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RE: Wheel Hub oil!!
My Freightliner uses 80W 90 oil in the front wheel bearings.
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J Walker
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05/16/13 05:41pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Bathroom flood - What did I do wrong?
The black tank may have been stopped up or the valve actually closed. Right after the incident you probably would have found the black tank to be full if you checked.
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J Walker
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05/05/13 09:31am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Rig Down! No air pressure... Help please
I seem like there is a leak somewhere that you have not been able to find. In a situation like yours a mobile tech might be the best bet for quicker results.
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J Walker
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05/04/13 09:10am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: air tabs
I guess you really haven't gone to their website and see that these have undergone wind tunnel tests and you have not read the scientific study done by NASA. NASA
You are right, there may be some bias but for a product that is so cheap, there is not much reason for any bias. I spent hundreds of dollars on Bilstein shocks for my coach, If you read any of my posts, you would have known that I said that I yanked them off in a few weeks and replaced them with Koni FSD shocks. I showed no bias towards Bilstein shocks, even tho they cost four times as much as the AirTabs. I also yanked out my Flexsteel Captains seats, because I felt they were garbage. To replace them, I spent close to $2000 for a different brand. Yep, I could have shown bias and raved about the Flexsteel seats and the Bilstein shocks, but I did not. The facts are that I can afford to try something, and trash it if it doesn't work. I do not hang on to something that does not suit my needs. As the persons on this forum, that I gave my "new" Bilstein shocks, or my Flexsteel seats can attest, I just gave away those failed products for free. Some people may hang on to something and rave about it because they are financially stuck with your choice, but I am not. I can afford to replace anything that doesn't suit my needs and will let others know why I got rid of a product, or why I kept a product.
I would not have put them on the second coach if they did not work on the first coach. I also am familiar with vortex generators since they were installed on two of the planes that I owned and are present on most commercial planes in service toady. Now I'm not sure that any student in a high school class has my flying experience, or racing various vehicles at high speed, but knock yourself out finding one that does. In the meantime, hang on to your pennies.
As far as why EVERYONE doesn't use them......why doesn't everyone have a DP, or a Prevost? Some people are always skeptical of something they do not understand and rather than spend a few bucks to find out, they remain ignorant and afraid to try something new. Their favorite saying is "but we have always done it that way". :B
Good post. The quoted article is long and it shows that the theory about vortex generators is valid, but it does not provide numbers for fuel saving of air tabs. Here is an article from the air tab website showing controlled experiments to determine fuel savings for air tabs. There are some savings, about 1.6%. The handling is another thing and it is qualitative and subjective. If your rig handles well already as mine did then air tabs may not help much. I felt that there was some improvement in stability. The argument that air tabs would be universal if their claims are true should be viewed in the perspective of how long it took the trucking industry to introduce the streamlining that you now see. In 1970 you might argue that truck streamlining doesn't matter and if it did matter all the trucks would have it.
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J Walker
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05/02/13 09:33am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: air tabs
I have had air tabs installed for several years and believe they help handling some. MPG increase is too small to determine but the principle is right and I expect there is some increase. Doing things to help aerodynamics is certainly the thing to do. I wish the manufactures of MHs would build in more aerodynamics. What we can do after the fact is limited.
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J Walker
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05/01/13 08:39am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Toilet Leak...HELP
I had the same leak on my Thetford Aqua Magic toilet. There is a valve that controls the water flow and mine began to leak. To service it you must remove the toilet, very easy. Remove two nuts holding the toilet down and disconnect the water line, also easy. You will then find the valve. You can replace it for about $30. In my case I found the valve stuck to the plastic tubing so I looked closer. There is an O ring that seals the shaft of the valve and I just got one out of my assortment of O rings and replaced it. The leak has not reoccurred for several years. The valve is about the only thing that can leak. Two things to check first are the the water connection is tightened and the toilet is tightly secured to the floor.
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J Walker
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04/30/13 08:00am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Need Advice! Galley Tank Leak!
It is not that hard to slide a refrigerator out. It is just heavy and two men are usually needed. You will have to evaluate the difficulty of dropping the tank and compare.
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J Walker
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04/29/13 07:51am |
Tech Issues
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RE: turbo 400 tranny
The first question I have is the torque rating of the transmission. Then the shift RPM would be for a gas engine. It might work but for how long.
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J Walker
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04/23/13 09:09am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Awning damage from unfurling
Here is an awning lock that I bought and have used for years. The number of cases of an awning unrolling when traveling is low but the damage is great.
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J Walker
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04/21/13 05:29pm |
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RE: Newbie looking at a DP with questions
On the Cummins engine, around the 2007 time frame (i think), there was a recall or campaign related to failure of the piston wrist pins. Make sure you don't get one of those engines. The Cummins' fix was to install a cockpit warning system to let the driver know of an imminent catastrophic engine failure. You can call Cummins with the engine serial # to find out if a particular engine is effected.
That is only on ISL engines.
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J Walker
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04/21/13 07:29am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: My 37 inch flat screen is an energy HOG!!!!!!!!!
Working thru some battery issues and while doing so I noticed that my Oleiva 37 inch flat screen is drawing 12 amps from my battery bank, so I do some looking around on the net and see that the newer LED`s draw a fraction of that.
Is your TV a plasma or LCD?
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J Walker
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04/10/13 08:18am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Fun look at 80s Motorhome
I saw one parked in a South Dakota campground. It was in disrepair and clearly in need of restoring.
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J Walker
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04/09/13 03:03pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: north south bed
By north south bed do you mean a bed with its length being front to back in the MH? There are a few that have this alignment. Some Ventanas have it. I look for that because the bed on the slide means limited access to the top of the engine. I don't see how owners manage with it. I have a bed that lifts up and provides access to the engine and I have made use of that many time over the 12 years I have owned my MH.
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J Walker
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04/09/13 10:00am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Have a question about Diesel engines...
One additional idea is that the problem is heat related. After a trip to a campground you will have your highest temperature. The heat can even increase initially after turning the ignition off. I would find an alternate temperature measuring meter. An IR thermometer would be a possibility. It may just be the thermostat in the engine needs to be replaced.
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J Walker
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04/08/13 06:28am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Relief Valve for 99 Fleetwood Discovery Diesel
In the process of replacing the valve you will restore the air pocket.
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J Walker
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04/06/13 03:20pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Relief Valve for 99 Fleetwood Discovery Diesel
It cost about $10 and I believe hardware stores have it. One thing to try first is to see if restoring the air pocket at the top of the tank stops the leaking. With the city water and water pump off open the low point hot water drain. Open a how water faucet to allow flow. It should restore the air pocket. Turn of the electric heater in the water heater if you have one.
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J Walker
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04/06/13 01:17pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: broke down looking for ideas
Reading the codes would help a lot and VMSpc can read them for you. Also, you could disconnect the chassis battery and re-connect it. As always calling Gaffney is best.
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J Walker
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03/29/13 08:52am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: LP vs. Gasoline
It is a lot easier to fuel up with gasoline than propane. Other than that the propane generator is clean burning and relatively maintenance free.
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J Walker
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03/28/13 02:43pm |
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RE: Sturbridge MA RV Parks
Wilderness Lake on I 84 a little south of Sturbridge Village is a nice campground and a Passport America member. Don't pass the area without seeing the Norman Rockwell museum in Stockbridge.
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J Walker
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03/28/13 01:26pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: > $5K repair for leak; slide gaskets
I have seen in detail a motor home with a slide seal leak. The leak was worked on under warranty but I don't know if the slide was removed. The repair didn't work because the main problem was that the slide did not align properly with the opening. Any new seal would just fail. I would examine the clearance between the opening and the slide and get a second opinion about how to fix it. $5000 sounds too high.
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J Walker
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03/25/13 10:12am |
Class A Motorhomes
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