What did you do to your Class C MH today???

Desert Captain wrote:

pconroy328 wrote:

Desert Captain wrote:
Why they used those stupid square headed screws (I carry a square headed screw driver), I'll never know much less understand... but I digress. :h

All that info and I'm going to pick on this nit... :)

Square Drive screws (aka Robertson) are superior to Phillips and slotted. They don't cam out and you can stick the screw onto the driver and it'll usually stick.

I think Robertson is pretty much standard fair in Canada. Here, I first tried square drive screws from McFeely's. And have never gone back. ;)




Oh - nice job getting rid of the squeeks!

Makes sense but do they come in stainless steel?

They do come in stainless and are a bane to deck builders because the heads are forever stripping out- more so than Phillips. But that all matters not now because last time I went to pick up some screws our local hardware store had changed out everything to Torx! Now I have a hundred screw drivers and bits that will very soon be obsolete. Progress. :-)

Got the waste system repaired. They have managed to cause the valve to leak. So now it wil have to go in again.

Let me list out my last month on my 99-V10....

Had to have a new spark-plug tapped in. A week later had all plug replaced to ensure they were all tight. Also one new coil.
Full rear brake job.
New muffler and pipes, except for the SS end.
Undercoating of unit. Northern BC by the ocean..rust issues.
New front shocks..Rancho 5115's
On the 16th Sept...have exhaust manifolds off and new gasket and whatever else that brings.


Gary Haupt

I wish my local hardware store sold them, much easier to use IMHO.

pconroy328 wrote:

Desert Captain wrote:
Why they used those stupid square headed screws (I carry a square headed screw driver), I'll never know much less understand... but I digress. :h

All that info and I'm going to pick on this nit... :)

Square Drive screws (aka Robertson) are superior to Phillips and slotted. They don't cam out and you can stick the screw onto the driver and it'll usually stick.

I think Robertson is pretty much standard fair in Canada. Here, I first tried square drive screws from McFeely's. And have never gone back. ;)




Oh - nice job getting rid of the squeeks!

Makes sense but do they come in stainless steel?

Desert Captain wrote:
Why they used those stupid square headed screws (I carry a square headed screw driver), I'll never know much less understand... but I digress. :h

All that info and I'm going to pick on this nit... :)

Square Drive screws (aka Robertson) are superior to Phillips and slotted. They don't cam out and you can stick the screw onto the driver and it'll usually stick.

I think Robertson is pretty much standard fair in Canada. Here, I first tried square drive screws from McFeely's. And have never gone back. ;)




Oh - nice job getting rid of the squeeks!

All motorhomes have their share of squeaks and groans but towards the end of our last trip the squeaks, particularly early in the day and worse after a rain had become annoying. Today was fix the squeak day.

I disassembled the cabover berth and stripped off the plastic covers off of the seam between cabover and cab. Why they used those stupid square headed screws (I carry a square headed screw driver), I'll never know much less understand... but I digress. :h

Now over the last 2 years and 26,000 miles I think we have hit every pothole in North America...TWICE! Suffice it to say America's roads need work and we have in the course of our coast to coast travels subjected our Nexus to more abuse than we should. I found 6 of the screws that secure the cabover to the cab sheared off and a dozen more that had loosened up to the point of being nearly useless.

I re caulked all of the seams and let it cure before replacing and/or adding 15 new SS screws (with SS washers), going up a size from the originals. Also used an aerosol "Dry Lube" that goes on wet but quickly dries to a light powdery residue. I was able to squirt this into every opening and then just wiped away any overspray.

The whole project took several hours but only cost about $10 and I have lots of spray lube left for future projects. {I did half of the work while having my Generac Generator serviced at Simonsen Generator Service (see the Generator Service in Tucson Post in General RVing )Bottom line it was a huge success. The squeaks are gone and I now have a far stronger bond between cab and cabover.

PS: A tip learned in my boating days... Anytime you are using caulk/bedding compound or even the dreaded Silicone, always let it cure. Tighten your screws/bolts just enough to hold everything where you want it and wait for the cure.

Once cured then torque everything down. Your goal is to build a gasket and that is not going to happen if you crank everything down while the caulk is soft/uncured squeezing it out from where you want it.

Disclaimer: {When you get free advice you get what you paid for}

:B

Replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter for the generator. Due to weather and fear/respect of electronics and what can go very wrong very quickly (I blame Lucas Electronics in 60's vintage cars) the project took longer than it should have. Mechanically it was not that hard, in practice it was a bear because of all the things in the way.
John

pconroy328 wrote:

tenbear wrote:

pconroy328 wrote:
My 24 LED panels with 5630 LEDs came in today so I finished off yanking out the 921 incandescents. I'm impressed - 24 5630's push out a lot of light. While I don't have a meter and I don't have the expertise, informally they seem as bright as a 921.

I yanked out some of the early attempts where I bough 3528s and 5050 based LED panels. Much brighter.

Have you any idea how much current each of your 24-5630 lights draw? I'd be interested in knowing. Thanks

Sorry Ten - just saw this.

The answer is - a lot. I get brighter and cooler but I'm NOT saving amps. The 5630's suck, if I recall, about 150mA per LED.

They might be 12's, not 24's. I recall doing back-of-the-envelop math and seeing that my LEDs were taking about as much power as the 921 they replaced.

I do have some 3528 and 5050 based LEDs, obviously they suck a lot less power. But, they're no where near as bright as the 5630's.

Thanks pconroy328. Guess I won't be switching to 5630 LEDs.

I switched to 36 3528 and 18/24 5050 lights a few years ago. They are bright enough for me and greatly reduce the current drain when not connected to the grid.

Brought it home, unpacking and cleaning after a week tooling around southern Colorado with grandkids--beautiful country.
Our steps have been bent and realigned a few times--accidents happen--once they didn't pull up automatically like they were supposed to, other times it was on rough back roads. We replaced them once too though. We also used a jack and a comealong to pull them back into place. So glad they are sturdy metal.