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Wish we could have gone through Colorado. My coach is overheating. Talked to Freightliner at Gillette. They suggested a solution. If it works, I will post it. On way home developed a leak in the cooling system, not the original problem. Cat could not get me in for two weeks. They suggested Freightliner in Davenport, Iowa. Limped there at 35-40 mph. Truckers really liked that. $515 later we are on our way, but still have the.overheating problem. Got home and was cleaning and rearranging the bin where I store extra fluids. Found that tech had put in 4 gal of 50/50 sea coolant. I had asked for ELC concentrate, but they only had 50/50. Didn’t tell me it was sca. Called, they wanted me to bring it in to be flushed and filled with elc. I am home 450 miles from them. There is a Freightliner service location 5 miles from my home. Next Wednesday they are to flush, add 5 gal of Cat elc concentrate and top off with distilled water. Supposed to be no charge. We will see. I will post.

I corrected. It is Iowa.

Happy Trails RV Resort in Surprise has many covered lots. They are privately owned, but many are rented. HT has 2,000 lots and many amenities. Dec and Jan may be to your benefit, because so many want Feb and March. If interested, personal message me, and I will put you in contact with private individuals rather than going through a rental company. Should be lower cost. Surprise is northwest of Phoenix and west of Sun City West.

Sites are very tight. Roads poor with tight turns. I will find other locations to stay when traveling through Iowa.

Brett. Thanks for the exact specs for the 8D. The one shown has the post connectors. I really like the tab that bolts to the cables.

Short numbers could be “L” for life member. Jenny Lucky Jennings is L26.

I have had one Interstate 8D with tabs to put stainless steel bolts through to connect the cables. I believe these are normally used on boats, but in three years I have not had corrosion, and I have a residental refrigerator. If I remember correctly it weighed 380 or so pounds and more capacity than four 6 volt deep cycle batteries.

Are you sure that there is a back flush on your tank? Our first one was on a 2006 coach.

Will try to get there.

While there is a learning curve, I like Windows 10, and I keep it updated frequently. Usually not on the release date, but probably within a week. The exception is if it is a security update.

On my coach when on shore power and I turn on the inverter, the inverter will take over when I unplug. But if I turn the generator on and the off the inverter will not take over. I have to manually turn the inverter on.

If I remember correctly, air filters have a shelf life of three years. I had a spare I kept in my storage and found that it was four years old. When I had other services done, I wanted the air filter replaced and wanted a new one. They called their supplier because didn’t know about shelf life. Supplier said absolutely correct and sent one built just three months ago. Mine is the type that is a full replacement made by Racor.

The $1,275 is based on the cost to replace with a residential refrigerator plus parts to install which I did myself.

MASA is probably the best, but also the most expensive. FMCAssist is also worldwide except return of RV is limited to Canada, Mexico and USA.

We got our 2nd check also. Not as much, but there are to be two more for a total of $1,275.

There sre a few misnomers in the above posts. FMCAssist is medical repatriation insurance provided by Seven Corners that is included in you FMCA yearly dues. FMCA Roadside Assistance is for breakdowns of your RV. There is a separate charge of $69/year for this and is provided by the parent company VAS. VAS provides this service for many different organizations like FMCA. VAS had provided Coach Net and Good Sam several years ago. Going to the FMCA web site and carefully reviewing Member Benefits should clear up any hearsay. By the way Sky Med is not an insurance and they can change their services at anytime last I heard it was owned by four individuals and operated out of SCOTTSDALE, AZ.

Now you know how good FMCA Roadside is at $69.00/year.

The last I heard ws two business days, but that may have improved in past year since I went to the seminar at Chandler, AZ.

Many Fleetwood products use Chevrolet C-Series truck ingnition switches, so almost anyone can copy your key.

On a previous motor home, I had to use bolts all the way through. Added stainless steel plates on the inside and outside because the mirror was cracking the fiberglass.

When you say loose, is it loose where attached to coach or is it pivoting on the arm if that is the style you have?

Back to Herman’s invitation. Will try to get there. Thank you. Ross PS: I think the forum was way to big. Once wondering off the original topic, a new topic should be started. One can always go back if a comment is pertinent to the original topic.

Keep in mind that you need to watch what you have plugged in and on when not plugged into shore power, but when plugged in the inverter has a by pass relay to connect those outlets to shore power. Ours is fed from the shore power with a 30 amp breaker, so you will be able to use more power than when it is inverting.

Yes. See towing guides under magazine tab. Not over 65mph, pull one fuse and run engine twice a day to lub transmission. Place in neutral and turn key to accessory. With fuse pulled battery will not discharge.

If you want to see my installation in person, I will be at Happy Trails Resort located on the northwest corner of Bell Road and Cotton Lane just west of Hwy 303 early November 2018.