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Re: Vancouver Island
I would go north on land and use BC Ferries. Easy on-off, and better ride and more frequent crossings, so you can avoid peak hours easier than Black Ball. Washington to Vancouver can be rough as its cross gulf, so winds and tide can make it rough. Also you have to deal with customs at the dock both ways with Black Ball vs the land crossings, need an hour prior to sailing to be at the dock. Also black ball is downtown Victoria. We stayed in Nainimo and drove to see sights. Only about an hour scenic drive to Victoria. You should go to Duncan and see the totems. Ive done both ferries, and overall BC were better and easier. Black ball is an older boat vs a newer fleet with BC Ferries. Rates may be better with BC. Can do VI on multiple routes from Vancouver BC depending on your stay point. You can restock on VI, similar prices as Seattle and most us cities. No need to take a lot through customs on either ferry.241Views0likes0CommentsRe: Blue Beacon Truck Wash Questions
Have used Blue Beacon quite a bit and they do a very good job and the price is reasonable for 33'. We try to hit mid-morning (10AM) to do what we can to avoid semi's. Used several different ones through the midwest and find they are all very similar setups and all do good jobs. I don't get the add-ons, just a normal wash. Didn't see much difference with Rain-X or any of the add-ons. There are a few truck washes that are automatic, just ask to have the roof brush left off and up if you use one. They are about the same price and time as Blue Beacon.1.9KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Mud Flaps for Class C towing jeep
I would install dual tire mudflaps right behind the rear tires. This will stop rocks, etc where they need to. I've kept mine mounted at 4.5" off the ground - high enough to miss most things, but low enough to keep rocks, etc from getting kick-ed up. The other is to get a rock shield that mounts on the front of the car (or on the tow bar). There's lots of different styles and types. All have drawbacks and advantages. We had the protect-a-tow with our tow dolly years ago, and it help keep the rocks down off the car. Was very effective and you can store it in a small bag - advantage over the larger hard plastic.409Views0likes0CommentsRe: RV Cable Issues
If you repair shop verified that there is a good signal through the coach, you may need to simply replace the cable you use from the exterior connector to the campground cable connection. Use RG6 cable and keep it to 25' or less. Get a good connector to and make a second 25' cable for the rare times you need something longer. Some of the cheaper RG56 cables breakdown and start causing problems. If the park has cable and doesn't say you need a box, then you should be able to hookup the TV and search for a signal. I haven't run into too many that have a QAM only for TV signal.525Views0likes0CommentsRe: Anybody Replace Their Stock Horn ?
The compressor is loud enough when running you really don't want it under the front seat. It's the same compressor used in air suspensions, and they are pretty loud and will run to keep the tank full unless you put a switch in to shut the compressor off when you are not wanting it to run. I put in a Bolo Bad Boy air horn (120DB). IT's loud enough to get peoples attention by itself. I put it in parallel with a regular Bolo replacement horn, so a quick shot just runs the replacement and if you hold the horn down (>2sec), the air horn takes over quickly. Combined, they do make for an attention getter.238Views0likes0CommentsRe: Gen-turi question
I had made a Genturi with PVC (similar to the commercial branded). The PVC did soften a little bit (enough to stick together when hot), and that's with cool air coming in from the bottom right next to the exhaust, you'll probably see the PVC distort with a long run as cool air may not enter freely being horizontal. If you want to extend forward, I would use EMT conduit or similar exhaust piping with an adapter (use as big or larger pipe than the OEM exhaust) then after you turn 90 with the metal, then put your PVC genturi on. This will prevent too much softening of PVC due to lack of air-flow through the PVC.366Views0likes0CommentsRe: Trans temp
Generally over 250 degrees is your limit on trans temp as that starts to degrade the oil. Synthetics can take the heat a bit better, but they still have a limit. The longer the oil is at that high temperature the higher the chance of eventual failure. I would stop and idle the engine in Neutral for 10-15 minutes to try to cool it below 230 before moving on. On all my vehicles with Auto transmissions, I try to keep them under 200 on normal type days (80's). Even added a larger cooler to our RV Allison transmission when it started running 230 on easy roads in the 80's and low 90's.186Views0likes0Comments
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