How'd the camper do this weekend? Everything work ok?

On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:19:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

How'd the camper do this weekend? Everything work ok?

Pretty much. The winterization worked. Nothing froze up that shouldn't have. No leaks
when the water was connected. All systems were go.

But, when I first got the rig home and turned on the gas, nothing would work.
Thinking maybe the tanks needed filling, I took them in to get filled. They were all
full. Thinking I might have a real problem somewhere, I called the service dept. He
told me to open the valves and give it a few minutes before trying anything. I did.
Went out about fifteen minutes later, tried the stove and it lit right up. So, no
problem.

My heat pump started making a rhythmic knocking noise, which had me thinking in terms
of $$$ to get fixed. But when I went up on the roof and looked, I could see something
that had come loose and was tapping against the frame of the unit. Wired tied it, and
the noise went away.

That probably saved me enough to buy a new Kimber 9mm!
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Guns don't cause problems.
Gun owner behavior causes problems.

Lol! Hey, I forgot how old that camper is. What is the mfj's warranty period on stuff? Little if any?

On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 07:50:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Lol! Hey, I forgot how old that camper is. What is the mfj's warranty period on stuff? Little if any?

I'm past the warranty period on most stuff, including the A/C, which is where the
heat pump is. So it's either fix it myself or bend over and prepare to get raped by a
dealer. I've heard of a local place that has a decent reputation, so if I need some
work I'll give them a shot.
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Guns don't cause problems.
Gun owner behavior causes problems.

Good. I know there are different warranties on different items but chances are the 'local guy' used to work at a dealership and broke out in his own. you might have better luck, work, and pricing with him in the long run that is, if need be...

On Monday, 30 March 2015 11:04:55 UTC-3, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:19:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

How'd the camper do this weekend? Everything work ok?

Pretty much. The winterization worked. Nothing froze up that shouldn't have. No leaks
when the water was connected. All systems were go.

But, when I first got the rig home and turned on the gas, nothing would work.
Thinking maybe the tanks needed filling, I took them in to get filled. They were all
full. Thinking I might have a real problem somewhere, I called the service dept. He
told me to open the valves and give it a few minutes before trying anything. I did.
Went out about fifteen minutes later, tried the stove and it lit right up. So, no
problem.

My heat pump started making a rhythmic knocking noise, which had me thinking in terms
of $$$ to get fixed. But when I went up on the roof and looked, I could see something
that had come loose and was tapping against the frame of the unit. Wired tied it, and
the noise went away.

That probably saved me enough to buy a new Kimber 9mm!
--

Guns don't cause problems.
Gun owner behavior causes problems.

"wired tied" loose parts??? Good Lord, what's next...duct tape??

Oh yeah, Don. Anything to make emergency repairs. I have wire ties, duct tape and vice grips in my car and boats.

one time while traveling to Tennessee somebody didn't correctly tighten the muffler clamps on my new exhaust system and the muffler literally came off my buick Waggon at 11pm on the 4 lane. I had no way for a roadside fix, but I was able to take a coat hanger and the vise grips and wire the exhaust back up to the body so it wouldn't be dragging.

I put the muffler and tail pipe in the back and we rumbled our way into town for a motel.
Next day I saw a Midas a couple blocks away and they put things on order. The shop guy thought that was a great idea and said he was going to put vise grips in his car that day . Hey you gotta do what you gotta do when you gotta do it.
If I was in a jam that John was I'd probably do the same thing.

Btw, sometime I'll tell how my dad 'fixed' a ruptured fuel line on a 1963 Plymouth with duct tape. It was good enough to make it home...

On 3/30/2015 2:46 PM, Tim wrote:
Oh yeah, Don. Anything to make emergency repairs. I have wire ties, duct tape and vice grips in my car and boats.

one time while traveling to Tennessee somebody didn't correctly tighten the muffler clamps on my new exhaust system and the muffler literally came off my buick Waggon at 11pm on the 4 lane. I had no way for a roadside fix, but I was able to take a coat hanger and the vise grips and wire the exhaust back up to the body so it wouldn't be dragging.

I put the muffler and tail pipe in the back and we rumbled our way into town for a motel.
Next day I saw a Midas a couple blocks away and they put things on order. The shop guy thought that was a great idea and said he was going to put vise grips in his car that day . Hey you gotta do what you gotta do when you gotta do it.
If I was in a jam that John was I'd probably do the same thing.

Btw, sometime I'll tell how my dad 'fixed' a ruptured fuel line on a 1963 Plymouth with duct tape. It was good enough to make it home...

Some folks just don't have any imagineering skills Tim.

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Laugh of the day from Krause

"I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here.
I've been "born again" as a nice guy."

On 3/30/2015 2:09 PM, True North wrote:
Gun owner behavior causes problems.

Best to STFU if you don't have the foggiest idea whether that
"something" needed more than a wire tie to secure it. Lest you be labled
a snarky asshole like your BFF.

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Respectfully submitted by Justan

Laugh of the day from Krause

"I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here.
I've been "born again" as a nice guy."

On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:09:42 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

On Monday, 30 March 2015 11:04:55 UTC-3, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:19:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

How'd the camper do this weekend? Everything work ok?

Pretty much. The winterization worked. Nothing froze up that shouldn't have. No leaks
when the water was connected. All systems were go.

But, when I first got the rig home and turned on the gas, nothing would work.
Thinking maybe the tanks needed filling, I took them in to get filled. They were all
full. Thinking I might have a real problem somewhere, I called the service dept. He
told me to open the valves and give it a few minutes before trying anything. I did.
Went out about fifteen minutes later, tried the stove and it lit right up. So, no
problem.

My heat pump started making a rhythmic knocking noise, which had me thinking in terms
of $$$ to get fixed. But when I went up on the roof and looked, I could see something
that had come loose and was tapping against the frame of the unit. Wired tied it, and
the noise went away.

That probably saved me enough to buy a new Kimber 9mm!
--

Guns don't cause problems.
Gun owner behavior causes problems.

"wired tied" loose parts??? Good Lord, what's next...duct tape??

Yeah, I suppose it was rather stupid to use wire ties to tie loose wires. What would
you have used?
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Guns don't cause problems.
Gun owner behavior causes problems.