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Re: Rayzar air antenna,,,
77Casual wrote: I bought a Rayzar air retrofit kit for our camper. In our yard with our old antenna I can get one channel. With the Rayzar antenna I cant pick up anything. I mounted the Rayzar on the old longer tube, not the short tube that comes in the kit. Anyone have any ideas on this? I did the same thing as you and had the same results. If there are channels close around then it works good as it will pick them up in both directions. But it won't pickup channels as far as the Sensar will.315Views0likes0CommentsRe: Can't stop sway
camperforlife wrote: Carrier wrote: camperforlife wrote: Retired JSO wrote: I have read on other forums, the trucks built in anti sway control may be at odds with WDH. Try turning off the trucks anti sway control. Ir will default to on after every shutdown. It made for a better tow with ours. I just had this conversation with Blue Ox. I wasn't having sway but was getting pushed by wind gusts more than I felt I should. One of my issues was the dealer installed under sized bars so with that point don't blindly accept the dealer set up. Secondly Blue Ox mentioned turning off the factory sway control because it can be at odds with the hitch sway control. What truck/trailer do you have and what size bars did you have and have now? Mine is a '11 GMC 2500HD Crew pulling a 35' Cougar. Original bars were 1000lb based of the posted dry hitch of 940 which I argued wasn't right at the time. Actual tongue weight is 1320 and 1500lb bars are on the way. I have mine at a seasonal but the 1000lb bars I think are too light. Dry hitch weight is 780 lbs but is closer to 1200 lbs loaded. going to see about getting the higher bars and try them. Please let us know how they work when you get them.386Views0likes0CommentsRe: Can't stop sway
camperforlife wrote: Retired JSO wrote: I have read on other forums, the trucks built in anti sway control may be at odds with WDH. Try turning off the trucks anti sway control. Ir will default to on after every shutdown. It made for a better tow with ours. I just had this conversation with Blue Ox. I wasn't having sway but was getting pushed by wind gusts more than I felt I should. One of my issues was the dealer installed under sized bars so with that point don't blindly accept the dealer set up. Secondly Blue Ox mentioned turning off the factory sway control because it can be at odds with the hitch sway control. What truck/trailer do you have and what size bars did you have and have now?319Views0likes0CommentsRe: What do air bags do?
93Cobra2771 wrote: I've never had mine bottom out unloaded. They recommend 5psi to keep them from wearing with no psi. I suppose it's possible your rear leafs may be losing some spring or something. Never come close to bottoming out with 5 psi. This truck of mine does ride really well without the airbags so it could have softer springs in it. If I adjust the bags when driving to the road I'm on it floats just like a 1975 Caddy Eldorado I used to have. However I have to have at least 10 to 15 psi in the bags so it doesn't . I have 70,000 miles on it and has been the same since new.433Views0likes0CommentsRe: What do air bags do?
93Cobra2771 wrote: 5psi unloaded. When loaded it's a different story. 5 psi is what the manual recommends when not towing. Some do add more, as they like the stiffer ride. And some use them for a cheap way to lift the rear (not recommended by Firestone). I have a Hellwig rear sway bar as well - made a very nice difference while towing, and even unloaded it made a big difference. I'm talking about unloaded.433Views0likes0CommentsRe: Water pump noisy...
SoundGuy wrote: Carrier wrote: What make of hose did you use? Unfortunately many potable water hoses sold these days are braided for strength but that also makes them very stiff. I happened to have a 25' length that wasn't braided and therefore was quite pliable so I used that instead. Since my pump is a Shurflo that uses 1/2" NPT fittings I cut the 3/4" GH ends off the hose and used screw clamps to secure SHURflo Fittings to each end of the hose. I didn't know it at the time but Shurflo now also offers a Wingnut Swivel 3/4” GHT (M) x 1/2” NPT (F) adapter that would eliminate the need to cut the GH ends off the hose and if I were to do it again that's what I'd use. You think a 10 or 15 foot would be as effective?647Views0likes0CommentsRe: What do air bags do?
93Cobra2771 wrote: One advantage for airbags is getting the rear back to unloaded height, which puts your headlights back into great alignment for nighttime driving. Another advantage is that they give a better ride than leafs, in my opinion. Often, the rear springs ride pretty soft, especially in 1/2 tons. To me, the bags give a better ride than the leafs, with infinite adjustability to boot. Keep in mind, if you raise the rear ride height, you will need to adjust your WDH to compensate. It is nice to air them up for towing, then drop them down to 5psi and enjoy your stock ride while not towing. I have a 2010 F150 just like the one you have except it has a 5.4. I also have Firestone bags but no way I can only have 5 psi in the bags as they will bottom out. I need at least 12 psi in them.433Views0likes0CommentsRe: Water pump noisy...
SoundGuy wrote: dewey02 wrote: Wow, Soundguy. That was an incredibly effective solution. How do you have the piece of plywood mounted to the sponge, and how is the sponge mounted to the floor? The pump is mounted to a piece of plywood with four screws that extend down into the foam, as well as some carpenter's glue between the wood and foam. As I recall I also just put a dab of glue on the underside of the foam to secure it to the floor but that's not really necessary as the pump with the hoses connected to it really can't go anywhere anyway. FWIW, we've owned numerous campers over the years from popups, to a hybrid, to travel trailers and I've tried all the usual pump silencing methods everyone else has tried - different pump, isolating the pump, foam pipe wrap, securing water lines with nylon cables ties, adding an accumulator tank, you name it BUT none of them,even in combination, has ever been anywhere near as successful as significantly extending the length of the output hose before it interfaces to the trailer's hard wall PEX water lines. What make of hose did you use? Not sure if I would have room for 25' of hose where the pump is on my 3008 Windjammer. But will check it out this weekend. Though we have it at a seasonal sight and rarely use it it is annoying when we do.331Views0likes0Comments
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