RVs, but not the kind Broome likes

You should call it "The Horny Roman"


Gladiator.

 

Here's what I did on our current Super C. Removed the glass in one cabinet door.


Replaced it with stamped metal for air circulation.


Installed Jenson AM/FM/CD/DVD/BT/USB unit.

 

The Jensen is a 12 volt unit powered by the coach batteries.

 

I think I'm going to put in an AMP-L-Start or the smaller TRK-L-Start, that way the van batt gets charged when the house converter is active.

 

Nice, Ford V10 or what?

 

Yup, 6.8L 2v gas guzzling torque-o-matic. I kinda want one in a small car now, has anyone shoved one into a Miata yet?

 

I was actually impressed with mine. I never understood how my 30' class A got better fuel economy pulling my trailer than my Tundra did.

It makes no sense. It's three times the size, double the weight, and about as aerodynamic as a sheet of plywood, yet got 1-3 miles more to a gallon pulling the exact same trailer.

 

So, dunno why I got all hung up on having to find exact replacements for the bar lock buttons, I instead got a couple stick on wall protectors that stop doorknobs from going through your sheetrock and put those on the door itself where the bar was starting to wear in. If those hold up I'll be happy.

 

First weekend at the track, literally the middle of nowhere Maine off a logging road. (Supermoto is fun!) Having icecream after dinner, and a hot shower before bed, GLORIOUS. Did discover my house batt is just about shot, two hours of just running the fridge/propane monitor and nothing else and it was nearly drained so ran the generator all night. And yes, the fridge was switched to propane and the anti-condensation door heater turned off so it should have been sipping power. This is the only place I expect to not have access to shore power though so not a deal breaker. I'm also parked away from others with the generator on the far side of the site to minimize noise for others. Speaking of a shower, the hot water in this thing is impressive, had I not reacted quickly enough I'd be 15lbs lighter from having my skin melted off. They're not kidding whey they put those warnings in the book.

 

You might want to fix that.

 

I still don't get how no one, not even Ford dealers have PCV valves on hand for their trucks...

 

Coil and plug replaced on #4, purrs like a kitten now. House batt proceeded to spew acid everywhere so it's been yanked, got the replacement ready to go in this evening after I clean things up. 2nd weekend with the rig went mostly problem free, other than the ramp door top extrusion moving around, requiring hammer time to get the door to close. I'll be popping that off and trimming the wood for now, planning a full rebuild for later.

 

Do yourself a favor and get a few extra coils and keep in the RV....along with a good obd reader like this, to run scans and a whole lot more via bluetooth....https://www.bluedriver.com/

I have an Excursion with 2 valve V10....i've replaced 5 of 10 so far... Replaced #2 last week.

 

I've got a code reader already, will get some coils next I suppose.

Meanwhile I've got to figure out winter storage. The local RV place I had initially planned to use for storage has decided they're no longer doing that. Bah. I also need to settle on how I want to deal with the roof. It's a EPDM roof, white is wearing off in a couple spots revealing the raw black rubber underneath. No leaks yet. Prior owner advised it needed to be coated, local RV shop says it needs to be ripped up and replaced. As you can imagine, the cost differential between those two extremes is pretty large... I've also seen a couple spray on options that claim to be permanent, no maint solutions, essentially look like a white rhino lining? I kinda like the idea of a 12 year warranty, no maint option but haven't seen a cost estimate yet.

 

Found storage, twice what I was planning but it's indoors, heated, with a power drop to keep the batts happy, and no fixed entry and exit dates so... I can't really complain much.

Put in a pair of group 27 house batts, and at some point need to go wire chasing to see how much I can rip out underneath. There are TWO separator solenoids between the house and chassis batts, each with their own separate emergency start button in the cab... The second button was put in by the RV dealer 'cause they couldn't find the first to show the new owner... I didn't realize they put in a full solenoid with it?!