I went so long without a burp and then on the last trip to Phoenix, the first fill, the thing burped three times.
My wisdom from experience tells me don't stand close while filling, and I run the filler nozzel at the first hold.
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I went so long without a burp and then on the last trip to Phoenix, the first fill, the thing burped three times.
My wisdom from experience tells me don't stand close while filling, and I run the filler nozzel at the first hold.
Well Deb, the cure for the visual of MangoMike in the buff covered in diesel is a trip down to the local slaughterhouse to help erase the image. When I travel with him, I keep the "Big Rig Book of Slaughterhouse Locations" handy for just such an emergency.
Be thankful that others have taken this one for the team........
I found a way, but it's a pain in the butt. When I get close to the gallons I think it needs, I hand pump as slow as possible and shine a flashlight into the filler tube. You can see when it gets full before burping. Have done this the last two fill ups without losing a drop.
And we all know you have a "special" flashlight especially for this task.......
Jeep, chime in here. It's Krakman airstrike time...........
I feel the tears welling up already.
It seems to me that this would be a simple fix: remove the fuel tank and replace the filler tube with a 3" i.d. filler tube. Why can't Prevost Car just correct the problem by installing a 3" i.d. filler tube. Or does the converter install the fuel tank?
The easy way to avoid the fuel puke is watch the fuel guage. The fuel guage generally will go up to full in "click" increments. Usually Wendy watches the guage, As soon as it "clicks" on "Full", I stop. At "full" you can usually fuel in another 20 gallons. You just need to resist the urge to fill her to the brim. If your alone you have ample time to watch the guage and go outside and turn off the pump when she hits the "full" mark. My maiden ride home with my first Bluebird I stopped for fuel and opened both ports and started filling.....I couldn't figure out where all the fuel was going until I walked to the other side, as fast as it was going in, it was flowing out the other side (slo flo nozzle). I quickly paid and left, I believe that station is now classified as a toxic waste dump.
There's nothing better than starting the day with a belly laugh, especially at the expense of a friend.
JDUB, thanks for the reminder.
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From the website."There’s more than one way to the see the light and your victims will learn the surprising truth when they try to turn on this Shocking Flashlight. You can actually use the flashlight if you know the secret. Otherwise, someone gets a strong, but harmless shock."
Quote from Zap Boy, "Nancy, let me try that, there's no freakin way a small 3v flashlight can give you shock" zaaaaaappp.
Tom you either just became my hero, or you win this month's dumb ass award.
After the bath I took filling my coach (after 15 years with the other and nary a spilled drop) there isn't enough money in this world to get me to peek in that filler tube while the hose is putting fuel into the tank.
Do you have any intention of posting it here if you get splashed with #2 while doing your flashlight fill?
Jon,
I think he's baiting us.
Mike
To the turd boys, remember, you shocked Ms. Truk first and that was way harsh!
A-1 - You trickle the fuel in nimrod, then it doesn't puke. You can see way down in the fill tube and and if your a dumb ass, you would hold the pump wide open and stick your eyeball in the hole.:eek: If I go to the RV pump, it will take it wide open without puking. The truck side with the high pressure is the problem, even on the 1st click.
Try it you big Puss.....
Bring your wallet with credit cards and you and I can take my bus to the local Pilot so you can show me your method.
You will excuse me if I stand back a ways, and if I have my camera ready.
Not that I want to wish you any bad luck but I'm fairly certain if I get a picture of fuel puking back at you there are two guys that will pay handsomely for the rights to that picture. They might pay as much as you are willing to offer me to not sell it to them.
I don't know how your coach works, but I can assure you and poor old Gary (who will now have Peg do the refueling) that on my coach regardless of pumping rate, the nozzle clicks off, and there is a Lawrence Welk a-one and a-two, and then whoosh....out comes the fuel.
Are you up for the challenge.
And by the way...for all you sissies that are afraid to fill your coaches because you might spill a little. Man up. The new fragrance is diesel fuel #2.
Hey guys, I didn't mean to create a MONSTER. I just thought there had to be a better way of fueling this big rig, then the way I was doing it?
I guess I need to get a couple of things, before I go out again:
A Small Flashlight ( preferably with a wrist strap )
Rubber Waders
Neoprene Gloves
Plastic Eye Goggles and oh yea, Talk Peg into doing the filling from now on. :eek:
We got home this afternoon, with only one mere incident.
We left Atlanta Saturday, about 9:00am and wanted to try out the new Cajun Palms RV Resort in Henderson, LA. ( Tuga do you know this place ? ) http://www.cajunpalms.com/ About 600 miles from Atlanta.
There just aren't too many places to stop in Louisiana, Sorry Tuga.
But anyway, we got to the turn off in Henderson, about 8:00 Dark Thirty, turn off of the freeway, and go real slow on this two lane DARK road to find this New Cajun RV Resort, which we can see the lights off to the right of us not more than 300 yards away. Driving slow looking for the road to turn into the resort, the first road sign we see says DEAD END, so I drive by it, CRAP! That was the entrance, and their little bitty sign, was after that road, not before.
So we continue driving slowly looking for a place to turn this thing around :eek:, we drive, and drive and drive, and its getting darker and darker the farther out in the country we get. We reach a 4 Way Stop, and Peg says, " WELL DEAR, Now what you goin do? CRAP There's not much traffic out here, maybe we can just stay right here till morning.
Then a car pulls up on our left hand side, a little lady rolls down the window, and hollers out, "Hey deary, you looking for the campground? Yes Mam, I am. I saw it back there, just couldn't get to it? :confused: She says just follow me, I'll take you through some residential neighborhoods up here, stop at my house and let the dog out, and then have you back to the campsite in a Jif. YES MAM, that would be great.
Well we got there, had help from about 24 of the locals in the park, to get me backed in to our site, and then had some of the finest Crawfish-e-Toufee and Coors Lite anybody could ask for Fresh Cooked from the Lady Saint that pulled up along side of us and got us turned around.
What a week this has been. Were going out again this weekend. YIPPPPPEEE :D
Gary, you said it! One of the great things about RVing is the often unplanned and thoroughly enjoyable meeting of people we would never have known. I'm happy to hear you got home safe.
Hey Gary and Peggy,
Boy, we hit the road for a few weeks without internet and WOW, man, you guys really did it. Congrrats from Chris and I.
Glad to see you have lessened you MPD. We are envious that YOUR barn is built. Here in the frozen intermoutain west, we have a foundation and fill dirt but no floor. The iron for the barn has been here since summer 2007. Maybe we will get it up before 2008 is gone.
Have fun pikcing her up.
Gary & Peggy,
Sorry to say that I have never been to Cajun Palms RV park in Henderson. Your experience is just the first of many to come. Karen and I got lost in Colorado on a dirt road and ended up disconnecting the toad. We had to turn around in a church parking lot (dirt) that was about 60' X 60' at a dead end.
Glad it ended up with some good cajun food. Creating memories like this one is what RVing is all about.:D
This is my new flashlight to replace the "shock" light from the Turd Boys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99NHb6B03s
There you go Tom, Just what every dog walker needs.
It could be a shocker too!
Hey Truk, order me one too. I don't have a dog, but could use the light!
You could lay that one on the dash and no one would ever notice.:cool:
All you need for that one is a book jacket.
I was informed that I need a state inspection for the bus, before I can get new Texas Tags.
Loc, JDUB, where do I take this big boy to get it inspected? Someplace with a nice easy in and out, if possible. I am still learning you know, and I won't have my co pilot to help me watch for trees, curbs, other vehicles.
I was hoping to go tomorrow, cause the bus is currently out of the barn?
Oh yea, that brings up another story that just happend to me today. "YOUR GONNA LOVE THIS ONE."
I was told I would have 50 amp service in my new barn when I got home. Well we pulled in late Sunday afternoon, a little worn from the trip, slowly backing it in, but before I get all the way in, I decide to test the New 50 amp plug, before I plug the bus in. My tester says, STOP DON'T PLUG YOUR BUS IN, so I don't and I wait until I can meet with the electricians this evening to find out if they mis wired the plug>>>>>>>?????
MISWIRED is an understatement, those IDIOTS, took the normal 110v circuit wire, and connected it to the 50amp plug, and thought that would give me 50 amp service.:mad:
They will be pulling new wire and connecting properly for my 50 amp service tomorrow ? UNBELIEVABLE :eek:
Hi Gary. You've probably heard this : The cheapest investent you will ever make is to hire a Licensed Contractor.
Find any inspection place close to where the bus is then go by there and see if you can actually get the coach "close". I called one then went by to inspect it to make sure. They don't get the concept of how big these busses really are.
Also don't forget you will need to have the coach weighed, so unless you already have a slip, you will need to get that done as well.
So let me see if I have this...
In Texas you need a inspection, you find a inspection location, you then inspect it and then have a inspection! :rolleyes:
NY also has an inspection. The problem with NY is they really don't have their act together.
When we first got our 87 coach it was registered in PA, so after registering it we had 10 days to get it inspected. As a private vehicle we took it to the local gas station. They are supposed to check things like lights, wipers and horns. They are supposed to make sure the tires have tread, there is not any frame rust and that the brakes are OK. They also are supposed to check for emissions.
The response from several places was to take it to a commercial vehicle inspection station.
So the one that did the inspection inspected it as he would a bus or a truck. So far so good. When he got done and he was filling out the paperwork he said his inspection was invalid because he is only allowed to inspect commercial vehicles. After some discussion he agreed to put the sticker on the coach. Once I had the sticker, each succeeding year I was able to get a new inspection because the guy saw the sticker from the previous year, up until one guy said no more. It has to be a non-commercial inspection.
So I went to the guy down the stree that did all my cars and he agreed to give me a sticker if I told him everything was OK. He was honest and said he did not have a clue, and he was just being helpful. I was happy and he had a few bucks extra in his pocket.
Here in TN we have no inspection requirements. I'm glad because these buses just confuse a whole lot of folks.
Doesn't TX require a Class B for you to drive the bus Gary? I think Bill Miller just got his in TX.
Jon,
Yes, Texas law requires a Class B drivers license to drive vehicles over 26,000 pounds, non commercial vehicles. Lee and I both took the short written test supplement and driver's test here in Livingston, Texas.
The test focuses on less than a dozen pages in the Texas Drivers Handbook. We both studied for a few days before. Passed, No Problem!
Hector
Gary,
Sounds like the first Cool Bus Tool investment you should make is this one:
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http://www.prevoman.com/Pages/Cool%2.../Surgepg1.html
mike
Jim,
Doesn't our build-in system on the CC's do the same thing?
Thanks Mike, I already have that very item, and that is how I found out the ELECTRICAL GENIUS'S that tried to wire my barn, were dumber than stumps.
Even Peg knows that you can't just add a 50amp plug to 110wire, and get 50 amps? :mad:
They were suppose to be pulling wires today and probably tomorrow before it is finished up ???? At least I hope that is happening? Will see tomorrow if they get ' er done.
Thanks JDUB, Loc, and Hector for personally following up with me about the State Inspection. :)
I spent lots of time yesterday, trying to find someplace close to the house that could do an inspection on this beast, but more importantly a place I could actually get into.
I found one and will be getting her inspected Wednesday early, and it is close to the house which is good.
Thanks again everybody for all the great information. I only hope that one of these days I can post valuable info that helps one of you out. :o
Tom, I know from my CC Magna friend that CC's do put in a lot of smarts in their electrical dept. downstairs, but I am still not convinced your bus would be safe if the electrical pole or park was hit by lighting. This system that I have and Mango mentioned is a surge arrestor, and over and under voltage protector for your bus. Its got to be worth the money, sometime down the road.
Several members have already been saved a bundle of LewBucks, including me.
FYI, tweetys.com has the PI EMS-PT50C, which retails most everywhere for $399, on sale now for $327.99. I saw it on the web as high as $422 elsewhere.
If you're looking for one, this is good time/place to grab one.
Ray
Gary,
You have a good point. I thought this bad boy took care of any shore power problems. I know that if something isn't right, it won't let power go to the bus and is suppose to have surge protection. We don't get power for about 3 minutes each time you plug in while this thing makes sure all is good.
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Gary D, what do you think?
Believe it or not, the Lewster broke loose with some Lewbucks a couple years ago and put in one of those Progressive thingies and is happier than JDUB butt sniffin'.
I set mine to 138 seconds to come on when all is well and it seems like an eternity when you want it now.
Ok, I looked and searched for the Original Thread where everyone was talking about How to Remove Water Spots from windows, but could not find the Original Post. I do remember that everything was used, but nothing seemd to work 100%.
I HAVE FOUND THE PRODUCT TO USE ON THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR WINDOWS TO REMOVE WATER SPOTS :)
Gary S.