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RE: Funny Town Names?
Show Low, Arizona
Two guys decided that there wasn't room for both of them in the town so they decided to draw for low card to see who would stay, thus 'Show Low', the town name. The main street is named after the winning low card drawn, Deuce of Clubs Boulevard.
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vikrv
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05/16/13 03:19pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: RV Fuel Issues & Prices - Post 'Em Here!
Regular is running around $4.60/gal in the area of Lihue, Kaua'i, Hawai'i.
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vikrv
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05/15/13 11:40pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: '12 Aspect, bottom slides seals missing? (can see outside)
Even with the slide seal repaired exhaust from the gen will leak in other places. Consider using a Genturi to vent the exhaust above the rv.
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vikrv
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05/12/13 09:31am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Who can be the last poster?
Wonder whats heavier, a railroad car of logs or a railroad car of cars.
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vikrv
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05/08/13 09:12pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Who can be the last poster?
I haven't been to Vegas either and I've seen Vega in the night sky.
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vikrv
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05/06/13 09:38pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Could we please get some global warming over here? Thanks
Highs in the 70's and 80's forecasted this week for the Pacific Northwest.
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vikrv
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05/04/13 05:57pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: RV Fuel Issues & Prices - Post 'Em Here!
You mistake crude oil and gasoline. Due to reduced usage and prices, we have some excess refining capacity for gasoline. We take imported oil, refine it into products such as plastics, gasoline and the like and export it to foreign countries. This provides jobs for American that would otherwise not have them. This is a good thing. The price of gasoline is not affected. Think of it as manufacturing. The same for those distillates.
No mistake here other than your interpretation of what I am saying. Exporting gasoline reduces supply of gasoline here in the US, increasing price by the law of supply and demand due to the finite refinery capacity. Gasoline demand in the US is steadily dropping so the excess should drop the price. Oil companies are propping up the price by exporting it.
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vikrv
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05/04/13 05:43pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Recharge Coach Batteries???
We've been using 2 Diehard Platinum Marine batteries with good results for a couple of years. AGM so no need to add water. More expensive but should last longer, slower self discharge when not in use. I took a look and they are currently a few bucks off. If you go that route, to get the discount I think you have to order online and pick up in the store.
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vikrv
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05/04/13 05:08pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Motorcraft synthetic blend or switch to full synthetic
There is not much wear data out there. About all I found was a 10 year old Motorcraft 5W-20 oil analysis report from a V10 Ford truck. The oil change interval was about 3000 miles: here. Compare that with a Mobil 1 5W-20 in a E450 Class C with 4100 miles I posted a while back here The older Motorcraft oil has higher Zinc and Phosphorus for antiwear due to the API SM & SN requirements now that the maximums be lower to increase the life of the catalytic converter. Other than that though the Mobil 1 has slightly lower iron wear in terms of ppm/1000 miles, 16 ppm for 4000 miles for Mobil 1 vs Motorcraft 19ppm for 3000 miles. Thats 6.33 ppm/1000 miles for Motorcraft, 4 ppm/1000 miles for Mobil 1.
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vikrv
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05/04/13 02:07pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: RV Fuel Issues & Prices - Post 'Em Here!
85,000 barrels per day of gasoline is being exported every day to Venezuela as of last November. We have plenty of refinery capacity.
We also export distillates elsewhere; Mexico, the Netherlands and Brazil were top destinations for US distillate exports
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vikrv
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04/25/13 11:22pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Who can be the last poster?
Yeah, the Space Shuttle didn't require a tag axle.
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vikrv
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04/21/13 07:56pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Who can be the last poster?
Don't forget the sports car when you hit the road this summer
http://www.bookofjoe.com/images/2007/10/07/coolbus03.jpg height=240 width=320
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vikrv
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04/20/13 09:29pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Oh crud! Something new to worry about....
If your emissions level is marginal, change your oil before your emissions test. If your oil is dirty and any is consumed it will add to the emissions from your rv. Also any blow-by will pass through the crankcase and pick up any oil vapors and pass back into the engine intake through the pcv valve.
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vikrv
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04/17/13 09:01pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Who can be the last poster?
They aren't going to match your current windows unless you get out a straight edge and some white out.
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vikrv
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04/14/13 11:56am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Oil Change - Ford V10
I used 6 qts of Mobil 1 EP plus a Motorcraft filter plus my labor for $37.
How did you do that?
Around here (Bay Area of CA), if you can find an auto store that even carries 5W-20W (what the V10 requires) Mobil 1 Extended Performance synthetic ... it's in the neighborhood of $9 per quart. That makes the oil alone costing well over $50. The K&N filters I use on the V10 cost an additional $13-$15 each.
So far, I've never seen Walmart carrying 5W-20W Mobil 1 Extended Performance synthetic oil or K&N filters. Walmart sometimes carries 5W-20W Mobil 1 regular synthetic oil however ... but never that Mobil 1 weight in the larger 1 gallon cost-saving container.
Yes, I bought the 5w-20 EP at Walmart. $27 for 5 Qts. link
The following stores in your area report having it in stock:
Walmart store #3455—Richmond
1400 Hilltop Mall Rd
Richmond, CA 94806
(510) 669-1342
15.36 miles
Walmart store #5457—Oakland
8400 Edgewater Dr
Oakland, CA 94621
(510) 430-9606
15.49 miles
Walmart store #2648—San Leandro
1919 Davis St
San Leandro, CA 94577
(510) 569-0200
17.22 miles
Walmart store #5434—San Leandro
15555 Hesperian Blvd
San Leandro, CA 94579
(510) 351-0108
20.77 miles
Walmart store #3493—Martinez
1021 Arnold Dr
Martinez, CA 94553
(925) 313-5716
26.05 miles
Walmart store #2031—Union City
30600 Dyer St
Union City, CA 94587
(510) 475-5915
27.08 miles
Walmart store #2280—Mountain View
600 Showers Dr
Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 917-0796
33.63 miles
Walmart store #2161—Pleasanton
4501 Rosewood Dr
Pleasanton, CA 94588
(925) 734-8744
37.15 miles
Walmart store #2989—Fremont
44009 Osgood Rd
Fremont, CA 94539
(510) 651-3301
37.65 miles
Walmart store #2925—Napa
681 Lincoln Ave
Napa, CA 94558
(707) 224-8797
37.89 miles
Walmart store #1615—Pittsburg
2203 Loveridge Rd
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925) 427-2022
41.29 miles
Walmart store #2119—Milpitas
301 Ranch Dr
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 934-0304
41.87 miles
Walmart store #2048—Fairfield
2701 N Texas St
Fairfield, CA 94533
(707) 428-4792
43.59 miles
Walmart store #1755—Rohnert Park
4625 Redwood Dr
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
(707) 586-3717
44.51 miles
Walmart store #1972—Livermore
2700 Las Positas Rd
Livermore, CA 94551
(925) 455-0215
45.28 miles
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Walmart store #2697—Antioch
4893 Lone Tree Way
Antioch, CA 94531
(925) 755-0900
47.16 miles
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vikrv
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04/12/13 01:01pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Who can be the last poster?
Call it senior momentum
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vikrv
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04/11/13 07:42pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Oil Change - Ford V10
That is a good price. I used 6 qts of Mobil 1 EP plus a Motorcraft filter plus my labor for $37. There is a thread to track oil analysis results, it would be great to get a sample report using Motorcraft semi-synthetic, if you are interested: link
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vikrv
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04/11/13 07:38pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Who can be the last poster?
Precise squareness of those tracks ... got to be line lock capability.
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vikrv
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04/09/13 11:42pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Kwikee electric steps sticking
I suggest taking a look at Kwikee's lube called Kwikee Kwik Lube. It claims it goes on as a penetrating fluid and then changes to a protective grease. That is what I use a few times a year and am currently having no issues. I picked it up at a local rv parts place but is also available on-line.
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vikrv
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04/08/13 01:42pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Who can be the last poster?
Looks like the remnants of one of those multi-vehicle pile-ups in the fog you hear about.
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vikrv
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04/07/13 03:21pm |
Around the Campfire
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