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RE: Which Fantastic Fan do I have?
A Phone call to The Fantastic Vent Company is in order. you may wish to e-mail them first with Your story.
I would be surprised if You don't end up with two brand new Fantastic Fans as a result of the contact. You may have to reconstruct them with the parts that They Will Send to You but They will work as New!
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robatthelake
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05/23/13 09:04pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: How much aux brake effect should I be sensing?
If it is working correctly You should be able to come to a complete stop in the same distance as if there was no additional towed vehicle attached.
Go find a stretch of pavement such as an empty parking lot or a secondary road that has little or no traffic.Take along a couple of friends to help set up and measure the distance that it takes You to stop Your Motorhome from 20 mph. repeat this 2 or 3 times to get an average stopping distance.
Then repeat the process with the Towed vehicle attached and the braking system set as You normally have it.
If it is working correctly there should be No difference in stopping distance!
Now try it with the Braking system turned off!
Please try this and report the results to the forum.
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robatthelake
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05/23/13 11:03am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: I Need to Vent!!!
Sounds to Me that You need to find another place to take Your RV.
I do 90% of My own servicing and have a reliable Heavy Duty Truck Repair Shop who do the heavy work.
The House Repairs I do myself . I realize that there are many owners who are uncomfortable doing this sort of thing ,but it really isn't that difficult to take care of most things that need tweaking or adjusting on an RV.
You already know how to adjust the Air Pressure . Fixing some wallpaper wrinkles should be a snap!
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robatthelake
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05/22/13 10:25am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Shhhh! Quiet that Motor - Ford F53
On OurOld Southwind,it was as simple as making an inner sheet metal lid with a bit of High Density Foam Rubber sandwiched between it and the Doghouse cover.
I tried other types of insulation , the sheet metal was more effective than any insulation that I had tried including some fairly expensive material from a Marine Store.
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robatthelake
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05/21/13 02:46pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: How do we keep 2 yr old from opening screen door?
I think a lot of Us Old folks worry too much about these things.
The average two year old can scramble up, down and around most any Door or Staircase safer and faster than any of Us!
An unlikely fall out of the RV isn't going to do too much damage to a child but sure will do some hurt to Grandma!
Now running away or disappearing once They get Outside...that I worry about.
Just wait till they start climbing the ladder to the Roof or up the Trees!
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robatthelake
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05/20/13 03:21am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: 1992 itasca sunrise
I could be wrong ,but I believe the Airbags were an optional item. 50 PSI seems like too much air pressure I would have thought 10 to 15 PSI !
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robatthelake
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05/20/13 03:09am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: GPS-Phone-iPad stand for driver
Pictures?
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robatthelake
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05/20/13 03:05am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RV Storage in Arizona
A friend left His Motorhome in Yuma one Year!
They filled several Rubbermaid Totes with Water to provide some humidity,but still had dried out panelling and woodwork. Virtually everything made of plastic crumbled and fell apart. It cost Them several hundred dollars to replace and repair!
Store Your Rig indoors or take it Home with You.
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robatthelake
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05/17/13 08:26pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Funny Town Names?
Why Arizona!
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robatthelake
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05/15/13 11:46pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Tent Camping in Mexico
Every RV Park that We have visited in Mexico has Tent Camping areas and sites. They also all have acceptable to excellent Toilet facilities and Clean up Sinks.
On long weekends thousands of Mexican City Dwellers flock to the Beaches to Camp. Very few have RV 's ,most are in Tents !
You will have no problem finding a place to pitch Your Camp!
Just a note: Mexican Campgrounds typically charge a flat rate for RV's with two persons! Tent Campers are charged by the Person. For this reason RV ers are often asked to vacate the beachfront sites at Xmas because They can squeeze twenty or more people into those sites, which means a whole lot more Profit for the Park,!
It also creates much more wear and tear on the Toilet Facilities Etc.
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robatthelake
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05/14/13 09:49am |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: Canadians registering an RV in the US
I was also interested in doing what You would like to do! I ran into so many Stop signs that I gave it up!
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robatthelake
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05/12/13 11:53am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Shaw Satellite Service
I just had a New 3 Sat LNBF Installed on My 60 CM Home Shaw Direct system Today. In order to make this work with My series 600 PVR the Receiver had to be reprogrammed.
The only reason We bothered to "Upgrade" is to receive more HD Channels on Our New HD TV Set! 200 New HD Channels coming in Early June!
I also ordered an additional New HD Receiver and an LNBF to fit the 75 CM Dish which We take with Us while traveling South each Winter.
I have it on good authority (Shaw Technical Support)that The New Satellites transmission Beam will Not be available more than 100 Miles South of the 49th However The Original 2 Will continue to work as far down as Guatemala on the 75 CM Dish.
I will be taking along an Older Receiver and LNBF just in case the New Types don't work "As advertised"
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robatthelake
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05/09/13 11:37pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Pre-99 Kwikee step question
You can find Ford Window Lift assemblies at any Auto Wrecker. It doesn't matter if it is Left ,Right, or Tail gate! The Motors are all the same as are the gears.
As a matter of fact these exact same units were also used by G.M.and Chrysler , back in the 70/80 ,s! the Left ones just have the same shaped housings that Kwikee used.
Kwikee modified the housings to fit their particular application by grinding down some of the mounting studs ! You are really only after the Gears inside, and/or the Motor.
The exact same Motor and gearbox was also used for various Windshield Wiper applications as well!
And Yes You can still buy them New at NAPA and other Auto Supply Stores.
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robatthelake
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05/09/13 09:47am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Who Installed your baseplate
If You are the First Person with this Vehicle to have it rigged for towing ,You may qualify for a Free Install!
Contact Roadmaster or whoever makes the Tow Bar that You want to buy to see if They are currently looking for a New model Installation " Test case " or whatever it is called!
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robatthelake
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05/08/13 09:21am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Supplemental Brake Dilema
You are not the First person that has had this happen to! The B B is in My opinion a flawed design that should be banned from sale.
it along with several other pendulum activated and electronically controlled units causes more problems than it solves.
Consider replacing it with a Ready Brake.
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robatthelake
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05/08/13 09:11am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Safari trek
I know someone with an 02! It has been for sale for over 2 Years.
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robatthelake
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05/08/13 08:55am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Vehicle mounted vs Motorhome mounted tow bar
I have both types. A Demco Excalibar and a Roadmaster Stowmaster!
Both work well while towing.
The Demco Looks better while We are disconnected.
The Roadmaster is quicker to Connect and Disconnect.
Get whichever one You prefer!
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robatthelake
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05/05/13 06:14pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Replacement RV microwave
The OP's post is either Tongue in Cheek, or extremely Naive! I suspect the former so will respond in kind!
LP Microwaves are presently only available for installation under the BBQ and have yet to be approved for use in RV's.! They tend to get very Hot!
The Wood burning variety are also currently unavailable for RV 's and can only be installed in a Cabin in the Woods or by a Lake!
There is of course another option ,Solar! these require no permanent installation and can be set up outdoors on the Picnic Table or even directly on the ground! Food prepared in a Solar Microwave is delicious and there is no danger of setting the Rig on Fire. The only downside to a Solar Microwave is that they are only usable in direct Sunlight!
They can be used in conjunction with the Totally Awesome Solar Clothes Dryers!
I have heard rumours that an newer inert gas model is being tried by various chef's but may not be suitable in an RV either!
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robatthelake
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05/04/13 09:29am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Broke my Dometic Frig Handle/ where to find new?
These parts are readily available from larger RV parts stores. You will need the Model Number to place an order .
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robatthelake
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05/04/13 09:16am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Trouble replacing rear view camera monitor - any ideas?
I also tried using an S Video adaptor without checking the polarity and proper connections.
Result: one fried Camera!
Fortunately it was from China on e-Bay so I was only out about $30 !
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robatthelake
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05/01/13 06:20pm |
Technology Corner
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