What did you do to your coach today.

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Reply #150 – December 03, 2011, 11:34:17 pm

Worked on the ABS system. No joy yet!!!

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Reply #151 – December 04, 2011, 12:58:23 am

Installed a parallel set of switches for the front MCD shades. Now they can be operated as sun shades by both the navigator or the pilot while under way.

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Reply #152 – December 04, 2011, 12:04:34 pm

Gave the coach a good inspection, now fixing to put rotors and brakes on the rear before we leave (caliper hung on the slides) in 3 weeks.

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Reply #153 – December 04, 2011, 06:47:45 pm

I drove by our coach, sitting in its storage slip and looked at it through the cool rain. I imagined us and the dogs a thousand miles away,in Joshua Tree parked at Big Rocks. The sun was just down, and we were cooking bratwurst over a pinion fire. We watched the last of the color of the sky fade, and looked at the ghost-like shadows of the trees bouncing from rock to rock, as if they were visual echoes.

oldMattB

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Reply #154 – December 04, 2011, 07:03:51 pm

I just sit down & cryed

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Reply #155 – December 04, 2011, 07:11:34 pm

We took our 1999 U320 out for its monthly Sunday drive.

Boy does it drive nice. Nary a problem in 50 miles.

best, paul

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Reply #156 – December 04, 2011, 07:39:41 pm

After the second day of trouble shooting the ABS I sat down and had a Blue Moon!
Sure tasted good!

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Reply #157 – December 04, 2011, 08:37:41 pm

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OldMattB said: "We watched the last of the color of the sky fade, and looked at the ghost-like shadows of the trees bouncing from rock to rock, as if they were visual echoes."

Matt, what an incredibly vivid description! We enjoyed traveling vicariously with you.

Thanks again.

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Reply #158 – December 04, 2011, 11:49:16 pm

Quote from: Don Hay – December 04, 2011, 08:37:41 pm

OldMattB said: "We watched the last of the color of the sky fade, and looked at the ghost-like shadows of the trees bouncing from rock to rock, as if they were visual echoes."

Matt, what an incredibly vivid description! We enjoyed traveling vicariously with you.

Thanks again.

Joshua Tree may be my favorite place on earth. I have been going there since I was a tot. A few years ago, we went hiking at 9PM - the full moon illuminated our path over the light-colored rock.

Last year, we were caught in a sandstorm and I contracted pneumonia. We had to stay in a hotel in Flagstaff for a couple of days until I was well enough to continue travel. I STILL love the place. Here in Texas, we are growing two Joshua Trees. They are about ten inches tall and probably four years old.

If work and life were not intervening right now, I would head out tomorrow AM.

oldMattB

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Reply #159 – December 09, 2011, 08:08:09 pm

With Bill Chaplin's help and guidance I watch and helped him build one and then built another $2 dollar engine battery trickle charger. 5 minutes later is was installed and sharing power from the converter on the house batteries.

Bill just laughs at how easy things are to build, fix, modify and improve.

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Reply #160 – December 09, 2011, 08:28:26 pm

This is a bit of topic, I went and bought $150.00 worth of toys, and took them to the Toys For Tots at the Marine unit here in Tampa, it was a great day.

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Reply #161 – December 10, 2011, 12:17:55 am

Quote from: Bill Willett – December 09, 2011, 08:28:26 pm

This is a bit of topic, I went and bought $150.00 worth of toys, and took them to the Toys For Tots at the Marine unit here in Tampa, it was a great day.

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Reply #162 – December 10, 2011, 12:36:32 am

Finished replacing the cooling unit in the Dometic refrigerator. So far tonight, it's looking good. When I checked it with the IR thermometer, back of freezer compartment was -1F and fins in the refrigerator where generally around 39F. So far, so good.

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Reply #163 – December 10, 2011, 11:27:49 pm

polished the wheels

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Reply #164 – December 11, 2011, 02:11:19 pm

Just so no one thinks they're going crazy and can't find their post - I've split out a couple of topics from this one where some good discussions had been generated that deserved their own threads.

Carry on

Michelle

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Reply #165 – December 12, 2011, 10:32:53 am

Thought it was time to exercise both the Power Tech and the Aqua Hot, so I turned off the electric heater on the Aqua Hot and turned on the Diesel Boiler, than turned off the 50 amp breaker to the coach, manually started the generator and ran all for 3 hours, Love that Aqua Hot, it makes such great heat, Thank you Rudy Leggett. And of course the Power Tech ran flawlessly as usual.
After 3+ hours restored back to normal.
Amen

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Reply #166 – December 12, 2011, 12:00:21 pm

Dave,

You are most welcome.

Merry Christmas

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Reply #167 – December 15, 2011, 10:30:48 pm

Picked up a new AD-9 Air Dryer, and was able to get the old one out of the special hidden spot. And with the help of Bill Chaplin and another friend able to install the new one. I keep looking in the rear entry behind the locked grill, for a diesel engine, hear it running in there, it must be back there.

And it is a shame not to have any storage under the queen bed, seems a good place to keep things.

Getting more comfortable with attacking projects. Even replaced the door bell, and turned off the shop lights to enjoy the glowing button in the total darkness. It was like the only star in the sky tonight.

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Reply #168 – December 15, 2011, 10:40:06 pm

Quote from: Dave and Dolly Cobb – December 15, 2011, 10:30:48 pm

And it is a shame not to have any storage under the queen bed, seems a good place to keep things.

The space under our bed is taken up by a big, spare engine. I am surprised the spare is so big. The engine in the front is so tiny. I don't understand how it makes the bus go so fast.

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Reply #169 – December 16, 2011, 07:50:05 am

When and if I ever get another coach, it will not have a rear radiator. I am not looking forward to working on any belt or bolt on parts that are on the end of the diesel at the back facing the charged air cooler. What were they thinking when they installed rear radiators blocking everything? The idea of laying on top of the engine to reach down to work just seems wrong.

I came very close yesterday to making a new access door under the taillight, or in the side of the coach at the clearance light at bay door hinge height to access the dryer location. Then I would have had a trip to see James in Nac. for a clean up and door mod.

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Reply #170 – December 16, 2011, 07:53:49 am

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Getting more comfortable with attacking projects. Even replaced the door bell, and turned off the shop lights to enjoy the glowing button in the total darkness. It was like the only star in the sky tonight.

Dave when you replace the doorbell if it does not already have a fuse in line please put one in. FT in KS Burned up due to a short in this circuit, a dollar fuse would have prevented it.
Just my opinion.
Gary B

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Reply #171 – December 16, 2011, 08:34:09 am

Will check to see it there is one, would think one is already in the system.

I was sort of pushed to make a dead button work by my warehouse buddy. I pulled it out, and clamped the short wires with hemostats, and had a new button in the garage. Did not realize the button would light up, neat feature since I am plugged in at the warehouse. System works fine. Got to wondering in my early hour waking up, is the system 12 volt, or 120? I will have to explore and find out. Now you got me worried.

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Reply #172 – December 16, 2011, 10:19:41 am

JD, do not know if your 97 is same set up as my 2000 for rear side panels but I have found that it is so easy to remove side panels if you have to do some heavy/awkward work on engine or radiator etc rather than be a contortionist. I can have a panel off in 30 mins and then the whole thing is there in front of you-easy to work on.
John

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Reply #173 – December 16, 2011, 10:35:48 am

Quote from: John Haygarth – December 16, 2011, 10:19:41 am

JD, do not know if your 97 is same set up as my 2000 for rear side panels ...

I am not aware of any removable side panels on the 1997 U295. There is a radiator grill on one side and the air conditioner grill on the other. They are both held on with rivets. I don't think they have ever been pulled.

The only access appears to be via the big rear door, the hinged bed support, the chassis battery door, and the air cleaner/isolator panel door.

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Reply #174 – December 16, 2011, 11:11:01 am

Dave, Doorbell is 12 volt. Just find the hot wire in the cabinet where the doorbell is, clip the wire and butt connect in a fuse holder.
Gary B

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