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Forum: Thor Industries Owner's Forum 10-04-2023, 10:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 729
Posted By Alltooledup
Looks like that was all supposed to be laid of...

Looks like that was all supposed to be laid of laying on top of the plastic that has been nibbled away. Thor is unafraid to have hoses moving or sliding with the slideouts. It did not work very well...
Forum: Thor Industries Owner's Forum 10-04-2023, 09:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,030
Posted By Alltooledup
hey, how can that happen?

Great job you fixed it. You deserve $150 an hour. Joking but it's always good to know where there is a source of possible trouble. Those hoses were super kinked which is not real helpful for their...
Forum: Thor Industries Owner's Forum 10-14-2021, 08:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,281
Posted By Alltooledup
4 Winds 28Z

This coach a 2011 had the battery storage under the steps. A tread was hinged and flipped up for access.
Lead acid battery storage areas are always open to the outside and sealed from the coach. As...
Forum: Entegra Owner's Forum 08-28-2019, 10:56 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 14,613
Posted By Alltooledup
So what about the Natural gas leaks from fracking?

Seen people light a flame from their kitchen sink faucet on video. So if you have natural gas in your water from fracking or just naturaly which does occur and you fill your coach the gas would go...
Forum: Entegra Owner's Forum 08-24-2019, 12:53 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 14,613
Posted By Alltooledup
My experience with a previously owned coach

I am in NW In it gets cold. We winterize. I hate it as after a lifetime of pipefitting I know that all fittings taken apart after use show signs of water or what ever ran through that line comming up...
Forum: Just Conversation 10-12-2018, 02:00 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 11,038
Posted By Alltooledup
Indiana RV capital of the world

They love RV's here, that is they love to tax them and the people that make them. When we bought our 2011 28 ft thor class c it was 1100. the first year then 3 years later we traded down to a 38 ft...
Forum: Class A Motorhome Discussions 10-02-2018, 12:14 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 14,964
Posted By Alltooledup
5 year old unit.

These RV A?C,s are like a window air conditioner. They have a slinger ring around the condenser fan blade which runs in a trough. The evaporator condensate (moisture removed from the air inside the...
Forum: Damon 04-07-2017, 11:23 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Smile Hide and seek

:cool::cool:

Hi Gary, This is Dennis from Burns Harbor north of you on Lake Michigan. I have a 2006 3595 and it is not a Pacifica edition so it does not have an inverter. It does have a smart...
Forum: Entegra Owner's Forum 10-07-2016, 01:38 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 13,935
Posted By Alltooledup
Lots of surprises and lots of options

At home we have always used weber grills and I also have a kettle type smoker that is electric, our weber is charcoal. We have apple and pear and hickory trees on our property in Indiana and use some...
Forum: Damon 05-29-2016, 11:18 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Fixed my overstroking today. The wiper arm is...

Fixed my overstroking today. The wiper arm is mounted to a tapered splined shaft. The wiper arm is not splined and is coated with paint. My wiper shaft had rust clogging the splines, cleaned them...
Forum: iRV2.com General Discussion 05-09-2016, 10:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,173
Posted By Alltooledup
There is a kind of fly that lives in insulation.

They hatch and come out in the spring. We had them in an attic space that was drywalled and had cellulose insulation. We put on a dormer and replaced everything down to bare studs, wrapped the house...
Forum: Damon 05-05-2016, 10:54 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
overstroking on drivers side

Not sure if the passenger side does this also cause when it is happening its raining cats and dogs and I have my hands full to try and see whats going on in the road in front of me. My coach a 2006...
Forum: Damon 04-28-2016, 12:01 AM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Smile In a perfect world you would get as built...

In a perfect world you would get as built drawings. But in the moterhome world some do not get any drawings. Damon was incredibly generous to include the generalized schematics in the last pages of...
Forum: Damon 03-30-2016, 10:52 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Sattelite TV wires might already be there!

My 2006 astoria had plumbing roof vents that just cracked when I touched them. I ordered out the new vents and when I removed one there was a notice that If I drilled an 1 1/2 inch hole there would...
Forum: Damon 03-27-2016, 09:43 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Furnace supply air leaking

That would be a real bad condition as you would be short cycling air, instead of the cold air from the coach interior you are running the supply air that has already been heated back through the...
Forum: Damon 03-27-2016, 09:19 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Might be the engine thermostat sticking closed

If it does not open up then the engine is isolated from the radiator. There is a sticker that tells how to vent some part of the cooling system on the left side of my radiator when looking at it from...
Forum: Damon 02-09-2016, 07:54 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Old tired eyes lied to me again

I had no problem but missed that the cable went out and came back through the same hole. I thought it just ran straight to the chassis battery which was incorrect and I appologize for any...
Forum: Damon 02-07-2016, 07:12 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
After replacing the batteries in my coach and...

After replacing the batteries in my coach and being careful and marking all the leads on the coach batteries before disconnecting there is some thing that does not jive. I have a lead from the coach...
Forum: Damon 01-27-2016, 10:36 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Battery update

Thanks for all the helpful replys that have been given. To the issue that my coach is supposed to have four GC batts well the rack/drawer would hold them but mine never had them. Original paint on...
Forum: Damon 01-19-2016, 09:31 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Generator Starting on 3595 Astoria

My Astoria bought used came with two 230 amper hour 6 volt battery. So wired in series they put out 12 volts at 230 amps. The genset a Guardian 7.5 KW unit states that it needs 370 cca. So it would...
Forum: Damon 12-13-2015, 11:22 AM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
3595 inverter location

The 3595 has the transfer switch and converter mounted above the fresh water tank on the passenger side behind the black plastic covers. There are screws hidden in the door gaskets that may have...
Forum: Damon 11-08-2015, 09:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,270
Posted By Alltooledup
Stuff grows in dark wet places

My 06 Astoria had not been used for a while when I bought it. There was some crud in the lines and they really took a long time to drain. I hooked up a reduced pressure source of air less than 25 psi...
Forum: Damon 11-07-2015, 10:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,797
Posted By Alltooledup
shoring up weak showers

So it might be a cheap shower that is not that stong. I used to put visqueen plactic down on the floor and spray expanding foam in. It expands up and tranfers the load on the shower floor to the...
Forum: Damon 11-07-2015, 10:21 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,066
Posted By Alltooledup
What Damon Did on Astoria 3595

Well I am kind of shocked to see the the converter above the batteries. It must not have any conventional switches that could create an arc and light off the hydrogen from your wet cell batteries....
Forum: Damon 11-07-2015, 09:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,720
Posted By Alltooledup
Yep my previous coach a Thor had a handwritten...

Yep my previous coach a Thor had a handwritten magic marker sticker like that on it when we looked at it at first. When we bought it the sticker was gone and the coach was ready to use. If you did...
Forum: Damon 11-07-2015, 08:57 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 803
Posted By Alltooledup
New Antifreeze

I just had to top up my Astoria with ISB Cummins on a freightliner. I had the ASTM compatability # from Cummins and Freightliner also has a page on coolant. A lot has changed since 2006. Antifreeze...
Forum: Damon 11-07-2015, 08:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 642
Posted By Alltooledup
Not just the lenses.

Well I got set up yesterday for a headlight aiming session. I have some walls and garage doors but none that have level ground in front of them. So I had to improvise. I have a truck with a snow plow...
Forum: Damon 11-06-2015, 12:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 642
Posted By Alltooledup
Head Light Adjustment on 3595 2006 Astoria

Well we were happily cruising along and then it got dark. We could not see anything. During daylight later on I realized that the plastic covers over our new old coach had Lichen growing on them and...
Forum: Damon 11-05-2015, 11:52 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Yep, the whole propane thing is different than my...

Yep, the whole propane thing is different than my previous coach a 28Z Thor. We had the tank with it own access door. You could easily close the valve to shut the tank off. Now with my Astoria 3595 I...
Forum: Damon 09-15-2015, 10:57 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
I also have a 06 3595 and really like it.

I also have a 06 3595 and really like it.
Forum: Damon 03-28-2015, 12:03 AM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
My weight and tire saga Astoria 3595 2006 single slide.

Important in the discussion of tires is the second series of numbers mostly 70 or 80 for the Astoria motor homes, it is part of the tire spec and determines along with the other numbers the tires...
Forum: Damon 03-27-2015, 01:11 AM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Tire size

OK so your coach is much heavier than my 06 3595 which explains the larger tire size. I am running on 235x80r22.5. Thank for your reply.
Forum: Damon 03-26-2015, 12:03 AM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
My O6 Astoria 3595 has 235x80rx22.5 Mich XRV on...

My O6 Astoria 3595 has 235x80rx22.5 Mich XRV on all wheels. When I weighed the coach I was close to maximum weight for front tires.
What model does Dsbear have and Baldbird.06 What are the tire...
Forum: Vintage RV's 02-21-2015, 12:02 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,833
Posted By Alltooledup
Some studies or Articles

True Or False: Hands-Free Calls Are Safer Than Hand-Held? (https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1075702_true-or-false-hands-free-calls-are-safer-than-hand-held)

A big hard to understand study that...
Forum: Vintage RV's 02-20-2015, 11:22 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,833
Posted By Alltooledup
Old Radios I hope that your son was not injured...

Old Radios I hope that your son was not injured in this crash. The photos show how serious driving a car is.
My wife has been hit 2 times while stopped for a traffic light. The most recent ...
Forum: Vintage RV's 02-20-2015, 11:11 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,833
Posted By Alltooledup
Been there done that!

When in the USAR and a member of the 597th Transportation Company we used to drive Korean war era APC down I 80 to go to our practice area about 30 miles away. These were the all aluminnum models...
Forum: Vintage RV's 02-16-2015, 02:08 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,833
Posted By Alltooledup
Cell Phone Activity and Texting

So as we are driving around the good old USA a common thing that we see is the vehicle in front of us is wavering from side to side, driving on the shoulder throwing up stones and debris. So what's...
Forum: Vintage RV's 02-16-2015, 01:24 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,874
Posted By Alltooledup
80+

Not sure if your joking here but looking at your profile you may not be.

A family member wrecked his car on I 65 on a dry day. He can barely walk. He lives with his parents, his youngest child is...
Forum: Southwest Region 02-15-2015, 11:51 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 16,376
Posted By Alltooledup
Potash Road

There are lots of campgrounds on Potash Road north of Moab. I think they are BLM some are on the river and others are on the north side. We stopped at one close to the end of the pavement and it was...
Forum: Thor Industries Owner's Forum 02-14-2015, 03:12 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,595
Posted By Alltooledup
Time will tell

When we shopped for our used coach we looked at an 08 or 09 but rejected it and noticed that the cab seats had been recovered in an unlikely colored faux leather. They kind of stood out and the coach...
Forum: Damon 02-08-2015, 09:58 PM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Pacific

I recently bought a 2006 Damon but not a Pacific. Some of the better differences are full body paint and 600 watt inverter. Our 2006 coach had had the tV's, microwave, maybe the coach radio, the...
Forum: Damon 02-02-2015, 12:30 AM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Astoria tire size and price

Well there was a tire recall for my recently purchased 10-15 2006 Astoria 3595 The NHTSC said it was Damon's, Damon says they have nothing, Freighliner says they have nothing. The issue was...
Forum: Damon 01-31-2015, 01:41 AM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
So there is a NTHSC recall on my 2006 Astoria. I...

So there is a NTHSC recall on my 2006 Astoria. I bought this coach used and thought if odd that the front tires had been replaced but not the back. The New fronts were 235-85 and the dealer replaced...
Forum: Damon 01-29-2015, 03:00 AM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Reguarding intelletec charger converter and...

Reguarding intelletec charger converter and wizard. My Astoria 06 has this mounted behind the top panel located in the passenger side water storage area. On mine I can see that it has the wizard...
Forum: Damon 01-29-2015, 01:16 AM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Cant get the quote to work. but you state you can...

Cant get the quote to work. but you state you can only get 110 from your air compressor. On my 3795 Astoria there is a quick connect attached to the manifold block that is shown in the online...
Forum: Damon 01-27-2015, 12:43 AM
Replies: 1,109
Views: 174,703
Posted By Alltooledup
Astoria Air Pressure

Well I did a weigh at a cat scale and they are primarily set up to do truck weighs. You cannot pull off the scale to get a wheel weight. So what I got for my Damon Astoria 3595 Single slide 37.9...
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