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RE: Prodigy Problem
Thanks for "closing the loop". I for one appreciate hearing that the issues are resolved.
A worn out brake magnet, shorting to the drum, would certainly cause the Prodigy to fail.
Annual brake inspections, (with bearing repacks), every so often are "A good idea"
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kaydeejay
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12/15/09 12:42pm |
Towing
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RE: Prodigy Problem
Some TV's such as a Chevy does not use the same switch for the brake lights and the brake controller. Thus it may be possible to have the controller active without the brake lights being on. So what switch IS used to send the brake signal to the controller? Got to be the brake switch in there somewhere.
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kaydeejay
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12/14/09 05:46pm |
Towing
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RE: XP System Restore
-35C would that be -3F ?. We are 42F in Woodland, WA. The info you gave me worked perfect. Thanks again. Bill-3F is -20C so -35C is another 15C colder than that, which translates to 27F colder for a total of -30F (or 72 F colder than where you are)!
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kaydeejay
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12/14/09 02:22pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: 5th Wheel Axel's
Mine are out 47 degrees front to back on the rear axel and toed out. 1 1/2 space difference between the tires on the passenger side and Driver side . I don't understand how ANYTHING could be out 47 degrees. Can you explain a little more?
But a 1/1/2 " wheel spacing difference side to side is certainly significant.
Liport admitted to having a Bad Jig and there was a recall on this issue. If there was an issue and a recall I would go back after Lippert, whether they included your trailer or not.
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kaydeejay
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12/14/09 10:51am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Help Understanding Photo Settings
Higher resolution = higher quality picture and the bigger the print can be before it gets too grainy.
OTOH you don't want high res for emails due to the file size, which gets much bigger with the higher resolution.
I use Yahoo mail which automatically shrinks the pic for sending, so I don't have to worry about it.
Bottom line - take the pic with the higher resolution and find a way to shrink it for emailing.
You will fill up that XD card quicker though so you will need to figure out how to save the photos elsewhere. (Or buy higher capacity cards)
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kaydeejay
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12/14/09 07:49am |
Technology Corner
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RE: TIREM PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM
I have a TST system and it works well.
Don't know how the transducers will work with braided extensions unless you tie them down somehow. TST strongly recommends metal valve stems so their units don't get bounced around on the end of a rubber stem.
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kaydeejay
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12/14/09 07:44am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Just an Idea.. Postitive pressure inside camper.
Install an air line fitting in the camper somewhere, hook up your air compressor and let it pump air into the camper. The camper won't hold much pressure and it will take forever to fill it with enough air to cause the pressure to rise noticeably, but it will fill it eventually. If you have a high cfm rated 2 stage compressor, then it will go alot faster.Compressor is not the way to go as it is a low volume, high pressure device. What is needed is a low pressure high volume unit such as a fan, blower or similar.
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 09:42pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Looking for TV for 35' 5er
1) 04.5 and 05 Duramax engines have a tendancy to overheat when towing heavy in hot weather or in high altitiudes. The 04.5 and 05 engine (noted by a "2" as the 8th digit in the VIN) is known as an LLY. Punch "overheat duramax" into google and do some reading. The 2001-2004s, and 2006+ are better trucks IMO.
SOME (and it was a very small percentage) of LLY D'maxes overheated in full load/high ambient/long grade conditions. Some engineer thought it was a good idea for the air-cleaner to draw hot air from the engine compartment:S
GM issued a TSB that authorized a retrofit of the '06 air cleaner for anyone that complained. The replacement air cleaner draws cooler ambient air from under the wheel-well.
That TSB is still good for a unit that is less than 5yrs old or 100K miles.
That being said, the '06 and early 07 LBZs are probably the best of the D'maxes and have a six-speed transmission as well.
To your 35+ft fiver - you need a diesel dually. Diesel to pull it and a dually to carry the load. No question about it. Just check the loaded pin weight+passengers+hitch+fuel+tools+the dog etc vs. the payload capacity of the trucks you are looking at.
Edit: Ooops: Damn Senior Moment! Corrected LMM to LBZ (Thanks Turtle n Peeps)
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 09:19pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Prodigy Problem
Installation of a new controller is the least of your worries - they are plug & play. (4 wire connector on the back of the unit). I'd be looking for a distributor somewhere to ship one out overnight.
As an absolutely last resort and ONLY if there is no way you can beg, borrow or steal a replacement before your trip I suggest you leave it connected with the gain cranked WAY down and be ready to hit the manual over-ride lever if you need to stop in a hurry.
Without brakes that trailer is going to almost triple your truck's stopping distance and be really hard on the truck brakes.
Drive carefully, leave lots of room in front of you and use your transmission down-shifts to slow you whenever possible.
If you have any steep downhill stretches on your planned trip, then all bets are off - you NEED trailer brakes.
But you could be found negligent if you are in an accident and it is discovered your trailer brakes are not working properly.
Maybe a change of plans might be better?
As to damage to your brakes? That would depend on how hard they had been applied and for how long. No way to judge that but the "faint burning smell" is NOT good.
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 05:32pm |
Towing
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RE: Crossing the border with food.
As others stated, we purchase most items once we reach our destination, but we do load up with bacel, Country Style coffee, and Soya sauce.Wot, no Bird's custard powder, Branston Pickle or Smarties? :B
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 02:50pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: electrical issue
12 volt system, 110V system or both??
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 12:59pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Slow Computer
If I'm correct, ccleaner doesn't have that part.CCleaner does have the msconfig access, it's under the "Tools" tab, followed by "Startup". I use it a LOT!
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 12:18pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Crossing the border with food.
Walmart and Krogers are a couple of miles North of the bridge. If you are heading down I94 there is a Meijers at the 23 mile Rd exit. If you are heading towards Flint on I69 there are a bunch of Kroger stores not far from the freeway.
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 11:44am |
Snowbirds
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RE: Installing hitch on rear of 5er
You can arrange the articles, you are hauling in the trailer, around to put most of the weight on the "enclosed trailer" axle and not overloading kingpin weight on TV. If your "enclosed trailer" is dual axle (and I suspect it is) more the better for controlling hitch weight.Think about it - hitch weight of the trailer will actually UNLOAD the fiver pin. Problem is the trailer axles take a lot of extra weight as they are the pivot point. That extra axle weight will be close to the trailer tongue weight PLUS what is unloaded from the pin.Makes sense. If I am not loading the 5er to its max, there should not be an issue with the 5er axles being overloaded right?Right! But you could be looking at 1000# more on the tires. Just make sure you are under their ratings.
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 11:38am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Mildew Question
I'd start with Castrol "Superclean" (Wallyworld @ $6.99/gallon). If that doesn't do it then bleach would be my next suggestion.
But be careful what you get it on!
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 11:34am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: ford oil filter $$$
I've been told that the f250 with the 6.4 powerstroke will cost me $550 for an oil change, and the Cummings will cost 1/2 that. WOOW! Is that true?? Canadian $Don't know who told you that, but can you spell "RIP-OFF"?
My GM dealer charges me $69 for my D'Max.
Do Walmart's in Canada have auto bays - you might want to check with them if they do.
I'll do it myself after the warranty runs out next year.
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 11:31am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Roof air confusion about heat strip
If I read your post correctly you have 2 ducted a/c units. The heat strip is not availible for ducted units, to my knowledge. IF you had a unit that was non-ducted (typically in bedroom) you could add the 1500 watt element. I have one in our bedroom, the heat is minimal, purely a supplemental heat.I have a ducted Coleman unit with a heat strip. But it only warms the air to luke-warm. Will take the chill off the trailer in the early morning but will certainly not provide any significant heat when it's really cold outside.
I'd just set the thermostat to "Heat strip" and see if there is any measurable temperature difference between air going in and coming out.
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 11:27am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Installing hitch on rear of 5er
You can arrange the articles, you are hauling in the trailer, around to put most of the weight on the "enclosed trailer" axle and not overloading kingpin weight on TV. If your "enclosed trailer" is dual axle (and I suspect it is) more the better for controlling hitch weight.Think about it - hitch weight of the trailer will actually UNLOAD the fiver pin. Problem is the trailer axles take a lot of extra weight as they are the pivot point. That extra axle weight will be close to the trailer tongue weight PLUS what is unloaded from the pin.
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 11:17am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Installing hitch on rear of 5er
That's a pretty tall order for the rear of a fiver frame! Most are not strong enough to support a fraction of that 7000# trailer. That will be a 700#+ tongue weight, much of which will probably come off your pin weight at the other end. That leverage will add at least 1000# to the weight on your axles. Are they (and the tires) rated for that?
Unless your Sunny has a MUCH stronger frame than mine, I wouldn't even think about it!
I doubt Sunnybrook will recommend it, but at the very least find a welder who understands the loads and structure needed to do it safely.
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 09:03am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Slow Computer
Some very good advice there I was just wondering if the cleaner is a free scan and doesn't also remove any unwanted filesAnother vote for CCleaner. It will only remove temporary files which are probably clogging up your hard drive by now. I run it at least once a week and it usually deletes 400 to 500MB of junk.
Follow that up with a disk defrag and this combination should help.
I did find that AVG 9.0 slowed my computer significantly so I ditched it in favor of Microsoft Security Essentials. Not a Microsoft fan, but this seems a lot less intrusive.
I got it from here and it's FREE!
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kaydeejay
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12/13/09 08:35am |
Technology Corner
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