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RE: As-Is
I'm not sure if it's still this way but back when I bought my last used vehicle you had two ways to list the transaction. One was "passed NYS inspection" and the other was (and I quote) "as is - JUNK".
Not much gray area there...LOL
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mike4947
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09/05/08 12:13am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Water Pressure Damage
This thread jogged up a couple of memories.
Vacationing in Florida as a kid way back when water connection were by common old garden hoses I can remember the giant green anacondas snaking across the campground on a hot sunny afternoon. I was always amazed that a cheapo garden hose could swell up to 5-6" in diameter without bursting.
Another memory was of camping and checking the water pressure on Saturday when we arrived and it was well under 35 PSI so I didn't bother with the regulator.
Come Monday we heard a pop and luckily it was an outside filter fitting that failed. Hooked back up WITH the regulator and it read 130 PSI. Seems they were on well water and when the park was full (several hundred sites) they jack up the pressure and still can't supply good pressure. But come Monday when most folks are gone if they don't lower the pumps the line pressure skyrockets.
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mike4947
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09/05/08 12:05am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Bad Walmart Campers II
Dang, read the first post and fired up the microwave as I had a good excuse to eat some popcorn; and now no pictures and a partial full of hulls...LOL
Just to keep the thread going; a local Wally World gives you a list if you ask about overnighting in their parking lot.
#3 on the list is No total bathing in the restrooms. You know if they had to add it to their list of rules many a shopper got a surprise when nature called. :E
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mike4947
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09/04/08 11:56pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Will a 24 Volt Solar Panel Work?
YOu need a controller designed for that voltage. 12 nominal volt panels usually run 17-17.5 volts from the panel, and IIRC 24 volt run 27-28 volts nominally.
As an aside; 24 volt panels are normally used for longer runs. The higher voltage means less loss over a given distance.
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mike4947
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09/04/08 11:44pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Why would A/C trip breaker, and then work fine?
Like James posted the first thing we do is check the connections to the breaker and the end appliance. They don't need to be loose, as they can corrode. We loosen and then re tighten so you get a "fresh" connection.
Another explanation could be the A/C short cycled. If it turns off and then tries to restart before the head pressure leaks down, the extra pressure causes a much heavier amperage draw that can trip a breaker.
But, in the end if it happens several more times replace the breaker.
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mike4947
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09/04/08 11:41pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Furnace Exhaust
Suburban in their Service Manual shows just using putty tape.
But we use high temp silicone caulk. Which is available at any place selling wood stoves. No one could ever give us a reliable high limit that the exhaust vent should be, so we figure the high temp silicone is good to over 600 degrees F and the trailer wall will combust at a lower temp than that.
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mike4947
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09/04/08 08:19pm |
Folding Trailers
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RE: Turtle Soup Recipes??
Turtles are actually quite a weird meat animal. Depending on where on the turtle you can get meat that's as white as a chicken to redder than the darkest beef; and it varies in flavor just as much.
The darker the color we've found the lower and slower you need to cook it to help break down the fibers so you don't get rubber bands. Sort of like BBQ...LOL
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mike4947
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09/04/08 07:58pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: How do you keep bread?
Good old commercial white breads such as Wonder, Sunbeam, Millbrook, etc have enough preseratives that as long as the bag of the loaf is closed up with as little air inside as possible, with out crushing what's left, will last for a week, 10 days without mold or going stale.
Your "natural" breads, whole wheat, rye, (except those from the above mentioned commercial bakeries) etc don't have the preservatives and nothing is going to stop them from molding other than freezing.
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mike4947
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09/04/08 03:28pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: Cool Austrian RV
A good reason to shoot designers....LOL
Looks like no two pieces have the same shape which means each edge will have to have a different bevel to fit up.
Speaking of fit up, image the jiggs needed to hold all those parts in shape for fastening.
Sort of like one of those round 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles that are all one solid color.
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mike4947
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09/03/08 11:08pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Searching for a Pickle Relish??
It is Giardiniera. Here's a link to make it at home: http://italianfood.about.com/od/veggieantipasti/r/blr1359.htm
Chow Chow is more of a ground up version used like relish.
Seems none of the major Pickle companies make Giardiniera any more. Or at least I couldn't find any. Our local supermarkets stocks two local/imported brands (which of course I can't remember the names as I only buy it near the holidays when the Italian relatives come over and I need it for the antipasti).
On edit I did notice you mentioned Chicago. Giardiniera there is different than either the imported pickled vegatables or chow chow. It includes more red & green peppers and is cut smaller than the vegetable type and not as Saucy as chow chow. It's used on their beef sandwiches.
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mike4947
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09/03/08 10:08pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: Dutch Oven Prime Rib Roast Question
Pulling a roast at 140 degrees you are really overcooking it. With carry over heating it could go to 150+.
here's the figures for temperature versus "doneness"
Beef:
Rare
120° - 125° F
45° - 50° C
Medium-Rare
130° - 135° F
55° - 60° C
Medium
140° - 145° F
60° - 65° C
Medium-Well
150° - 155° F
65° - 70° C
Well Done
160° and above F
70° and above C
The larger the roast/piece of meat the greater carry over rise the meat will have.
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mike4947
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09/03/08 09:57pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: winter storage
What we found works is first seal up the bottom of the camper. Two people, one inside with a strong light and the other one under the camper with a caulking gun. Shine the light everywhere inside the camper including inside cabinets and dinette seats and caulk until no light shows.
That helps stop the thermo cycling air movement that draws in cool moist air at night and pushes our warm air during the day. But the moisture stays behind.
This also provides insect and vermin protection if you add some screening over any vents.
As for the moisture we use either one of the throw away desiccants from one of the big box hardware stores or silica desiccant from craft shops. This will pick up any extraneous moisture left over from folks just breathing in the camper when closing up, and any that cycles in.
We go with a breathable cover to help keep the sun and bird damage to a minimum.
Then either drop the tongue or raise it so the roof will slope and help shed rain/snow.
And speaking of snow, it can get heavy fast. Remember the roof has a 300 pound load limit. It doesn't take much to add up to enough to damage a roof or suspension. So keep a broom/shovel handy, but unlike me remember where the roof vent is. It's a real pain changing out a broken cover at zero degrees and 20 MPH winds.
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mike4947
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09/03/08 09:49pm |
Folding Trailers
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RE: Delamination Adhesive Question
A few notes on the subject.
SMC Definition: A fiber glass reinforced thermosetting compound in sheet form, usually rolled into coils interleaved with plastic film to prevent auto adhesion. Made by dispensing mixed resin, fillers, maturation agent, catalyst and mold release agent onto two moving sheets of polyethylene film. The lower one also contains chopped glass roving or glass mat. SMC can be molded into complex shapes with little scrap.
SMC is usually bonded to a substrate with an industrial adhesive.
Filon is brand name for a polyester resin fiberglass coated with gel coat.
Filon is normally formed on the substrate.
Repair depends a lot on the substrate, and the cause of the blistering.
A Google search gives many pages describing several methods for dealing with delamination/blistering and each works best for a different cause of blistering/delamination. It's best to find out why it happened as using the wrong repair method can actually make the problem worse.
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mike4947
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09/03/08 07:56pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: How do you cook for just one person?
Like brat said, that's what freezers are for. Like you I can't get the cooking for one down, so I just make the batch I'm used to and keep a LOT of freezer bags and those individual throw away containers handy and stock up the freezer.
Tommorrow I'm fixing on making a pot of stew and a pot of beef/vegetable soup. Each batch will make 8-10 individual meals and that's a lot of meals for me when I'm not in the mood to cook or medical conditions mean I'm really not up to cooking.
Next week it'll be spagetti sauce, and meatballs in two sizes, as they are getting low in the freezer. The sauce will give me a variety of quick meals and the small meatballs make for a quick swedish meatball/noodle dinner.
Those commercial frozen dinners get old real quick as a steady diet. Not to mention after a week or so the sodium in them qualifies you as a salt lick...LOL
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mike4947
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09/03/08 04:44pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: Bad Fleetwood roof selling on Ebay
Actually the ABS roofs were introduced in 1996 and that year only the entire line had them and a true lifetime warranty for the original owner.
The roofs were redesigned in 2000, but the problems only changed and did not end. In IIRC late 2001 Fleetwood conned an outside company into making the roofs for them. They did a redesign in 2002 and again new problems arose. The company went bankrupt in mid 2003 from paying warranty claims and Fleetwood had to scramble and introduce the Alumicote roof.
The Ebay roof has spread on the door side enough that the seal will not contact the trailer box, which means a wet interior every time it rains and the trailer is towed. Also if you look close at several other photos of the roof in the raised position you can see the sag as well.
Any sag over 3/4" from a string pulled tight from end to end or side to side means the roof is bad enough to be replaced.
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mike4947
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09/03/08 04:30pm |
Folding Trailers
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RE: Duro ST205/75R14 Tires Load range
From the brochure:
Super Lube Leaf Spring Axles ........................................................ 2
that means dual axles and 4 tires @ 1760 pounds each.
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mike4947
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09/03/08 04:21pm |
Folding Trailers
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RE: No need annual brake check & wheel bearing mtce?
Some newer trailers do use Dexter Never-Lube type bearings. These come in a cassette complete with grease and seals and are NOT designed to be regreased.
BUT these same axles do have to have brake adjustments as they do not have self adjusters.
It's actually important on any new towable after a few hundred miles to manually adjust the brakes. That's because the drums and shoes are NOT matched at assemble. The brakes do not have self adjusters and wear considerably until the shoes have full contact with the drums.
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mike4947
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09/02/08 08:38pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Need Help - Ripped Elec Cord Out Of 5th Wheel Trailer
Here's a site with help on both the trailer and the TV ends: http://www.marksrv.com/wiring.htm
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mike4947
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09/02/08 08:26pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: vu cube
moved from the folding trailer forum
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mike4947
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09/02/08 08:21pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Do I need a special hitch for the E3?
It's tongue weight issue much more than a total towing weight issue.
With many vehicles at the top or near the weight carrying capacity of their receiver (1)the vehicle doesn't handle well, (2) has rear sag to the point that the headlights are only good for spotting flying squirrels, or (3) actually overloads the rear axle.
Suspension add-ons only help #2. It take a weight distribution hitch to help 1,2 ,and 3.
But ti's a case of hook up loaded for camping, and see what it looks like and then head for the scale to see what the axle weibts look like even if it doesn't have a significnt sag.
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mike4947
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09/02/08 04:38pm |
Folding Trailers
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