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RE: Hwy 101 in northern CA and OR
On the 101 not too far from the border with Oregon, there is an attraction called something like " Mystery of the Trees" Anyway, there is a big parking lot with a giant wooden Paul Bunyon out front. If your a fan of the old West, the facility there has an museum full of Western tribe artifacts. The old woman who owned the place started collecting decades ago. It is so good that the curator from the Smithsonian said it is the best collection he had ever seen and they have stuff the Smithsonian doesn't have. It's value is in the manny millions. It's worth a stop.
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T18skyguy
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02/11/13 08:33pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Thorley headers and new exhaust vs Complete Banks Systems
I put the Banks on and have no regrets except there is more noise from the doghouse. The Banks flange is almost 5/8 thick. Nothing else even comes close. Once you get the Banks on no more worries about broken exhaust studs. Gearvendors is another great option.nothing else comes close in size, or nothing else comes close in performance of the flange? In other words, I've have my Thorleys for about 8 years. When I switched engines, I re-used the same bolts and re-used the same gasket with no leaks. Over 50K miles on the Thorleys. The gasket is some weird rubberized thing, which is able to compress so it absorbs expansion from heat.
BTW: Most people with headers report more noise at full throttle, but less noise at cruise - mainly because the engine does not work as hard.
No gasket provided or needed with the Banks. If the Thorley's will last as long as your going to keep the rig, then I think sure you can save a few bucks, but I keep my rigs forever and put the system on myself. The most important factor for me was to never have to do that job again. Mine have been on 12 years and they look as good as when I put them on. I know there are lots of posts that say no difference in mileage, but I did very careful testing on an identical route and conditions and I did see a small increase in mileage. All the increase in mileage is due to the headers and none from their "Ram air". I went back to the stock air filter. I would tell folks who want the Banks is save some money and just get the headers. The Ram air is nonsense and a waste of money. The amount of air the piston pulls through the intake valve is fixed unless you got a turbo etc. But headers for sure either Thorley or Banks.
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T18skyguy
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01/24/13 11:34am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Curtain Pattern for a Class C Ford
My curtain is just a big rectangular piece of cloth with a continuous velco strip running across the top. There are small round recepticles starting behind the drivers door all around the top to the back of the passenger door. It just sticks in place, but the sun visors must be down. Couldnt be simpler. Very easy to make if you wanted to.
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T18skyguy
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01/24/13 11:10am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Thorley headers and new exhaust vs Complete Banks Systems
I put the Banks on and have no regrets except there is more noise from the doghouse. The Banks flange is almost 5/8 thick. Nothing else even comes close. Once you get the Banks on no more worries about broken exhaust studs. Gearvendors is another great option.
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T18skyguy
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01/23/13 06:40pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Auto Park
Is Oldusedbear still around ? He is a great guy and I know he was being treated for a serious medical disorder.
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T18skyguy
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01/23/13 06:24pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: 2003-4 E450 V-10: Any engine, transmission, chassis issues?
I have an 03 with the 4R100 tranny. One thing I learned about the 4R100 is that in reverse, no transmission fluid flows through the cooler. This is not a problem usually, but some guys who have long steep grades they need to back up have had failures from overheating. It does not like to go backwards for long and it especially hates a 90 reverse turn at the end. Fluid temp climbs quickly in reverse.
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T18skyguy
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01/18/13 02:28pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: TIRE BALANCING HELP NEEDED
I once owned a balancing business for aircraft engines and propellor's and did thousands. The system for wheels/tires operates the same in concept and identical in measuring. The system measures in inch's per second of movement or IPS. If the balancing system says you have .000 movement then you have none and that's a perfect balance. The scale goes from .000 to 1.00(one inch per second) or worse which is a lot of movement. If it we're me, I would have them pull the wheel and check it by itself. If it's within limits then put the tire on and see what it does. If it skews it way off then the tire is the culprit and I would check it for out of round. If 8-12 ounces of weight brings it to .03 or below thats acceptable. The closer to .00 you get the better. While it is true that the bigger tires don't magnify imbalance as much as the smaller ones, it is also true that any imbalance can sometimes excite the suspension and it can vibrate in harmony with the wheel/tire. I wold take it to a big truck shop that does this on a regular basis. Another critical point is that everything on the suspension must be right and tight;springs,shocks, bushing etc. good luck
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T18skyguy
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12/27/12 03:45pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: InterState Battery .... Worth The Money??
Just don't get them at Walmart. They are complete junk. I'm going back to Interstate myself.
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T18skyguy
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12/27/12 11:36am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Banks PowerPack
My first choice for better hill climbing would be a Gearvendors, as it's additional gears keep the RPM in the sweet spot. I've got the Banks on an older 460 rig, and as Fred said, for the reliability alone I love it. The doghouse is louder though. The sound is loud enough that when I go by the cops I take my foot off the pedal. Headers is a job you only want to do once, so Banks or Thorley is the way to go.
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T18skyguy
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12/19/12 08:14pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Is it me?
The thing I would be concerned about, you would send your check to Wells Fargo but Wells Fargo will not release the title until the total amount of the loan is satisfied. What assurances can the seller give you that they have the funds to pay the difference between what is owed and the amount of your check. If I were doing the deal I would want documentation of the loan payoff amount and documentation that the owner has the funds available to pay the rest. Until you have this information there is no sense going any further, at any rate proceed cautiously. Good luck
Exactly right. What you would be doing is guessing that they will come up with the shortage. If they don't good luck getting your money back. No way would I do it.
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T18skyguy
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12/15/12 07:35pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RV Gadgets (good to have/things to avoid)
One very useful and inexpensive tool is one of the plug in voltmeters. You just leave it plugged in and when you hook up at the campground you can just glance at it and you know if your under or over voltage. There are parks that are under-voltage and that will kill your 120 volt appliances, and quick. Over-voltage bad too. I was at a park in Sacramento once that was way under voltage. I tried to warn the other campers but it was too late. Many had ruined refrigerators etc the next morning.
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T18skyguy
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11/19/12 11:53am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: New Ford itti bitti engine
How bout this idea ? An RV with two of these engines. One to drive the back right wheel and the other to drive the front left wheel. In cruise only one engine needed but for uphill both engines kick in for 280 combined horsepower. The mad scientist in me is coming out lol
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T18skyguy
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11/16/12 02:45pm |
Tech Issues
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New Ford itti bitti engine
An engine so small it fit through the airport security scanner. Maybe this will power a small RV some day ?(very small) :)
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T18skyguy
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11/16/12 11:09am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Had to dump Fire Fox
Over time Firefox has become the least secure browser for a number of reason; foremost because it's plugin's have numerous vulnerabilities. If you keep up with Tech, Chrome is not only the fastest browser but also the most secure due to it's multi-layed rendering engine. Anything that comes through Chrome has to pass three layers of security; none of which any other browser has. Google has offered Thousands to any hacker that can breach it and the offer still stands. Chrome is king for now, but next year who knows?
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T18skyguy
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11/14/12 11:24am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Hankook Tires
I have an 07 Elantra with 40,000 miles on Hankook's and they don't even look touched. I will be buying them again for sure.
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T18skyguy
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11/14/12 11:13am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Older Ford V10, 5W-20 oil?
Some guys on the Ford truck forum have 300,000 plus miles plus towing with the 5-20, no problem.
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T18skyguy
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11/10/12 09:52pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Noisy furnace motor
Those blower's are darn noisy even when they work right. Mine sounds like a jet engine. That's why I use electric plug in unit. I wouldn't sleep a minute with that thing going.
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T18skyguy
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11/09/12 09:06pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Free Antivirus Programs
If you upgrade to Window's 8 you get Window's Defender. Defender covers all bases now, not like the old MSE. Defender is not an addition to MSE. MSE has to be uninstalled during the Windows 8 installation. So far Defender is getting some really good review's. No need to pay any more.
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T18skyguy
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11/09/12 08:49pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Synthetic Oil
Very true Sully. It makes me wonder how many other engines have no cam bearings. We would probably be shocked if we knew. It wouldn't surprise me if the next step will be the crank running in it's journal !! It's going to be just toss the whole engine after x number of miles.
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T18skyguy
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11/09/12 11:47am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Synthetic Oil
Just my two cents on what I know about the V-10. The overhead cams do not have bearings. They run right in their journals, so worn journals mean the heads are shot. So it's very important that the oil reach the top of the engine as fast as possible on startup, especially in cold weather. And the cleaner the oil the longer those journals will last. Personally, if I have to pull the heads I'm probably going to do the whole engine, so making those heads last is critical. The other thing about the V-10 is there no dedicated cylinder lubrication(squirt holes). They are lubricated by what Ford calls "misting" from the churning of the oil. I suspect that the Ford spec for oil helps this misting, or that maybe some oils "mist" better than others. Not sure about that. Anyway I run Motorcraft 5-20 and change at 5000 with either a Motorcraft or Mobil 1 filter. So far so good.
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T18skyguy
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11/08/12 10:21pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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