"Poor Man's Slideout"

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"Poor Man's Slideout"

January 31, 2019, 11:08:15 am

Thinking of buying one of the fabric enclosures that work with the main awning,Zip Dee and a few other companies make them
in screen format and walls,anyone have thoughts or expierience.

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Reply #1 – January 31, 2019, 11:13:17 am

I think it would depend how they are braced; I'd never do it down here as the winds can come up fast and furious!

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Reply #2 – January 31, 2019, 11:52:11 am

Rather than attaching an enclosure to the patio awning and risk a delay if I had to take it down quickly or every time we left the CG, we bought a very nice 12'x12' screen house whose fabric colors matched the Burgundy colors on our coach.

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Reply #3 – January 31, 2019, 03:24:38 pm

No problem, made my own. There is a trick to attaching to awning. Heavy stakes handled 40+ mph winds.
Chris

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Reply #4 – January 31, 2019, 03:29:32 pm

Chris,

How is the newly rebuilt engine working-- power? MPG?

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Reply #5 – January 31, 2019, 03:29:49 pm

I really like your TV mounting idea (off topic, sorry).

Chris

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Reply #6 – January 31, 2019, 05:37:11 pm

Quote from: wolfe10 – January 31, 2019, 03:29:32 pm

Chris,

How is the newly rebuilt engine working-- power? MPG?

Thanks for asking. Still only have 800 miles on it Stored in my heated shop for winter. Just got back from Maui. I had the shop at 45 degree's. No block heater etc. fired right up one revolution. Runs awesome.

The mileage came up to 8+ where it was down to 5-6. No oil usage at all. No blow by.

Power is the same, maybe slightly better,defiantly better when it spools up. wasn't really bad before

After the last run to Leavenworth WA. it had a tinny coolant leak (drip) at the Water pump area. It turned out I had to tighten one hose clamp. I double clamped all hoses when I reinstalled the engine.

I did take a short test drive after I replaced the Retarder sensor, it is also fixed.

Can't wait to hang the race car trailer on it, and go racing, going to be a few months.

Picture of it rolling along on flat ground, no tail wind, no tow car. 1700-1800 RPM's is the sweet spot, 63 MPH.

Cheers, and thanks for all your help
Chris

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Reply #7 – January 31, 2019, 05:42:20 pm

Quote from: bogeygolfer – January 31, 2019, 03:29:49 pm

I really like your TV mounting idea (off topic, sorry).

Chris

Thank you, cheap as chips. You can raise the door, and the TV goes up, for crowds, like watching in a group.
There is a padded box inside bay out of the way, I store it in. It's all wired HD, with HDMI cables. Satellite remote is UHF, so you can change channels outside.
Chris

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"Poor Man's Slideout"

January 31, 2019, 11:08:15 am

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