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RE: Toads??
The 2011 RAV4 Sport in my sig...
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Dutch_12078
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06/18/13 07:38pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Pro's and Con's of Driver side door?
lets see, a magnetic key holder someplace on the RV or a rattly leaky door?
bumpy
Yep! Some time back, I had some extra keys made, and one of the spares for the driver's door wasn't made quite right. It needs to be inserted just right to unlock the door. That's the one I have hidden away, so even if it's found they'll likely have trouble figuring it out, since it also fits in both door latches including the dead bolt on the main door, but only unlocks the one if you know the trick to making it work.
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Dutch_12078
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06/18/13 07:34am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Pro's and Con's of Driver side door?
A driver's door may be a convenient exit point, but I'm wondering if it might also be a convenient entry point. Do these doors have a deadbolt lock, or can anyone with a slim jim open them?
I don't know about all models with a driver's door of course, but my coach has a Tri-Mark lock arrangement that would be very difficult, if not impossible, to open with a slim jim. It does not have a conventional automotive style latch system.
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Dutch_12078
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06/17/13 08:38pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Is my Ready Brake Always on going downhill?
I have my RAV4 wired via diodes so that all of the brake lights and turn signals work normally no matter which vehicle is controlling them. That includes having the ReadyBrake dash indicator only lighting up when the RAV's brakes are actually applied enough to turn on the brake lights. All three brake lights work normally on both the coach and the toad, and the amber turn signals also work normally on both. The coach has conventional incandescent bulbs, and the RAV has LED's.
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Dutch_12078
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06/17/13 08:22pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Pro's and Con's of Driver side door?
I'm 70 years old with a bum knee, but I love my driver's door. The steps are well placed for me, and the only issue I had was finding the first step when stepping down. I cured that by marking the location on the door sill with a permanent marker. I use the door at every fuel stop and whenever I want to do a quick check on the toad or tires without having to raise the step cover and unlock the main entry door. Not having one might not be a deal breaker for an otherwise perfect coach, but I sure would miss it!
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Dutch_12078
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06/17/13 07:54pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Need more gages
If you engine is OBDII then look into the torque app for smart devices. I now have all the information I could ever want and never need. Thing like trans temp, shift time, torque converter clutch slip RPM, and many, many more all available for you to build a custom display of your own. All for around $25. Awsome times we live in (at least on the guage front).:'
His 460 is not OBDII, it is OBDI and requires a Ford specific scanner.
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Dutch_12078
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06/17/13 07:41pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: generator exhaust extending
Thank you pioiselle I received the camco brand for fathers day don't know if I should keep it my gen pipe comes out under rear bed room slide I will have to get a extend pipe about 2ft to bring it out to clear slide don't know if this will be safe. thank you
You may be able to loosen and reposition your existing exhaust pipe to better accomodate the Gen-Turi.
Either way I wouldn't be scared by adding a couple feet of additional pipe as long as it was at least the same size or bigger than the existing pipe.
Yep, if you can't reposition the stock pipe, install the appropriate Camco adapter on your existing pipe, and then buy the size extension needed sized to fit the Gen-turi elbow. You'll need to drill a matching hole in the extension for the spring pin, but that's simple enough. Just make sure you adequately support the riser pipe, so minimal weight is put on the stock exhaust pipe when the unit is in use.
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Dutch_12078
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06/16/13 06:08pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Two sets of power coming into bathroom lights.
My bathroom has four wires at the light fixture in the shower, with one pair feeding power in, and the other pair continuing on to the vent fan. My old Class C had the same arrangement, but there was no fan installed. I found the wires for adding one when I removed the vent trim.
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Dutch_12078
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06/15/13 01:02pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Cost of 411 Call with Verizon
There is Google's 4-1-1 service, there are also apps you can put on the phone such as the White Pages.com app.. These basically turn you into 4-1-1 operator once you get good enough at using them.
Google discontinued their free 411 service in November of 2010. There was also 1-800-BING-411, but that was turned off last year in June as I recall. 1-800-FREE-411 seems to be the best current choice.
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Dutch_12078
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06/12/13 11:26am |
Technology Corner
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RE: How high can we count in images with numbers in them?
http://models.primeportal.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/3599-2.jpg width=400
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Dutch_12078
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06/12/13 07:00am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Replacing Roof Top A/C units
I have two 18 year old Duo-Therm 13.5K Btu A/C's on my coach roof. Both work fine. If one fails, I'll replace it, but not "Just in case..."
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Dutch_12078
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06/11/13 07:04pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Has Anybody added a Vent Fan w/No 12v connection?
I wired a fan upgrade for our front vent by pushing a coat hanger fish wire through the foam insulation between the ceiling and roof from a nearby light fixture to an A/C duct, and then from the duct to the vent opening. Once the fish wire was pushed through, it was used to pull the wires through of course. The closest light fixture to the vent is wall switch controlled, so I had to get the power from a fixture a bit further away that was direct wired with an internal switch.
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Dutch_12078
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06/11/13 04:25pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Extend-A-stay
The only problem with this set-up, at least in my application, is that I would have to empty the bay, crawl inside, remove a panel and then shut off the main tank if I wanted to use an external tank. If you can't shut off the main tank, you would be drawing from both tanks until they were both empty. That doesn't seem to be a very smart option in my application.
How do you shut off the tank service valve to refill the tank?
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Dutch_12078
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06/11/13 03:43pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: puppies chewed a portion of floor covering
You may be able to extract a matching piece of the flooring from inside a cabinet or under the bed where it won't be seen. A good floor covering installer can cut in the piece so the repair is virtually invisible.
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Dutch_12078
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06/11/13 03:25pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: For those Who Monitor the Temperature in the Refridgerator
We use an ACU_RITE Refrigerator/Freezer Wireless Digital Thermometer to monitor the fridge and freezer. It records highs and lows, and can be set to alarm at user settable out of band temps.
Looks like a nifty gadget but with so many real negative reviews, I just couldn't see taking a chance.
Apparently we got one of the good ones like the other 70% of the reviewers did that gave it 4's or 5's. Our Chaney set has worked perfectly for the three years or so we've used it. The temp readings are within a degree of our conventional fridge thermometer reading when placed in the same location.
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Dutch_12078
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06/11/13 07:13am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: one ton toyota
Our '86 Dolphin Class C was built on a 1-ton Toyota dually cab/chassis, as were many other brands of that era. Chinook, Coachmen, Conquest, Dolphin, Durango, Escaper, Granville, Gulf Stream, Heritage, Itasca, Keystone, Mirage, MRV, New Horizon, Odyssey, Seabreeze, Sunland, Sunrader, Travelmaster, and Winnebago are all brands that had Toyota based models, mostly using the 1-ton dually chassis. I know there were more, but that's all I can remember. A search on "Toyota Motorhome" will likely turn up a website or two devoted to these classic mini-C's. There's also a Yahoo Group devoted to them.
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Dutch_12078
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06/11/13 06:59am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Extend-A-stay
Check at a sporting goods store to see what they have for removing skunk odor. The propane additive is related to the chemicals in skunk spray, and the same deodorant works for both. If you still want an external cylinder hook up option similar to the Extend-A-Stay, I'd suggest talking to a propane dealer about having a 'T' installed at the tank valve, with a hard line run to a convenient location with a manual valve on the end that mates with a hose for the cylinder.
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Dutch_12078
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06/10/13 06:45pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Windshield Wipers
Look up under the cowling from the front hood. If you can see the linkage, look for adjustment slots in the arms. I've adjusted several coaches with similar problems using the slotted adjustment. Occasionally, I've also found one or more loose pivot points on the linkage that allowed extra slop in the wiper movement.
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Dutch_12078
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06/10/13 05:47pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Jack Leveler Question
Three thousand dollars . I believe that I would get some boards , put that money in an IRA , then you can retire one year earlier . I had power levelers on my Allegro Bus and never really needed them , until I traded it in , cost $1800 to fix something that I never used and was selling anyway ! Being perfectly level was never to important to me plus I am a cheap SOB.
$1800 is about what it cost me to install the complete Bigfoot jack system on my coach.
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Dutch_12078
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06/10/13 05:30pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: How high can we count in images with numbers in them?
We're on a roll...
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i340/Osprey_Modelling_Blog/Reviews/Figures/Masterbox/MB3594/MB3594AlliedForces2.jpg width=400
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Dutch_12078
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06/10/13 05:25pm |
Around the Campfire
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