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  • al

    Member
    June 2, 2014 at 12:12 pm in reply to: CoPilot Mobile Navigation

    I used Copilot for a while. I just got the Rand McNally 7725. So far I really like it. 7″ screen with input from a backup camera. Live weather and traffic as long as you have wifi… I do on the bus. They offer a trucker or RV version. Mine is RV . Shows low overpasses, places with no place to turn around, campgrounds, dumps, fuel stations with prices. Very nice unit.

    Of course, I also run a program called Waze on my Nexus7 tablet. Waze is a free GPS program that is user updated. People report wrecks, traffic jams, construction, police, weather, road hazards. It is very helpful too. again, you have to have wifi to use it.

  • al

    Member
    June 2, 2014 at 11:48 am in reply to: Leave Bus Running

    Now my experience will be a little different because I am a two stroke guy. I love my V92s! Old Detroit guys have told me not to just start the engine for exercise like you would in a car. The engine doesn’t need it. Don’t start it just to idle it. If you are going to start it, drive it. Keep the batteries charged with an external source. I bought an Eagle a few years ago that had been sitting in a barn for over 5 years. The guy was going to make me have it towed because he didn’t think it would run. I told him that I would pay him, sign a release, and he would no longer be responsible. We had the bus running and ready to go in about 15 minutes. Primed the fuel system and it started on the second turn and purred like a kitten. If you don’t feel comfortable with this and just want to run it every now and then, just make sure you have fast idle on for load.