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RE: Need help from a Winnebago Yoda...
My '03 Journey 32T has a switch in a cupboard above the stove marked "Water Heater" ......... but I don't believe it has anything to do with the hot water tank. Also, right beside it is an "Engine preheat" switch, but the block heater cord is dangling in the 120V electrical compartment below with nowhere to plug it in. What gives???
From your description I believe those are on/off switches to prevent the block heater and the water heater from consuming current from the 120 volt pedestal power when you need to operate the microwave oven and only have 30 amp pedestal service. These are common in RV's and are usually located near the microwave oven. You pop your food in the microwave, open those two switches, and then start the microwave to cook your food. When you are done with the microwave you turn the water heater and the block heater back on. Keeps you from going outside in your pajamas to reset the pedestal circuit breaker when you heat that midnight snack.
Bob
Bob
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nodine
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10/18/09 05:11am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What is ?
Energy Management System & Smart Wheel.......saw these listed on a Monaco, first off, what are they and are they on other motorhomes too? Thanks
Brian
Brian,
The Energy Management System allows a 50 amp coach to operate with a 30 amp or 20 amp hookup. If the motorhome is connected to a 50 amp supply (actual 2 120 volt 50 amp power sources), everything in the motorhome can be operated without fear of tripping the power breaker on the pedestal. If only a 30 amp source is available (one 120 volt 30 amp source) only a few items in the coach can be operated simultaneously without tripping the main breaker. The Energy Management System senses the pedestal connection and prevents appliances from operating by opening their respective circuits with relays in the breaker panel. One of the first things to go is the washer/dryer. I don't think the management system can detect when only 20 amps is available and that must be selected manually.
The Smart Wheel is just a steering wheel that has controls like you would find on modern automobiles. On our coach the cruise control is on one side and the wipers and windshield washer on the other. Ours also has a button on the left to flash the headlamps and one on the right to flash the brake lights.
I hope this is helpful as my writing skills are limited.
Bob
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nodine
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10/18/09 04:53am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Riverbend cg, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
This is the best kept secret of PF. Ive been stayn here for many years and its GREAT. The owner REX is a great guy and would do anything for you. You cant go wrong!!!!!!!!!!Ok the secret is out we stay here every year in oct for the craftsmens fair we have stayed at the others but keep comeing bach to this one
What features set this CG out past the others?
As others have mentioned the owners! Last April when we got ready to leave I forgot that I still had the 50 amp shore power cord plugged up to keep the dogs cool. We were going around telling all our friends goodbye. When I pulled out the cord broke off the water spigot and pulled over the pedestal. Water was rushing out and my wife ran to the office to get help. About 45 minuets later the owner had it repaired and I ask him how much I owed. He said forget it, just come back and camp with us again.
Bob
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nodine
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10/04/09 06:59am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Diesel Engine size & MPG
We average 8 hours of fun at 65 MPH. As for the MPG, it is what it is.
Bob
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nodine
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10/04/09 06:00am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Topsail route options
We will be visiting Topsail State Park in Northwest Florida mid-November and would appreciate opinions on which route to take. We will be in a 40' MH with toad coming from the West on I-10. MS S&T suggests taking US-98 off of I-10 at Pensacola but looking at options. Seems like US-98 would be scenic but also lots of traffic and lights. Since we will be there a week I would prefer to sight see via the car. Would it be better to take FL-80 to FL-20 and take the Mid Bay Bridge to US-98 just east of Destin? Or, would US-331 off of I-10 to US-98 just east of Topsail be a better option? Or, just suck it up and take US-98 out of Pensacola?
Mark,
Stay on I-10 as long as you can and then cut south to 98. Taking 98 from Pensacola through Ft. Walton will be continuous stop and go at traffic lights. We have done it in the car several times and it gets old fast. You will love Topsail. We have been there quite a few times.
Bob
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nodine
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09/18/09 08:06am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Tools and supplies?
Rescue tape.
Bob,
I ordered some Rescue Tape and found it fell far below my expectations. It sticks like mad to itself but does not stick well to other surfaces. I guess it would do fine to seal a hole in a radiator hose as long as you dried the hose and made many wraps. Might work ok on hydraulic lines if you cleaned the hose first. Just my opinion. At any rate, I think my expectations were to high because of the way it is advertised.
Bob
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nodine
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08/30/09 05:25am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Petro for DP - PM?
WOW.. I go to a Workhorse authorzed service center with my Gasser, put 3 20's and a 10 spot on the counter and they give me change back.. Full synthetic no less
I fail to see how this relates to the original post's questions. The OP is asking about service for a diesel engine.
Bob
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nodine
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08/09/09 10:12am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: News about Monaco
Electric only vehicles are just made to make us "feel good" about saving the environment. It takes just as much energy (read fossil fuels) to make them as does a gas or diesel vehicle and then it takes fossil fuels (coal or natural gas) to create the electricity to charge them. I don't know about the new tech batteries, but older electric only vehicles that had a promise to "run for 100 miles" usually meant the 1st 33 were at normal speed the next 33 were at reduced speed and you'd have to pull it the last 33.
To me environmental concerns are not the primary reason for increasing the use of electric powered vehicles. There are multiple ways to generate and store electrical energy. Some that are not even conceived yet. There is only one source for petroleum based fuel and that source is limited. Yes there are other ways to produce fuel for internal combustion engines but those methods also require the expenditure of energy for production. Its not about the conservation of energy, its about having energy. Just like with financial investments, we need to diversify our sources of energy so we can ride out the coming energy recession. If we have multiple sources of power for our vehicles, homes, and industry, then if one of those sources goes away or becomes difficult to obtain we will be impacted but not crippled.
The internal combustion engine is going to be around for a long time to come. The amount of energy in one gallon of petroleum is huge compared to other sources. Large trucks and earth moving machines will use diesel or bio-diesel for a long time to come.
Bob
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nodine
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08/06/09 07:05pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: News about Monaco
Like many others, our investments recently went on a diet.
BobI guess it all depends on how you define "recently"
Recently our investments are up over 40%. Let the good times roll.
Ok Les,
We went from 200 lbs down to 100 lbs and now we have gained 50 lbs back. I'm with you. Let the good times roll!
Have you noticed how $2.50 a gallon for diesel seems reasonable now after being faced with $5.00. Last summer when diesel was near $5 a gallon I figured how much it was going to cost to drive the motorhome to Alaska and back. It came to around $6700 just for diesel.
Bob
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nodine
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08/06/09 05:54pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: News about Monaco
An "Electric" delivery truck that can go 100 miles before needing recharged is about as useful as a pimple on a mules A$$! I wouldn't buy one to deliver our product as our truck typically does more than 100 miles per day! Bagman.
Bagman,
Keep an open mind. Not all applications are the same as yours. I would think a UPS or FedX truck could make a lot of delivers in a city such as ours with a 100 mile range. Anyone who thinks that reducing our use of petroleum is going to result in a cost reduction is not thinking things trough. The cost of energy from all sources is only going to continue to rise. I just need to figure out what the wife and I will give up to keep using our RV. We are about to enter that part of our life's where we plan to take long and expensive trips. We did not come this far and invest a lot of money in our RV so we could keep it parked in the driveway. Like many others, our investments recently went on a diet.
Bob
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nodine
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08/06/09 04:50am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: steering stabilizer - which one?
The Blue Ox Tru-Center can be turned OFF by pressing a button, but the button must be held down and you have to steer with your free hand, if your steering assist is lost.
Personally, I think that 99% of the suspension mods are not needed at all with a properly loaded and balanced rig, with the tires properly inflated.
The instructions that came with my Tru-Center said you should NEVER press the button for more than 5 seconds. They say it could damage the unit.
Perhaps you should check with Blue Ox about the recommendation you made?
In fact, the TruCenter I installed has a timer module that will turn the TruCenter release back off even if you keep the release switch pressed.
For the record, I have turned the wheels on my coach with the engine off before and after the install of the TruCenter and did not notice a significant increase in resistance with the TruCenter. I believe these steering dampers are like the Koni FSD shocks and the dampening is directly proportional to how fast the piston is attempting to move. On a previous coach I installed one of the other brands and did notice an increase in resistance to steering at all times. With the TruCenter I could not tell it was installed from the stand point of steering resistance. After reading about two recent incidents of tire blow out on motorhomes resulting in death to passengers I got concerned and installed the TruCenter to help during a blowout. I was extremely pleased with the additional benefits of improved coach handling and reduced driver fatigue.
Bob
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nodine
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08/05/09 04:08am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: steering stabilizer - which one?
Steer Safe, Safe T Plus, or Davis Trutrac. Opinons and experiences? Thinking of adding one of the above, all are different systems, anyone NOT like a particular one and why. For an '06 20,500 lb F-53 chassis.
For what it is worth (our coaches are quite different) I installed the Blue Ox TruCenter and love it.
Bob
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nodine
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08/04/09 04:21am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Average lifespan of Splendide w/d combo?
We love ours. The wife uses it at least once a day when we have full hook ups. Our coach was prepped but did not have one installed. I purchased the newest model and installed it myself with the help of my son-in-law to move it into place.
Bob
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nodine
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07/30/09 07:11pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Looking for feed back from those that tow 05 or 06 CRV
..... Also on your CRV check to see that your tow bar to base plate connection is 3 inches or less in height. If it is to far out of level that will cause your front tire to "cup" faster than anything.
Chuck,
Does that mean that the CRV end of the tow bar should be slightly lower than the motorhome end?
Bob
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nodine
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07/27/09 04:35am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Looking for feed back from those that tow 05 or 06 CRV
I had the same trouble with the Michelin Harmony tires. I switched to Perilli and so far so good. 2002 CRV. and my tow bar is absolutly level when hooked up. Had to use a drop hitch to accomplish that level status.
Your post makes me think that the Harmony made be a bad choice for a toad.
My tow bar is almost perfectly level when hooked up. It could be slightly higher at the CRV than at the motorhome. I was wondering if I need to use an up-side-down drop hitch to elevate the motorhome end of the hitch? What do you think?
Bob
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nodine
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07/27/09 04:32am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Looking for feed back from those that tow 05 or 06 CRV
Are your fronts wearng out on the outside edges?
I would not say they are wearing out but on both the inside and outside the tires wear in an uneven manner. They look fine but when you run your hand over the tire you can feel ridges.
Bob
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nodine
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07/27/09 04:27am |
Dinghy Towing
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Looking for feed back from those that tow 05 or 06 CRV
First a little back ground. The only vehicle we have towed behind a motorhome is our 2006 Honda CRV. We first towed it behind a National Tropical and then the current 2006 Monaco Diplomat. The same tow bar was used on each motorhome but we only had the Tropical for about three months so we can't say for sure if the same problem existed with that motorhome.
Now for my first question. Do other CRV's of our vintage, when towed behind a motorhome, wear the tires in a manner that cause tire noise like large truck tires when driving? When the tires are new there is negligible road noise, but after each trip behind the motorhome the noise increases to the point that it becomes annoying. I ask this question because I have no reference for comparison but can't believe that all those CRV's we see being towed behind motorhomes have the same problem. If they did you would expect to see numerous complaints on the forums.
Next question. If this is not a normal thing with the CRV could we correct the problem by using a different tire brand? We are on our second set of Michelin Harmony tires. The first set were not worn out but we ditched them to get rid of the road noise. Needles to say an expensive way to get rid of road noise only to have it come back soon.
I know others tow a 2006 CRV behind the same wheel base Monaco type motorhome with the Roadmaster All Terrain tow bar. If the motorhome to tow bar to CRV geometry is the cause of the problem what have you done to solve the problem?
Thanks,
Bob
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nodine
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07/25/09 09:27am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: First trip in the Class A
It is amazing how often this same subject comes up. We went from a dually crew cab truck and large 5th wheel to a Class A motorhome. I just about wet my pants for the first few weeks. The dually and 5er would handle like a dream at 70MPH! I was in shock and wished I had stayed with the 5th wheel and truck. I am now on my second Class A and love it. I am of the opinion that there should be a law (which will never happen) that forces dealers to make sure that anyone considering the purchase of a Class A for the first time be made aware of the handling differences compared to other types of vehicles.
Bob
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nodine
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07/11/09 07:16am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Removing tree sap - suggestions? Help, please
I second the WD-40. I have used it for that several times. It also does a great job at removing labels.
Bob
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nodine
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07/06/09 04:34am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: The New Monaco
Keeping Toolson and some of the other top managers from the old Monaco is like having one hour overlap for the maintenance staff at a manufacturing facility. Keeps the lines of communication open from the old to the new. I doubt if Toolson will be left free to make any major decisions on his own. You can also bet that if Navistar sees fit they will send him packing. It has been my experience that high level managers like to keep several options open until either they feel confident in selecting one or cost forces them to select one.
Bob
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nodine
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06/25/09 06:49pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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