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Re: 1st long trip -seeking advice

Reply #20 –
Forgot to say to drill the utility drawer above the propane tank to the side through the steel so you can put a pin in it to keep it from sliding out. Our banged on the compartment door until it opened like a wing while crossing the Golden Gate. One other time too before I got smart and made a locking pin for it. We were in the slow lane next to where people walk.

Check your air cleaner before you head out on a big trip.

Carry extra belts and a least two sets of fuel filters and know how to change them without introducing air into the system so it won't start and you melt a battery terminal or fry the starter.

Flip the dead bolt on your door while underway. Keeps anyone from falling against it and flying out and keeps a low life trying to get in at at stop sign in a bad area. We stopped at a bar called the T.... Twister for the night in the parking lot just across the border.  Sure glad the door was locked.

Inexpensive digital plug in voltmeters on the side panel lighter plug and on the dash plug will keep you informed on house/engine batteries and warn of problems ahead.

Blow up your electrical schematics at a print shop and carry them in a mailing tube. You will have a tough time reading the print in low light otherwise. Thanks again to Bill Chaplin for the great tip.

Pierce

Re: 1st long trip -seeking advice

Reply #21 –
Get an infrared thermometer  and check the temperature of the brakes/ hubs and tires at the first stop of the day after 50 to 100 miles.  This is a quick way to make sure your tires are not low on pressure and the your brakes are not dragging or bearings over heating.
 

Re: 1st long trip -seeking advice

Reply #22 –
Quote from: stevec22 –
Get an infrared thermometer  and check the temperature of the brakes/ hubs and tires at the first stop of the day after 50 to 100 miles.  This is a quick way to make sure your tires are not low on pressure and the your brakes are not dragging or bearings over heating.
FWIW I use a tire pressure gauge.  After walking Duke, the dog, and after having breakfast and coffee, so I have the best chance of getting back up off the ground.
Mikerox,  I forgot to mention in Lynn's first trip driving the U225back from Texas: Atlanta and all of those confusing demand pricing "shortcuts" around traffic.  At night.