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RE: Where are my spark plugs? Found them....
Did you look in the top drawer of your tool box? LOL
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joshuajim
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04/15/23 09:06am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Rewiring water heater
Could you just turn off the breaker?
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joshuajim
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03/04/23 09:28am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: 25% better mpg from current diesels? Too good to be true?
Someone's going to say it, so it might as well be me:
Getting rid of the poorly-executed emissions equipment on these engines would accomplish the same thing without an expensive fancy piston.
actualy I don't think anyone was going to say it because it doesnt make any sence.
emissions may be a garbage set up but they do lower emiaaions, if you take them off emissions will go up so taking them off will not do anything aside from a little bit better milage as the expence of more emissions.
there has been a Canadian company testing these pistons in the engines they remanufacture for almost two years and here are there results
"During testing, DFC Diesel observed fuel consumption reductions of 25% or more with factory tuning, an average of 5% increases in torque and horsepower, NOx reductions as high as 80%, and the ability to extend oil change intervals by 50% due to decreased soot and fuel dilution. Observed benefits also include reduced regeneration cycles, DEF consumption, and visible exhaust/opacity, along with noticeably smoother and quieter operation."
SteveThere is more than the cost to measure value. Being able to increase range by 25% is worth something.
If it increases pollution, it’s worth nothing.
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joshuajim
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02/07/23 01:45pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Kanab, Utah 84741
If you can swing it, Kodachrome Basin State park. It’s about 2 hours away, but you wont be disappointed.
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joshuajim
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01/20/23 05:09pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: What part of Unsubscribe don't you understand?
What the “Unsubscribe” button is designed to do and do well is to CONFIRM that the address they have been spamming is a GOOD address and will continue to be used.
NEVER use an unsubscribe button.
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joshuajim
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01/18/23 06:04pm |
Good Sam Club
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RE: Voltage Drop - NOT Park Problem
A can of gas and a match will fix it :B
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joshuajim
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01/07/23 12:38pm |
Tech Issues
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1920's 5th wheel
https://i.imgur.com/Okyu1zJl.jpg
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joshuajim
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11/01/22 05:13pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Likely to regret
The good news is that if you run the Ike, you’ll probably be passing cars on the way up!
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joshuajim
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11/01/22 11:04am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Spare Tire Mod
Years ago in a previous trailer, it had an undermount spare. We were going to a remote site in the NorCal Redwoods. The last .4 mile into the campground was a 10’ wide “path” where at one point the redwoods on both sides were less than 1’ of the trailer. So we always stopped at the entrance to scope out the “path” to see if anyone was coming as there was no place to pull off and let someone pass due to the close proximity of the trees.
As we were there, a pickup pulls up and asked if we lost a tire. I look under the trailer and the spare was gone. The cable holding it had snapped.
Now the lucky part. The tire was in front of the axles. When it fell, it must have remained completely flat to pass under both axles. Has it tipped up, it could have flipped the trailer.
That would have been quite a ride.
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joshuajim
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11/01/22 10:48am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: 2023 Ram Reveal
You know that if you damage those mirrors, it will be $1,000 to $1,500 to replace (or more).
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joshuajim
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10/31/22 08:27am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Are there any snowbird RV parks in New Mexico?
and been stuck here since 2010 .
So what jail are you in?
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joshuajim
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10/15/22 12:36pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: Hot Water Recirculation Loop - Save Water - Camp Longer
First, I have installed a recirculation/conserving system in my campers since 1995.
Second, the water should return to the cold holding tank. If the water was hot at the faucet you don’t need to recirculate it. The reason to recirculate is to get hot water to the faucet and return the cold water in the line to the tank,
Third, I use a cheap inline irrigation valve ($10 to $12) and a $2 doorbell button. No need to go to specialty valves and pumps.
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joshuajim
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10/14/22 10:03am |
Truck Campers
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RE: heavier trailer tires and fuel economy
It’s pretty well known fact that trucks that switch from lighter P tires to heavier LT tires always lose on mileage. Is it the heavier tire,the stiffness of the tire or tread pattern. Who knows.
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joshuajim
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10/11/22 07:22pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Bedding Brakes
What bedding the brakes does is to transfer a microscopic layer of brake material from the pad/shoe to the disc/drum surface. This is accomplished by “repeatedly” heating the brakes and letting them cool in a prescribed method as directed by the manufacturer. Greater friction is generated from brake material to brake material than from brake material to cast iron.
If you believe that you are more knowledgeable than the manufacturer, good luck.
It’s always done on race cars as braking is somewhat an important thing.
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joshuajim
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10/10/22 06:23pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Bedding Brakes
Not bedding the brakes works 99% of the time, BUT that one time when you absolutely need maximum braking to avoid an accident, did you think that maybe I should have bedded the brakes properly? BOOM!
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joshuajim
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10/10/22 08:16am |
Tech Issues
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RE: CARB smog testing motorhomes Every 4months by 2024
You know that there is an old sled dog saying…. “If you’re not the lead dog, the view never changes”.
How’s the view back there ;)
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joshuajim
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09/22/22 10:36am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: My Coach Net experience tonight.
It’s interesting that when a semi is involved, the police manage to get a wrecker capable of towing 80,000# almost immediately. Hmmm
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joshuajim
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09/16/22 05:35pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How To Clean This
Use a piece of dental floss. Pull it back and forth and it will cut like a blade but damage nothing. Works great for those stick on dealer ads.
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joshuajim
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09/16/22 02:28pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Towing With Air Bags.
This may not be relevant, but when I had air bags on my older 1500 Ram, i found out that if I went over 20 or 25 lbs that it stiffened the rear suspension to the point that it created a fulcrum point that caused the truck to porpoise. In my opinion, getting the truck back to level is not important.
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joshuajim
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07/10/22 03:01pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Insurance and RAM 5500
Try a company named Wawanesa. They are a Canadian company but also service WA, OR and CA. I have been with them for almost 50 years and no one has beat their rates yet. JD powers rates them #1 in customer satisfaction.
I’ve had 2 claims in that time. One was my wife’s fault and the other was the deer’s fault (both totals). In both cases they settled very quickly for more than I thought the vehicles were worth. The truck hit a deer while camping in Utah. Using bailing wire and duct tape I made it back home to CA. It was an older truck and the damage mounted up quickly.
When they gave me the payout amount, I said, “Man I just put 4 new tires on it”. The adjuster asked me how much they cost and added that amount to the claim. I’ve never seen that happen before.
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joshuajim
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06/13/22 02:09pm |
Truck Campers
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