desertdeals69
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I parked a Road Trek in family electric yesterday at Lake Park and the member rode his bike to the fairgrounds and back today.
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I have towed a 99 Silverado 1500 for about 95,000 miles. It's a V/6 with a 5 speed. In the bed is a 92 gallon diesel tank. I get 11 mpg with a diesel pusher and added to the fuel capacity on the mh and can go coast to coast without refueling.
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Your Holiday Rambler will make it across the country just fine, however from his point of view, and I'm with him, I "need" a diesel power to make it!
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Test voltage at the solenoid when red button is pressed. Volt meter black lead on the solenoid case and red to small terninal. If voltage is present and no click solenoid is bad, if no voltage try black to chassis ground.
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Its a nice way to go. Done it several times,as recently as last summer, up and back.
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How about four 235/80 22.5 ?
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I use Spray Nine Greez Off. It loosens the grease and dirt and can be flushed with a garden hose. I have a rear mount radiator which needs cleaning every year. This product is the best for cleaning chassis, engines, transmissions etc. Grease just rinses off.
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If it is like the past, generators will be started at 9:00 am on the first day of electric. We like you to arrive without your toad hooked up but if that's not possible we will let you unhook in the area. Sometimes we can park you before you unhook but please don't count on that. Looking forward to seeing you and many others. I'm the one in the red hat with the crew parking family electric.
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Front to back of the coach is more critical. Look at the coils. They are on a flat plane with the slope going down fore and aft.
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Go to a hardware store or Home Depot, Lowes and get the right brass fittings. They have reducers or what ever you need to make it work.
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I have been using a strong magnet on the oil filter for about 7 years. Its so strong its almost impossible to remove. You have to slide it off. I have put 115,000 miles so far. I can't remember the manufacturer but I got it at a trade show.
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The tank came out of a 98 discovery on a freightliner chassis. It has a remote fill with the switch to close the valve at the tank so you can fill the tank with the remote fill fitting. The other plumbing is straight forward, just a tee as the valve position control which tank you are using.
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Have you used all 30 gal in 30 hours? I have a Onan 6300 propane gen. Originally it was plumbed into the same tank as used for the other appliances. It runs on liquid so I added a 38 gallon with a liquid withdraw tube and mounted it between the frame rails just ahead of the rear end. Because the original tank had two outlets, one vapor and one liquid it is easy to tie the liquid lines together with the ability to select which one is being used. Manual shut off on the original tank and electric solenoid valve on the center mounted tank. When I am using the gen for charging batteries and some cooking and ac use I average about 1/2 to 5/8 gallon per hour. I have installed high efficiency ac's and cook using induction cook top.
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I have done a simular install. Just remember if you change anything you become the manufacturer in the eyes of the law and therefore legally liable. In the past I have spent a week at a time at Park City skiing. I went to the hardware store and bought 3/4 inch styrofoam sheet and used an electric knife to cut out the size of the window frame of all the windows and the windshield. This cut my propane usage in half!
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Look for the thermocouple location.
I have a 275 ISB and I mounted mine 2 inches behind turbo exhaust flange. My temp is about 1150 at 24 pounds of boost.
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You might check with K&N and see if they have a filter assembly available now. I have been running one of theirs for a little over a year. The housing is about 1/8 inch larger so I had to extend the mount straps. It does have the removeable filter element so it can be serviced the K&N way. You should check the indicator to see if the filter needs replacing or service.
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The reason you need an escort is traffic has to be blocked so that you can run down the centerline of the road for maximum clearance. I ran through the tunnel back in the 70's before repaving and had more clearance. I would not take a chance now. Watchman campground is a good choice. One of the few national parks with electric hook ups.
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I have invested about $75k including the purchase of the coach. What I had listed was about half of what I have done.
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I was in the rv repair business for a good many years, retiring 12 years ago. My hobby is modifying and upgrading my motorhome. My total investment is about 1/5 of what most have spent on their rigs.
Anyone interested in seeing our coach, we will be a Madison in August.
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Getting the best possible fuel milage has always been a goal of mine. Slowing down will usually get you better milage. Back in the 70's when the speed limit was 55 I discovered after getting 5-6 mpg I was now getting 7-8! This was with gas class A's which I had to slow down from 75+ mph.
With regard to the first post, I have found that an engine change delivered my desired results. I started out with a 5.9 mechanical Cummins 190 hp. It was getting 7-8 mpg. I changed the injector pump and injectors for increased power. It ran much better however ran hot and I didn't have enough gears, only a 4 speed no overdrive. Slight increase in milage. I decided to change engines. I selected a ISB electronic Cummins coupled to a Allison MD3060 six speed. I changed out the steel springs with air suspension and changed the front end to a Tuthill independent front suspension, with a Roadmaster swaybar. Changed the rear axle with a Rockwell 1520 and also went from 19.5 wheels to 22.5 Alcoas in all six positions.
In March we left Arizona to go to Perry FMCA and got 11.003 mpg and when we left Perry and went to Pigeon Forge Tn we got 11.034mpg. Our toad is a Chevy Silverado 1/2 ton
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All I was pointing out was that the membership parks can be utilized when conveniently located. Most of our nights are not spent in a TT campground as we are off the beaten path exploring. The campground does not dictate where we have ever gone, just if its there we'll use it.
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We bought a thousand trails and naco nationwide membership on ebay for $99 several years ago. Our annual fee is $586. The past year we stayed 92 nights, thats just over $6 a night all with electric, most with water, and some with sewer. Although we can stay only 2 weeks we can go to the next one the same day. We also have discounts at Encore with some of encores costing only $3/night.
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I have traveled about 400 thousand miles in ten different motorhomes in the last 35 years and have never been without a spare tire and equipment to change it. You never know when your going to need to use it. Waiting for hours or even days to get the correct replacement is not something I want to endure. I invested in professional tire changing tools to get rid of having to use crowbars to change tires on the wheels. I discovered a damaged outer dual tire and changed it 3 days ago. I have built a carrier underneath the frame which uses an electric winch to lift the spare wheel off the ground. My tire size is 235/80/R22.5. I have had to change about 10 tires/wheels on the road.
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After traveling all 48 states at least twice back in the 70's, the outer banks islands is our favorite. We are headed that way now and will be there in about two weeks. We have always stayed in the national parks campgrounds because of the location and the park service programs. The fee has increased somewhat (up to $10 for old people)and we don't need full hook ups because we are totally self contained.
Roadtrek Parking And Biking To The Center
in FMCA Madison, Wisconsin, 2011
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Much better than the other day when we were laying out the parking in in the rain! Parked 152 coaches yesterday and 140 today in family electric. Shouldn't have too many left for tomorrow.