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Here is some thing else that might be useful http://www.ebay.com/itm/HD-Dual-Battery-Switch-Isolator-Kill-Switch-TMC-DUAL-BATTERY-ISOLATOR-KILL-Swch-/161606533061?hash=item25a07fffc5&vxp=mtr It is very useful to balance the batteries, if you have two 12v batteries in parallel.
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Proper use of a Toyota Motorhome, did all of your roof repair do its job?
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A lot of the older Cruise Controls are vacuum operated. Because of the load on the engine there isn't much vacuum.
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Leave Appliances Running While Driving?
WME replied to RVNOOBS's topic in Coach ApplianceTech Issues
Rule#1 For max battery life do not discharge your house battery below 50% of capacity. A battery that has a life span of "2000 cycles " @ 20% discharge, will have a life span of 1200 cycles @ 50% and 500 cycles at 90% discharge. YMMV The charge time is simple, alternator amps vs battery amps needed. 20 amp out put and a 100 ah deficit means 5 hr of idle. The MAX SAFE charge rate for a battery that is between 10-85% discharged is C/5, that means 20 amps for a 100ah battery. Doesn't a 200 w solar setup look better all the time? -
First air flow...... The strings that are not moving are in dead air. There is a high pressure area in front of the windshield . That is why most racers turn the intake around and draw air from the cab fresh air intake. Your strings are telling you that your windshield pressure is higher than the pressure at the rear of the engine. So your adding pressure to the engine bay Think Corvette, Ferrari, Trans Am they all have the engine air outlets on the side. Other post 2 projects First seal the radiator edges to the support so that the air coming into the grill MUST go through the radiator. Use the thick foam strips that you use around window ACs at home If you look at stock bodied racers you will see that most of them have a spoiler mounted on the front valance or the bumper. The idea is to prevent air from getting under the car and causing drag. Side benefit is there is LOW pressure under the car and that is what your after. High pressure in front of the radiator because its now sealed and low pressure behind the radiator. Natural air flow high to low http://www.myrideisme.com/Blog/bonneville-speed-week-2010-first-look/ In the picture Big spoiler and a reversed hood scoop, not to let air out but to get cold air from the base of the windshield
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Heat and airflow.......... A trick I use on tightly cowled airplane engines. Make a spoiler that fits right under the radiator and is full width. Make it about 4-6" deep. What your trying to do is make a big low pressure area just behind the radiator. It will help more air go through the radiator without going around the engine. Make sure that the radiator is completely sealed to the support. You want all the air coming into the grill to go through the radiator and not leak around the radiator .
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Lets see Plan A do what you originally planed and just raise the gasket. Plan B Same as plan A but you make the shim thing look like the letter H and run the legs to the side walls. They will support the AC. Some one did this with a welded aluminum. Plan C Do it Dons way. Plan D Look inside can you find a counter or back of a dinette seat to use a stair rail post to raise the roof back to original height. I did this with some turned posts and when stained they looked good. Plan E Go the Sunrader route and put couple of curved beams inside, bolted to the wall. This has been done on this site with bent wood and bent aluminum beams. You do get a couple of possible head bangers this way Lots of ways
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Ive been dinged on some Toll Ways, because I have duallys, on other states I skate because I have only 2 axles. Go figure.
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No squirrels here. Your post was about heat reduction.... The products I posted DO reduce heat. Using layers of methods to improve something is the best you can do.
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Atwood Water Heater Will Not Fire. 92 Warrior
WME replied to donttreadonme's topic in Coach ApplianceTech Issues
Sounds like the thermocouple is bad. Something like this http://www.rvpartsoutlet.com/product_info.php?cPath=875_38&products_id=11676&osCsid=dig4cniqkthk393prlpn8i59f1 -
Having to stay connected with everyone all the time. I have had to add a bunch of 12v plug ins This year 4 high power USB ports were added. Now my Endless Brezze fan works every where and so do the tablets/Kindles. I never realized how poor we were with a single 12v outlet with a spliter plugged in.
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Some folks get confused about amps. Just because you have a 45 amp converter doesn't mean that it will force 45 amps into a 35 amp circuit. What it means is that it can provide up to 45 amps of 12v dc. If all you have on is a 3 amp light bulb then all the converter produces is 3 amps.