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RE: Brakes will not bleed
Regarding switching calipers from side to side. They may well look OK but check to be sure. Fords and GM's both looked fine even when they were switched.
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fromday2
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05/26/08 11:59pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: RT 170 aisle shower
The shower head can be replaced with the kind that is used for a kitchen sink sprayer. The sprayer can be purchased with the hose, some of them will come with a 1/8" NPT male fitting. This fitting will screw right into the shower faucets when the old hose and the white plastic adaptor is removed (at least that is the way it worked on my 2004 RT 190P). If you cannot find a hose with the male 1/8 NPT fitting, they will have an adapter that will convert it to what you need, it is just not quite as tidy.
The advantage is that the sprayer is instant on / instant off when you squeeze the handle. It works best if you regulate the shower faucets to provide a quite small stream. If you open them wide, the water temperature will tend to vary a lot when you squeeze the handle.
Another major advantage of the sprayer is that it can be used to flush the bowl of the toilet, it uses less than half as much water to get a clean bowl, saving your fresh water and space in the black tank.
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fromday2
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05/24/08 06:12pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Roadtrek Inverter
Rodger, I think you are right, it is an incompatibility between the Modified Sine Wave output of the inverter and the desire of the electronics of the microwave for Pure Sine Wave power. I also think the MSW output of the inverter degrades the electronics of the microwave. The first time I tested the microwave it ran for a several seconds, the next time it ran for a few seconds, now it will immediately shut down. Something has changed and I believe the microwave has been compromised. It runs fine on shore power now and I am quite sure it will run on generator power (don't want to run it in the garage).
I have had 3 inverters on boats, 800W, 1000W, 1500W and they all seem to have a problem on powering anything other than electric motors. I have never paid the dough for a PSW inverter.
However, I have run 2 laptops on MSW power, both on the RT supplied 400W that came in the 2004 C190P and the 100W kind that plug into the lighter socket.
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fromday2
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05/17/08 01:47pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Roadtrek Inverter
1500 watts continuous power. The microwave specs state the power consumption is 1300 watts. The inverter is supposed to be good for 3000 watts surge power.
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fromday2
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05/15/08 11:18pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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Microlite generator resonator
I went shopping today for a resonator for my 2.8 microlite generator, on my 2004 C190P R/T. After finding out it is a resonator, not a muffler, I further found out that they cost $34 and change at my local Cummins dealer and they cost $35 or so on e-bay, plus $10 to $15 shipping. Cheaper to buy local if you have a nearby Cummins dealer.
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fromday2
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05/15/08 09:32pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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Roadtrek Inverter
I mounted a 1500 watt Xantrex inverter in my 2004 C190P R/T. I hoped to run the microwave with it.
When I tested it, the Danby microwave hummed rather loudly as it ran, after about 30 seconds the microwave turned its self off.
I contacted Xantrex and Danby, they both stated that it should run OK but that they cannot garantee it will work, and if it does not work right, don't do it.
I did some more testing and found that the output voltage at the inverter remains 110 to 120 volts so adequate power seems to be available. The inverter is connected to the microwave with a 12 gauge 3 wire extension cord.
After further testing the microwave does not tolerate power from the inverter and switches its self off within one second of turning the power on.
The microwave runs just fine on shore power, I have not tried generator power yet but am quite sure it will be OK.
I will run the coffee maker on the inverter but will not do any more testing with the microwave.
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fromday2
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05/15/08 09:27pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Any suggestions for leveling Class B RoadTrek on a driveway?
There has been some comment about running the fridge on 120V power, from the inverter.
I wonder if any of these rigs are wired so that power from the inverter can be used to energize the circuit that the fridge is plugged into. On my 2004 RT 190P I think the only circuit connected to the inverter is the one that feeds the electronics / tv cabinet. Does anyone have other information?
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fromday2
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05/15/08 09:17pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Can you find me?
Huck - Interesting to see your "B" parked at 7 Feathers; mile post 99 in Oregon. We have been parked in that exact same spot twice in the last couple of years. I think we may have been the first one to ever use it, in 06. Very nice park, but getting a little pricy.
Al
RT2004 C190P
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fromday2
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05/03/08 08:53pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: RoadTrek: Inverter or Generator while driving
There are several issues here.
1. The microwave is most likely plugged into an outlet that is not energized when the inverter is on.
2. The inverter may be too small to run the microwave. The microwave is rated at 700 watts, input power would be around 1000 watts. The inverter might / might not handle this load.
3. The microwave may not operate properly with "modified sine wave" power. I have a 1500 watt "msw" inverter and my microwave will not run on it. It makes a loud humming sound and shuts it self off after about 10 seconds. No doubt it would run if I had a true sine wave inverter. I have heard reports of microwaves failing after use with "msw" inverters.
My advise, use the generator to power the microwave.
RT 2004 C190P
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fromday2
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04/20/08 10:50pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: I found a Boondocking spot in Springdale, UT near Zion
I am not quite sure where mile post 24 is but the ghost town may very well be Grafton, that is where the adobe house and bicycle scenes in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was filmed.
Al
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fromday2
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04/12/08 11:53pm |
Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping
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RE: What kind of toilet paper do you use?
Both the boat and the RV use a macerator for pump-out. We use nothing but regular costco in them. We have never had a plug up in either of them, about 14 years of exposure. The RV tank gets rinsed from time to time. The boat tank gets rinsed once a year.
I should mention that the boat is used about 90% of the time in Canadian waters where pump-out is not available and dumping at sea is legal.
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fromday2
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03/23/08 11:37pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: try again .This really is awesome
Apparently the oldest is 13 and the youngest 8 years old. Nice.
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fromday2
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03/22/08 09:36pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Roadtrek rear blinds / shades
Hi, I have a R/T 2004, C 190 P. I use the bubble insulation as a single large sheet, it has slit at the top to slide over the door latch and the sides are held between the door and the gasket. Open the doors, hang it on the latch, slam the doors. We only use it when parked. It adds inches to the bunk length completely blocks light and keeps it warm when it's cold outside, cool when it's hot. I fold it in quarters and store it between the back door and the bunk. Another one fits inside the windshield, a slit for the mirror and it is held in place by the visors. Works well, blocks cold drafts or heat pouring off the windshield. I store it in the same place.
By the way, reminds me of another trick when it is REALLY hot. Open the bathroom / shower door to block the flow of A/C air up forward and cause it to recirculate the bunk area. After a hard run in hot weather a huge amount of heat comes up through the floor up forward.
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fromday2
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03/16/08 10:21pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Cleaning Holding Tank with bleach
Sure, it would be OK to rinse the black and grey tanks with the strong bleach solution, but then I would dump it and do a final rinse with fresh water.
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fromday2
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03/16/08 09:46pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Cleaning Holding Tank with bleach
Strong bleach solutions will eat some stainless steel alloys, it would be best to use solutions about like Rodger mentions, 1/4 cup per 15 gallons. Some of the components in an RV water system will be stainless, like return springs in valves, possibly water tanks etc. I once saw a 5 gallon Coke syrup tank pinholed with bleach.
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fromday2
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03/16/08 08:20pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Driving Chevy RTs at high altitude
I have driven my 2004 C 190P at altitudes of 10,000 feet many times. You will note a reduction in power but there is still plenty to do regular things... All the other cars and trucks there will have about the same reduction in power, except those with superchargers / turbochargers. Up to about the 1950's car dealers at high altitudes would would sometimes order their cars with lower gears, say 4:10 instead of 3:73. It made them a bit rev happy at highway speeds and hurt gas mileage a little.
Al
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fromday2
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03/08/08 08:20pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: I-5 Ca speed limits
After driving a bit in CA, I have concluded that the cops will not bother trucks who drive 65, where it is posted 65, even though the truck limit is 55. But if the trucker should go 66, he gets a ticket for 16 over the 55 limit.
In other words, trucks get to go the same speeds as the cars, which makes sense, but they had better not go even a little bit faster, which also makes sense.
It is a much better condition than in some places, NB, CO, WY where I have dodged trucks that are running 80 or more.
Al
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fromday2
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02/10/08 11:13pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: 2004 Roadtrek Chassis Lube
Rodger, you have just inspired me (shamed me) to do the work in the garage. I can lift the front about 3 inches there so should be able to do it except the drive shaft. I have leveling ramps and will use them somewhere to see if I can get to the driveshaft zerk. I know they did not get them on the last oil change and possibly not on the previous 5.
Does anyone but me do oil changes according to the built-in sensor. I use Mobil 1 oil and follow the oil sensor signal, it turns out to be about 10 to 11 thousand between changes. I don't know if I am more intent on saving money or saving natural resources, or perhaps just foolish.
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fromday2
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01/12/08 09:55pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: 2004 Roadtrek Chassis Lube
Thanks for the information. I will have to make an extra effort to do the work myself. It is a problem for me in that the driveway is too steep to think of putting it on jacks and I do not have the overhead clearance in the garage to lift it much, somehow the 8,000 weight is also a bit intimidating when using bottle jacks and jackstands. I understand there are heavy duty ramps that should do the job but I am not anxious to do the change and lube in a public parking lot somewhere.
Al
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fromday2
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01/12/08 06:01pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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2004 Roadtrek Chassis Lube
I take my Roadtrek to oil change shops that say their service includes a lube job. The shop today said they found zerks on the ball joints and tie rod ends. The owners manual says the drive shaft splines have a zerk, but it also says there will be fittings on the kingpins, I think they have not had kingpins for many years.
Does anyone know where the zerks are? I can't get under mine to see for my self.
Thanks,
Al
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fromday2
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01/11/08 10:55pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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