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Re: CLEANING EXTERIOR WINDOW SEALS
All Armor All will do is make it look shiny for awhile. If you want to treat, preserve, and protect, use 303. I treat my window rubbers, slide out seals, inside and out, every month or so, with 303, and they still look new after 4 years. Grumpy466Views0likes0CommentsRe: External screws and silicone
Never, ever, use silicon on the exterior or your rv. It was never ment for exterior use. It will eventually crack and let water in. Nothing will adhere to it, not even more silicon. When attaching something to the exterior, and it has a flange, use butyl tape to seal it, and then use Dicor Caulk, self leveling for horizontal surfaces, and Dicor Non Sag for vertical surfaces. Just run a bead around the permiter of the flange and a dab over each screw head. Do it right once and you'll be good for years. Grumpy133Views0likes0CommentsRe: Metal Valve Stem Caps With Rubber "O" Ring
Your probably over tightening them, causing the o-ring to deform. There just supposed to be snugged down, just a bit, after the o-ring makes contact. Have used that type of cap for many years and never had a problem like yours. Grumpy731Views0likes0CommentsRe: Camping World sells cheap Junk.....
PatRenee wrote: Seriously SCV... blow it out your @@@@@@.... it's not that I can't get more screws...it is simply the fact that the MFG is to cheap to include enough screws to securely fasten their product to the wall...AT LEAST 4 would have been nice.... In my past experiences in 59 + years is that most MFG always had EXTRA hardware in them.. I see whats wrong you are from Cali..... you guys are like a bowl of Granola....... what isn't fruits or nuts...is flakes... Now that's a real good way to make friends and ask for help in the future...start calling everyone names and telling someone to "blow it out your @@@@@. Real good way for us to ignore you in the future. Grumpy515Views0likes0CommentsRe: Camping World sells cheap Junk.....
PatRenee wrote: I bought the cup holder that you mount to the wall and place your cup or glass in it... I thought it would be great beside my theater seat on the slide wall.... I bought several things from Camper World and have since found the same items cheaper elsewhere.... I wasn't going to complain because I bought them.... But I went to mount my drink holder and it clearly has 6(six) mounting holes which is a great design... the only problem is our friends at CW only include 2(TWO) screws to mount it with...... HOW F>>>>>ING CHEAP are you that you couldn't put 6 screws so it won't rip out my wall.... right click on the word image above then click view image to see it.... thanks If you own an rv, you had better be a "do it yourselfer" or a "mr. fixit". If not, get a Prius and stay at Motel 6. If all your ranting about is a few screws, then go to your supply of assorted screws, nuts, bolts, and use a few. You should be carring that, repair duct tape, wire ties, xtra fuses, and a lot of little things to repair, fix, modify your rv. This is just day to day minor stuff that we all put up with and accept as part of owning an rv. Get used to it. Grumpy515Views0likes0CommentsRe: spare tire
Ah, a beautiful Sunday morning, boondocking at an out of the way park, getting ready to leave. But wait!!! I have a flat!!! What to do??? Ah, but then I remember, I have a SPARE, and a BOTTLE JACK, and an ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENCH!!! No problem, and I'm on my way!!! Grumpy259Views0likes0CommentsRe: spare tire
Dusty R wrote: We had a 1988 Wallard on a Ford E-350 that we bought new and used it until we replaced it with a new Itasca 24V on a Ford E-350, 2002. We replaced it with a 2015 Itasca 27Q this past Aug. We had maybe 6 flat tires over the years with the Mallard. With the 24V Itasca we never had a flat so never used the spare. The 27Q came without a spare. What are the odds of ever needing a spare foe the 27Q ? Easy... If you have a flat, the odds are 100% that you'll need a spare. If you don't have a flat, the odds are 50%-50%. You'll either have a flat, or you won't. If you have a flat, and don't have a spare, you'll be at the mercy of whatever tire the road service brings you, and whatever they want to charge you. However, your motor home, your family, your choice. Grumpy259Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2013 Subaru Crosstrek battery dies when towed
oldkeywest91 wrote: Tow a 2015 Forester,key in first position to unlock steering wheel.This well keep all power off.The problem with this is the cig.lighter does not work so what I did was make jumper wire with external fuse to power up plug in center console.This powers up BrakeBuddy and has no battery drain other then that. Definately agree and should have mentioned this. You should get a direct 12 volt supply for the brake system. You do not want to use a cig. plug or acc plug for the brake system. They may be only 10-15 amp fused, smaller guage wires, and not work without ignition on. Again, I used the 12 volt Battery Direct kit sold by RVi. Heaver guage wire, 20 amp fuse, and a heavy duty type plug receptical. Runs directly from battery to interior of toad. Grumpy548Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2013 Subaru Crosstrek battery dies when towed
miller, we tow a 2013 Subi Crosstrek, and have almost 10,000 towing miles on it without any problems at all. The proper and only way to tow a STICK SHIFT Subi 4 down, is... Ignition to the FIRST position. This unlocks the steering but does not turn on any electronics. If any dash lights come on, you've turned it too far. Tranny in neutral. Emergency brake off. Thats it, no fuses to pull, nothing except to hook up whatever aux brake system you use. You do need to hook up some type of towed battery charger. I have the RVi brake system along with their Towed Vehicle Battery Charger. The reason you need a charger is simple. Even though your ignition switch is off, the brake lights will come on everytime you hit the brake in your motor home. That causes your aux brake system to hit the towed veh brake, which activates your Subi's brake light. Over a long day of driving, hitting your brakes numerous times, will slowly drain your Subi's battery. Maybe not a complete drain, but enough to make it hard to start. And, constantly draining the battery day to day is not good for it. A battery charger like RVi's system will keep your Subi'e battery charged while you drive. Simple system, but needed. Grumpy548Views0likes0Comments
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