Back East Don

Looks like traditional fare at a high end private club. We had lots of clients down around Wall St but I mostly stayed upper west side near the Natural History Museum. More of a neighborhood feel and you could get great food for half of what mid town or the financial district offered. Don't know if I am being nostalgic or if I actually kind of miss all that travel.

One of my favorite Indian restaurants is Indus Valley on 100th and Broadway in NY. Tons of reviews to be had online on Yelp and Google but is such a mixed bag rating wise at first glance with tons of one star reviews. When you dig deeper into it however, the issue seems to be delivery. If you know anything about NY, you'll know this is not uncommon. Sometimes you have to read into what some of these reviews actually says. In this case, the reviews for the food were overwhelmingly great. For me to say that this is my favorite Indian food among anywhere I've been in the country is saying something as I traveled extensively for work and with someone else paying the tab, I ate really well. But hey, your mileage may, as they say, vary.

So what is the worth of this 86 Savannah with and without the engine and additionally the cost of either a rebuild for the existing done right or even a pull? I contend looking at those pictures that only thing of value is the drive train. Either way, I don't think that motorhome in the condition it is in, would fetch much more engine in or out. It's greatest value may be as an engine donor and if there is any residual value to scrapping it great. If you were to pull the axle out and part that out along with anything else would take longer to be rid of but probably more money in your pocket overall.

I was having a hard time trying to figure out the horse connection so I quickly googled it. Now it makes sense. Seems the main method of transportation on the small island. I've had a similar reaction at another heavily visited tourist place I just know you'd love, Central Park in NY. When I first started dating my wife, she really wanted to go to NY City. So we went and did all the things young couples do. Take in a show. stroll around Times Square, visit FAO Schwarz and of course the evening horse drawn ride through Central Park. On our 25th I planned a return. Now I've been traveling to NY for a long time including my last job where I was assigned to support the companies engineering office on Lexington in midtown. Going to the park however with the heat and all the horses at the lower entrance was tough to endure. I also find Times Sq a full assault on the olfactories. I had an uncle who bred race horses and another with Morgans and Belgians. I even built my home across the street from an organic dairy farm. Seems to me most farmers and ranchers do a better job with more animals than these livery stables do. Glad you and yours survived the trip. From the title, wasn't sure what to expect.

Early in my career I worked as a R&D tech for a metallurgical start up. Among the many materials we worked with included developing neodymium magnet.powder for a metal injection molding process long before anyone had heard of them. Magnets have pretty much followed me around my whole career as I've worked for a speaker and later a microphone manufacturer. Oh also one of my hobbies is making instrument including developing my own magnetic pickups. They break you say? Alnico, ceramic, samarium and neo magnets all are very brittle. This message is brought to you bu the US Magnetic Materials Association Here is one of mine

Too late now but you could have probably found a sheet metal (think HVAC duct work fabricator) guy who could have done interlocking seams to the aluminum to join them then trim them to size on a sheet metal brake. Posting as it might help out the next guy looking for an idea.

Well look at you go. Looks like you got a good handle on it. Keep us posted as you progress.

In St Augustine there is an old bank that was turned into a wedding venue. A couple nights a week they have old school standards played on piano with a vocalist. Set up the place with leather couches and chairs and one of the coolest LED lighting set ups. Anyway they turned the vault into the bar. All of the shelving and glassware is hung by heavy duty magnets. You could take a cue and use magnets and just hang it up then go this place and relax. One of the coolest venues I've been to in a long time. Magnets, how do they work? It is almost like magic.

No problem. Just don't overthink it. You have enough on your plate. I know, easier said than done.

This O2 Cool fan is cheap and has a 12volt plug on the side. If you have a cigarette lighter plug going to your house side battery, there are accessory cords to plug it in. The battery base acts as a stand. Has a low and high speed. Not built in but I find it handy to have one of these because it is portable. I bought mine 5 years ago and it has held up well and is fairly quiet. A lot more quiet than that AC. It is not huge and stows away easily. If you want to make your own cord to go directly to your power center, I have some of the right size power connectors. Just PM me and I'll put a couple in a bubble mailer bag.

Simple, because the lug nuts are for both rims. To take the one off, the remaining one is now free to move. Perhaps gravity will keep it in place, perhaps not. I wouldn't want to be working on it.

The problem you are going to encounter is that you have two different style rims on your RV. This means two spares front and back if you want total coverage. Some convert the front but that means buying 3 rims along with everything else you'll need. My spare tire carrier is underneath in the back. It is the typical chain wind up spare carrier style that lots of trucks have. Lots of old discussions on spare tires that will have ideas.

Unfortunately this picture which appears to be from the under side isn't going to even give me enough to make an educated guess. Also we both have different brands and years. So lets start with this. There is an older thread about valves with a picture. Is this what yours looks like?

Easy enough to test. Separate the isolator and house battery from the truck side and retest voltages. My method of troubleshooting is divide and conquer. Also with auto electrical, I always clean and check all terminations and connections including grounds.

I don't know. I'd have to consult the rules of the bet. Seems to me, Linda had it first as 110mm then jdemaris with numerous graphics highlighting it. Unless the starting point is post "I'd bet"

I just thought I would point out that the article you reference kind of makes jdemaris's point. From the article: With some older trucks, the transition to ULSD hasn’t been totally smooth. Larry Forkum, fleet manager for the city of Portsmouth, N.H., said, with USLD, “some of the (1998 and older model) trucks were stumbling, almost like the (fuel) pumps were trying to bind. We chased down everything — didn’t get a good answer on all the checks we knew — and came to the point where we decided it must be a lubricity problem.” The problem primarily surfaced in the winter — a particularly inopportune time because of crucial road salting and snowplowing operations Forkum’s municipality must deal with. “The fuel (ULSD) is dry. But when it’s cold, it seems to get drier,” he said. His maintenance people solved the problem by adding a half-quart of antigel with a lubricity package to every tank of fuel in wintertime.

All I got was this closet.

Nope, I have an Itasca. Almost bought a Sunrader last year. Half kind of, sort of looking but next is a bigger class A to be able to spend up to a few months in at a time. We are a "weekends only in a small RV" kind of couple. After that is the Sunrader as a long term project.but if I find a great deal in the meantime, I'll jump on it. (Just don't tell the Mrs. I mean she's on board in theory) Even better.

The old guy trick for isolating bearings is using a really long tool to transmit the sound to your ear. I have a couple of crazy long screw drivers I used for this. I'm talking, put a screw in from across the room long. (a bit of an exaggeration) Place the tip of the screw driver as close as possible to where the suspect bearing is (being very very careful, there is a running motor down there) and press your ear to the other end of the tool. You should be able to better isolate the sound of the bearing against all the rest of the noise being made. They make mechanics stethoscopes but I'm cheap and it is not something I need that often to require a dedicated tool. Sometimes you hear something under the hood your pretty sure is a bearing. With the fan blade turning, how are you going to get in close enough to isolate it. Don't try this though if you don't have a steady hand and a clear path for the tool and don't try it with a tool that is too short.

Not inconceivable (your welcome Totem) that the gauges are not, how shall we say, accurate. The lowest point to the drain system is the toilet and second is the shower. In the SunRader, the shower and toilet are connected if my information serves me right (thank you Totem). There is a gross way of checking. Turn off the water pump and relieve the water pressure at the sink faucet into a bucket. Then with a flashlight, flush the toilet and peek down the opening with the flashlight. The observation should be obvious

And Derek makes my point for me. Don't presume it's sealed, verify. I contend that vent install is at minimum, incomplete 2nd on the cedar if you like the look and the smell. Extremely light too and easy to work with. Lets just say this was a design dispute with the Mrs that I lost. I did install it in the closet. Compromises.

This coming from the guy who "inferred" I might be an ice hole. Was thinking of using it for my status but some might be offended. I've seen worse in other communities online but I worry there is something here that could turn caustic (hey, it's chemistry day). I've sort of noticed that too. Sometimes they are in agreement but still arguing a point with no one stepping back. The 5 year old comment was probably uncalled for but as a dad, it sounds kind of familiar.

It's a little bit disheartening but I suppose not to be unexpected. Lots of water under the bridge and all that. Thing is you two are among those who are the first to chime in on questions most of us are incapable of answering. In that you share more than you'd admit. You both are dedicated to helping people out'. Sure, you come to it from different perspectives. That is why this community as a whole benefits. Giving advice and helpful opinions is often difficult because you just don't always know much about the person asking. That is an often missed part of the equation. Getting the cheapest thing you can find that is working or finding something with better support are both valid suggestions, it just depends on circumstances of the person asking. Like me suggesting someone buy a new fridge for $1k. It is a valid opinion and one some can justify. Of course it does no good to suggest a $1k one to someone who only has $100. The dialog here makes those distinctions pretty clear. I used to think the contentious discussions flushed out some valuable information. Perhaps it does but at what cost? How does the rancor and vitriol benefit the two of you? Sure, go ahead and act like 5 year old's and point to each other.

Yup, mine is different as the only thing connected to the black water tank is the toilet. The other drains were also what I was thinking if not the toilet but hadn't thought about it being connected to the black water tank. Interesting about the vents. See, participate and learn something. I drive mostly in good weather with the windows open (no AC) which I imagine creates positive pressure that likely counter acts what you are experiencing. I think the chemistry part with the tanks might be close. Peroxide was an interesting discovery. What is your water chemistry like? I am a long way removed from high school chemistry and only occasionally deal with the topic. Mostly in dealing with MSDS with stuff like materials and solvents.

In theory, the waste water system should be water sealed on the inside of the RV just like at home. Where is the entry point to the smell while traveling? Well that is the theory of it anyway. I know sometimes we go out on short fishing trips where we do not have dumping facilities. After coming home, a few days in the hot sun gets things a little ripe. Typically a bit of tank deodorizer makes for a temporary fix (mask really) till I can get it to a dumping station. I'm no chemist but why not play one on the web. that one is easy and not so easy. Easy, it is replaceable. Not so easy, it is stuck. Application of heat has worked for me in the past with water fittings rotted in place. I have a heat gun that goes to 800 degrees I would use if it was mine vs flame. Both Hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide can be oxidized but what I am reading regarding the smell is it's a reaction to ions in the water source. Both bleach and peroxide are oxidizing agents and will oxidize it back to its elemental state, sulfur. Then you are right back at square one if it is reacting to the water. Still treating and flushing seem to be the only solution. Also where would the sulfur be coming from in the black water tank? Isn't it only connected to the cold water? Vent pipes are only open to the outside and if they are sealed and nothing broken, where is the smell coming in from? Yes, you toilet, I'm looking at you. If the sulfur is reacting to the water, I'd poke my nose around the other drains too. My 2 cents. Now someone who really knows what they are talking about chime in and point out just how big a chemistry moron I am.