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Preparing for the winter again. My old standby self made hose died... so bought one of the new Pirt H50 heated hoses. Tried it out last night still have water this am.. So hopefully good to go for the winter.. I know that most of you head for the warm places, so no need, but anyone have experiance with this hose?
http://www.pirithose.com/howitworks.php

I was looking at a 2013 Newell that is for sale. The pictures of the awnings show an awning I have never seen. It appears they are Girard awnings that come out to cover the slides and then drop down at an angle for shade. Never seen these before. Looks like a great idea. Went to Girard web site, but didn't see them. Any one seen these?

Homeless!
We have a sale on the house, got through the inspection, heard today the appraisal is good. Hope to hear later this week on a closing date but the mortgage said they are on schedule to close on the 21st.
Cindy and I have been real busy this last month cleaning out the house and barn. Sold my boat, bought a RZR, hope to move the furniture into storage this weekend.
So our plans are to stay in a local campground until mid-February then head out somewhere on our way to the rally in Spearfish.
Hope to see and meet everybody on the road somewhere.

Demco Aluminator Towbar $200.00

Swivel seat base for captains chair $50.00

Yakima kayak roof rack $350.00

14 gallon electric tank sprayer with spray bar $75.00 SOLD PENDING PAYMENT

All prices are for item only, buyer to pay actual shipping costs. Local pickup preferred in zip 70301

    So far so good! 6 months and 5 days Full Timing!!! loving it !

We are in lake resort outsite of Ojai, CA on Lake Casitas ( its drinking water ) so no body contact , but one of teh premier large mouth bass fishing in US also nice hiking around the lake with great small breakfast place right in the park! bird watching is amazing here!
Ventura beaches are only 12 miles away! farmers Market on sunday in Ojai.
We are avid cyclist , and love to ride up in the mountain passes, we are only 8 miles away from great route 33.

Blue skys every day with 70F for high! only 2 other people camping next to us! nice solitute if you like lots of space with huge lake and mountains views. Wine country just around the corner in Solvang area

Lake Casitas offer about 7-8 phases with amazing sides , some with full hook ups and some more remote , lake is about 2 miles across with super vistas!
We are staying here for 2 months and in january we are off to Tucson AZ for another 2 months.

lake Casitas charges for snowbirds program some 900$ per months with full hook up include electricity. park is free off crime with patrol park everywhere ! boat rental, kayaks, cenoes for rent etc.


best,

Les Korcala

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this is a question about our detroits, kubota/yanmar diesel engines and fuel additives.

i know there are a variety of opinions on additives. i was reading on the wanderlodge site about leaky o rings on fuel injector pump o rings and how to repair them (on a kubota).

one person said he ran a diesel fuel additive. then i know there is additives to prevent algae growth.

now that we have low sulphur fuels at the pumps, it is different than what alot of our engines was expecting when they were designed (or is that the case?).

anyway, i would love to hear from some of you on what your thoughts are on putting fuel additives in. it can get pretty pricey given the size of our fuel tanks. (200-320 gallons)

thoughts?

tom

If anyone has any suggestions of a place that is warm the day after Christmas let me know! I am looking for a place to go for 7 days and I really would like to have some nice warm weather and places to ride the RZR! Any suggestions?

Thanks
Pam

Steve contacted me about getting additional details on the relay used to control the solenoid at the bottom of the auxiliary air water separator. I thought that would be an easy request to handle. Now I am plenty confused about how all the controls on my coach work together on this system.
My basic understanding is unchanged. That is, when the compressor runs, the solenoid on the separator is energized and it closes the valve so the water cannot drain out or the air escape. When the setpoint is reached and the compressor shuts down, the relay is de-energized, the power removed from the solenoid on the bottom of the separator, and the valve within is opened, letting the water and air drain.
What is confusing now is there are two ways to turn the compressor on, and that was a surprise. There is a pressure switch with contacts that turn it on, and there is a contactor in its own little box with the solenoid relay that will also turn the compressor on. Either one operates the relay correctly and air and water escape at the end of the cycle. It appears that the pressure switch is what starts and stops my compressor. If I manually close the other contactor it starts and stops as well. What I don't know is what might make the other contactor ever pickup. I just forced it closed with an insulated probe and the compressor ran. I actually expected it would close when the pressure switch called for air, but it didn't. If any of you know why there are two separate ways to run the 115vac auxiliary air compressor, please let us know.
The relay that controls the draining of the separator is a Potter and Brumfield general purpose relay P/N KHAU-17A18-120. It has four form C contacts, only two of which are used. The coil is 120VAC and gets power anytime the compressor gets power.
I have attached pictures.
Oh, one other mystery is the device just upstream of the pressure switch. It appears to be an adjustable air pressure regulator with nothing connected to the output port. You can see the adjustment on the pressure switch with its cover removed. Mine seems to start the compressor in the low 70's and stop it in the mid 80's.
Russ

Now that I have repaired and serviced everything I can think of, I am thinking about storing my coach under cover in Tucson for about 5 months. This will avoid driving it to and from my home in Mexico. My question: if I disconnect all of the battery cables, will there be problems with the inverter and any other electricals when I reconnect 5 months later?