Recent content by Dave Stringham

My son lives in Pasadena......I know the city makes lots of concessions for visitors for that time period, but from visiting my son, I will tell you that besides the main streets, the side streets are very narrow and on many only a single car can pass in any certain direction at at...

I have seen a fight or two, but each time I was in a campground, not an rv park the the unruly ones always seem to be tent camping

I agree, an engine heating system would keep the oil a little warmer so its not a jelly depending on outside temps and the type of oil.  I was just trying to offer a thought to some one new.  In real life, what are we talking about?  A couple of minutes before there is enough air pressure to...

I personally would not be a big fan of raising rpms to build air pressure faster to activate a throttle.  If you dont even have enough air for the throttle to work, I would have to doubt you have warmed up your oil enough to begin to lubricate correctly.  I would opt for getting a tad bit of...

That is a much better explanation than my sisters, that makes sense to me.  Before your explanation, I was having a hard time understanding why someone would need a visa to travel within the country.  Thanks for clearing that one up. dave

I am still trying to get more answers but my sister, who lives in New Mexico says that there is a new federal law being put in place in the next 4 or 5 months that will require any one who wishes to board a plane in New Mexico must have a Visa (and that is not the credit card  ;D).  Does not...

Good news Ned, I should caution you however, I had a large shock when I discovered that when looking in the mirror.....I looked much younger with poor vision than with ;D

My Monaco has a wet compartment, all water in and out.  Never bothered me a bit.  I know what outlet is incoming and what is outgoing, dosent bother me that two hoses might run next to each other, I would be willing to bet that most of the interior plumbing in just about everyones rv has some...

Towing doubles, a semi with 2 trailers has been going on all over the country for many years.  I am not understanding why a pickup with a 5er and another vehicle would be considered triples. It would be the same configuration.  I am fairly certain that to tow doubles you must have a Class A...

We plug tires all day long here on the job site........but we are driving on dirt roads and way below hwy speeds.  Because we plug tires all the time, we are pretty good at it, but never the less, I have seen plugs being pushed in and pulled out after installation.  I personally would not...

I know I have seen this question posed on this and other forums.....driving an RV doesnt make you immune to the law.......it is what it is.....just because the the police usually have other issues they are dealing with, you can get a ticket.  I prefer to be within the law vs against and hoping I...

When I had a 5th wheel, I flipped the axles, it was my experience that there was a considerable difference in handling since the center of gravity was changed.  Lower seemed more stabble but I did achieve the even ride height I was seeking when matched to my stock F-350 4x4.

Whether a single tire tag or a dual tire tag will be determined by the weight the tag has to carry.  The more tires, the more weight the tag is displacing on the highway ( unless of course your tag has one of those really big wide tires like you see on cement trucks, 1 of those repalce a set of...

The term tag axle in the trucking industry is an axle that is there to support weight but does not provide power to the ground.  It just tags along.

Got a friend of mine with much better eye sight than I have perform the fix on the thermostat.  He found that the little prongs were not pushed down as per the typical complaint but that the prongs were corroded.  He got a finger nail file thingie from his wifes finger nail set and cleaned them...