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Re: fuel Guage error?
X2. PaPappy. Only thing I would add is when you fill up RESET your trip odometer or write the millage down. My RV goes >400 miles on a tank of fuel. When I have traveled 350 miles I start looking for cheap diesel. This has worked for me for 14 years and as a pilot we say the two most usless things are a runway behind you, and air in the fuel tank. How true!440Views0likes0CommentsRe: What is the most stressful part of driving your coach?
Inadvertantly finding myself on a Parkway in NY, with a 10'-6" overpass ahead....that will get your attention. Next in line would be taking the RV to be serviced (it doesn't matter where), knowing its 50/50 that the "technicians" last job was at the drive thru at McDonalds, and I am gonna be charged approximately 100 per hour for their training. Been there, done that. So have you.ya just didn't know it!278Views0likes0CommentsRe: Going from Gas To Diesel(?)
Well, I've got a 26K diesel, with a 330 turbo cummins, pulling a toad and I got around in Colorado just fine. Not fast up the mountain but I still got there. How much time will you spend going up?? Another interesting point....in the mountains, I can go up the hill, no matter how steep, faster than I can go down. Yep, the brakes are the main issue in the mountains. Been there, done that! Diesel vs Gas. I need the diesel! However, remember the old saying if you buy the diesel, "better bring some money to town". Your gonna need it.430Views0likes0CommentsBRAKE FIASCO
Took RV to fairly large truck brake shop. They said needed all four rotors and calipers, disks, etc. I said OK and also replace brake lines as they are corroded and one had been fixed in not distant past. Paid by credit card and left shop and drove less than 20 miles. Rotors and pads, calipers seem ok. Next am the ride height in left rear was down. I went under coach and didn't see the problem but I did see that the rubber line to the left rear was rubbing against the inside of the tire and was worn down to the bradeing. I called same brake shop and they said bring it to them. I asked if that was safe and got NO response. I said no way, you come to the RV and fix. Four days later they came and worked on the RV. Before they got to RV I also noticed that the brake lines were not replaced. They left the old ones in place and ran new lines, and used ZIP ties to hold in place, instead of using metal clips with rubber/nylon inserts as came from the factory! The heat in Arizona will cause ZIP ties to go bad in a year or two. They also did not replace the one most corroded of the lines, possibly because it runs in a tight area along the frame and looks hard to replace. Also noticed many places where lines were touching metal of frame and LP gas lines. I called and ask them to fix the lines when they came to the RV. Well, they repositioned some lines and used more ZIP ties! After they replaced the rubber hose that was rubbed they couldn't get the brakes to bleed properly. After about an hour they said my ABS module was bad. They left and called me today and said that I needed to purchase a new valve for $2425 plus installation. The valve was working when it went into their shop, and when RV left shop it had just had the lines blead, by them so it had to be working, and I only drove it less than 20 miles, so how could it go bad that fast. It may not have been right when it left their shop. I been told that if lines aren't bled properly, it can make this ABS valve go bad. I cant help but wonder if that happened. I wonder if I paid good money for a shoddy job. I wonder if the work would pass any DOT inspection. I wonder if they have "ripped me off" up to now, and now they want to "rip me off" over the ABS modulator valve. I am somewhat afraid to take RV back into their shop as I will be even more at their mercy. Four wheels off and no brakes! Wonder if they will hold my coach "hostage" until I purchase the valve and who knows what else. What do you think and what would you do? Any comments would be appreciated. Forget the signature below, the above is TRUE.1.7KViews0likes6Comments
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