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RE: levelers - which fluid
Don't mix anything. My opinion, of course. My PowerGear levelers owners manual says DextronIII, so that's what I use.
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jerseyjim
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05/24/13 03:57am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: need new deep cycle batteries for class a
RAYCHEZ: I've used DEKA products..both 6 V and 12V. Not only in my motorhome but in my cars and pickups. A quality product, made in Pennsylvania. Check out their website.
Like Johnson Controls, they make batteries under various lables. Sams' Club, for instance..."Duracell".
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jerseyjim
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05/24/13 03:51am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Ford Ranger 4 down?
I tow a 2011 Ranger ext.cab 4WD Automatic. No problems...but I did have to buy a (Ford Only) "Transfer Case Neutral Kit". Installed....400 bucks.
It's a rip...but only Ford has it...and I needed it.......
Oh, yeah..BlueOx baseplate
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jerseyjim
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05/21/13 07:02am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Pulling my hair out talking to India!!!!!!!
Dump Comcast. Go with DirecTV. Take it wherever you go. Just stay away from overhanging trees.
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jerseyjim
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05/20/13 03:04am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: need new deep cycle batteries for class a
My 2001 Dolphin gasser has one 12V for the motor and 2 6V for the coach. ALWAYS replace the 2 6V TOGETHER as a pair.
I replaced mine just last month....Sams' Club. "Duracell" made by DEKA... in Pennsylvania.
Most all other batteries are made (owned) by Johnson Controls. (Interstate included). Some more expensive than others. MY experience...I get 3-4 years out of ANY brand. So more $$$ ain't necessairily better.
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jerseyjim
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05/20/13 03:01am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Ford F-53 Truck manual
Try CHILTON...online.
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jerseyjim
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05/19/13 06:21am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Lights dim after a few minutes
Check the voltage regulator and the alternator to !
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jerseyjim
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05/18/13 06:36pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Trouble Free Motorhome Owner?
2001 NationalRV Dolphin 33 footer. When new, maybe 15 small things to be fixed. All under warranty. MY problems started about 3 years ago after some 50,000+ miles....toilet, transmisssion, brakes....and looking forward to the "statistical" age where the water heater fails.
Still enjoying the thing.....nothing like it.
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jerseyjim
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05/18/13 06:33pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Towable? Mini Cooper
The OLD "rule of thumb" was that any manual tranny car could be towed 4 down. I think today it's "almost" any manual tranny car can be towed 4 down.
Your owners manual should say....but the Minis' have one of those new fangled computer "keys", round in shape and chipped. I would wonder if that could be left in to keep the sterring wheel free...or whether a fuse would have to be pulled....you're gonna have to check things out.
I all goes as you hope...find BlueOx for baseplaces. Great products. G'luck.
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jerseyjim
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05/18/13 05:27am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: "Sirius" radio problem, 2008 Bounder
XM/Sirius is great. Got a "free" 90 days when I bought my new pickup. I loved channel 32 ("The Bridge") BEWARE, tho....once they got your charge card #....it's an AUTOMATIC renewal...unless you call and opt out.
IMO...that stinks. But....if you think it's worth $175.95 for a year...go for it. You MAY be able to call and get your renewal for 1/2 price...but even then, as much as I liked the product, for that kinda money, I'll put my bucks in the gas tank.
I opted out and got cancelled. Then I get snail-mail offering 6 months for $25. Knowing it must have some kinda trap to get my $175.95...well, there's just too much freestuff over the air. Just put up with commericals...or play your CDs.
FWIW.
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jerseyjim
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05/18/13 05:21am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: fuel filler hose cost??
Look at it this way: How many times does that hose get replaced? Once? Maybe?
Check out the price for the lower radiator hose for a V-10. As I remember, it was around $165.
They gotcha' .
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jerseyjim
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05/18/13 05:13am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Chevy S10 2003
I used to own a 2001 S-10. The EXTENDED CAB is not towable 4-down....double drive shaft. The "standard" cab is.
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jerseyjim
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05/14/13 02:39am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: 2013 Focus lights and break-away switch
Strange, I've been towing 4-down for 11 years. A Ford Contour was my first toad, and now, depending on need, I have a 2007 Chevy HHR and a 2011 Ford Ranger 4WD.
NEVER heard of a breakaway anything...simply the tow-bar and the baseplate.Now, I'm presuiming this IS 4-down..and not a dolly. At any rate, the HHR has the diode system, and the Ranger uses the magnetic lights. Both work just fine.
Should the diodes ever fail, the magnetic lights go on.
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jerseyjim
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05/14/13 02:35am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Anyone towing Buick Enclave with Gas V10 Class A?
I presume 4800 pounds "wet"? Full tank of gas, etc.? If so, good to go, but you really are at or close to the limit. IMO...too close, but that's me. With that weight, a supplimental breaking system is needed.
g'luck!
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jerseyjim
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05/14/13 02:29am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Boondocking at Walmart
RVing cross country (4 times, so far) I (we) much prefer our overnights at a cg. Yeah...costs a few bucks, but we feel much better...and safer. Mostly KOAs but use non-KOAs when zthe occasion arises. Never a problem.
Only once after a totally exhausting day...did we elect to stay overnight at a Wal-Mart...in a town called Seminole, Texas. We did go in the store, found the manager and asked for permission to stay....no problem. And...we bought some stuff. Didn't really need anything...but kinda like a "thank you".
For whatever reason, we were not comfortable, slept fitfully and left around 4:30AM to continue our travel. Nothing happened...perhaps our anxiety was unfounded, but there it was.
We hve a Wal-Mart not 5 miles from our house. The nearest cg is at least 40 miles away...but no overnight parking. Not from Wal-Mart, but from the township.
It's always a few that screw things up for the many.
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jerseyjim
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05/14/13 02:04am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Windshield availability??
I've replaced both windshield on my 2001 Dolphin....one was 2 stone chips that spider-webbed...and the other seemed to be a large stress crack....both about 5-6 years ago. No problems getting them, found a windshield/auto glass shop that would do the work....gave them the numbers and letters on the bottom of the glass, ordered and job done within 2 weeks. And, yes...both will be replaced AGAIN in the near future. Stones and my windshields seem to have a magnetic attraction for each other
It's my understanding (right or wrong?) that the glass making companies have all these codes and, with the older products, (not in stock) can make them to order quickly. Figure $1000+ each window.
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jerseyjim
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05/13/13 05:56am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: dingy towing 4 wheels on ground?
Wow. Hope you know how to count :). I also hope you checked with the Ford Owners' Manual in the truck before you bought it.....
Good luck with the new truck!
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jerseyjim
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05/13/13 05:49am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: dinghy towing odometer
WHy is it Americans don't read the owners manual or instructions book? To say nothing of reading a map............:)
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jerseyjim
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05/13/13 05:46am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Non-responsive manufacturers
It's all a matter of money...and keeping their "dealers" happy. For instance,take POWERGEAR. Back in the early 2000s, you had a problem, call them up. A real-ive human would get on the phone and give you all the info you needed to do the fix.
Then...I understand, their "authorized dealers" complained the CUSTOMERS were doing the fixin' and not them....costing them alot of (projected) income and our $100/hour. So now, as far as I know...all we have is accessing the POWERGEAR site....which has all the info for all their products available for download.
Response? Must be the new "customer service" technique....where the customer knows more than the clerk does (in a store)...or simply ignore any e-mail requests until it suites THEM to respond. If at all.
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jerseyjim
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05/12/13 05:46am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Shocks and oil change
I change my own oil every 3-5000 miles. 6 qts of the oil of your choice and a standard (available anywhere) spin on oil filter. If you grease it yorself, or have a shop do it, don't forget the NINTH grease fitting on the steering box. Check your universals...some are sealed, some need grease. All depends what "they" have on hand at the time of assembly.If you do your car/truck...it's the same thing...only bigger. I understand Wal-Mart will do the oil and grease (not all, maybe), the Ford dealer will be happy to...as will, most likely a truck repair shop or even Camping World.
Last time I bought tires, I bought them at Camping World and had them change all 4 shocks. The original Ford shocks were little more than rubber bands...and the new (Bilstein) shocks made things better. Keep in mind, these motorhomes are top heavy and will wallow.
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jerseyjim
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05/11/13 04:32am |
Class A Motorhomes
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