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Re: any mice during storage?
Sam Spade wrote: simonov wrote: This year we had a problem with one or more rats Squirrels are close cousins to rats......and exhibit similar behaviors. I think you may have squirrels. I assumed rats because I'd never seen a squirrel around my house (plenty of then down near the river where I work), but last night I saw a squirrel in the yard. So I think you are right.632Views0likes0CommentsRe: Class B for 6'5" guy?
IAMICHABOD wrote: At your Height you will not be happy with any RV built on a Ford Chassis,there is not a great deal of Leg Room in them. There isn't much leg room anywhere, cars, airplanes, you name it. I learned to live with that 35 years ago. But it's nice to be able to stand up sometimes.804Views0likes0CommentsClass B for 6'5" guy?
With a lot of backpacking, camping and RV experience under my belt, I've decided a Class B is probably the best design for me (mostly dry camping, but in some squirrely places). However, I am also 6'5" tall and would really like to be able to stand up inside the rig. Are there any Class Bs with tall interiors? My height is what has forced me to nix a school bus conversion (since I don't have the time to raise he roof).2.7KViews0likes13CommentsRe: any mice during storage?
rockhillmanor wrote: The mice had decided to store their stash of corn and packed it solidly inside every orifice inside my generator with corn! The corn pictured on the ground was all from inside my gen in the filter,etc. This year we had a problem with one or more rats (not mice, the poops were too big for mice) living under the hood of the Jamboree. After the vehicle sat for many months I finally opened the hood and found the engine compartment stuffed with leaves nibbled off a nearby hedge. The leaves were fresh, so the rat had been working not long before I discovered him. The entire air intake was stuffed with leaves, I had to dismantle it to clean it out. After cleaning up as best I could (the steel crossmember in the foreground of the pic is still stuffed with leaves, I can't figure out how to get them out), I came back the next day and the intake was once again stuffed with leaves. The rat must have worked all night (I assume a single rat because I have never ever seen rats cooperate). I cleaned it up again and moved the vehicle away from the hedge, and that brought me some peace for a while. So this weekend I opened the hood and found this: the intake was once again stuffed with leaves, but the rat had also collected gravel and stuffed the last couple inches of the intake with rocks, and also left some rocks elsewhere under the hood. Boy, that must have been hard work, carrying each rock in his teeth while climbing up into the engine. I simply can't imagine why he did it.631Views0likes0CommentsRe: Battery location: 1993 Jamboree Searcher
Thanks everyone for your assistance. I found the problem: the chassis battery is on the driver's side with this rig. Also, I was confused by the wiring. In fact, once you get your head around the fact that the batteries are reversed, everything makes sense. I bought two new batteries, installed them, and everything works great now.798Views0likes0CommentsBattery location: 1993 Jamboree Searcher
You're not going to believe this, but I am pulling my hair out and am really confused. I have a 1993 Jamboree Searcher 26' on a Ford E350 chassis. It has been sitting idle for almost two years, and I would only start it to move it or to take it down to the emissions testing station. This year I tried starting it again and the battery seemed to be dead. I put a trickle charger on what I assumed was the chassis battery and fully charged it and the car wouldn't start. Then I charged the other battery, which I thought was the house battery, and once it was charged the car would start. But this battery wouldn't hold a charge and I was obliged to put the charger on it again the next time I needed to move the rig (a couple months ago). Today I decided to replace both batteries. There is a battery on the passenger side, which I assumed was the chassis battery, and which is charged to about 12½ volts. The battery on the driver's side won't hold a charge, and currently shows about five volts. The starter won't even tick with the auxiliary switch on. Now, my assumptions: o Passenger side battery, only a couple wires coming off it, 12½ volts, can't read any of the labels due to dirt and other ****. I thought this was my chassis battery. o Driver's side battery: lots of wires coming off it, including a big knife switch, and it's an ACDelco car and truck battery (I'm sure if it was a deep cycle battery the label would indicate this). I assumed this was my house battery. Both batteries were installed by the previous owner. Questions: o If my assumptions are correct, why wouldn't the rig start when the chassis battery was fully charged, but only after the house battery was charged? o Can you really use an ordinary truck battery for a house battery? o Are my assumptions incorrect? Could the passenger side battery be the house battery and the driver's side battery be the chassis battery? o If I am buying new batteries for this rig, what do I want to get and where do I put them? The manual, as many of you already know, is so general as to be almost useless.2.9KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Replacing a baggage door catch
Thanks, doods. Had no idea those were rivets. Punched out the shafts and ground down the heads and discovered mounting holes that are way too big for any screws I have around here. So I used double-sided adhesive foam for the replacement latch. Let's see how long that lasts.239Views0likes0CommentsReplacing a baggage door catch
I have to replace a baggage door catch on my 1993 Jamboree. The old one looks like this: I have stared at that for long hours trying to figure out how I'm supposed to remove it. I'm sure there's a simple method I am overlooking. Does anyone have any ideas?1.3KViews0likes7Comments
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