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RE: Oil change
Given the evidence, I would say that the 10W-30 Synthetic is most likely what is in the motor now. It's most likely a 460 in that model year. It won't hurt it.
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mtrumpet
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04/17/13 10:32am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Car dolly with the highest wt. carrying capability??
Want to tow 2007 Honda Odyssey but thus far only found Acme EZTow with enough wt. capacity. Those I found for Roadmaster and Kartote were weight limited for me. Would like one that has the wheels steer vice fixed. When I see statements like no U turns, 90 degrees max turn, etc. I hate to be that limited. Any other dolly suggestions?
fighterpilota, Like you, when I started looking into towing my vehicle with a dolly, I ran into similar problems with weight ratings etc. When I did find tow dollies that were rated higher with regard to weight capacity, the price for the higher capacity dollies were comparable to the costs of setting up my vehicle to tow four down. Just something you may want to consider and compare.
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mtrumpet
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04/17/13 10:26am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Annual Spring Gathering @Turning Stone, May 17-19th, 2013
^BUMP
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mtrumpet
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04/17/13 10:14am |
Rallies, Shows and Gatherings
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RE: Craftmanship
Ok I'm sure I'm going to take some heat over this but here it goes. My '92 Winnie Brave has had some issues over the past 6 years I owned it. I was able to fix all of them. Granted it is 20 years old. My gripe is that all of the problems arise from poor building practice. I am an engineer in the construction industry for thirty years. When I start on my repairs it is my nature to take things apart until I find the cause of the problem. I had a little delamination towards the front of the rig. I start taking things apart and what do I find, under the nose the ends of the wall panels are wide open. I just couldn't believe it. But hey it lasted 20 years. I fixed it. Then I have a roof leak in the rear of the rig. I took things apart and found the roof panel wide open. The factory felt that a little piece of plastic was good enough to stop the water...for how long?. I was able to fix that as well. Now I have this annoying soggy floor. I take it apart and find that the plywood was stressed over time and delaminated. I would have put some added blocking under the main traffic area. I am sure 1/4" plywood is not rated for 2' on center spacing for floor loads.
All of these issues could have been avoided with about $30 in materials and about one hours worth of labor at the factory level. Winnebago has been building these things since 1966. They had 25 years of experience at building campers. If they built only one a year I would think they should be able to figure out good construction practice by the time they got to mine. I am in no way trying to knock Winnebago but the industry in general is flawed. I am considering purchasing the new Via or Vista. Yet, I have to wonder at $100,000 plus, have they learned anything or is this the norm?
I think you did pretty darn good for a 20 year old RV with who knows how many miles.
Yes, maybe things would have been done a bit better here and there, but overall, any RV that lasts 20 years was put together pretty well.
While I certainly understand the point that the OP was making, and I don't disagree, I also agree with 2bzy2c. That is, given that your MH is still plenty usable after 20 years is pretty darned good. Perhaps Winnebago's initial designs weren't quite as careless as we might think?
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mtrumpet
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03/13/13 10:25am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Rivering on steer tire
Gotta say, now going into the 7th page of this discussion, I'm still totally confused on this issue!....It only happens on Goodyears! No, it can happen on any tire!...It's a suspension problem! No, it's not a suspension problem!...You should rotate your tires! No you don't have to rotate your tires!...You should change out the tires when you see a rivering condition occur! No you can just keep running them!...YIKES!!!:E:E
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mtrumpet
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03/11/13 10:52am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Side hall-enclosed bathroom vs. Center hall bath
For us, the side aisle, full enclosed bathroom was on our wish list when we were shopping for our DP. As others have mentioned, we too prefer that use of the bathroom does isolate use to the entire rear of the coach.
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mtrumpet
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03/11/13 10:38am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Explanation of Hydro-Hot system
Thanks for asking the question and for the explanatory answer(s). While I never knew more than the very basics of that type of system, I was always "foggy" as to the details of operation.
Now, one more question... Are Aqua-Hot and Hydro-Hot systems basically the same? Or, are they two different types of systems?
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mtrumpet
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03/01/13 03:43pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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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?
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mtrumpet
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03/01/13 03:32pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Good Sam Club’s 2013 RV Rally Syracuse, New York
We're going. Signed up for a spot w/electric.
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mtrumpet
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02/28/13 11:45am |
Rallies, Shows and Gatherings
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RE: Gettysburg spring friendship gathering May 17, 18, 19, 2013
We've signed up for The Syracuse Rally as well.
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mtrumpet
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02/28/13 11:06am |
Rallies, Shows and Gatherings
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RE: Toilet seal (job done finally)
Not sure what the seal is made out of, but if it's made of rubber, a petroleum jelly like Vaseline will eat away at it.
Thetford & Dometic do not recommend using vasoline/petroleum.
Nothing is needed on floor flange seal and plumbers grease, cooking spray (PAM) or olive oil for toilet bowl seal.
That depends upon what type of rubber it's made from. "Rubber" is a very wide term. If it's Buna-N (Nitrile)or Neoprene, then petroleums will not hurt it a bit. In fact, that's what those rubber compounds are made for. Most common seals are made from Buna-N (Nitrile). On the other hand, if it's EPDM or Silicone (which I doubt considering the application) then certainly not compatable with petroleum products.
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mtrumpet
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01/30/13 03:07pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Toilet seal (job done finally)
Am getting ready to put rubber toilet seal back on. What do I coat it with, or not? Thanks for the help.
You really should not have to coat the seal. The pressure of the mount bolts should do the job.
True, but a light coating of lube on the seal prevents it from any binding on the mating surface during installation.
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mtrumpet
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01/29/13 11:29am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: app for android phone
I wish that Rv.net had a mobile version. I keep the page bookmarked in my browser on my phone. The problem that I have is when I attempt to post something, I have a hard time getting my text curser to cooperate. It tends to jump around when I try to manually place it to where I want to type or within existing text to do an edit. It can get very frustrating at times. Reading posts and navigating are not too much of a problem. I have a Droid Razor.
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mtrumpet
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01/29/13 11:24am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Toilet seal (job done finally)
You can use a very light coating of Vasoline if you want, but you really don't have to. This will just help prevent the seal from binding up against a mating surface when reinstalling the toilet. Hopefully you're using a NEW seal, and not reusing the old one?
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mtrumpet
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01/29/13 11:07am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Gasser ride comfort
Do the larger/heavier gas motorhomes have the better ride? As I read many posts on suspension issues it seems tha the smaller Class A gas are the ones with the most complaints. Is this true? If so does it also apply to DP's?
The OP asked about the ride and comfort of Gasser's not DP's. Nor was he asking to compare between the two. I figured DP owners would hijack the thread!
Nobody "hijacked" the thread! All of the posts pertained to ride comfort, suspension etc. any many were comparison's and personal experience thereof by those who went from gasser to DP as well as those who stayed with a gasser. See the OP's (Goldencrazy) initial post. He in fact did apply his inquiry to DP's as well.
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mtrumpet
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01/29/13 10:45am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Annual Spring Gathering @Turning Stone, May 17-19th, 2013
For all you NASCAR fans..Looks like I will get to run Daytona on qualifying day! Feb 24...
Really looking forward to seeing you folks...
VERY cool!
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mtrumpet
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01/29/13 10:10am |
Rallies, Shows and Gatherings
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RE: Owning a DP is more then it's cracked up to be
We absolutley love our DP...
> Better quality (air) ride.
> Much quieter ride (engine in rear)
> More cargo carrying capacity
> Better fuel mileage than our previous gasser.
> Higher quality build
> More room (2 slides)
> Full (pass-thru) basement
> Higher capacity holding tanks
> Full bathroom w/ bathtub
These are just a few of our favorites, in comparison to OUR previous gasser - 2000 Fleetwood Storm (no slides) Ford F-53 Chassis, V-10 engine.
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mtrumpet
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01/28/13 11:38am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Gasser ride comfort
Our previous MH was a 2000 Fleetwood Storm (no slides). It had the Ford F-53 chassis. I added a Henderson Rear Track Bar and a Davis Tru-Track Bar to the front, as well as new shocks. While there was significant improvement in ride and handling, it still drove and rode like a bread truck. Very harsh ride.
When we took our (now) DP out for a test drive, not two miles up the road, DW and I just looked at each other and said, "Are you kidding me?" (referring to the ride quality difference). At that time, we had just driven our gasser 7 hours to where we were going to check out the DP, so we had a fresh point of reference.
For us, the difference in ride quality between the gasser and the DP was night and day. But FWIW, that was just OUR experience based upon OUR previous gasser.
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mtrumpet
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01/28/13 11:17am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Annual Spring Gathering @Turning Stone, May 17-19th, 2013
It is a nice gesture for Mark to plan on arriving a day early to get the sites all spiffed up. Wonder if Moose has grown any bigger.
Should be a fun weekend.
Tony & Sheryl
:E
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mtrumpet
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01/25/13 01:29pm |
Rallies, Shows and Gatherings
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RE: Annual Spring Gathering @Turning Stone, May 17-19th, 2013
Great!
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mtrumpet
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01/23/13 09:26am |
Rallies, Shows and Gatherings
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