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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


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    Post by donivan65 Tue May 27, 2014 10:02 pm

    ,,,and sitting here driving 10 hours a day for 4 days is starting to feel like sitting in a dentists chair, 10 hours a day for 4 days while he drills on you,,,,,,
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    Post by vanny Wed May 28, 2014 3:45 am

    Just click the heels on your Dingo's and repeat...There's no place like home, there's no place like home!


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    Post by donivan65 Wed May 28, 2014 9:48 am

    ,,,made it to Bearizona,,,,


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    Post by donivan65 Wed May 28, 2014 3:25 pm

    Prescott rocks!!! climbed down the Escarpment,,,,,near the California border now,,,200 miles to go


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    Post by vanny Wed May 28, 2014 6:16 pm

    Some very cool signage Don...Won't it be nice to sleep at home again? Have a safe rest of the trip!


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    Post by donivan65 Wed May 28, 2014 10:01 pm

    just got home,,,,,,,,
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    Post by wideload Thu May 29, 2014 7:00 am

    Glad you made it safe Don!!!!!! Enjoyed the visit as always!!!!!  Cool pic's and another plan completed Very Happy .

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    Post by vanny Thu May 29, 2014 11:48 am

    I'm sure there's a LOT of happy vanners in Van Diego glad to see you back home again!
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    Post by donivan65 Thu May 29, 2014 2:08 pm

    Hey Mike,,,,,,as I checked out my motorhome at the Texas rest stop the next morning after driving 450 miles on I-40 through  Oklahoma,,,,I kind of noticed how rough and crappy the roads really were,,,,,,,




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    Post by 64chevy Thu May 29, 2014 8:53 pm

    Well....that'll save you from having to find a dump station before putting the motorhome back in storage.
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    Post by donivan65 Thu May 29, 2014 10:10 pm

    I still had 2 days of driving left, so I drank a liter of Pepsi,,,,,,,then returned it,,,,,,,,


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    Post by vanny Fri May 30, 2014 2:36 am

    No wonder you had so many bugs going after your camper...Recycling at it's best!


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    Post by wideload Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:50 am

    Looks like there's some stuff missing!!!! Did it hurt the tank or did the stuff just vibrate loose and fall off?

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    Post by donivan65 Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:19 am

    The coupling and valve fell off from all those potholes and road work in Oklahoma along I-40,,,,,arent you glad Kentucky has good roads???? ,,,,,now of course,,,,,,,that valve could of ended up on New Liberty Church Road this year if I cut that corner too hard again,,,,,,,


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    Post by donivan65 Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:54 pm

    I will be posting more pictures to finish off my story,,,,,,,,
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    Post by donivan65 Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:57 pm

    ...like this little 12 volt cooler sure made life better by keeping water cool while I sat there for 4 days chained to the steering wheel......


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    Post by donivan65 Sun Jun 01, 2014 3:09 pm

    I started off from  the Flagstaff rest stop in the morning,,,,,in the 50's,,,,,,7500 feet elevation,,,,,,motorhome has very little mountain climbing power at that elevation,,,,,,,then in the afternoon, I drop down to the Desert floor,,,,,,100 degrees


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    Post by wideload Sun Jun 01, 2014 4:01 pm

    If your missing a piece of chain about a foot long with S hooks on each end I found it in my driveway, so it's not with the valve. Very Happy

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    Post by donivan65 Sun Jun 01, 2014 4:52 pm

    That is on my list of irritations that occurred on the trip,,,,,,that is the chain that connects my hoist to the wheel sling to load and unload my cycle from the motorhome,,,,,,,it either fell out of the passenger door or off the cycle,,,,,,,,,I made a new one,,,,,,,,keep it or save it........


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    Post by wideload Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:10 am

    From where it was laying it must have fallen out of the passenger door. I hung it up in the garage so it will be here next time.

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    Post by donivan65 Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:20 pm

    I sure listened to the fan clutch screamin through the Arizona and California Deserts,,,,so I run some bolts through an old one for a back up,,,,,,I got to keep that fan turning if I want to get anywhere....


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    Post by Vanish Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:22 pm

    Fan Clutch Eliminator !!!!!!

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    Post by donivan65 Wed Jun 04, 2014 1:47 pm

    ,,,but the problem is,,,,the fan clutch takes a special fan,,,,,,,a normal one like this wont fit on it,,,,,,so you would have to carry a normal fan also,,,,,,


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    Post by donivan65 Wed Jun 04, 2014 1:49 pm

    ,,,,,and am I REALLY safe with this spare starter,,,,,,,


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    Post by donivan65 Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:56 pm

    and I brought back some Chicago Firehouse mustard with Tabasco sauce to even out the flavor of the Submarine dressing and Mayonnaise with Horseradish to make these ham sandwiches just right........


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