05-19-2021, 05:28 PM
Pam & Ken, sorry you can't make it to Spearfish. Hope all of your issues get resolved well.
I'm just venting a little here today with friends to reduce stress, not complaining...so feel free to skip this post.
Today (May 19, 2021) Laureen and I are one month out from our planned arrival in Spearfish, SD. The days just fly by. We are feeling a little stressed as we look at all the maintenance items we want to get done on the coach before pulling out of Austin but I'm pretty sure we can get all the truly necessary items done. I have an oil and filter change and lube job scheduled for next week. I have already replaced the two fuel filters, installed 4 LED headlights and replaced several bulbs on and in the dash. A string of LED lights over the dash went out recently, so that needs to be fixed. We also recently replaced both the merge switch solenoid and the kill switch solenoid. They seem to be working OK.
Laureen is working on tracking down rain water leaks around the door and in some of the bays and under the bed. We will have to replace a house water pump and repair some leaks due to freezing in the water bay, which we will tackle together. Then we will get on to hooking up the fog lights again and re-installing the two front media speakers after we finish repairing them. I will also find out next Monday if my work on the speedometer and odometer connections to the transmission have restored them to functionality. We continue to chase down the ever present small and not so small air leaks. Also recently realized our Howard Power Centering system does work (after I reset the tripped fuse).
Then there is the packing up and loading up of clothes, groceries, misc supplies, books, electronic devices, tools etc.
Laureen is wrapping up building and installing two gates for the new drive/parking pad we built here at home for our Newell but rain has slowed that project for a few days. We are also gathering info and building our case to appeal our property value assessments to lower property taxes. (Talk about stressful! We paid a company to protest for us last year and they saved us about $0.60, so we decided to try it ourselves this year.)
Anyway, no real point or questions today - just visiting here and looking forward to meeting people in person in Spearfish. Safe travels to all.
I'm just venting a little here today with friends to reduce stress, not complaining...so feel free to skip this post.
Today (May 19, 2021) Laureen and I are one month out from our planned arrival in Spearfish, SD. The days just fly by. We are feeling a little stressed as we look at all the maintenance items we want to get done on the coach before pulling out of Austin but I'm pretty sure we can get all the truly necessary items done. I have an oil and filter change and lube job scheduled for next week. I have already replaced the two fuel filters, installed 4 LED headlights and replaced several bulbs on and in the dash. A string of LED lights over the dash went out recently, so that needs to be fixed. We also recently replaced both the merge switch solenoid and the kill switch solenoid. They seem to be working OK.
Laureen is working on tracking down rain water leaks around the door and in some of the bays and under the bed. We will have to replace a house water pump and repair some leaks due to freezing in the water bay, which we will tackle together. Then we will get on to hooking up the fog lights again and re-installing the two front media speakers after we finish repairing them. I will also find out next Monday if my work on the speedometer and odometer connections to the transmission have restored them to functionality. We continue to chase down the ever present small and not so small air leaks. Also recently realized our Howard Power Centering system does work (after I reset the tripped fuse).
Then there is the packing up and loading up of clothes, groceries, misc supplies, books, electronic devices, tools etc.
Laureen is wrapping up building and installing two gates for the new drive/parking pad we built here at home for our Newell but rain has slowed that project for a few days. We are also gathering info and building our case to appeal our property value assessments to lower property taxes. (Talk about stressful! We paid a company to protest for us last year and they saved us about $0.60, so we decided to try it ourselves this year.)
Anyway, no real point or questions today - just visiting here and looking forward to meeting people in person in Spearfish. Safe travels to all.
Glenn & Laureen Parker
Austin, Texas
1984 Newell 35' (Coach #58? - not confirmed)
6v92 TA Detroit Diesel, MT654 Allison 5 speed trans
2005 Honda Element toad
2007 Honda S2000 fun car