MontanaChinook

I have the same "problem". You need to sign out, then delete your cookies and internet data/history etc. This will also sign you out of any other sites you go to, and so you'll have to enter username/password for any site that normally logs you right in. But yeah, if I just click "sign out", I'll be signed in the next time I open the site. After you delete your cookies and history, the next time before you sign in, uncheck the the box that says "keep me signed in" under the fields for username and password, and you won't have that problem. It's always checked when your first log in, though, so if you ever forgot to uncheck it, you'll be right back in the same situation again.

Yeah I'm not worried so much about the draw. I just wouldn't hook a fan directly to my panel, since then the panel would be powering the fan, instead of charging my battery. I'd rather charge my battery and run the fan off the battery. Plus there are days when I'm "urban camping" and I'm not going to set up the panel those days. So it makes more sense to run a fan to the battery and be able to have it on anytime I want. I do think, now that I see the fridge has potential, that I'll put a couple small fans in there at some point. Probably when I get a job and am stationary for a few months. I'm really trying hard this spring to live like I'm living out of a camper, not live like I'm on vacation. So I'm not spending unnecessary $. And yes I guess fans are pretty cheap, but I'm just going to wait on projects like this until I have a home base. I'm only going to fix stuff on the road if it's really causing me an inconvenience or is completely broken.

Yes, they are. 90 Watts total. That could maybe work...but I'd have to think on it. I mean it would work, but I'm not sure if it would work, and still allow me to be charging my coach battery. I think it'd probably be just as easy to actually wire them into my system, with a switch. I've also seen setups they sell as a kit, for solar powered fans. And that's actually a really common thing for solar powered roof vents in houses, just solar direct with no battery. We'll see. Not going to spend that much money, but yeah, that's definitely an idea that would work if I wanted to just rig it for cheap.

It does seem like. Part of it is that it just magically started working again after sitting for the winter. But possibly taking it out and re-installing it did something. When that oil got in there I can only guess. But having that out, and a new regulator (though I don't know if the old one was really clogged) definitely must be helping. Sometimes it seems like things just need a little attention...

Junkyards. That piece is part of the regular old 1977 Toyota truck, not part of the camper at all. I'd guess they stopped making them in '79, when they changed the body style. The 79-83 trucks had side vents too, but probably they aren't compatible.

Cooler just works better. I mean I'll probably keep the stuff that doesn't really need to be refrigerated, but just kept cool, in the fridge. Then throw everything else in the cooler. It's just such a small fridge, the ice takes up 1/3 of it. And as it melts, it makes a mess, even with the tupperware pan I bought.

Well, it's been cooler weather, but I think that though it's not working at 100% (I hope), it's working "good enough". In the 70s it's keeping things just under 40, and with 50 degree overnight temps it's getting down to the mid 30s. Once it's in the 80s in the day and 60s at night I might need to use the cooler again...we'll see. I'll still get it pressure tested at some point, but I think this is good enough to get me through the spring. Thanks for all the advice.

Can't tell what it looked like before, but I imagine that's a huge improvement. Looks really good.

Looks nice and clean. Nice work on the battery box. Mine are pretty ghetto. I'll be interested to hear how those rubber hold-downs work out for you. I just put some on mine that look very similar. This doesn't necessarily mean that they're going to fall apart, but the outside of the rubber has already started to crack after three weeks...

It's a monstrosity!! It's just crazy every time I get a look at it, how you've stuffed that thing in there. It's sure going to be nice to test it out on a mountain pass. And see the looks on the faces of the big Ford/Chevy/Dodge guys as you sail past them on the interstate. Power steering would be nice...but then in my 78, it just feels right to have to spin the wheel the way I do to make a turn. Part of the charm, I guess...

Cool, good luck and I hope my wife comment wasn't offensive. Sounds like you're doing the right (and difficult) thing, so yeah, I'll bet you could use a break.

You don't mean the wife do you, Linda??? Well, the wife wants what the wife wants I guess. Yeah, that's a lot of work you've put in.

Others can help with the technical points of rehab for the cab over. I'd just say that if you're considering selling it, think about it this way: are you still wanting an RV? If so, the problems you know are typically better than the problems you don't know. If the only thing wrong with yours is the leak, I'd commit to fixing it, even if it means gutting the cabover, before I'd spend the money on an unknown RV with unknown problems. Unless you're considering getting out of the RV business all together, or want an all fiberglass or something much bigger or very different instead, it's probably better to fix what you have. I've been chasing down a cabover leak myself. I think I'm finally convinced that it's not coming from the roof or windows. I think it might be the cab to cabover seal, plus condensation. The nice thing about the leak is that there's no drip, no dampness. At some point, the water has pooled sufficiently that it comes running out in a stream, usually but not always once I start driving it and get to the right angle, right into my lap, or the passengers lap. Sometimes the steering wheel takes the brunt of it, but usually right into the seat.

Yeah that's a good trick.

Roads in Minnesota were snow covered, and I hit a blizzard in Denver and going over the pass. But I made it ok, and have been having fun in the southwest. Saw a toyhome in Glenwood Springs but didn't notice what make. Definitely metal sided stick framed, though. Got serious about camp And got a nice camp spot A game of "find the Chinook" Met up with a couple Montana friends and had this spot all to ourselves for two nights.

Yep. That's the last thing I'll do, since it'll require paying for labor. But if I have to do it, I have to do it! Might wait till I hear that I have a job before I spend that kind of money, though. Would just be nice to know that there'll be some income before I do much more. The cooler works. It's just annoying...

Wow, yeah. At least you're being very meticulous about it. Yeah, get out and do something that just bolts on. It'll feel good

Yeah I'd drive one of those.

Stopped into Price for lunch and went to an RV store I saw on the way in, and they directed me to a propane store in town. Guy just let me show him which regulator was laid out like mine from what he had in the back, and exactly what length pigtail would work best. He just cut it to that length and put the threaded ends on, and I was back on my way. Hooked it up this afternoon. We'll see if it helps the fridge at all, but at least as of right now, I've got no oil in my lines, and a new regulator and much shorter pigtail which doesn't do two loops before it screws in. Moab kinda worked out the same way for getting the pipe flared, except harder. Everywhere I went, they sent me somewhere else. The 5th stop was an appliance store, and they had no idea what I was talking about. The only thing that saved me was that an install guy from the shop happened to be up front BS-ing with the front desk women, and he said he'd take a look if I had the piece on hand. He just took me in the back, cut the old pipe to get the fittings off, and flared a new piece and sent me on my way with no charge. If he hadn't been standing there, I would have left Moab figuring there was no one there who could do it... One thing I also know now, is that if it only gets up into the 50s during the day, and 20-30s at night, my fridge will still freeze everything in it when it's on High. This was before the new pigtail and regulator.

Oh yeah, I'm definitely going two-stage, and what it has now is a two-stage. My point was just that there likely isn't some model number which is a direct replacement for what the Chinook came with, "stock". It probably came with a one stage, and I know I don't want to put one of those in. So I just need to find any old two stage regulator which is oriented the way I need it to be. Beyond that, there's nothing more specific I need to look for.

The one Linda posted is the right one, and yeah, for that money, I agree. I really don't think my tank has a "replacement model" of any specific type. Technically I don't even think it came with a 2-stage regulator originally. It's just a matter of getting a two stage regulator that will fit in my space and line up right. No correct model number or anything. Maybe I'll try getting the amazon one sent to Moab and see what that does, before driving all the way to St George and paying someone to look at it. We'll see...

Thanks! I mean they aren't that expensive, but any bit of money I don't spend is more money left in the bank What I need is a vertical regulator, with the "in" side facing up, "out" side facing down, when the vent is facing down. The one the store had looked just right, until I looked closer, and even though the "in" and "out" were in the same place, the vent was on the side, so it needed to be mounted horizontally instead of vertically. There don't seem to be regulators specific to horizontal or vertical tanks, just different configurations based on how your set ups pipes come at it. My lines have been bent/built around the in facing up, out facing down.

That does make sense.

Cool, thanks. Looks like just outside St George, which is a plus.

I was off & on the coast of those states May-early July last summer. No fog, not overwhelming traffic, good temps. Was fine for me. Could have also been a summer of unseasonably good weather. And small crowds.