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On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:32:08 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:23:28 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:16:24 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:35:48 -0400, John H.
wrote:

And, most importantly, didn't break anything on the RV. But...I think a wheel bearing seal is
leaking so will get the bearings repacked (or replaced) and resealed tomorrow.

===

Heh, why should land cruising be different than boat cruising? The
definition of boat cruising is fixing things in exotic places. And of
course "BOAT" stands for Break Out Another Thousand.

RV's aren't quite as bad. But they do require a fair amount of maintenance. A new member of our
camping group had just bought his 5th wheel trailer and brought it to a campout for the first time.
He'd bought a rig that had been sitting on the dealer's lot for a few years. His refrigerator wasn't
working. I asked if he had the manual and he had to go look. When he came out he said he wasn't
'mechanically oriented'. I told him he'd better get mechanically oriented, or rich, or an automobile
and stay in motels.

===

That goes double for boats. We just had to pay a mechanic to fix a
minor but annoying oil leak on the port engine. It required special
tools, parts and skills (two new high pressure hoses) or I would have
tackled it myself. After waiting in the job queue for several weeks
we finally got it fixed. Total tab? About a boat buck.




Boat costs are ridiculous. Since I've owned the truck, two 'modules' have gone bad - the
transmission module and the glow plug module. Parts and labor in both cases was almost a boat buck.
Unreal.

I 'spect if Tim lived close enough, he could have fixed 'em!

Gotta Go!
 

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 12:05:58 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:32:08 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:23:28 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:16:24 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:35:48 -0400, John H.
wrote:

And, most importantly, didn't break anything on the RV. But...I think a wheel bearing seal is
leaking so will get the bearings repacked (or replaced) and resealed tomorrow.

===

Heh, why should land cruising be different than boat cruising? The
definition of boat cruising is fixing things in exotic places. And of
course "BOAT" stands for Break Out Another Thousand.

RV's aren't quite as bad. But they do require a fair amount of maintenance. A new member of our
camping group had just bought his 5th wheel trailer and brought it to a campout for the first time.
He'd bought a rig that had been sitting on the dealer's lot for a few years. His refrigerator wasn't
working. I asked if he had the manual and he had to go look. When he came out he said he wasn't
'mechanically oriented'. I told him he'd better get mechanically oriented, or rich, or an automobile
and stay in motels.

===

That goes double for boats. We just had to pay a mechanic to fix a
minor but annoying oil leak on the port engine. It required special
tools, parts and skills (two new high pressure hoses) or I would have
tackled it myself. After waiting in the job queue for several weeks
we finally got it fixed. Total tab? About a boat buck.




Boat costs are ridiculous. Since I've owned the truck, two 'modules' have gone bad - the
transmission module and the glow plug module. Parts and labor in both cases was almost a boat buck.
Unreal.

I 'spect if Tim lived close enough, he could have fixed 'em!

===

No doubt.

I forget which truck you ended up with?

Gotta Go!
 

Bill Wrote in message:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 7/8/2018 6:56 PM, justan wrote:
John H. Wrote in message:
On Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:03:24 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jul 2018 07:08:22 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Tim - keep everyone on the up and up.

Remington Ryde starts a day early this year. Hope to see some of you
folks there. Some great groups
will be playing:

https://remingtonryde.com/remington-...grass-festival

===

Enjoy John, and have a great time. Hope the weather is good for you.

Great time, thanks! Weather was perfect. Had to turn on the heat a
couple nights as temps dropped to
low 50's. Not one drop of rain once the music started on Wednesday.

And, most importantly, didn't break anything on the RV. But...I think a
wheel bearing seal is
leaking so will get the bearings repacked (or replaced) and resealed tomorrow.


Consider installing bearing buddies along with the seals. If you
want the job done right do it yourself.



Bearing Buddies. Best invention since the wheel.




On a trailer that does not hit the water, probably not an improvement. I
have Vault Hubs on my trailer. No bearing problems since new. Regreased
them two years ago when I had to replace a hub/disk when a break pad came
apart.



Wanna bet?
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On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:10:32 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 12:05:58 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:32:08 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:23:28 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:16:24 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:35:48 -0400, John H.
wrote:

And, most importantly, didn't break anything on the RV. But...I think a wheel bearing seal is
leaking so will get the bearings repacked (or replaced) and resealed tomorrow.

===

Heh, why should land cruising be different than boat cruising? The
definition of boat cruising is fixing things in exotic places. And of
course "BOAT" stands for Break Out Another Thousand.

RV's aren't quite as bad. But they do require a fair amount of maintenance. A new member of our
camping group had just bought his 5th wheel trailer and brought it to a campout for the first time.
He'd bought a rig that had been sitting on the dealer's lot for a few years. His refrigerator wasn't
working. I asked if he had the manual and he had to go look. When he came out he said he wasn't
'mechanically oriented'. I told him he'd better get mechanically oriented, or rich, or an automobile
and stay in motels.

===

That goes double for boats. We just had to pay a mechanic to fix a
minor but annoying oil leak on the port engine. It required special
tools, parts and skills (two new high pressure hoses) or I would have
tackled it myself. After waiting in the job queue for several weeks
we finally got it fixed. Total tab? About a boat buck.




Boat costs are ridiculous. Since I've owned the truck, two 'modules' have gone bad - the
transmission module and the glow plug module. Parts and labor in both cases was almost a boat buck.
Unreal.

I 'spect if Tim lived close enough, he could have fixed 'em!

===

No doubt.

I forget which truck you ended up with?

2009 Silverado 2500HD diesel. Love that truck.

Gotta Go!
 

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:56:58 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:10:32 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 12:05:58 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:32:08 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:23:28 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:16:24 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:35:48 -0400, John H.
wrote:

And, most importantly, didn't break anything on the RV. But...I think a wheel bearing seal is
leaking so will get the bearings repacked (or replaced) and resealed tomorrow.

===

Heh, why should land cruising be different than boat cruising? The
definition of boat cruising is fixing things in exotic places. And of
course "BOAT" stands for Break Out Another Thousand.

RV's aren't quite as bad. But they do require a fair amount of maintenance. A new member of our
camping group had just bought his 5th wheel trailer and brought it to a campout for the first time.
He'd bought a rig that had been sitting on the dealer's lot for a few years. His refrigerator wasn't
working. I asked if he had the manual and he had to go look. When he came out he said he wasn't
'mechanically oriented'. I told him he'd better get mechanically oriented, or rich, or an automobile
and stay in motels.

===

That goes double for boats. We just had to pay a mechanic to fix a
minor but annoying oil leak on the port engine. It required special
tools, parts and skills (two new high pressure hoses) or I would have
tackled it myself. After waiting in the job queue for several weeks
we finally got it fixed. Total tab? About a boat buck.




Boat costs are ridiculous. Since I've owned the truck, two 'modules' have gone bad - the
transmission module and the glow plug module. Parts and labor in both cases was almost a boat buck.
Unreal.

I 'spect if Tim lived close enough, he could have fixed 'em!

===

No doubt.

I forget which truck you ended up with?

2009 Silverado 2500HD diesel. Love that truck.

===

That's a serious hauler, glad it's working out for you.

Gotta Go!
 

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:32:08 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:23:28 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:16:24 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:35:48 -0400, John H.
wrote:

And, most importantly, didn't break anything on the RV. But...I think a wheel bearing seal is
leaking so will get the bearings repacked (or replaced) and resealed tomorrow.

===

Heh, why should land cruising be different than boat cruising? The
definition of boat cruising is fixing things in exotic places. And of
course "BOAT" stands for Break Out Another Thousand.

RV's aren't quite as bad. But they do require a fair amount of maintenance. A new member of our
camping group had just bought his 5th wheel trailer and brought it to a campout for the first time.
He'd bought a rig that had been sitting on the dealer's lot for a few years. His refrigerator wasn't
working. I asked if he had the manual and he had to go look. When he came out he said he wasn't
'mechanically oriented'. I told him he'd better get mechanically oriented, or rich, or an automobile
and stay in motels.

===

That goes double for boats. We just had to pay a mechanic to fix a
minor but annoying oil leak on the port engine. It required special
tools, parts and skills (two new high pressure hoses) or I would have
tackled it myself. After waiting in the job queue for several weeks
we finally got it fixed. Total tab? About a boat buck.

Not bad actually. I paid about 3/4ths that to get the oil cooler base
replaced on my Honda.

Gotta Go!
 

On Monday, July 9, 2018 at 12:05:56 PM UTC-4, John H wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:32:08 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:23:28 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:16:24 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:35:48 -0400, John H.
wrote:

And, most importantly, didn't break anything on the RV. But...I think a wheel bearing seal is
leaking so will get the bearings repacked (or replaced) and resealed tomorrow.

===

Heh, why should land cruising be different than boat cruising? The
definition of boat cruising is fixing things in exotic places. And of
course "BOAT" stands for Break Out Another Thousand.

RV's aren't quite as bad. But they do require a fair amount of maintenance. A new member of our
camping group had just bought his 5th wheel trailer and brought it to a campout for the first time.
He'd bought a rig that had been sitting on the dealer's lot for a few years. His refrigerator wasn't
working. I asked if he had the manual and he had to go look. When he came out he said he wasn't
'mechanically oriented'. I told him he'd better get mechanically oriented, or rich, or an automobile
and stay in motels.

===

That goes double for boats. We just had to pay a mechanic to fix a
minor but annoying oil leak on the port engine. It required special
tools, parts and skills (two new high pressure hoses) or I would have
tackled it myself. After waiting in the job queue for several weeks
we finally got it fixed. Total tab? About a boat buck.




Boat costs are ridiculous. Since I've owned the truck, two 'modules' have gone bad - the
transmission module and the glow plug module. Parts and labor in both cases was almost a boat buck.
Unreal.

I 'spect if Tim lived close enough, he could have fixed 'em!

My 1989 Chevy 1500 yard truck recently lost a transmission at 165k miles. Local shops were quoting around $2800 to install a rebuilt 700R4 tranny.

I did it on the concrete pad in front of my shop up on 6 ton jackstands with a 3.5 ton floor jack. Half a day to pull it, most of a day to put the rebuilt one back in. A couple of days and a few ibuprofen to recover.
Around $900 all in.

Next time I'll probably pay the man.

Gotta Go!
 

On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 12:34:48 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote:

On Monday, July 9, 2018 at 12:05:56 PM UTC-4, John H wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:32:08 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:23:28 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:16:24 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:35:48 -0400, John H.
wrote:

And, most importantly, didn't break anything on the RV. But...I think a wheel bearing seal is
leaking so will get the bearings repacked (or replaced) and resealed tomorrow.

===

Heh, why should land cruising be different than boat cruising? The
definition of boat cruising is fixing things in exotic places. And of
course "BOAT" stands for Break Out Another Thousand.

RV's aren't quite as bad. But they do require a fair amount of maintenance. A new member of our
camping group had just bought his 5th wheel trailer and brought it to a campout for the first time.
He'd bought a rig that had been sitting on the dealer's lot for a few years. His refrigerator wasn't
working. I asked if he had the manual and he had to go look. When he came out he said he wasn't
'mechanically oriented'. I told him he'd better get mechanically oriented, or rich, or an automobile
and stay in motels.

===

That goes double for boats. We just had to pay a mechanic to fix a
minor but annoying oil leak on the port engine. It required special
tools, parts and skills (two new high pressure hoses) or I would have
tackled it myself. After waiting in the job queue for several weeks
we finally got it fixed. Total tab? About a boat buck.




Boat costs are ridiculous. Since I've owned the truck, two 'modules' have gone bad - the
transmission module and the glow plug module. Parts and labor in both cases was almost a boat buck.
Unreal.

I 'spect if Tim lived close enough, he could have fixed 'em!

My 1989 Chevy 1500 yard truck recently lost a transmission at 165k miles. Local shops were quoting around $2800 to install a rebuilt 700R4 tranny.

I did it on the concrete pad in front of my shop up on 6 ton jackstands with a 3.5 ton floor jack. Half a day to pull it, most of a day to put the rebuilt one back in. A couple of days and a few ibuprofen to recover.
Around $900 all in.

Next time I'll probably pay the man.

When younger, I had a '67 MGBGT. Clutch throwout bearing was out when I bought it. Had to remove
engine and transmission to fix it. Don't think I'd do it all now.

Gotta Go!
 

On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 12:34:48 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

On Monday, July 9, 2018 at 12:05:56 PM UTC-4, John H wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:32:08 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:23:28 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:16:24 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:35:48 -0400, John H.
wrote:

And, most importantly, didn't break anything on the RV. But...I think a wheel bearing seal is
leaking so will get the bearings repacked (or replaced) and resealed tomorrow.

===

Heh, why should land cruising be different than boat cruising? The
definition of boat cruising is fixing things in exotic places. And of
course "BOAT" stands for Break Out Another Thousand.

RV's aren't quite as bad. But they do require a fair amount of maintenance. A new member of our
camping group had just bought his 5th wheel trailer and brought it to a campout for the first time.
He'd bought a rig that had been sitting on the dealer's lot for a few years. His refrigerator wasn't
working. I asked if he had the manual and he had to go look. When he came out he said he wasn't
'mechanically oriented'. I told him he'd better get mechanically oriented, or rich, or an automobile
and stay in motels.

===

That goes double for boats. We just had to pay a mechanic to fix a
minor but annoying oil leak on the port engine. It required special
tools, parts and skills (two new high pressure hoses) or I would have
tackled it myself. After waiting in the job queue for several weeks
we finally got it fixed. Total tab? About a boat buck.




Boat costs are ridiculous. Since I've owned the truck, two 'modules' have gone bad - the
transmission module and the glow plug module. Parts and labor in both cases was almost a boat buck.
Unreal.

I 'spect if Tim lived close enough, he could have fixed 'em!

My 1989 Chevy 1500 yard truck recently lost a transmission at 165k miles. Local shops were quoting around $2800 to install a rebuilt 700R4 tranny.

I did it on the concrete pad in front of my shop up on 6 ton jackstands with a 3.5 ton floor jack. Half a day to pull it, most of a day to put the rebuilt one back in. A couple of days and a few ibuprofen to recover.
Around $900 all in.

Next time I'll probably pay the man.

I decided if it is laying on my back under the car, I ain't doing it.
Anything standing up or sitting on a stool is OK. That is why I prefer
outboards these days. Everything is waist to chest high.

Gotta Go!
 

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 16:52:27 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 12:34:48 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

On Monday, July 9, 2018 at 12:05:56 PM UTC-4, John H wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:32:08 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:23:28 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:16:24 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:35:48 -0400, John H.
wrote:

And, most importantly, didn't break anything on the RV. But...I think a wheel bearing seal is
leaking so will get the bearings repacked (or replaced) and resealed tomorrow.

===

Heh, why should land cruising be different than boat cruising? The
definition of boat cruising is fixing things in exotic places. And of
course "BOAT" stands for Break Out Another Thousand.

RV's aren't quite as bad. But they do require a fair amount of maintenance. A new member of our
camping group had just bought his 5th wheel trailer and brought it to a campout for the first time.
He'd bought a rig that had been sitting on the dealer's lot for a few years. His refrigerator wasn't
working. I asked if he had the manual and he had to go look. When he came out he said he wasn't
'mechanically oriented'. I told him he'd better get mechanically oriented, or rich, or an automobile
and stay in motels.

===

That goes double for boats. We just had to pay a mechanic to fix a
minor but annoying oil leak on the port engine. It required special
tools, parts and skills (two new high pressure hoses) or I would have
tackled it myself. After waiting in the job queue for several weeks
we finally got it fixed. Total tab? About a boat buck.




Boat costs are ridiculous. Since I've owned the truck, two 'modules' have gone bad - the
transmission module and the glow plug module. Parts and labor in both cases was almost a boat buck.
Unreal.

I 'spect if Tim lived close enough, he could have fixed 'em!

My 1989 Chevy 1500 yard truck recently lost a transmission at 165k miles. Local shops were quoting around $2800 to install a rebuilt 700R4 tranny.

I did it on the concrete pad in front of my shop up on 6 ton jackstands with a 3.5 ton floor jack. Half a day to pull it, most of a day to put the rebuilt one back in. A couple of days and a few ibuprofen to recover.
Around $900 all in.

Next time I'll probably pay the man.

I decided if it is laying on my back under the car, I ain't doing it.
Anything standing up or sitting on a stool is OK. That is why I prefer
outboards these days. Everything is waist to chest high.

Best to stay off ladders too!