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Broke Truck
My F250 6.0L psd engine shut off while we were on the road and wont start now. Anyone had this problem and what was the solution. We have plenty of fuel pressure.
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Road Runners
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05/30/13 12:26pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Shower in RV [survey]
Your survey was one sided. We had to answer your questions which may or may not be the right question. I would suggest you redo the survey and add a section at the end for the one doing the survey to write a comment.
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Road Runners
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05/25/13 07:06am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Soldering instead of crimping
I built a 45 ft ocean going sail boat several years ago and I crimped and soldered all the electrical terminals. Now it is 25 years later and all those connections are still sound. So crimping is nice and so is soldering but doing them both together, in my opinion, is best. It is what the boat building code called for.
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Road Runners
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05/24/13 05:18pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: how much ice in black tank to clean sensor?
I know this won't answer your question. I don't know how much ice to use. But, those tank indicators never work. I think most everyone learns how to cope without them.
When I first started traveling with a fifth wheel in 1996 I did everything to get the tank readouts to work. It was a losing battle. After a while you will learn to gage how full the black and gray water tanks are by the usage. And, some fresh water tanks, like ours, are made of that tupperware plastic so that you can see water level.
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Road Runners
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05/23/13 07:50am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: New window in door The best !
Just a note along the same lines of replacing the crappy door window. I took my crappy looking old door to the auto body shop. I had to drive my fiver past the shop where they used some sort of camera held up to the outside wall, which gave them the color match. After they painted it, it matched perfectly. I am as pleased as punch. They charged me #100, but I took the door off and removed all the hardware before taking it to them. I also did all the reinstall work.
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Road Runners
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05/21/13 01:38pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Installing vinyl insert in C channel trim
I had a problem with my fiver along a curved radius that went from horizontal along the roof edge and then gently curved to vertical around the joint between the nose cap and fiver's side. The vinyle would stick in the curve till we got to going down the road then the curved portion would come loose.
I solved the problem ten years ago by removing the screws from the metal trim radius that held the vinyl around the curve. I filled all the empty screw holes with silicon caulk and then replaced the vinyl before screwing stainless steel round head screws back where the old screws were in the metal trim. I had to mark the location of the screw holes so I knew where the stainless screws were to screwed in. It looks neat and I haven't had any problems with leaking. Most of all the vinyl trim stayed in place
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Road Runners
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05/21/13 01:21pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: How best to get to Durango Colorado
Thank you all for your information.
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Road Runners
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05/20/13 04:31pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: How best to get to Durango Colorado
Thanks guys. I have been up many a ateep grade, but if I don't have to do it I will go around. I think I'll take rt 64 as the route.
As a note, how does the pull up these grades on 160 compare to the grades coming out of Sacramento and Salt Lake City on I-80?
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Road Runners
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05/20/13 02:00pm |
Roads and Routes
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How best to get to Durango Colorado
We are thinking of going to Durango, Colorado this summer pulling our fifth wheel. We will be going westbound out of Kansas. I would appreciate any advice about the road conditions and grades for pulling our fifth wheel along the routes into Durango.
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Road Runners
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05/20/13 11:40am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: ***Wind*****
The major time that winds bother you with a fifth wheel is when it is on the nose. Then, the wind drag really causes your truck to guzzle up the fuel. We easily handle wind gust to 30mph from the side, but we get off the road when we are heading into 20mph or higher winds.
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Road Runners
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05/20/13 11:32am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Alignment
What was the brand, size and load range of the tires that blew?
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Road Runners
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05/20/13 10:26am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: To Fifth wheel from Class A with toad
You could handle the monster truck. It is no problem to handle with a little practice. But, your four dogs would be hard to deal with unless you put them in cages inside your fifth wheel.
I have traveled with friends who have a class A. I couldn't believe all the problems they had with hooking up and unhooking their tow. And, we had to turn around a couple of times getting on a wrong road. I just turned my fifth wheel around and went back the other direction. It was a major project for my friend to get his rig turned around.
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Road Runners
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05/19/13 10:53am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Norcold code L1. OP how to fix
Fridge fine yesterday,today flashing L1 OP and not woking,how do I fix this?
I found the information below by doing a google search. I don't know if this the final answer, but it looks that your code means you have something that you will have to take and get fixed.
"Norcold Book Fault Code shows "LI" "oP" meaning High Temp Limit Switch is open, not owner serviceable.
If you've had the most recent Norcold recall installed, go out and remove the external cover from the rear of the frig and see if the red LED is lit on the new high temp controller (black box). if so you need a new one installed. this is a very common problem, especially with the earlier versions of these black boxes used in the latest recall program. "
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Road Runners
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05/19/13 10:40am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Pets are NOT to be left unattended... what??
One of the big reasons I live RVing is that I can safely leave the dogs in the RV when I am going somewhere I cannot take them. Many Federal parks do not allow dogs anywhere and you do not want to leave them in the car. My dogs are well behaved, quiet (unless someone tried to get in) and happy in the RV.
How do you know if your dogs are well behaved, quiet and happy when you have left them alone. Only your neighbors know. Ask them sometime.
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Road Runners
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05/17/13 02:54pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Pets are NOT to be left unattended... what??
I have been in campgrounds where the occupants of the camper parked beside me left their dog and/or dogs alone in the camper. The dogs barked incessently all while they were gone. Once a camper nearby left the dogs alone overnight. I couldn't believe that they would bark all night. Neither my wife or I got any sleep.
I know many dogs don't bark like that, but then for those that do it makes it hell for those nearby. I once mentioned to the dog owner about his dog barking all while he was gone. He told me that it must be someones elses dog as his dog doesn't bark like that.
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Road Runners
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05/17/13 01:50pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Slide out
In is probably best, but out is OK too if you need it out for some reason. I have left mine out for extended period of time. It is your choice.
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Road Runners
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05/16/13 05:51am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Wiring diagram ?
You know another possibility would be to purchase a small plugin AC to DC convertor and plug it into one of youre existing AC outlets.
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Road Runners
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05/16/13 05:40am |
Tech Issues
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RE: TT Appliances-operating ?/verification on use
There is an ac switch for the suburban heating element that you can see when you take the outside cover off. You will find the switch in the lower left corner behind and under some propane piping.
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Road Runners
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05/15/13 09:01am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Wiring diagram ?
If you have ever seen fifth wheels built you would see that it is nigh impossible to find a 12 volt wire in the wall. I don't think manufactures even supply a wiring diagram that would be helpful in your case.
My recommendation would to be to splice into the wires going to a light fixture. Hopefully you can find a light that you can remove and get to the wires so you can splice in and run your new wires hidden under the ceiling or behind wall paneling or cover your wires with a wire cover glued or screwed to the ceiling.
I installed some 12 volt plugs in our living area by splicing into some 12 volt wires that supply the refrigertor. I managed to fish the wires up into the wall next to the refrigerator. Turned out real good.
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Road Runners
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05/14/13 01:43pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: batteries, amp hours etc
If you are going to go boon docking where you don't have external power plugged in the more amp hour battery capacity the better. BUT, if you hook up to external power most all the time it really doesn't matter which batteries you use as long as they are in good shape.
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Road Runners
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05/14/13 01:30pm |
Tech Issues
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