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RE: New Truck
It helps to shop around including going out of town. I bought my Dodge from Dave Smith in Idaho in late 2005. At the time the employee discount through my employer would have raised the price.
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wcjeep
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05/26/13 12:04am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Anyone added an electric radiator fan?
I'm not familiar at all with your RV. Can you increase air flow by increasing the ventilation to the engine? I'm thinking car style hood louvers. I found a 96' picture of what might be your RV. Looks to have a swing up front door? Any non structure areas that you can cut? What about the back area the engine bay that vents elsewhere? The metal hood louvers can be painted to match.
Are looking to add the electric fan as a pusher? There has been some testing on light duty vehicles. The electric fan does draw less overall horsepower and moves less air than mechanical on average. Make sure mechanical fan shroud is installed correctly.
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wcjeep
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05/25/13 11:57pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Lance or Artic Fox or ???
When we bought ours it came down to the Arctic Fox or Lance. Wife preferred Arctic Fox interior and the local Lance dealer is not nice people.
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wcjeep
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05/25/13 05:29pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Don't know what happened but it's bad
The previous time I recall on RV. Net it was liquefied brakes.
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wcjeep
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05/24/13 09:24pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Need new tow vehicle
Make sure you look into passenger van safety. Chrysler got away from them. I drive a fully loaded one at work (tools). No way I would drive on for personal use. The van brakes are inadequate compared to my towrig (both 3/4). Here's one Google search 15 passenger van
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wcjeep
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05/24/13 05:18pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: HELP !!!!!!
My work generator was a bad low oil pressure sensor with similar problems.
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wcjeep
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05/23/13 11:02pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: TC Refrigerator advice
Does the fridge coils face the sun? We try to park with the coils in the shade or early morning sun. I also use a battery operated fan inside the fridge from camping world. I thought about hard wiring the fan. However, the on board batteries last the entire season. I've seen Solar RV fans for the coils. I don't have a dometic.
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wcjeep
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05/22/13 08:10am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Driving with camper windows open?
Arctic Fox recommends all windows closed. The vacuum effect could suck in anything. Mine stays cool with everything closed while traveling.
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wcjeep
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05/21/13 05:41pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: connect my sewer lineinto my home sewer system
There has been some discussion previously on this. Basically, if you tell the city you want an RV dump access point it becomes a big problem depending on your municipality. If you have a sewer clean out for maintenance purposes typically no problem. Research your local laws/rules if permit is required for the clean out install.
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wcjeep
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05/21/13 05:30pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Looking for a diesel guru
Boost leak at either boot or the boost line that goes to the waste gait.
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wcjeep
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05/21/13 09:11am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Tow vehicle upgrade
There are numerous gear calculator on the Web. Figure out what rpm your truck would operate with what gear. Best to keep the the truck in its torque band while towing. Headers, exhaust and intake can help. Not sure if the results would be worth it. Will the comp cam maintain emissions? I would recommend looking into rear gears and maybe tranny shift kit upgrade. The tranny shift kit will make it shift a little abrupt. For gears I would start with 4.10. It sounds like you don't need alot. The other item with gears is the case break. You can change gearing and keep cost down if you avoid having to change out all internal components. 4.56 and 4.88 probably requires a complete internal swap. Does the truck have overdrive? Running down the road empty with tall gearing will wind out the engine.
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wcjeep
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05/21/13 09:07am |
Towing
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RE: Standard Transmission Fluid
Found this over on the TDR (Turbo Diesel Registry)
From www.tdr1.com
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wcjeep
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05/20/13 11:11pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: diferent smart phones
The Motorola phones usually will have 2db better signal than all others. The Motorola phones typically have a less than stellar camera. Most online professional reviews also agree. The current best battery in any phone is the Razr Maxx (HD). I've found the Razr phones to be laggy compared to my Samsung S3.
The Iphone 5 on Verizon can not do voice and data at the same time. This was an Apple decision. The fail rate for the Iphone 5 is slightly better than other high end phones. They still require resets and replacements. The camera on the Iphone 5 is normally rated high. If your invested in the Apple ecosystem the Iphone is probably for you. I'm not a fan of Itunes. I can usually tell when I'm talking with an Iphone person. The AT&T Iphone is the worst of all. The Motorola absolutely destroys the Iphone in call quality. I have yet to find an Iphone person admit their phone is the problem.
HTC just came out with the "One". Not available on Verizon. The One is highly rated. Given previous HTC phones upgrade track record and the quality I'd pass on HTC.
I've found LG phones internal memory system to be a mess. I recently played with an LG with a Quad Core processor and 2gb of ram. It was laggy. It also couldn't stream from my Seagate wifi hard drive.
Avoid Pantech.
The Samsung S4 just came out. I have the Vzw Samsung S3. I use NFC (Near Field Communication). I also use Wifi direct for large data transfer between devices. The S3/S4 also has AllCast for turning your TV into a mirror of the cellphone screen. I've heard Apple TV works better than AllCast. The S3 also has a great camera. The Samsung S3/S4 also has an easy mode. The screen is great for watching Youtube/movies. Call quality is also better than the Iphone.
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wcjeep
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05/20/13 09:57pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: MiFi Service
Verizon 4g LTE can be very fast! On my phone I've seen 45mb down/21 mb up. Verizon 3G usually tops out at 1mb down/ 1mb up. Also recommend the appropriate Wilson Sleek. I've seen the Wilson Sleek for Verizon 4g at Amazon for $100. 3G version is around $75.
Price varies on Amazon, Wilson Sleek
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wcjeep
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05/20/13 09:15pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Stopped by the Ram dealer
Have you called Dave Smith in Idaho for a quote? I saved $12-13$k on my early build 06' Mega versus buying local. I would've preferred local. That kind of savings was too much to pass on.
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wcjeep
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05/20/13 08:54pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Standard Transmission Fluid
Some have also called for over filling the G56 by 1quart. I just did a refill and overfilled by 1quart for the first time. I didn't notice any difference. I can say with the G56 do not over torque the shifter when reaching reverse and 5/6. When the truck was new my wife was not strong enough to reach reverse. She would use two hands. It eventually made the shifter really easy. I found spare parts at the drain plug. The shifter mechanism is sold as one piece. It appears to be a low fail item. It's also not cheap.
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wcjeep
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05/20/13 08:50pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Stolen Camper
This era of Ford trucks is easier to steal than most and I take additional precautions to safe keep mine. I posted recently about this on another forum.
http://www.truckcamperforums.com/index.php/topic/15676-auto-thieves-target-some-ford-f-250s-f-350s/
Can't see unless logged in. Can you copy/paste to here?
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wcjeep
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05/20/13 08:43pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Blu Ray Players with standard DVD's
Dvd played in a bluray player are normally displayed in 720p. Dvd played in a dvd player usually played at 480i. BluRay disk in a blue ray player is usually 1080p. Most cable TV and satellite high Def is 1080i. There are exceptions.
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wcjeep
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05/18/13 12:30am |
Technology Corner
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RE: I can not get my fresh water pumping again
Do you have a shut off switch for the water pump to winterize? Mine affects isolates the hot water tank while on the pump.
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wcjeep
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05/14/13 06:10pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: I can not get my fresh water pumping again
My TC does not like having air bubbles in the drain lines. After flushing the lines, I leave city connection on. Then open the the manual drain valves to remove an additional air bubbles. Then fill the fresh tank. This minimizes the air bubbles to Pump feed line only. Did you fill the hot water tank while on city water?
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wcjeep
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05/14/13 09:35am |
General RVing Issues
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