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RE: Visiting Yellowstone NP, Late Luly
Try the Grizzly RV Park in West Yellowstone. You won't be disappointed.
Agree !! We loved that RV Park and our stay there !
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mdprince
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04/30/13 11:51am |
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RE: Towing a Jeep T J 4 down
I can't speak to the JK's but the TJ's and CJ's tow just fine and with the multi pin cable coming from the RV - the brake lights have always worked fine.
Regarding Aux Braking - I've always used a Brake Buddy and still do with ONE Caveat !!
The way that the BB sits on the floor of the TJ doesn't match well with the height and design of the drivers seat. When the brake is energized the BB can push back on the bar at the front of the seat that pushes the seat back ! I normally put a 2x4 under that bar, bungie the BB to it and all is good - oh and I bungie theBB attachment to the break pedal as well.
The BB failed me only once, on a trip up to Tahoe. At some point, it energized the brakes and kept them on (didn't feel it in the coach - might have been a long downgrade) and when we got to the lake - the TJ brake pedal went all the way to the floor. All the brake fluid was boiled off and the pads were shot - I can't remember if the rotors were warped. I putted around carefully up there and spent a small fortune on the brakes when we got home.
Note to self - set the BB more for panic stops !!
Second note to self - don't forget to hook up the in-RV monitor of the BB (that may have saved the brakes and was the only time I forgot) ;-)
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mdprince
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04/28/13 12:19pm |
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RE: California water front rv parks
Big Bear Lake has 2 RV 'Parks' (and maybe more) that have boat slips and lake front RV sites.
One is on the Big Bear City side (Holloway's Marina & RV Park) and the other (we try to stay here) is on the opposite site of the river, near Fawnskin (Big Bear Shores RV).
it's a little on the pricey side but we only go once a year.
http://www.bigbearshores.com
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mdprince
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04/21/13 01:04pm |
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RE: Spartan Chassis Wandering?
We all appreciate hearing about what solved or fixed the problem !!!
Thank you for the update !
mp
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mdprince
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04/15/13 07:33pm |
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RE: Macerator or not?
I didn't know they made a portable one.......guess I'll have to check it out at wally world.
I bought mine (a little overpriced IMHO) years ago from CW, just so I could dump and clean out the tanks at home - which is a 35 foot slightly uphill run to the clean-out in the garage.
I'm glad I have it - it has only clogged once (I fixed it in 10 minutes). I'm glad it's not permanently in-line, when I dump the tanks at a site or when we are at NASCAR and get pumped out by the waste trucks. Gravity is your friend !
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mdprince
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04/10/13 04:35pm |
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RE: Just a Picture of a Go anywhere Class A
WOW - that's GREAT
Where do I order one of them?
I'm building them in my shop. Send a $5000 deposit to be placed on our waiting list. The deposit will be applied to the purchase price when we deliver the unit to you.
It's about a 20 year wait for delivery.
Yes Mr. Musk !! I would like an electric one please ! lol
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mdprince
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04/10/13 04:23pm |
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RE: Trouble shooting Norcold 1200 with Amish Cooling unit
Sounds like how mine was acting last summer on a trip. Came home to find out that both cooling fans were not working. Had them replaced and it works like new again.
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mdprince
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03/30/13 06:42pm |
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RE: Check out this Prevost Rv
It's a beauty ! Kinda like a classic car. :C
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mdprince
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03/22/13 06:39pm |
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RE: Were YOU at Kings Mountain St. Pk, SC, this Wkend?
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I actually enjoyed reading your post ! But, I guess you were "Judged" !! :)
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mdprince
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03/22/13 03:13pm |
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RE: Went and bought another one!
I would look into towing the older RV - so you will always have a spare (and a large toad) with you !!! (jk) ;)
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mdprince
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03/20/13 12:24pm |
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RE: flat towing a 2 WHEEL DRIVE jeep with manual transmission
You can download the owners manual from the Jeep website. They cover the years 2004 - 2014. They also provide links to manuals for Jeeps as old as old as 1981.
http://www.jeep.com/en/owners/manuals/
http://www.jeep.com/en/owners/manuals/
Thanks for posting the link !! I still have my paper manual, but it's great to have one for the laptop.
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mdprince
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03/16/13 01:24pm |
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RE: Outdoor Grill for Motor Home
Weber Q series.
I carry a Q200 along with the folding stand. Many RVers use the Q100 which uses the same stand. I use the stand if we're staying a couple days otherwise I just set it on a picnic table.
Same here !! :)
The Baby Q is nice as well but, if you plan on making steaks for more than 4 or need to put 8 burgers on the grill, you'll want the Q. (more square inches) jmho
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mdprince
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03/14/13 07:28pm |
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RE: Motorhome ride!
Try the tests that Brett suggests, they will tell you if the shocks are worn out.
As far as washboard gravel or dirt roads go - we bought both RVs new and there is a road we 'used' to take to a desert campsite, that would literally shake your fillings loose - new RVs new shocks - same results !! The same road was no problem in our jeep or dirt bike. If I were to venture a guess, it would be that the washboard type bumps are not deep enough to cause much shock action and are too close together to allow shock recovery, if there was to be any at all.
jmho
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mdprince
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03/13/13 06:18pm |
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RE: Synthetic oil vs regular oil
This is also a good web site for oil info and questions -
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/
And, I agree with the comment about Mobil 1 Extended Performance. I run it in all my cars, jeeps, etc. - except, when I went to replace the oil in my old Firebird, the engine builder wanted me to buy Royal Purple ?? I can't remember why but I'll call him about it.
FYI - my comments for Mobil 1 apply to gas engines. I've never tried it in a Cat diesel - that's a lot of oil for just one year.
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mdprince
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03/09/13 12:27pm |
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RE: Air conditioner cooling capacity
15,000 BTUs is 15000 BTU's,,,the only upgrade a 13,5000 could have is a higher SEER rating...which only means it burns less electricity per BTU...GET THE 15,000 , when it is hot you will need it. Good Luck..
sear rating also has to do with noise.The higher the sear the quiter they run
SEER rating more accurately reflects overall cooling system efficiency on a seasonal basis and EER reflects the system’s energy efficiency at one specific operating condition. Both ratings are useful when choosing products, but the same rating must be used for comparisons. As of January 2006, all residential air conditioners sold in the United States must have a SEER of at least 13. ENERGY STAR qualified Central Air Conditioners must have a SEER of at least 14.
Well stated ! As my home HVAC guy told me - in simple terms - the Higher the SEER rating for a given BTU or Tonnage - the less Electricity it uses and the more Efficient it is.
Regarding the 13.5k BTU and the 15k BTU - the 15k has 11.1% more cooling capacity.
Our RV came with 2 - 13.5k units - one went bad and I replaced it with a 15k - I can tell the difference and when and if the other unit fails, it to will be replaced by a 15k. YMMV
mp
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mdprince
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03/04/13 02:36pm |
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RE: Rivering on steer tire
Regular interval tire rotation is the best way to get the most mileage out of a set of tires. Leave one tire in one position forever and it should not be surprising to have some tires wear different than the others. ALL of the chassis manufacturers recommend tire rotation but very few actually do it.
I suspect part of the problem with rotation is that it require dismounting and remounting the tires.....not just a simple swap. Just guessing that a couple three rotations could be more $$$ than purchasing 2 new tires.
I tend to agree with bluwtr49...I can't imagine what a full tire rotation on a DP would cost. Has anyone actually ever had that done?
I would tend to agree too, especially if you're getting a good and even wear of the tread on all your tires. (again JMHO)
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mdprince
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03/01/13 03:58pm |
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RE: Rivering on steer tire
I've got the G670's on my coach - Spartan chassis. Had it for 7 years now and no rivering, no cracks - they look great (been inspected twice last year) - but I'm going to replace at least the steer tires in 2 weeks. (and re-inspect all rears)
BTW - Spartan spin balances all tires on the chassis before delivery to the coach makers. They strongly suggest that all new tires are spin balanced as well, and helped me find a local fleet dealer that can do just that.
I know there are many strong opinions out there about tires and balancing, but I will do as they suggest just for my own peace of mind. YMMV
mp
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mdprince
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03/01/13 02:22pm |
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RE: Pulled the trigger, new MH 2006 Country Coach Magna
Congrats !!! Beautiful Coach ! :)
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mdprince
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02/28/13 03:48pm |
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RE: 4l80e Transmiision Upgrade from TH400
Jarlaxle and Mike - thanks for the great info. I probably run the 400 until it breaks or I win the lottery, and then try the 4L80. My rear end ratio is 3.08 or 3.12 (can't remember), so the RPMs, on the little highway driving I do, aren't so high.
mp
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mdprince
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02/28/13 03:45pm |
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RE: 4l80e Transmiision Upgrade from TH400
I can give a real world report on the differences. First of all I have the advantges inherant to owning a full service transmission remanufacturing facility with full machine shop and torque converter repair capacity. Probably the most arduaus test of a 700 was done to an example in my custom Chevy chassis Class C motorhome. 520 cu in big block dynoed @ 450hp x 600 .lb ft., towing a enclosed trailer grossing @ 25k most of the time. Had 700, 700w/Gearvendors and 400w/Gearvendors in this chassis over 50k miles. More over had 700, 400 w/Gearvendors and 4L80 in my P-30 Airstream Classic, 454 headers and stock type carb.
To achieve durability with a 700 a pretty high state of tune is required, resulting in rather rough shifting characteristics, more so than the average person would abide by in my considerable experince related to keeping customers happy. The 700 OD ratio of 30% is useless much of the time resulting in more down shifting than is desirable, this causes excess wear to the transmission and additionally results in the torque converter clutch cycling on and off more than is desirable. The Gearvendors works well, when installed with the 700 the intention was to use the GV OD (20%) when towing and the 700 ratio when not, that worked OK due to the size of the engine, however even with the big mill the 30% ratio was excessive. It was easy to compare as the Gearvendors @ 20% didn't pull the engine down as readily requiring less throttle opening. Consider this set up allowed direct comparisons of the 20% and 30% OD ratios. 400 w/Gearvendors works fine, only caveot is converter should be tighter or trans will run hot in towing applications. A tighter converter would be advisable in such use. Moving on to the Airstream saga, started with 400 Gearvendors, I was happy with it but had the opportunity to sell it at a nice mark up and away it went. Screwed a 700 in the chassis, not a huge deal, a little work to the cross memember and drive shaft change to the slip yolk in output shaft arrangement. 700 requires a cable to the throttle shaft to control trans pressure as there is no vacuum modulator. This can be a hurdle for some do it your selfers resulting in much drama. As I stated before the 700 works OK but the 30% OD and lock up requires pretty good road speed to be happy and excessive down shifting/unlock of converter clutch still a problem. More over the line pressures required, keeping in mind GM never used a 700 in anything heaver than a 3/4 ton pickup, caused an interesting issue: in reverse when line pressure is peaked the converter would move against the flex plate enough for the ring gear teeth to contact the starter. Had that deal with the big engine application Class C too. At any rate decided to give the 4L80 a whirl as my manager was adament that would be the way, and he was correct. Compared to all the other installations it was like a breath of fresh air, most noticable was less engine noise, very peacful driving experience, put it in D and go, no drama. Sold that Airstream for a real good buck too. There's more than one way to get an overdrive trans setup, 4L80 is worth the extra money and is the most satisfying solution.
This is slightly off topic, but related to the same trannys in that I wanted to address their strength (ability to take big torque and not break).
Last year, I finished rebuilding my '72 Firebird (bought it new) and after a bad engine rebuild (Rock n Roll Engineering), I bought a 532" and had it built right. It's detuned a bit to run on our 91 pump gas here in Kali but still puts out just north of 600hp. I had the TH-400 rebuilt by the bet shop out here (they also do race cars and dragsters). I really wanted to put the 4L80 in there but was told not to and that it would handle the power as well as the 400. They basically said that, since the 400 had 3 forward gears, that they were bigger and thus stronger. The 400 has been bullet proof so far.
Can anyone comment on the strength of the 4L80 or compare the two ??
mp
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mdprince
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02/28/13 12:11pm |
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