[David]

Okay, I understand now, thanks.

Really don’t know if mine engages the brake lights or not, I have LED’s so heat build up is not a problem. As for the traffic, it is my benefit to let them know I am decreasing my speed, if not only slowly or at a high rate, figure the more they know, the less I have to worry about.

At least in theory it seems like a good idea. So I am alright with them lighting up.

BCO

[David]

Gerald,

Just be careful not to kill those new batteries and as Jon has pointed out, put it to sleep if you have to leave it for extended periods without power.

[David]

Trust me………turn off the whole coach. Put it to sleep. Then there are no loads. Yes you have to follow very specific steps to turn off certain devices such as the inverters (and generator auto-start device such as on my coach). It is not that difficult and once you know the process it goes quick. Yes you have to do certain things when you power it back up such as reset all the clocks, but measure the risk versus reward. If you mess up and do not catch your batteries to recharge them before they get discharged you just shortened the life of your batteries. So the risk is going to be an early repurchase of new batteries, as opposed to protecting the batteries from a discharge.

I know the battery folks want to sell batteries, but we want you to save money so you can buy a new bus. The economy needs your help.

[David]

Just a quick message of caution if you or someone says they can repair your muffler with a quick weld.

Unplug and swithch off every toggle switch you have unplug from shore power and most important…… make sure your invertors are turned off.

[David]

If you smell sewer gases the first thing to check is if the traps are filled. If you haven’t used a drain for a while the chances are good that the water in the trap has evaporated and that might be where you are getting the odors. This would especially be true if you are using a vent fan because as air is exhausted it is pulled in from thre outside and a dry trap could be just the path it needs.

Kitchen sink, shower drain, bathroom sink drains are all the obvious ones, but what about the washer for example?

Some coaches have roof vents that literally suck the water from the trap when driving because there is a vacuum in the area around the roof vent at speed and even though you masy have used a sink prior to traveling the trap has still been pulled dry.

Another issue could be related to a system vent that is not through the roof. Some fixtures such as a kitchen sink next to windows may not have a roof vent, but may have an air admittance valve. These are spring loaded valves that are closed by virtue of a spring and a seal. When water flows down the drain the valve opens and admits air into the drain to facilitate water flow. But if the spring or seal has gone bad, the valve remains open and the smell may be coming into the coach through this valve. It will look like a stand pipe downstream from a trap stopping just beneath a counter top. In that case the valve needs replacement.

[David]

I will bring my “Lawerence Welk Remembers Woodstock CD’s.” It has been pointed out to me recently, that some have inadvertently been spelling my BoxcarOkie’s monicker wrong. A bus person or language person has brought this to my attention recently.

Spelling has always been my Achilles’ heel, and fortunately for me, most modern computers, bulletin boards and email servers contain spelling checkers. Which I am not ashamed to admit, I use on a daily basis. I am proud of myself in one respect, I have not used the word “Y’all” one time while posting on this board. In doing so, I would profoundly be exhibiting my apparent lack of Ed-u-may-cay-shun, and I am not about to do that.

Any of you guys write your own admit slips in high school?

I used to write them all of the time, we would cut, go over to Santa Cruz to Steamers, do our thing. And then the next day I would have to face Mrs. Ormsby in the Admissions office. And most of the time it went well, until one particular Wednesday. That was the day of my undoing, my “rude awakening” as my father used to say.

Time was slowly draggin by … I was standing there, she was reading my admit slip. “Please excuse my son, Don Smith, as he was ill on “Wedesday” (did you catch it?) and he was not able to attend school.” Then the note was signed with my father’s name.

Bad news, this dog aint gonna hunt, as they say back here. I had inadvertently forgotten that Wednesday has an “N” in it.

Mrs. Ormsby gave me the weary eye of a cat in a fish market and said, “How old is your father?” and I said, “Uh, I dunno, maybe thirty-five or so, he’s old.”

And she said, “He went to High School, did he?” and I said, “Uh, yeah, I think so.”

Then she smiled (like a big cat rushing in for the kill, aiming for the jugular this time) and she said to me, “Don’t you think he ought to be able to spell WEDNESDAY?”

Nuts! Another trip to Mr. Moody’s office (the vice principal).

30 cuts, 31 cut holds, and a letter to my father. Believe me; every word of this personal communication from my High School was spelled right. I watched him read each and every word and then he looked at me and said: “Go stand in the street until I can get the truck started!”

He was not pleased.

So … I learned early on how to feel the pain.

See Y’all in the city, I am lined up to be parked next to Jon, I will have an electric digital pocket sign that reads: “Please speak slowly … I drive a bus and I am from Oklahoma.” wearing an electric shocking dog collar,softly humming show tunes from Guys and Gals or was that Guys and Dolls?.

I forgit … (Okie spelling)

Thank God for spelling checkers … and of course … Bad Spellers of the World Untie!

BCO

[David]

Mine has tag lift. dumps air bags on tags and lifts tag wheels . Bob

[David]

Had 2 look at mine until I found a young fella out of Taylor Texas that got mine up and running. PM me and i’ll give you his number if that’s not to far to drive. He stays pretty busy running country stars around in his coaches and there’s.

[David]

Hey big Al, since when does that big ole super slab go to Alaska?

Gotta give Al a break folks, Indy gave him some water problems that are driving him crazy and Jon and I promised not to tell…

[David]

OMG! Another Marathon…Al will be grinning for a month!

Hope it works out well for you. Did you get a brand new one?

[David]

This might help: Spray Bottle

BCO

[David]

There should be no lack of qualified technicians. The system is not unlike the commercial AC systems made by Carrier. AC specialists in commercial installations or even the folks who service the AC systems on semi trailers. Don’t forget the local charter bus companies.

[David]

The Zip Dee awnings on this fine Liberty cooperated fully most of the time. The two occasions they needed a little jogging with the Crestron button were easily determined and will be corrected never to happen again. One was a binding caused by a fold in the awning when it was retracted the previous cycle ( I didn’t notice it and the fold kept it from coming out freely ) and the second time was due to a metal part that is not used any longer. I will remove the part because I can see where it rubs.

I admit to still being gun shy but now that I have a decent understanding of its operation I think I will get along with my awnings. Sure is nice pressing a button, but after watching Tom putting his awnings up I am kind of glad I have the push button kind. He needs to join the current century and embrace technology. At least that is what he and Karl keep telling me.

[David]

Were is the place in Titusville ?/

[David]

We wish we were there toooo….sooo jealous !!

Y’all have fun…

Cheers,

Diane