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Hey Rick!!

We will be there to n April. My mothers birthday is that month and we will stop and see her in Punta Gorda and stay at Myakka. After that we will go on down to the keys.. I will have to try out the restaurant.

Thanks for the tip!!

Where is the KOA located?

Steve

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December 13, 2015 at 5:19 pm in reply to: Bluewater

George,

Myakka is nice, and it’s close to my mom’s place. Problem is, we have the dog so I have get back to the bus every few hours. I am sure your HVAC guy appreciated your business and money!!

Steve

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October 13, 2015 at 4:31 pm in reply to: Mini Rally Everglades Isle

Yeah, but we get to drive expensive busses at 5-7 mpg to get to our overpriced campgrounds. I guess the only justification is time of year and location, location, location. Geo.

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October 11, 2015 at 8:02 pm in reply to: RV Accident

YIKES!

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March 15, 2015 at 5:41 pm in reply to: Sturgis SD. Bike week 2015

“also stayed at the Rafter J Bar in Hill City, which we loved. “

Add these to the map please. Planning a trip to Rushmore in the near future and these hints help.

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March 12, 2015 at 11:56 am in reply to: Discount Option For Consideration

Jon, as usual you are right again.

I looked out the back door the other day and the eleven resident squirrels I have I saw digging up my money and running up the trees with it.

So now I am looking for donations to have a tree service come and cut down all the trees so I can get my money back.

Damn squirels, I am going to quit feeding them.

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February 20, 2015 at 5:57 am in reply to: Frozen Bus and No Power

We stored our first bus in our barn for 10 years in the Jamestown NY area. Winters were long and we could count on minus 20 temps, sometimes lasting a week at a time.

Despite the fact the barn had spaces between the boards I would not run the generator or heaters while in the barn unless the doors were open. I would feel the same about running the Webasto, Espar or AquaHot.

I did not rely on the bus systems, nor did I ever drain or winterize it.

A 1500 watt electric heater on the kitchen counter top plus a 500 watt heater in the water bay was all I ever used to prevent freezing. The coach did not have an automatic transfer switch so I selected shore power on the big switch, insured I had power to the outlets and I was good to go.

Even if you have to run extension cords get electric heaters in the water bay and the house. If the freeze goes on for an extended period it is likely to do serious damage.

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February 13, 2015 at 3:39 pm in reply to: Allison Shifter

If you are uncomfortable with the life expectancy of your current shifter I would suggest you get the Allison part number, and then go to ebay and set up alerts for anything that might be interchangeable with the one you have.

The same is true of almost anything that you might need in the future but don’t want to pay full price, such as a reader for the engine, transmission and ABS.

http://http://www.ebay.com/itm/Allison-Transmission-Shift-Pad-29529429-29538371-29538372-29538373-90030926-/121206760696

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January 21, 2015 at 5:37 am in reply to: Drivers License

I think if we drive any vehicle that is the size and weight of our coaches we should have a license that is the equivalent of the commercial version. In other words, anything over 26,000 pounds, anything with air brakes, anything towing a trailer greater than 10,000 pounds. I think there should be both a knowledge test as well as a driving test. I think the standards should be uniform across the entire country.

Competent drivers will have no issues with that, especially if there is no hurdles such as having to have a learner’s permit and requiring a licensed driver accompany you everywhere until you pass the tests. Give a person 3 months to schedule and take the tests after stepping up into a vehicle requiring a large vehicle license.

I think it is absolute insanity to require a special license to drive a Vespa, but no special license to drive a 45 foot, 50,000 pound motor home.

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January 19, 2015 at 3:13 pm in reply to: groco pump

So, here you go Rick:

John Cly

cell: 410-703-4554

land: 410-604-3800

email: jcly@groco.net

I believe they rebuild them because I just got a spare set of used brushes from him. Took about six months, waiting for a donor. Hope you did not just need new brushes.

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January 19, 2015 at 10:09 am in reply to: Wheel alignment (and new shocks?)

Jon,All I can say is that the feel is totally different with the Koni’s,if you ever drove a bus with them you would replace the OEM shocks ASAP.

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January 17, 2015 at 11:55 am in reply to: Mascontrol Unit Leaking

I have a extra controller it is a rain master part number 4000633 that replaces mascontroler no plumbing changes call me if you need it at 580 695 7043 I have 2001 marathon it has ao smith pump with mascontroler rain master has same size inlet 1 inch and quater Thanks Busman

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