My DW says I'm anal/OCD.....am I?

[Spizzer]

Been getting the rig ready for a big trip. I've taken care of all maintenance and fixed everything that wasn't right. Lubed the chassis, wire brushed rust and painted it, fixed a cracked water fitting, replaced a drawer catch, serviced the air dryer, etc. However, since buying our Journey last fall, one thing has bugged me: The PO had been hit with some hail and the rear radiator looked like somebody had been throwing marbles at it. Lots of bent fins!

I know it is purely aesthetics, but it bugs me whenever I look at it! So yesterday I took the rear grill off, got a chair and started the painstaking process of straightening them out. About three hours work later, it looks great. DW looks at it and says, "whatever you want to spend your time doing....but I just don't see it." My neighbor even came over to see what I was doing and rolled his eyes and said basically the same thing.

Just wondering if anybody else has done this? In the end, it is a great feeling to know everything is in top shape....at least for the time being!

Hoping everybody has a great summer, and safe travels!

Jeff

[Spizzer]

96bounder wrote:

ArchHoagland wrote:


If you take care of the pennies the dollars will take care of themselves...ie pay attention to the small things and you'll be in good shape later.

Not anal at all.

Great Logic Arch,to the Op I have found that taking care of the "litte problems"goes a long way in preventing big problems.
Besides it is far easier for me to make repairs sitting home in my driveway than it is sitting by road broken down .

Good words from both you guys. I think there is an incidental benefit from this, too. The more you go over stuff and tinker with the little things, the more you see and know about your rig. Then when something does really go wrong, you know where things are, and where to start looking. I have learned so much about my rig being underneath it looking at every thing and figuring out what it all is.

jeff

[Spizzer]

PastorCharlie wrote:

Spizzer wrote:
First off, thanks to all that responded. It makes me feel better that I am not alone keeping their rigs in the best condition they can and looking good. I really do enjoy doing it, and it is a good feeling knowing that everything is working as it should.
jeff

Now you need to get that good feeling, again, by doing necessary maintenance and straightening out the wife's bent fins to keeping her running smoothly and looking good. :B

I like that!!! THat sounds a lot more fun, too.....

jeff

[Skid_Row_Joe]

Mr.Mark wrote:

Executive wrote:
Now that you've fixed the fins...get a big bag of zip ties and go through the coach and zip tie the wiring about every 12-18". That will keep them from moving around while the coach is moving. Bending the wiring will eventually lead to the wiring failing...the zip ties will prevent the wires from being bent back and forth due to the movement of the coach.....Dennis

Dennis, where are you finding this wiring that needs to be zip-tied?

Just had the hydraulic hose replaced that runs to the bedroom hydraulic slide. Apparently, Monaco had a bad batch from 2006-2008 model years. We had just one that was slightly seeping fluid. I decided to get it replaced so when we sell, the new owner will know issues were corrected as needed.

The guys that replaced the hydraulic hose (51 feet, they tell me) was zip-tied from the factory so they had to remove each basement ceiling to replace the new hose. I just have not found a bunch of loose wires to zip-tie.

MM.

Not unusual for numerous things to be zip-tied away from harm on most any vehicle. I found some sort of line rubbing against the steering wheel shaft under the hood of my coach, and of course I tied it off with a grocery store twist-tie. But of course, zip-ties are the best. On several years of German-made automobiles and truck (in the mid-'90s) wiring harnesses were made to biodegrade! Ha!

[Skid_Row_Joe]

Executive wrote:
Now that you've fixed the fins...get a big bag of zip ties and go through the coach and zip tie the wiring about every 12-18". That will keep them from moving around while the coach is moving. Bending the wiring will eventually lead to the wiring failing...the zip ties will prevent the wires from being bent back and forth due to the movement of the coach.....Dennis

No, you're not, Dennis.....but would you be able to spare six or eight zip ties? I bought a replacement car for my old car, and I always zip-tie screen to the inside of the grille, so bugs and other road scrum doesn't make it to my car's radiator fins. I'm flat out of zip-ties.:B

[holstein13]

Executive wrote:
Now that you've fixed the fins...get a big bag of zip ties and go through the coach and zip tie the wiring about every 12-18". That will keep them from moving around while the coach is moving. Bending the wiring will eventually lead to the wiring failing...the zip ties will prevent the wires from being bent back and forth due to the movement of the coach.....Dennis

I think Dennis is just messing with you. Wiring harnesses are always zip tied to begin with. It would have to be a pretty bad coach to have loose wiring in it.

[Mr_Mark1]

Executive wrote:
Now that you've fixed the fins...get a big bag of zip ties and go through the coach and zip tie the wiring about every 12-18". That will keep them from moving around while the coach is moving. Bending the wiring will eventually lead to the wiring failing...the zip ties will prevent the wires from being bent back and forth due to the movement of the coach.....Dennis

Dennis, where are you finding this wiring that needs to be zip-tied?

Just had the hydraulic hose replaced that runs to the bedroom hydraulic slide. Apparently, Monaco had a bad batch from 2006-2008 model years. We had just one that was slightly seeping fluid. I decided to get it replaced so when we sell, the new owner will know issues were corrected as needed.

The guys that replaced the hydraulic hose (51 feet, they tell me) was zip-tied from the factory so they had to remove each basement ceiling to replace the new hose. I just have not found a bunch of loose wires to zip-tie.

MM.

[Spizzer]

Executive wrote:
Now that you've fixed the fins...get a big bag of zip ties and go through the coach and zip tie the wiring about every 12-18". That will keep them from moving around while the coach is moving. Bending the wiring will eventually lead to the wiring failing...the zip ties will prevent the wires from being bent back and forth due to the movement of the coach.....Dennis

Dennis, I wish you hadn't told me about that.....:-)

jeff

[Executive45]

Now that you've fixed the fins...get a big bag of zip ties and go through the coach and zip tie the wiring about every 12-18". That will keep them from moving around while the coach is moving. Bending the wiring will eventually lead to the wiring failing...the zip ties will prevent the wires from being bent back and forth due to the movement of the coach.....Dennis

[Vncgrg]

Yes, to both...:)

[2Bargos]

ArchHoagland wrote:


If you take care of the pennies the dollars will take care of themselves...ie pay attention to the small things and you'll be in good shape later.

Not anal at all.

Great Logic Arch,to the Op I have found that taking care of the "litte problems"goes a long way in preventing big problems.
Besides it is far easier for me to make repairs sitting home in my driveway than it is sitting by road broken down .

[ct78barnes]

I am the same way before during and after the road trip I am all ways cleaning lubing and fix things. If Something is broken or not right I cant relax and enjoy the trip in till things are ship shape. You are not a lone and while walking the dog you can tell if some one takes care ot there coach or not.

[rondeb]

No different than I can't stand our holding tanks not to read correctly. I want everything perfect and working. Just taking care of things as you go

[Spizzer]

Big_Blue wrote:
SMES warrior/survivor?

Nope. Worked in engineering and developement most of my career. Last tour teaching at USAFA.

jeff

[Big_Blue]

SMES warrior/survivor?