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rayin
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Start with the lowest cost items to replace, I would replace the ignition switch before diving into expensive diagnostic tests. I know I need to replace mine(I can remove the key in any position), once a year the gauges will swing from operational to pegged to the max., and the engine stops for perhaps 1 second the resumes running. I pull over, turn of the key and wait a minute, restart the engine and everything is normal again for many months.
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A missing or poor ground accounts for over 80% of all 12V problems. To check, temporarily run a 14G wire directly from the chassis neg battery post to the washer frame/mount. Have you double-checked to insure 12V is actually getting to the motor? That may be accomplished with a probe-equipped 12V tester when the washer switch is activated.
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18 hours ago, manholt said:RayIN, think stock water tank...cows, horses drink from them. I use one for boiling a whole pig, no holes drilled.
I was thinking about hot/burned galvanizing (zinc coating); it produces toxic fumes when heated beyond a certain degree F. Nope never heard of anyone using a stock tank for a firepit before.
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On 11/6/2018 at 12:52 PM, fagnaml said:Not to rub salt into the wounds of our "northern" bretheren, but tailgating in Baton Rouge this past weekend was fantastic! Highs in the upper 60's with lows in the upper 40's. Briefly ran the furnace Saturday morning to assure the wife was warm enough. Lot's of very tasty mimosas, bloody Mary's, bourbon, beer, breakfast burritos, boudin, jambalaya, fried catfish and other "health food" was shared among the 135 RV owners (~2/3 motorhomes, ~1/3 fifth wheels and a few travel trailers) in my on-campus RV lot. Also had wonderful crackling fire pits at night (one guy I thought was quite creative using a large, light weight galvanized tub with holes drilled in the sides for his fire pit instead of the heavy cast iron portable pits). "Winter" in the South is fantastic!
The LSU / Alabama game wasn't so great for us Tiger fans....
I've seen several people using these, most are tubs from top-loading washing machines; many are made from SST, the enameled ones do not work well for fire pits.
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Our AWD 2014 MKX sedan with twin-turbo V6 towed easily. The 2WD was not approved for flat-towing. DW decided it had too much power, so "we" traded it for a Jeep GC limited.
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I arrived home from a short TDY trip to Ft, Dix NJ one year (driving our customized 1T Chevy van). Next day I was cleaning the van and noticed something in a mud flap, an 8" screwdriver! I had unknowingly ran over it somewhere. The mud flap and a slight divot in the RR tire was the only damage; but I did have another good screwdriver.😉
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On 12/6/2018 at 9:55 PM, FIVE said:I don't think so. Both hands were already on the wheel (crossing a narrow bridge), so my first instinct and action was to get rid of the speed, thus tap the cruise off. That was accomplished instantly...in no more than a second or two. I would encourage people to experiment the next time they are out on a freeway. When at a normal cruise, on a flat road, floor the accelerator. Virtually nothing will happen initially...no acceleration, no increase in speed, no feeling of being pushed back in the seat, no increase in engine RPM...nothing. Of course after a few minutes the speed will increase. I can assure you, after a blowout, flooring the accelerator and waiting for the coach to increase speed or gain forward thrust will be the last thing on your mind. Maintain control, slow down and get off the road and on the shoulder.
Your explanation matches what the narrator in the video explains. Watch and listen to it again. The recommendation to briefly press the accelerator further states little speed increase will be noticed, which is about the same as your CC maintaining speed for those few seconds it took you to turn it off.
BTW, I always drive with both hands on the wheel, whether it's our MH, pickup, DW's Jeep or my farm tractors JIC the unexpected happens.
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On 12/4/2018 at 8:41 PM, manholt said:Surprisingly in the past 18 years, I have had no blow out. However, between 1967 and 2000, I had so many I lost count. Ray, unless you have had one, you have no idea...You can watch all the staged, professional driver, Videos you want & it will not be anywhere close to the real deal. As FIVE said, you got time to get onto shoulder...The only variable is life experience, that will dictate, how the driver reacts...calm or panic!
That's why I said "I suspect". Five had his CC on, I was speculating it did the same thing as the video saying briefly accelerate. No, never had a flat or tire failure on a MH. Had a steer tire blow on the 10T dump truck I was driving,(manual steering) hauling block Brazil coal, which offers a clue as to how long ago it was. No seat belts back then either, it took everything I had to hold the wheel straight.
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re: fan cover lids. If you have Fantastic Fans 800-521-0298, the cover lid has a lifetime warranty. I had one that cracked, phoned them to buy a replacement, the woman who answered told me about the warranty, took my shipping info, model and serial #, and said she would have one shipped to me. Fed Ex cost was $16 and I received it 2 days later. Gotta call again, another lid has now cracked.
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Historic Route 66/Will Rogers Highway is in our plans for a wide loop of the U.S.A. this coming summer. This is in my opinion the most complete website for Historic Route 66 I've found on the web.
We have driven portions of 66 in AZ, Gallup, Holbrook, Winslow, etc., but never the entire remaining roads.
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FIVE, I suspect your cruise control accomplished what the Michelin video tries to get across when they say to accelerate when we detect a tire failure; to keep the driver from applying the brakes. This short amount of time accelerating(not very fast when driving a brick) allows the driver to maintain control before suddenly applying the brakes and losing control from to the sudden side pull due to the flat tires added rolling resistance then adding brake pull.
The Michelin video seemingly is not concerned with Vehicle damage, only maintaining control.
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Depending on your individual settings, the RV GPS should not route you where there are weight limits, heights, widths, lengths that your RV will exceed.
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Check out RV salvage and surplus yards, by state.
Cowlaw in MO says they are the largest RV salvage yard in the U.S.A.
FWIW, my captains chairs have the 3-point system built into the seats.
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On 11/27/2018 at 7:57 AM, jleamont said:Apparently that video link went away on You tube and this one took its place. That is for the IT gods to figure out. I reattached another Garmin video
Thanks for the update, that video is interesting and reminds me of my old Garmin that got squashed and broke the screen. The person in the video complained about the lack of choices to choose his screen vehicle. He must use the My Garmin link to download more choices, same for the Garmin voice; I'm assuming Garmin still supports those features. When mine broke I bought a Rand McNally 7730 instead, still not sure if that was a good choice.
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On 11/26/2018 at 5:11 PM, wolfe10 said:Hey, driving a motorhome is a LOT less work than the sailboat. And a LOT faster!
But, hard to cross the Gulf Stream in a motorhome!
But_but, the GPS shows you can, it's even a straight line there.
If you really prefer to take a boat, check this out https://uncrate.com/xsmg-xsr48-speedboat/
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Carl the 5er was the last time we visited LV, so yes it was the last commercial wash. I've always washed our MH myself because I'm retired now.
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ISPJS, after searching the internet for similar problems, I must admit I may have jumped to a conclusion and stuck with it despite your confidence it was a Pilot supplier fuel problem.
Contaminated fuel is apparently not limited to Pilot, as these numerous search results reveal, using just one set of search parameters. Aircraft JP fuel sample 1/2 water after crash, is one that stands out. Another incident was jet fuel contaminated with DEF, jets do not use DEF.
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This same subject by the same author is ongoing on irv2.com. I think if this was an error by Pilot we would be reading something about it by now. All we have now is 2nd hand information = hearsay.
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On 11/26/2018 at 3:03 PM, kaypsmith said:I would start with a good lubrication job (preferably a dry lube) on all moving parts of that assembly.
👍 It's easy to forget Kwikee says to lubricate the steps monthly.
Brianreed; Since they are triggered by high resistance, if/when they bind from lack of lubrication, the motor controller shuts off power to the motor.
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There are truck washing places besides Blue Beacon. We stopped at one on the South side of Las Vegas. I asked about washing our 5er and would they please not use a power washer. They used their soap N water with long-handled brushes which looked like they were 2' wide , the rinse was garden hoses with a wide spray nozzle.
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5 hours ago, Aufgeblassen said:Not so fast! We bought a brand new 34' 2013 Sunnybrook by Winnebago 5th wheel trailer It had so many problems in the 1st year under warranty, that were too much for the dealership to handle, that Winnebago ended up picking it up, and bringing it all the way back to factory in Indiana to fix the massive problems!!! 😫 It is not like they fixed it quick; we were w/o it for over a MONTH! 😧
Good thing it was a "leftover" at the dealership for about a year, because at nearly 2 years old (approaching end of 1 year warranty), the floor on the main slide-out rotted out big time! On a cross country trip, I was worried I would not be able to slide it in, due to swelling of the floor. Had we bought it when new on dealer lot, we would have been SOL, with it failing at nearly 2 years. We got rid of it, like 2 years later - good riddance!
I apologize, I didn't realize you are actually the thread starter- haeffe and have changed your screen name. What was the outcome of your original issue?
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huffypuff,
The Fridge Defend/ARP unit will shut off all power if the boiler temperature rises above it's fail-safe temperature setting; then resume power when the boiler temperature drops below that setting automatically. As designed the boiler temperature can exceed 380°F., the Fridge Defend setting is below half that, mine now stays about 189° with the additional blower-type fan running.I had to lower/back off my Norcold temperature setting by 2 because it was freezing the milk.
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Huffypuff that's my fault for posting in a 7 yr old thread that has now no useful purpose..
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19 minutes ago, huffypuff said:I thought they are breakers on the inverter.
I"m not Brett, however his reply is accurate, breakers protect the circuit, GFCI protects you from electrical death.
Ford Transmission Shudder in Overdrive
in Type A motorhomes
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In my humble opinion the torque converter is slipping. I suggest NOT using overdrive until it is repaired ASAP, as every time it slips, tiny metal particles can be introduced into the trans oil, which are then pumped throughout the transmission valve body if/when the tranny filter does not capture every bit of metal.