Rudy
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You cannot series lithium batteries without using a common BMS. One cannot ouse the built in BMS of a 12 volt battery when they are put in series.
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Don:
Please report back with any changes (good or bad) you see once back on the road after completing your cleaned coolant system.
I am due for a coolant change next year, might have to put the radiator/hose change on my to do list.
Chuck
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Thanks Chuck.
Yes I will be going in at an angle, but I will be able to lower it after the angle is set and then raise to ride height to maneuver once in the building.
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I agree Bill. I just go straight through. I do strive to avoid morning and evening traffic times.
But, sitting at cruise speed from end to end, just riding and guiding, no back ups to slow one down is appealing.
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Art,]
What you have is junk and if you bought another omni-directional antenna, it’s junk as well. The best description I have ever heard for an omni-directional antenna is that it is equally bad at reception in all directions.
The best OTA TV antenna is the Winegard Batwing IV antenna. Most folks don’t like have to drill a hole in the roof and the inconvenience of have to crank it up and down, but it’s still the best. The 2nd best is the Winegard Rayzar Automatic dome. You willl be able to use the existing coax and the 12V wiring. That will get you excellent service to 1 TV and there will be another coax that runs from that location (or nearby) to you 2nd and or 3rd TV. That can take a bit of work and the use of some coax toner equipment.
Good luck and thanks for all your help when I had my neck surgery. If you want to talk in additional detail you can e-mail me or give me a call anytime!
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Find any answers?
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How close to the top of the fill hole should the oil level be?
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I believe it’s a product called Chilewich.
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I installed the window last week on the warmest day we have had in a while. I purchased a 1/4″ piece of single-pane laminated glass and it cost $58. I did not use spacers either, as it would have resulted in either a very thick layer of Sika between the frame and glass (for discrete spacers) or the Sika having to bond another material to the frame. I considered for a bit cutting out a continuous steel border, but in the end I decided that this would be too difficult trying to center the border and the glass simultaneously while the adhesive cured.
I purchased Sika 255FC, Aktivator Pro, and some silicone spatulas for spreading caulk. I taped around the window frame with painters tape and wire brushed and cleaned the frame and new glass with generic glass cleaner. I taped up the glass to limit the adhesive to the border. Then I used the Aktivator to clean the frame, which removed more old adhesive. I did this until the paper towels were coming out pretty much clean. Then I Aktivatored the glass.
The Sika tube nozzle gets cut with a triangular notch to form the bead into a triangle as you apply it. I applied it with a manual caulk gun and it took about everything I had to cover the 5+ linear feet. I ended up having my wife guide the nozzle while I used two hands to squeeze on the gun.
Then she went inside and I placed the window with a suction cup handle tool. She was able to help tell me where I needed to push more around the edge to get a good seal. With the window in place, I went around the border to fill in the gaps between the edge of the glass and the frame and spread it with the spatula. You have to be quick because it is hard to apply and sets up quickly. I was able to get a nice smooth finish on the Sika, making sure to get it thin where it went onto the tape to make removing the tape easy.
I ran some tape from the body above the window down to the window to prevent sagging. It wasn’t really trying to, but I figured over time it might.
By the next day, it was cured enough, even in the 40-50 deg F shop, to remove the tape. I used a straight edge and a razor to cut along the tape line just to be sure I would get a clean line.
If I was going to do this again, I would have bought a powered caulk gun. I would also purchase all 4 glass pieces from houseofrust.net if he still offers them. I don’t see them on his website, but I have seen on this forum that they could be purchased there. If a powered caulk gun could handle application (I’ve never used one) and I would have used an oscillating tool to do most of the removal, this wouldn’t be difficult at all.
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I have Bridgestone ST 230 and they are smooth riding.
Bridge stone is owned by Michelin and supposedly made in same plant as some Michelin products.
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You poor deprived left coast guy, come to the Texas gulf coast and I will condensate you on a regular basis.
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Aluminum is one of the hardest materials to paint because surface preparation has to be done just right. The slightest flaw in surface prep allows aluminum (which is highly active) to begin to corrode and that corrosion will travel quickly beneath the aluminum and cause the paint to pop.
There is a mistaken impression that aluminum does not “rust”, but it forms white surface corrosion very quickly and only a very good pre paint surface treatment can insure a good bond between the paint and the aluminum beneath it.
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Alex,
If you go the I 20 route, I’m outside West Monroe, La one mile north of the interstate, full hook up.
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Hey guys……One thought. My Marathon aux compressor feeds larger air storage tanks. Do you really need a self contained compressor with a tank built in? I know California Air sell just the compressor head with control (sans the tank) that seems like it would work. I think its a model 10L maybe? My current Thomas does not have a tank.
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To put my comments in perspective I spent 2 full hours this morning with damp towels and towels for wiping dry everything below the windows. I had no intention of climbing a step ladder today.
Tom nailed it when he mentioned about what BB sprays on vehicles it washes. There were streaks where soap and chemicals ran down the stainless and some were difficult to remove. During 32 years of Prevost ownership the number of times I felt I needed to use soapy water to wash the bus was 5 or less, and then my only concern was to rinse well, and dry quickly to avoid water spots. Today’s effort was to remove soap scum, chemical or soap streaks. water spots, and dirt that was missed at BB.