Andy
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Guy’s we need to have a board meeting fast. At our doorstep is our chance to take advanage of Boxcarokie.
Double his dues and give him the 11-7 shift.
BTW Mr. Oklahoma, all of the 9 e-mails sent have been returned…..undeliverable.
Have you left Oklahoma for Missouri yet ?
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my glass should probably be replaced its pretty cloudy. Actually I usually step up and look down in as well. My reservoir has a plate just below the opening
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MM,
I look forward to meeting you and seeing that amazing 4 slide Liberty.
I heard you were in and out of MCC and would return in a couple of weeks.
AL
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Pres…All the regular and premium sites have full service…50A, water, sewer connection. I believe virtually all sites have a picnic table. Some of the premium sites out on the river have some other amenities…grills and other stuff I’m not familiar with. If you stay there I would be very interested in your take on the place. I use RVPark Reviews; I havn’t looked lately, but I think most all the reviews are favorable. I don’t know that there’s ever going to be a way to make everyone happy…some people just can’t be happy, regardless….but, overall, PL gets really excellent reviews. That’s what we want, for sure!
Tom mentioned getting them to offer a bit of discount to PC members with an ad on the site….I’m gonna work on that…stand by!!!
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Hey, with the price of diesel these days, loose change will fill your tank. Cheap driving for 2015
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Wash my own with no wax. Not a chance with me waxing it.. What did you pay for this service.
PS,
Washed mine yesterday in this 75 degree weather and gonna be the last time for that. My arms like to have fallen off from the brushing! What ever it costs next time.
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I have had no experience with French Quarter RV Resort, but I wonder if the experience described here has anything to do with the fact the rent was for a privatly owned spot, and not a spot rented directly by the park?
Or does the park actually manage rent for the private spots as well?
Was the reservation done through the owners of the spot or the park?
Wonder if a reservation was made through the park on a spot that they made money off of, would end up with a different experience?
Not saying it’s right, just putting it out there as a possible reason.
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The last time we were there was about 2 years ago. I can not say that they were rude or anything and finding our spot was easy. We were parked at the opposite end from the office. But times change and so do people and I suspect, they have new staff.
On the other hand, for the rest of us, it is good to be forewarned because it makes it so much easier to handle and deal with their BS.
Unfortunately, it is coming from the people WHO KNOW they have a captive audience. You really do not have much choice when visiting NOLA.
For what it is worth, we do always get out of the bus in every park and walk to the lot we have been assigned to. We do not care if it means parking the coach at the registration office. Eyeballing the site helps greatly with parking the coach.
Thanks for posting.
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Most wear and tear takes place on the start and stop of any engine. With the series 60 there would be some advantage for a pre-oiler but would it promote the longevity of the engine ?
Moreimportant to starting, condition of the starting batteries and starter. Our engines fire up because of the initial burst of spin energy. Once that sweet spot is missed fuel injected into the cylinder washes that thin oil coat off cylinder walls. That’s when we crank over and over trying too get any one of the 6 cylinders to fire thus starting the engine.
Years ago there were compression relieve valves to aid the rapid turn over of the engine. It only took a second to spin then operator would close the valve. I had one of these systems on a DD 671 engine and in my opinion one of the best diesel engines ever made. If they were naturally aspirated they would run forever. Engine stress comes with the installation of a turbo. We like power and turbos do that very well.
As a kid I remember our neighbor a contractor using a small gas engine which engaged the main diesel engine spinning it fast enough so it would fire. When the engine start happened a hugh cloud of black smoke from the exhaust stack. It was something to see.
Another and maybe some of the old truckers might remember the air starter. That system used compressed air stored in an on board tank injected I believe into the side of the flywheel. It had a very unique sound that traveled for long distance whirling the engine with a short powerful burst.
With more powerful and better built 24 volt starters this was a better way and is preferred today.
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We use shocks to control Drag race cars, to limit extension on the front, Control weight transfer, and to control tire shake in the rear, as well as control “wheel speed” which is very important in Drag Racing. So shocks do control more than you think.
I have 6 Koni’s on my bus bought from Prevost Jax. I could tell a difference right away after installing them.
Koni’s and Centramatics=VERY smooth ride. Bus lean rate is less going into curves with Koni’s. IMO
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That is the coolest toad I have ever seen , great job Jon!!! Sweet!!!!!!!!
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My coach did not have an aux air compresor. I installed this one, cheap, 12 VDC, 100% duty cycle. Noise will depend on the mounting.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FQ78VI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I only have about 4 loads on the aux, floor slide, door lock, air horn, one other but, i still need to find some leaks. Mine will run about every 12 hours when parked. It has enough pressure I can re-level but the volumetric flow is low enough it takes a long time to do so.
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I put the voltmeter on the leades and at idle I get 12.8-13 Volts.
I will try the higher RPM’s in the morning for a few seconds to get it “kicked-in” and see if I get a readout on the dash gage like I saw while driving.
What drew my attention was that I had the lights on in the coach and the engine running and the dash 12v charging/Amp gauge was showing one needle at 12V and the AMP needle in the negative territory with engine started at idle. The halogen lights do pull some amps and if the alternator was not “excited” it would make sense that all the juice was coming from the battery bank without any help from the engine alternator. While driving I was seeing 13-14 volts and the Amp needle above 0 constantly.
The Generator Alternator works fine, charges 13.5 to 14V and runs well. Just put 2 new group31 batteries in parallel and all is good there…knock on wood….
The 12V alternator is a Delco Remy 35SI- brushless, heavy duty alternator, 110-135 Amps at 12V.
http://www.newindo.com/delcoremy/30si-31si-33si-34si-DelcoRemy-alternators.htm
The 24V Alternator/generator is one year old and runs fine – 26-27V charging at high idle.
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Also have HWH slides. Had an issue 3 yrs ago with front slide not retracting. Slide locks worked properly & turned out to be an equalizing cylinder which HWH guys quickly built one, tested & shipped. HWH folks were fine to work with in both troubleshooting & they even followed up with a phone call. Maybe they`ve changed ?
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Reagan & Betty,
Just wanted to say we enjoyed our visit and dinner with you the other night, thanks for taking the time to drive to Kemah.
The weather has been cool but like Jon said much colder in Knoxville.
Cheers,
Larry & Diane