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RE: 1999 shasta cheyenne electrical question
I think that the ground wire on your power cable has become disconnected. Look where the power cable attaches to the motorhome and be sure all connections are attached and tight.
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younchem
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07/20/08 09:44am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Water Leak in Shasta
Let us know what it was.
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younchem
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07/20/08 09:30am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Water Leak in Shasta
I heard the water pump run momentarily one night a couple of times when no one was using water. This is not a good thing and I knew it was leaking somewhere. Looked under the RV saw water dripping. Turns out the hot water hose attached to the faucet on the kitchen sink had cracked at the fitting. Water dripped down and ran a short distance to leak out at the slide. No damage. Dried up everything immediately. Replaced hot and cold water hoses the next day.
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younchem
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07/19/08 04:21pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Running from a hurricane with the 5er
Well said.
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younchem
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07/02/08 06:23pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Running from a hurricane with the 5er
We've evacuated a number of times. I remember for Lilli we departed a day or so before landfall--no problem getting out. We went to Dallas where we visited the Aquarium and zoo and had a great time. When the storm was making landfall at home we were out to dinner. We finally got in touch with a neighbor who told us that all looked well on our property but no power. We waited four days after the storm to return so that we would have power upon arrival. All-in-all, if you take the time to get out, stay away until traffic flow and fuel availability returns to some resemblence of normal it will not be a terrible experience. Similar stories for Katrina and Rita.
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younchem
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06/29/08 01:06pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: The 2 faces of RVing
There is no special honor or point system for spending hights away from home with no hookups. I'll take what I can get. If I go to the proverbial "middle of nowhere" and find full hookups I'll take it.
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younchem
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06/25/08 07:10pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Class C MPG
You guys with V10 engines and the 55 gallon Ford tank with them might want to be aware of something that makes it tricky to accurately measure your mileage.
My 55 gallon tank is VERY DIFFICULT to fill up to the same point with each gas stop. I cannot go by the automatic stop on gas station nozzles. The only way I can consistently fill it back to what I think is very close to 55 gallons - and hence get consistent values for mileage calculations - is to trickle fill my tank until just short of spilling gasoline out the top of the fill tube.
This takes around 10 minutes longer to fill up and can only be done with some fueling nozzles. If I don't do this, my tank is never full - maybe only around 49 or 50 gallons in it - and it most likely gets filled to a level that varies plus or minus 1 or 2 or more gallons with each refueling ... depending upon the shutoff control's sensitivity for any given station's fuel pump nozzles.
I've noticed that an extra three or four gallons can be squeezed in after the auto shutoff. But, the true MPG will show in the long-term statistics, regardless. Here's three trips we made for comparison:
In 2006 on a trip to GSMNP we averaged 8.19 MPG over 1871 miles.
In 2007 on a trip to Canada we averaged 8.65 MPG over 5405 miles (much mountain driving).
In 2008 on a trip to GSMNP we averaged 9.28 MPG over 1835 miles (same trip as 2006).
We were loaded identically. For the 2007 trip I started adding Marvel Mystery Oil to the Gas. I maintain a fairly steady 58 MPH and disengage the cruise control when it gets too hilly. Most likely the increase in MPG is attributed to "driver education" as we paid more attention to fuel use and, in particular, driving habits.
I do check the tire pressure every morning and carry a compressor for this purpose--not one of the tiny electric ones--a much larger electric one. We keep maximum inflation because we are at maximum weight.
In 2007 I felt that I had to bop the bugs out of the air cleaner every morning too. Dust would fly!
Lastly, I do change the engine oil and filter after each trip or 1500 miles.
What it comes down to is proven methods: driving habits, proper tire inflation, clean air filter and properly maintained engine. But I'll still keep the Marvel.
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younchem
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06/22/08 09:48am |
Class C Motorhomes
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Airless Valve Stem Extensions
When I stepped out of the RV at a night's stop in Pigeon Forge, TN I heard air coming from one of my rear tires. Not a good feeling. I noted that a rubber valve stem extension had popped a rivet and broken loose from the hub that it was fasented to and was cut by the hole that it passes through on the simulator. I dropped the hydraulic jacks to remove the load and slept on it.
The next morning CoachNet sent someone to take the tire off, remove the busted extension and air up the tire; thank you CoachNet for great service.
Now the story begins.
I wanted to (what I thought was the right thing) replace the extensions with the stainless steel encased rubber hoses so I looked everywhere in the Pigeon Forge vicinity with no luck. I finally drove to Camping World in Knoxville and purcased the airless type. These hoses do not have air in them until you either check tire pressure or add air. This is supposed to avoid deflation if they are damaged while driving. Good idea but bad product.
We drove back to Pigeon Forge (in our car) and paid a tire dealer (not a national company) to put them on the motor home.
The next morning I could not check the air nor air-up the tires on one side. The dealer did a horrible job installing them because he obviously didn't check his work. He only charged thirty dollars and I didn't feel like fooling with him any more.
I brought the MH to a Michelin dealer who removed them and installed stainless solid tubes. This dealer did a fantastic job and no more hoses to worry about.
The problem is that the extensions bought at Camping World had stems extending through the length of the hoses and when they were slightly bent to affix to the center hubs this rendered them inoperable. The Michelin dealer had trouble with all of them working consistently. I paid $99.00 for them and Camping World refunded the purchase price with no problems what-so-ever. Thank you Camping World.
If you are considering these type of extensions you might want to reconsider. All together it was not a terribvle experience but I lost valuable vacation time! I did end-up with some very nice stainless extensions that--parts and labor--cost about $80.00 for all six tires.
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younchem
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06/21/08 10:01pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Nice campground near smokie mountains nc side ??
We just returned from a few weeks on the road. Spent one week in Smokemont and it was about 50% full or maybe less. I've never seen it that quiet. After speaking to a lot of people there it seems that tourism is down greatly over last year.
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younchem
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06/18/08 08:26pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: How do you wax/clean your Cab over area?
You can put a folded blanket on the hood then place a board (3/4" plywood works well) about 1 ft. X 3 ft. over the blanket then place one foot on the board to distribute weight keeping one foot on the ladder set-up in front, center of the bumper. I've done this many times without any problems and this allows me to wax the middle of the cabover. I can grab the protective pad and board and set it up in a few seconds. Once you find an easy solution you won't mind waxing the cabover more often!
Washing is simple with a long-handled brush.
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younchem
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05/16/08 08:38pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Staying Connected
All of us have laptops but we wanted one that stays in the RV for convenience so I purchased an older used model. We use an AirLink external antenna that can be pointed in any direction. I believe it is 10 or 12 dbi. This works very well if we are even near wifi. I can connect to something blocks away. We've always had connectivity when we wanted it. It is mostly used as a navagation system.
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younchem
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05/16/08 08:26pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Gatlinburg, TN
Unless you just have to have hook-ups and all the ammenities; don't miss Cades Cove area and the campground inside the National Park. Its about 25 miles from Gatlinburg into the interior of Great Smokey Mt NP but you can really experience the Park and its natural beauty instead of just being stuck in the tourist trap town area(my biased opinion). Or, closer to Gatlinburg(if you really must waste time there)is also Elkmont Campground inside the Park.
Ah yes. I agree. Everybody MUST go to Cades Cove. Go to Cades Cove, please.
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younchem
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05/09/08 01:20pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: new tv converter box
I have an Antenna Tek antenna on the roof and their web site clearly indicates if the models are HDTV ready.
See http://www.antennatek.com/products.html
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younchem
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05/04/08 08:46am |
Technology Corner
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RE: new tv converter box
I have the Magnavox TB100MW9 TV converter box from Wal-Mart and there were some installation issues.
My RV setup senses if there is a cable signal. If not then the roof antenna is active. The TV converter box would not pass the cable signal through the box or even recognize the cable signal. After hooking it up as expected, the only way it would work is when the cable line is not attached to the RV and I would then receive over-the-air signals.
To get it to work I had to split the line in and create a cable TV bypass around the box which hooks to the TV at a splitter wich goes the other direction to the converter box. I had to use two splitters. When the cable is attached I get cable TV; when it is not I turn on the converter box and get over-the-air signals. If the converter box is on and the cable is attached there is interference from two incomming signals. So the converter box has to stay off when the cable is attached. You would think that the box would recognize cable TV signal but it does not.
The over-the-air picture quality is superb. However, not all local stations are broadcasting digitally yet so I only get half the local channels. Some boxes have analog pass-through to allow you to see both analog and digital over-the-air signals. This one does not.
After using the government coupon the box cost about $10.00. Since the older TV in the RV is in like-new condition I just coundn't see replacing it.
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younchem
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05/03/08 08:59pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Crazy gas prices and an old 79 Shasta-What to do?
The problem with that theory is that we like mountains. We live in South Louisiana. Need I say more!
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younchem
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05/01/08 06:49pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Campground Facilities, Great Smoky Nat'l Park
We just left Smokemont this morning after spending 2 nights on the south side of the park. There isn't any camp store at the campground. But Cherokee is just a few miles away. The husband caught 2 trout in the little creek that runs right through the campground. Yum! Dinner last night was quite a treat!
I'm jealous! I'd love to get there this time of year but usually have to wait until June.
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younchem
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04/30/08 06:12pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Crazy gas prices and an old 79 Shasta-What to do?
younchem I guess you'll just go there and stay? I'm gonna stay at home and save up the other $100 so's I can get there and back.
That's not what he stated.
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younchem
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04/30/08 06:04pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Can I get around Yellowstone without a toad?
Go for it. We did it last sumer in our 31' Class C and had no problems driving all the loops. Yellowstone and Teton are the premier parks in the US, IMO, for RVing around.
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younchem
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04/29/08 08:10pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Crazy gas prices and an old 79 Shasta-What to do?
At 7 miles per gallon a trip to a campground 200 miles from home will take 57 gallons @ 3.50 per gal.. $200.00(its 3.48 where I live currently) the same trip @ 2.75 per gal gas(aprox last yrs price) would be $157.00... additional $43.00.. if you made 5 such trips per year that would be $215.00 additional fuel for the year. That wouldn't make a payment on a newer rig(that may not get any better milage) I don't like the price spike either but, I am just saying.. I may not go quite as far or as often but I can still go... just my take
200/7 = 28.571
28.571 X 3.50 = $100.00
Your math threw me. A 200 mile trip will cost you $100.00 at 7 MPG and $3.50 per gallon.
I was ready to get rid of mine!
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younchem
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04/29/08 07:58pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Campground Facilities, Great Smoky Nat'l Park
What campground in the park?
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younchem
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04/28/08 06:58pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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