Forum: Places & Routes
03-25-2012, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,803
Re: Yellowstone 2012
As far as campgrounds in the area of Yellowstone, we always stay at Colter Bay camprgrounds which is out the southeast entrance of Yellowstone and into the Grand Tetons. Its a very short and scenic...
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Forum: RV Rallies, Get Togethers and RV Shows
02-26-2012, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,330
Re: 2011 - Got anything planned?
Quartzsite is dying on the vine compared to years past. I spent 2 nights there, got food poisoning in a little Mexican restaurant in Blythe the second night there so I eased on home, never to...
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Forum: RV Rallies, Get Togethers and RV Shows
01-07-2012, 12:13 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,330
Re: 2011 - Got anything planned?
By the way, I will be staying at the Desert Gold RV park out in Brenda, about 13 miles east of Quartzsite, just off I-10. I should arrive on the evening of January 12th. They have a very nice,...
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Forum: RV Rallies, Get Togethers and RV Shows
10-06-2011, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,330
Re: 2011 - Got anything planned?
I am currently planning on attending the Main Event and RV Show in Quartzite in mid January. I will borrow my daughter's class B as I did last year and spend 4 or 5 days browsing and visiting old...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
09-27-2011, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,178
Re: Onan oil
I wholeheartedly agree that you have to be carefull with aircooled engine lubrication as the new lubricants are not universal in their applications. I add a touch of IXL to my oil, Castrol 30W, for...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
09-20-2011, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,224
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
09-18-2011, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,224
Re: Screeching sound coming from engine
If its just the clutch on the compressor, you don't have to replace the compressor, just the clutch. As a rule, an automotive a/c compressor will outlive 2 clutches. As the clutch cycles on and off...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
09-14-2011, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,224
Re: Screeching sound coming from engine
I have read all the posts about the phantom noise and have had that happen on other vehicles that I own and its always the A/C compressor clutch slipping. It needs to be replaced and it can be done...
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Forum: Places & Routes
01-10-2011, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,068
Re: GOIN' SOUTH???
I just got home yesterday from Quartzsite, Arizona. I go every year for the Big Event swapmeet. Seems as though the local government has decided to take over the management of the entire works...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-14-2010, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,544
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-13-2010, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,516
Re: 5.4 L Ford engine
If the rig you are looking at is a 2005, you don't have the sparkplug thread problem, that was fixed years ago. I have a 2002 with the 5.4 engine and it just turned 112,000 miles. Still uses no oil...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-01-2010, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 20,823
Re: Do you drive with your fridge on propane?
The frig in my old class B is a 3 way and when travelling it is always on 12volts, DC. I had the unfortunate experience of seeing a class A rig that was refueling when the rig erupted at the gas...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
09-28-2010, 03:12 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,311
Re: Popup tops. Love them? Hate them?
My first class B was a poptop Ford E150. We honestly loved it. I was easy to park in the driveway with the top retracted, it was really easy to extend the top also. Weather was never a problem...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
08-24-2010, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,287
Re: FUEL PUMP
Replacing the in-tank fuel pump is no small endeavor, in that draining and dropping the tank is the biggest part of the job. The electric fuel pump located in the tank has the fuel level sensor, the...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
03-01-2010, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,866
Re: Philips MANT940 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna
Hi Mike!
Try Googling Winegard MP1 Carryout Manual Portable Satelite TV antenna #49428. I was able to find some infomation and it says that this unit is compatible with DirectTV (standard only),...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
02-26-2010, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,866
Re: Philips MANT940 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna
Hi Mike!
I was up at Camping World near Vallejo, Ca. the other day and they had a compact satellite tv antenna on display that comes with its own carrying case for $179.99. It worked just fine and...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
02-23-2010, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,866
Re: Philips MANT940 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna
A little more information on the MANT940 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna: If anyone is considering mounting this antenna on any RV to leave elevated in any position while they are mobile, they will have...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
02-11-2010, 03:27 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,866
Re: Philips MANT940 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna
I bought one of these antennas and made a test between it, a Winegard batwing, a full size house directional antenna, and hang onto your hat, a modification that I made of the top rail that goes...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
11-08-2009, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 48,196
Re: OLD SCHOOL CLASS B`s
I just finished a 1988 Discoverer by Cobra class B on a E250 Ford chassis with a 351 Windsor engine and C6 transmission. It is totally refurbished top to bottom, front to back, inside and outside. ...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
11-02-2009, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,894
Re: Rubber window seals
UPDATE!! The WR937 rubber seal & locking strip from Seals Direct in England was delivered as promised this morning. It is an EXACT replacement. This is great news for restorers or just maintaining...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-31-2009, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,623
Re: CAA/AAA Emergency Roadside Assistance
I had an in-tank fuel pump failure on my 37 foot class A rig in the Sierra foothills, got on my cell phone and called AAA road service. They dispatched a large wrecker out of Auburn and towed me all...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-29-2009, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,660
Re: Motors
My 1988 Cobra Discoverer is on a Ford E250 heavy duty chassis with a freshly rebuilt 351 Windsor engine and a beefed up C6 transmission. When I rebuilt this engine I used the Mustang top end (heads,...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-28-2009, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,894
Re: Rubber window seals
If anyone is comtemplating ordering anything from England right away, bear in mind that their postal service is on strike and the ONLY way to get something shipped here is FedEx or that type of...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-28-2009, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,894
Re: Rubber window seals
Well, it turns out that its not all that bad after all. I just got an email this morning from Seals Direct over in the UK and they sent me their online catalog and they have the EXACT replacement...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-27-2009, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,894
Re: Rubber window seals
Maybe I am on to something here. Here is a web address in England that supplies something that might work for me:
https://www.sealsdirect.co.uk/
I will keep you posted as to what they have but it...
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