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Annual oil change
Can anyone tell me why most instruction books for gas engine powered equipment say you should change the oil annually, regardless of the mileage or hours of use. Does the oil break down if it is not circulated (it seems to keep in the can), or if it is frozen, or what?
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tenbear
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08/05/08 07:26pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Tornado Permanent Tank Rinser??
I don't have a Flush King but from what I have read it takes several fillings and drainings of the tank to get it clean. I usually can clean my tank with the Tornado in about 5 minutes or less. Run it with the valve open for 2-3 minutes, then close the valve for a minute or so, then open the valve and turn off the water. I only flush if I have a sewer connection, it's not necessary to flush every time you dump.
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tenbear
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07/16/08 06:07am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Tornado Permanent Tank Rinser??
I installed my own. The only problem is access to the side, or end, of the tank. I had to remove the mud flap from the wheel well to get the drill in place. I also had to extend the hose and modify the mounting bracket for the connection. As swebber said, you may also have a problem building up the nerve to drill a hole in the tank.
It works great.
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tenbear
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07/11/08 05:20am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Quickie Flush Works !
There is no reason you can't use the Quickie Flush or the Tornado as a Flush King. Just leave the drain valve closed and let the flusher fill the tank, then open the valve. Presto, everything runs out just like the Flush King. No need to have both.
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tenbear
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06/30/08 06:18am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Quickie Flush Works !
Tornado is similar to Quickie Flush except that the sprayer spins inside the tank possibly giving better coverage, not to start another "which flusher is best" arguement.
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tenbear
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06/29/08 05:02pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: what brand would buy?
I am happy with my Four Winds. All brands have quality control problems, they seem to depend on the dealer to finish the manufacturing process and fix the little things that the factory didn't do. Make sure the floor plan suits you and make sure the dealer takes care of all the problems. Do a really through inspection before taking the MH off the lot.
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tenbear
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06/24/08 06:45am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: New flat screen TV for MH, strange channel numbers?
My converter box refers to RF channel and DTV channel. Our old analog TV station, channel 3, on HDTV calls itself Channel 3-1 but is actually on RF channel 53. In addition it broadcasts channel 3-2, it's own weather channel. Other analog TV stations are also on different RF channels, for example analog channel 5 is on RF channel 14. The box I have allows you to search thru the RF channels where you can correlate the RF channel to the previous channel number, which the stations are still calling themselves. It is confusing at first.
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tenbear
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06/24/08 06:26am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Oxy black tank treatment
I'm with Bumpy on this one.
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tenbear
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06/24/08 06:13am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: strap down television?
I used the straps with the adhesive pads and one day we found the TV face down on the floor. After that the TV went on the bed. If you want to use the straps be sure to use screws.
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tenbear
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06/14/08 05:12pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: "Sanitary" gloves
Thank you PatJ. My DW has a very severe latex allergy and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. That said, it is unlikely that you would develop a latex allergy by using latex gloves only when dumping your black tank. It is usually associated with medical care people who are putting gloves on and off all day long. I would still avoid latex gloves, nitrile are much better.
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tenbear
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06/13/08 06:43am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: "Sanitary" gloves
How many of you know how to take your latex/nitrile gloves off without contaminating your hands by touching the outside of the gloves? If you don't, you are not doing much good by wearing the gloves. Personally, I use leather work gloves and wash my hands.
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tenbear
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06/06/08 08:01pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Dumping grey water holding tank
We do our dishes in a plastic basin and dump the water down the toilet when we don't have a sewer connection. That will help some since the black tank always fills up slower than the grey.
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tenbear
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06/06/08 07:56pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Need Generator for Class C
I have a Guardian in my Class C. I don't use it much, only about 25 hours, but I haven't had any problems with it. I don't know anything about the price.
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tenbear
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06/06/08 06:19am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Tornado tank sprayer first trip
Had mine for a couple of years and I agree. Makes it easy to keep my tank and indicators working right.
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tenbear
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06/06/08 06:07am |
Tech Issues
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RE: AVG Antivirus Help, Please
I have AVG 8 on my wife's laptop running XP and on my desktop running Vista. The Vista machine had a problem with Norton, it was never installed but their offer was on the machine when I bought it and I deleted it. I had to use the Norton uninstaller from their web site, then AVG 8 installed fine. Another problem was that I had to allow Zone Alarm to give complete access to all the AVG files. It works fine now. No problem with the XP installation. I recommend the AVG 8 forum for help.
By the way, they were both installed over AVG 7.5.
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tenbear
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06/05/08 07:37pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Computer tracking question
I use "ccleaner" to get rid of all the junk. It allows you to specify which cookies you want to keep and let it delete all other cookies each time you boot up. In addition it cleans up all false registry entries and a whole bunch of other "junk".
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tenbear
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06/05/08 07:25pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: floor mats for chevrolet 06 3500 series chassis
I made my own out of indoor/outdoor carpet but it wrinkled badly. Finally taped some wire mesh onto the back and it has stayed flat but moves around some. I think a comercally made one would be better.
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tenbear
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05/30/08 06:31am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Grrr, Oregon Gas Stations !
When I went to Oregon a few years ago I didn't know anything about the "you can't pump your own gas" law. I pulled up to the pump and some kid was there and he pumped the gas. When it was full I handed him my credit card but the computer wouldn't accept it because the amount was over the limit they would allow. By the time the whole thing got resolved the computer had crashed, had to be rebooted and they couldn't pump gas for about 10 minutes with the computer down. Fortunately the owner wasn't there and the kids were very polite. Next time I made sure the pumper knew in advance that I was paying by credit card.
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tenbear
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05/29/08 07:30pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Coca-Cola 600 Race tire fly's off and hits pup camper!
It looked to me as if the tire pulled a section of the canvas out of the roof as it hit the pop-up. It may have lost some of it's zip but it still had enough to bounce higher than the PUP before it hit it on the way down.
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tenbear
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05/26/08 07:58pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Suggestions for RV insurance
I have AARP thru the Hartford. In 2004 I totaled my truck and TT on the first trip. I was satisfied with their settlement although their rental car allowance was pretty chincy. Better price than Good Sam.
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tenbear
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05/24/08 01:38pm |
General RVing Issues
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