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    Passport America

    in General Discussion

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    For those of you who are Passport America members, do I have to have the membership card when checking into a campground or can I sign up for Passport America before I show up at the campground and give them proof of membership purchase.  It's difficult to receive our mail as we are full timers..always on the move.  TIA, John

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    New Honda eu3200i Security Mount now available

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    10 hours ago, Patriot said:

    Today I received the first initial production mount of the new Honda eu3200i security mounting system. This came after weeks of collaboration, exchanging measurements and photos, emails and phones calls with fittingdesignsco@gmail.com.

    Note: You will need to modify your cargo box to use the key to unlock the puck mount. This will require drilling a hole in the side of the cargo box in order for the key to be inserted to unlock the puck mount. The base plate of the mount will also need to be be bolted down in the cargo box. I will add additional photos of mounting this gen security system when we return home from the rally. The unit pricing is $375.00 plus tax shipped to the lower 48. If interested, please contact the company at 530-913-2271 if you have further questions or wish to place an order.

    Patriot🇺🇸

    More photos to come.

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    Looking good!!  Sorry for the installation disruption last night, and thank you for your input on MASA.

    John

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    Loose water line fitting

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    After 1 1/2 years of checking the basement every time Wen washes sheets, I finally found an issue.  The screw holding the clamp around the city water inlet had broken away from the mounting pad.  2 connectors were loose.  No water had leaked as far as I could tell.  I check everything I can when having access to the basement.  We've had a few rough bounces this year :)

    John

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    My how-to video for cleaning the weep holes and tracks

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    On 5/2/2023 at 9:57 AM, RoadKingsofGA said:

    found the cut place of the black track and began to pry it up...lots of cracking and tearing sounds

    My rear window is as described by Chris and was pretty straight forward as he shows in the video.  My side windows are not.  The slotted rubber piece on each side have a felt rubbing strip on either side of the channel and prevent the rubber piece from being extracted, unless you use quite a bit of force.  The felt strips are an H shape and fit over the edge of the rubber strip.  I'm not sure if the pictures are of any help.  I quit as RoadKingsofGa did and am unable to fit the H shape of the felt strip back over it edges.  So I quit at that point and finished cleaning as best I could.  I don't think it matters much if I don't get the felt strip back perfectly as the window still slides smoothly and none of the weep holes are blocked.  I'll search out the window experts at the rally.

    BTW, there are 2 of those felt strips, 1either side of the rubber strip.  I did not attempt removal of the outboard strip.

    John

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    My how-to video for cleaning the weep holes and tracks

    in Mechanical & Technical Tips

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    Chris

    My trailer is 16 months old and I have never done this....big mistake! My weather stripping (white), on the underside, is mildewed beyond repair. I wouldn't be surprised if the black streaks that appear below the window are from my neglect. I would never have known to go this in-depth had I not watched your video. Thank you, thank you, thank you :)   I thought I was done with the cleaning until I found your video. 

    I have noted some owners have replaced the weather strip with a black one.  Can anyone chime in where you can get it?  Hope to se ya'll at the rally :)

    John

     

     

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    Ceramic Coating Necessary?

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    On 4/13/2023 at 1:35 PM, topgun2 said:

    Hopefully the CGI guys didn't use up all of their polish on 135 - I'll be getting Twist done in about 3.5 weeks by these guys back in Murfreesboro, TN.  Can't wait 🙂

    We had ours done last June...nice to get rid of the wax :)  CGI did a wonderful job!

    John

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    Finally Placed our LE II order

    in Introduce Yourself

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    Just now, Ollie-Haus said:

    Wow all my brothers are looking out for me! That's way cool John. If you are still there tomorrow we'll get to meet in person. Glad everyone is safe in their Ollies! Thanks buddy!

    We're all fixed and are probably leaving mid-morning.  We are in spot 2, which is supposed to be someone else's spot, so last minute negotiations were in order.  I haven't seen the Ollie park full before.  What a sight!  If we miss you...congratulations!!!  Your graphics look wonderful :)

    See you at the rally,

    John

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    Another Truma retrofit

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    Thanks, Steve,

    Indeed they are top notch.  I do not suspect any short cuts.  I know all will work out :classic_smile:.  OTT service is one of the determining factors in our purchase!  Thank you very much for the time you took to provide me with all that reference material!!

    John

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    Another Truma retrofit

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    31 minutes ago, SteveCr said:

    2021 LE2

    You can remove the outer top plastic cover...about eight screws. Then remove two screws that hold down the top molded foam. Once that is removed (real tight fit) you can see the condensation drain tubes at the front of the unit. I could see condensation inside the tubes. There is a tube joint connection there also.

    I don't know if you can reach back into the unit to feel for the condensation collection cups. You might also take off the inside air distribution cover. From up roof top I can see the backside of that cover.

    When reattaching the covers the screw torque is 14in lbs. Truma tech cautioned me not to exceed and strip out the holes.

    Steve

    Thanks, Steve.  Sounds pretty involved.  I think maybe I need to schedule a visit to OTT before or after the Rally.  We'll be at Lake Guntersville  for 10 days or so.  Did you install yours?  I'm somewhat handy but am in need of supervision on occasion :)

    John

    Another Truma retrofit

    in General Discussion

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    We had the Truma retrofit done this January.  Of course it was too cold to properly test it out.  We tested long enough to make sure the unit went through all its cycles.  All looked ok but I had a leak around the curbside bed coming through around a screw holding the window interior trim.  Service said it was probably from condensation between the hulls and finding its way around the screw.  They removed the screw, put some sealant around it, and reinstalled it.  All was ok.  The weather was cold and low humidity so I don't think much condensation was generated around the A/C coils.

    High humidity and a warm night had us using the Truma for the first time last night.  The A/C worked fine but no condensation came from the drain tubes and water was dripping from around the foam on the bottom of the Truma.  No leaking around the windows inside, no water coming from the numerous weep holes on the bottom of the trailer.  The basement was moisture-free as far as I could tell.  The trailer is level.  I ran some wire up the drain tubes to rule out critter nests.  I could only get 2 feet up the street side tube...no foreign objects.  The curb side was a little different, the wire stopped after about 5 inches.  So I pulled back the fiberglass sheet from the exterior basement access and found the train tube makes a sharp turn before going up to the A/C so I could not pass the wire past that point.  The hose was pretty kinked at the bend and I straightened it out as best I could...condensation would have passed through anyway, I just improved the pathway.  Since the tubes are clear I saw there was nothing in the tubes except for this little piece of wire insulation trapped inside the bend on the curb side.  Since there is no evidence of any moisture in both tubes, I figure that both cups that collect the runoff underneath the A/C pan could be full of something (wire insulation?) or the tubes are not connected to the cups or maybe the tubes vibrated off their fitting.

    After this lengthy prelude my question is this... is there a way to inspect the moisture collection cups and the associated plumbing going to the drain tubes?  Everything is pretty well covered up top of the unit and all screw holes are well sealed.

    John

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