beautiful wood flooring. We love the warm feel of wood and won't have to worry about cracked tiles anymore. Plus....he does the entryway and step cover too. Can't wait for our appointment time. Blake

Here's what we do. I took a Sureflo 12v water pump and mounted it on a old piece of plywood. Then rigged the pump with alligator clips to attach to my truck's battery. Got some plastic hose and clamps and pumped water into our coach's water tank from containers in the back of the truck. Blake

I have to run to Home Depot today for other stuff. I'll check out what they have. I like the Progressive idea too. "Exercise" and "wait 2 minutes for the beer"? You guys are gonna keep me healthy through retirement!

Thanks Brett and Huff. I'll look into the Progressive Industries protector. Until then, advice well taken. Now back to tiling the upstairs bathroom. Blake

Hey....Herman....that's a great idea. The one about the changing the outlet out for one that has a breaker. Not so sure about the "exercise" though! Whenever we are done driving for the day, even at home, Deb hands me a cold beer before I start my "outside" the coach duties. Walking over to the breaker box might slosh it around too much! Thanks! Blake

I always make sure the campground breakers are open before I connect my shore power cord. However, after some idle time thought to what you all are saying......I have never walked over to the breaker box to open the circuit when I'm at home. Should I do this too? I think easy enough for me to install a slave breaker just upstream of the plug in so my lazy b^&t doesn't have to walk over to the main panel. Thanks for your replies Blake

Oh wow...nice conversion! And much less expensive than the plug and play tubes we just went with. Thank you for sharing. Blake