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RE: Oil Change Myth?
The 3000 mile thing is promoted by those that have a vested interest in selling oil changes.......including the dealerships even if it is contrary to what the manufacturer says.
Nothing more, nothing less.
When I was a VW wrench we changed the air cooled engines every 3000 but those were a special case. Air cooled motors like VWs are partially OIL cooled too and the oil takes a lot of abuse.
I'm not so worried about my RV.
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Dakzuki
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06/18/08 11:08am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Upgrading an oldie
Sounds like a pretty gnarly proposition to me.....expensive too. Once you start buying tanks and all that stuff it will get spendy. From my experience the tanks are custom built to fit the camper anyway so you may have issues finding something that fits.
I did do a mojor repair on an 85 Bigfoot and I found tearing apert the interior wasn't a big deal.
In fact with the Bigfoot molded fiberglass construction (Northern Lite too), I think they would be an ideal candidate for modifying. WHen you rip the guts out of a Bigfoot structurally the shell still holds itself together. I took ALL the floor structure out of mine and replaced/upgraded it. I tore it down to the skin from the inside.
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Dakzuki
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06/15/08 11:35am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Engine stalls when put into park?
I know this came up not long ago and I think replacing the ICM (Idle Control Motor) fixed it but below are two bits of info from the web.
My 1992 F250 460 has the same prob. Took to the dealer, I had a bad Catalytic Converter and the MAP chip was bad
Is it fuel injected? If so, could be a dirty or defective ICM (Idle Control Motor) on the throttlebody.
My 89 F250 460 is port fuel injected so this one should be too.
Problem witht he cats is they fall apart internally and plug up. Chronic issue. Happened to me. Truck would idle but no power to move. This (failed cat) should be replaced FREE under 100k miles per govt mandate as I understand.
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Dakzuki
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06/15/08 12:41am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Thinking about buying an "old" MH... Advice?
The only way to tell how she's framed inside is to get behind the cabinets, under the furniture, and behind the appliances. That is where you see the penetrations through the "hull" and get a peek inside the walls.
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Dakzuki
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06/14/08 11:20pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Thinking about buying an "old" MH... Advice?
Many "vintage" Chinook RVs are monocoque fiberglass on the back (Some wood secondary structure). They made small class Cs back in the 70s on Chev and Dodge which could cram a family of 6 (providing some kids were small). My folks had one (1972 18+ on a Chev) and our family of 6 plus a dog went on vacation in an 18.5 ft RV. The van cabs were shorter then so it's not quite as small as one would think. It was our second car too. The back out lasted the cab (Chev rust).
Last I heard that RV is still running.....albeit with a bit of rust up front.
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Dakzuki
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06/14/08 10:50pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Propane fillup location pitfalls
Cheapest we found locally was an equipment rental place. I get the RV filled and the 11 lb portable tank at the same type. U-Haul was selling it as if it contained gold.
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Dakzuki
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06/14/08 09:31pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Used Class C Question
Many people discourage others from buying used but not me. I was very happy to buy a '95 a couple of years ago.
Sounds like you may be getting quite the deal.
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Dakzuki
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06/14/08 09:16pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Water in storage compartments.
Large metal objects, 1 lb propane bottles, jugs of water or anything of significant themal mass will retain cold and atmospheric moisture will condense on it during the day. I have seen all kinds of stuff "sweating" in my bins.
On another note, I did have a leak above one of mine....water was getting into the fridge compartment from a bad seal and then leaking out of it into the bin through a poorly sealed lower section of the fridge cavity.
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Dakzuki
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06/14/08 01:07pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Airtabs Spotted
Sounds like the Myth busters should run a test on these.
Mythbusters is great TV but some of their science is flaky and I've never seen them do anything with the rigor that this test would require. You would want to see the work done by some graduate students at a university that has a strong automotive program.
Now that I think about it there is a way to do the test fairly easily but it would make boring TV and I doubt that MB would touch it. You would need two "identical" motorhomes and run them around a test track for several 100 mile tests to get a good idea of how their mpg results compare. Then put the airtabs on one of them and repeat the tests. You'd run both at the same time on the same track, half a lap apart, to make the environmental and road conditions the same for both. If the airtabs work the difference should show up.
Unfortunately for owners you can't run this test by yourself since differences in weather, road, traffic, and fuel pumps will bury the result in measurement noise. But if you have a friend who has a fairly similar MH who is willing to make the same trips at the same time stopping at the same stations using the same pumps and fill technique you could run the test fairly well. Make a few trips together to get comparative data, put tabs on one MH, make the same trips together again and compare the results.
Ken
Mythbusters did do a similar test......whether running a pickup with the tailgate up or down (or removed, I can't remember) would yield better fuel economy. The results were interesting. Tailgate up won. They also did a test in a "water tunnel" with dye to show what was happening and confirmed it with the truck manufacturer.
The back to back test with airtabs in same conditions or running may vehicles with and without to get a good big data sample would have to be done to get good results. With the current cost of fuel one would expect that vehicle manufacturers or fleet owners would be jumping all over it if there was something there to be had economy wise.
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Dakzuki
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06/14/08 01:02pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Holding Tank Heaters - Necessary?
Most of the skiers I know that dry camp at the ski areas (Cascades) do not have heated tank areas. As mentioned before, electric typ would be of no use as thay would need power. They survive just fine.
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Dakzuki
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06/14/08 12:54pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: New here!
Welcome aboard. I'll bet that big old Dodge gets some funny looks from people over there.
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Dakzuki
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06/07/08 06:49pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: 3kids and trying to decide between class A or C?
I grew up with us (a family of 6 + dog) in a small Chinook class C. We did fine. Get up in the morning and throw the kids out to play. It worked for us. To this day I still spend little time inside my RV when on a trip. A nice river with a cooler next to us and we're plenty happy, or a bike ride, or a campfire......
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Dakzuki
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06/07/08 06:44pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Do you take a dump in your toilet?
It's like not cooking in the RV because it'll "smell", or putting that plastic******on your couch so it won't get stained.
Sheesh..
I actually keep my couches/seats covered with fleece blankets most of the time except when actually staying in the RV when they may or may not be used depending on how messy things may get. You can get some pretty fun blanket patterns on ebay to suit most tastes.
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Dakzuki
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06/06/08 03:29pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Do you take a dump in your toilet?
If I didn't I wouldn't need the toilet. I can always find somewhere to water a bush.
Oh, I forgot about "Her".
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Dakzuki
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06/06/08 03:26pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: They got my power cord
If you are just plugging in to keep batteries alive and use light loads you can just use a light weight (cheap) cord. I use a regular extension cord on mine when stored.
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Dakzuki
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06/06/08 09:17am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Airtabs Spotted
I am highly suspicious of that number.
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Dakzuki
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06/03/08 12:36pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: TC and bicycle racks
I use a rear hitch rack (Sportworks Mod...out of production). I wouldn't want to expose the bikes to the abuse of riding up front. Bugs, rocks, rain being driven into bearings and bushings. Several thousand in bikes is too much for that abuse.
Mine tips down but I can just get around the forward most bike to get in the back door.
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Dakzuki
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06/02/08 12:41pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: towing a car with a Class C
I carry bicycles.
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Dakzuki
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06/02/08 11:58am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Outside storage, what not to leave in..........
I'm sure the wax in the citronella bucket candles get pretty soft sometimes.
2007 Winnebago Access 31c
(2006 Ford E450 chassis)
Massage butter does too.
I have yet to have a pressurized can blow, leak or otherwise vent off.
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Dakzuki
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06/02/08 11:51am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: RV audio
Many RVs have the stereo running off the house batteries. My brother's Bigfoot does that. You do have to remember to turn the stereo off however or you will be depleting the house batteries when parked.
Crutchfield is great for buying stuff for DIY stereo installations. They have a number of powered subs.
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Dakzuki
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06/01/08 09:01pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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