JohnDar
Prolifically Gabby Member
Well, I was out at the storage yard, doing some prep work. Don't have anyplace to hook up to city water to flush the lines, so I used my little 3-gallon Makita compressor and borrowed generator to push the antifreeze out and into the drains. Then I dropped a pickup tube extension into a 5-gallon jerry can of chlorinated water and used the pump in winterize mode to run water through the lines (except the W/D). While I was playing around, I noticed that the connection in the UDC for the tank flusher had broken. The "star wheel" that the hose connects to had separated. Without that, there's no connecting to it. Probably from the stress of leaving the manifold connected to it over the winter. So a 1 hour round trip to General RV for a replacement. They didn't have a tank flusher mount, so I used a city water connection, complete with new mount flange. At least it's brass and not plastic. And now I've got a check valve in there, as well. Moving on, I wanted to connect the Charge Wizard monitor I bought, so I removed the rest of the basement walls. Still a big mess in there, and getting at the converter is an exercise in contortionism. You can just see it in the left corner. The suppressor is where I remounted it. Originally, the dealer had stuck it inside that hole in the wall, behind the breaker panel.
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Naturally, the plug in port for the remote was tight up against the bulk head, so I had to wrestle a drill/driver in there to loosen it and reposition it so I could get at it. Then I find that the cord is not long enough, so I just closed up shop, went to Radio Shack for a phone line connector, and will get back at it later. I think there's enough excess wire on the converter (and the surge suppressor) to mount them on the framing next to the steps. Also tightened up the U-bolts on the springs; some nuts were not quite at 65 ft-lbs. Springs look good, though. Tires were still at 108 psi after sitting all winter, and looking good.
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Naturally, the plug in port for the remote was tight up against the bulk head, so I had to wrestle a drill/driver in there to loosen it and reposition it so I could get at it. Then I find that the cord is not long enough, so I just closed up shop, went to Radio Shack for a phone line connector, and will get back at it later. I think there's enough excess wire on the converter (and the surge suppressor) to mount them on the framing next to the steps. Also tightened up the U-bolts on the springs; some nuts were not quite at 65 ft-lbs. Springs look good, though. Tires were still at 108 psi after sitting all winter, and looking good.
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