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If the steel is structurally sound I would use the same black adhesive/sealer that they use to install windshields on a fiberglass front cap. I had two new windshields installed this summer and they used a material from a caulking gun that resembled black silicone. Since it is black I would not reinstall the t moulding just fill the gap to be flush with the glass and fiberglass.

It was in the late 70's. Had a 28 foot Pace Arrow. All of the plumbing and water tank were on the inside. What did freeze was the holding tanks. We tried adding rock salt with limited success. When we went to Salt Lake we spent a night in the campground and put 2 large electric heaters on the ground facing up to the tanks and they were thawed out by morning. As I recall the temps were 10-20 degrees. We went for 3 years.

Years ago when we went skiing at Park City we would park in the parking lot for 6 or 7 days, We reduced the propane consumption by half by insulating the windows with 1/2 styrofoam purchased at the hardware store. I cut it with a kitchen electric knife to the shape of the window frames and pushed them in place. Also did the front from the ceiling to the dashboard. After 6 or 7 days we would go down the mountain to Salt Lake City to dump and then go back up for another week.

When retorqueing lug nuts be sure to loosen the nut then bring it up to torque spec.

I used Toyo tires for 10 years, 2 sets, and didn't realize how much smoother Michelins rode until I changed to them. I had Toyo m124s 235/75-22.5. Now I have Michelins 245/80-22.5. The Toyo is more of a truck tire with stiffer sidewalls.

In the desert southwest we have "goats heads." Hard on humans with bare feet as well as pets.

As far as exterior light sockets go, I have been using DC4 compound for at least 55 years.

With regard to the corrosion in the picture, I have tried various treatments to prevent the buildup. About a year ago I discovered a couple of products made by CRC. One is a terminal cleaner and the other is a spray coating which dries and had a red tint to it. Unlike grease which attracts dirt buildup, my terminals and cables are clean for over a year.

I installed Toyos when I went from 19.5 to 22.5. I've gone through 2 sets in 10 years. Now I'm using Michelins with a much smoother ride. The Toyo side wall is stiffer because it is a truck tire.

I use the original lights on the vehicle. No need to add extra lights and run extra wire the full length of the vehicle. We have done this installation on many tow cars for our customers.

We prefer to travel alone or with 1 or 2 other coaches. I like to stop when I want and go when I want. The money we save by not going with a tour group buys our fuel. We spent 2 months doing Alaska and Canada. Went to Burnaby and checked into a campground for 10 days. On the second day the campground shuttle took us to the cruise dock to board the ship for a 7 day cruise to Alaska. On our return the shuttle picked us up and brought us back to the campground. When we left we went north to the start of the Alcan highway. Went to Fairbanks Sam's Club and joined about 60 other RV's in the parking lot for the night. Toured the state for a month and left going through Chicken. Dry camped all the way. At Soldotna there is a Fred Meyers that has a mini campground in the parking lot with a dump station.

Back in the 70's we traveled through all of the lower 48 states twice in 3 1/2 years with 2 gas motorhomes, each with 440 Dodge engines. Never found a highway we couldn't run on. Average mileage about 7 mpg. Now we've "grown up" and have a 32' diesel pusher. It's highly modified to suit our needs. We tow a Silverado p/u and get 11 mpg going coast to coast. One of the advantages of a diesel is the exhaust brake. We've gone down 8-10% grades and never had to use the brakes. We talked to one fellow in Alaska that had a gas coach and he said he would have to come to almost a complete stop at the top of a steep hill so he could put it into low gear and the go down the hill at 10-15 mph or it would run away too fast. If he tried to use the brakes, they would fad and the pedal would go to the floor. Not a comfortable feeling.

When we did Alaska in 01 we found that 30-45 mph was about as fast as we could go because of the roads.Gravel and dips controlled the speed.

Direct TV uses five satellites, 99, 101, 103, 110, and 119. I prefer the Moto Sat for Direct TV HD.

I fail to see the need to get rid of waste going from campground to campground since my tanks would be dumped before I left. My limited capacity is 5 days gray and 2 weeks black.

I'm going to do the same. Been dumping for 35 years with minimal problems. My exhaust temp at the turbo outlet is less than 300f degrees and if the unit doesn't work good below 550f, it certainly won't at idle dry camping. Since I spend much more time stopped than running 55-65 mph I would never get empty and still have to dump at a conventional station.

What I have used is a couple of camping sleeping mats available at Wal mart for about $7 each. They are about 1/2 inch thick and about 20 inches wide and 72 inches long. Cut out where the towbar brackets come through. I secure to the front of the vehicle with 6 foot bungie cords. I have traveled coast to coast, border to border, including a month in Alaska for the last 12 years and never had a mark on the front end. I towed a Chev Silverado about 120,000 miles.

There are power strips available that have one sense outlet which when a load is sensed it turns on other outlets. These are 120 volt and I have gotten them a Radio Shack quite some time ago.

I have seen several coaches painted by Mike's paint shop in Bremen Indiana. I am going to have my 93 DP painted on my way to the FMCA Indy convention next summer.

The engineer I spoke with said that over filling and disconnecting the cooler line was the way they do it at the factory. It might not be the way they want the average do it you selfer to do it. This is the least expensive way to change almost 100% of the fluid the first time. We always degrease the fittings and hose before disconnecting to prevent dirt contamination.

Its possiblle to feed audio from the satellite receiver to the surround amp through the coax or optical cable.You can run the sound from your bluray player the same way. Remember if you run video thru any cable but hdmi or cat 5 the picture quality will suffer. You will no longer have HD. The only problem with running the hdmi through the surround amp is that you must have the amp on all the time. If you are running on inverter that is a lot of current draw. The amp will draw about 3 times more current than an LED LCD HD tv.

If the cracks keep expanding it must be more that gelcoat cracking. If the fiberglass is moving it must be stabilized before gelcoat will not crack. The process is not cheap but may be required.

Is your new unit for portable use and not hard wire? If it is a hard wire model you should be able to install it after the transfer switch.

The water heater is mounted from the outside. If you can't get to the element from the inside you will have to remove the unit. You might want to test the various components to determine if it is the element.

When I changed to TranSynd I asked one of the engineers at the Allison booth at the FMCA convention how he would do it. He said to fill the trans 3 quarts over full and disconnect the cooler line and start the engine until 3 quarts comes out and shut off the engine and reconnect cooler lines then run and adjust the level. This would replace the the fluid in the converter. This was several years ago. The filters are also changed.