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Several nights now, I have heard a loud thump in my coach in the
middle of the night. The first couple of nights it was loud enough and
startled me out of my sleep such that I flipped the security lights on
and went out hunting bad guys with a tactical light and a 9mm (bus is
parked on my private property behind a fence with a locked gate, so
anyone lurking in the shadows by my coach is fair game). Fortunately I
haven't found anyone and the noise happened again last night, so I'm
fairly sure at this point it's something on the bus itself.

Basically, it's a "boom" type of echoing noise. It's loud, at least
when you're sleeping in the back. Sounds like someone smacking a big,
empty aluminum tank with a baseball bat. I can't help but wonder if
it's coming from the plumbing system? Maybe a loud burp of a tank of
some sort? Perhaps a side wall on the hot water heater flexing? I
don't know, I'm just guessing here.

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm not running A/C or heaters, so
probably not related to those. No engine or generator running, either.
Plugged into 50 amp shore power, running fridge, water pump, hot water
heater, battery chargers and lights. That's about it. No incoming
water connection (I prefer to use the on-board water and just fill it
up every few weeks to minimize the damage in the event of a leak).

Thanks for any advice.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92
Tri-Cities, WA

Any bears nearby?

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Wright
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com ; wanderlodge@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 1:06 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Things that go bump in the night...


Several nights now, I have heard a loud thump in my coach in the
middle of the night. The first couple of nights it was loud enough and
startled me out of my sleep such that I flipped the security lights on
and went out hunting bad guys with a tactical light and a 9mm (bus is
parked on my private property behind a fence with a locked gate, so
anyone lurking in the shadows by my coach is fair game). Fortunately I
haven't found anyone and the noise happened again last night, so I'm
fairly sure at this point it's something on the bus itself.

Basically, it's a "boom" type of echoing noise. It's loud, at least
when you're sleeping in the back. Sounds like someone smacking a big,
empty aluminum tank with a baseball bat. I can't help but wonder if
it's coming from the plumbing system? Maybe a loud burp of a tank of
some sort? Perhaps a side wall on the hot water heater flexing? I
don't know, I'm just guessing here.

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm not running A/C or heaters, so
probably not related to those. No engine or generator running, either.
Plugged into 50 amp shore power, running fridge, water pump, hot water
heater, battery chargers and lights. That's about it. No incoming
water connection (I prefer to use the on-board water and just fill it
up every few weeks to minimize the damage in the event of a leak).

Thanks for any advice.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92
Tri-Cities, WA




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Leroy,

On 6/18/07, Leroy Eckert wrote:
>
> Any bears nearby?

Nope. Bears don't live in the desert and I'm right smack in the middle
of one. For that matter, no big game anywhere really to speak of.
There are some elk outside the city and the occasional wild horses,
but I've never seen 'em in the city or anywhere near my neighborhood.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92
Tri-Cities, WA

I am not sure if it is correct or not but I had a similar sound on my
1984 - I concluded it was the parking brake releasing a bit and
grabbing. Are you on any kind of front to back slope?

Wayne Chappuis

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> Several nights now, I have heard a loud thump in my coach in the
> middle of the night. The first couple of nights it was loud enough
and
> startled me out of my sleep such that I flipped the security lights
on
> and went out hunting bad guys with a tactical light and a 9mm (bus
is
> parked on my private property behind a fence with a locked gate, so
> anyone lurking in the shadows by my coach is fair game).
Fortunately I
> haven't found anyone and the noise happened again last night, so I'm
> fairly sure at this point it's something on the bus itself.
>
> Basically, it's a "boom" type of echoing noise. It's loud, at least
> when you're sleeping in the back. Sounds like someone smacking a
big,
> empty aluminum tank with a baseball bat. I can't help but wonder if
> it's coming from the plumbing system? Maybe a loud burp of a tank of
> some sort? Perhaps a side wall on the hot water heater flexing? I
> don't know, I'm just guessing here.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this? I'm not running A/C or heaters, so
> probably not related to those. No engine or generator running,
either.
> Plugged into 50 amp shore power, running fridge, water pump, hot
water
> heater, battery chargers and lights. That's about it. No incoming
> water connection (I prefer to use the on-board water and just fill
it
> up every few weeks to minimize the damage in the event of a leak).
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
> Tri-Cities, WA
>

That takes care of that idea.
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, Fl
----- Original Message -----
From: Leroy Eckert
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Things that go bump in the night...


Any bears nearby?

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Wright
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com ; wanderlodge@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 1:06 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Things that go bump in the night...

Several nights now, I have heard a loud thump in my coach in the
middle of the night. The first couple of nights it was loud enough and
startled me out of my sleep such that I flipped the security lights on
and went out hunting bad guys with a tactical light and a 9mm (bus is
parked on my private property behind a fence with a locked gate, so
anyone lurking in the shadows by my coach is fair game). Fortunately I
haven't found anyone and the noise happened again last night, so I'm
fairly sure at this point it's something on the bus itself.

Basically, it's a "boom" type of echoing noise. It's loud, at least
when you're sleeping in the back. Sounds like someone smacking a big,
empty aluminum tank with a baseball bat. I can't help but wonder if
it's coming from the plumbing system? Maybe a loud burp of a tank of
some sort? Perhaps a side wall on the hot water heater flexing? I
don't know, I'm just guessing here.

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm not running A/C or heaters, so
probably not related to those. No engine or generator running, either.
Plugged into 50 amp shore power, running fridge, water pump, hot water
heater, battery chargers and lights. That's about it. No incoming
water connection (I prefer to use the on-board water and just fill it
up every few weeks to minimize the damage in the event of a leak).

Thanks for any advice.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92
Tri-Cities, WA

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1St guess: Its a body panel springing from the change in
temperature day to night. 2nd guess: The bus is haunted :-)
John Heckman
Hopeful owner FC by 4/7
Shippensburg Pa

>
> I am not sure if it is correct or not but I had a similar sound on
my
> 1984 - I concluded it was the parking brake releasing a bit and
> grabbing. Are you on any kind of front to back slope?
>
> Wayne Chappuis
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
> wrote:
> >
> > Several nights now, I have heard a loud thump in my coach in the
> > middle of the night. The first couple of nights it was loud
enough
> and
> > startled me out of my sleep such that I flipped the security
lights
> on
> > and went out hunting bad guys with a tactical light and a 9mm
(bus
> is
> > parked on my private property behind a fence with a locked gate,
so
> > anyone lurking in the shadows by my coach is fair game).
> Fortunately I
> > haven't found anyone and the noise happened again last night, so
I'm
> > fairly sure at this point it's something on the bus itself.
> >
> > Basically, it's a "boom" type of echoing noise. It's loud, at
least
> > when you're sleeping in the back. Sounds like someone smacking a
> big,
> > empty aluminum tank with a baseball bat. I can't help but wonder
if
> > it's coming from the plumbing system? Maybe a loud burp of a tank
of
> > some sort? Perhaps a side wall on the hot water heater flexing? I
> > don't know, I'm just guessing here.
> >
> > Has anyone else experienced this? I'm not running A/C or heaters,
so
> > probably not related to those. No engine or generator running,
> either.
> > Plugged into 50 amp shore power, running fridge, water pump, hot
> water
> > heater, battery chargers and lights. That's about it. No incoming
> > water connection (I prefer to use the on-board water and just
fill
> it
> > up every few weeks to minimize the damage in the event of a leak).
> >
> > Thanks for any advice.
> >
> > -Ryan
> > '86 PT-40 8V92
> > Tri-Cities, WA
> >
>

On 6/18/07, Wayne wrote:
>
> I am not sure if it is correct or not but I had a similar sound on my
> 1984 - I concluded it was the parking brake releasing a bit and
> grabbing. Are you on any kind of front to back slope?

No front to back slope that I can tell - also, I'm up on leveling jacks.

Curt Sprenger on the "wanderlodge" group mentioned a similar noise
with his leveling jacks, so I'm going to try topping off the fluid &
cycling them as he did. Might just solve it.

Thanks for the ideas!

-Ryan

Air bag or jacks leaking down and causing a chassis, rear brake or
suspention noise.

Bill's Guess, 88 FC Michigan


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> Several nights now, I have heard a loud thump in my coach in the
> middle of the night. The first couple of nights it was loud enough
and
> startled me out of my sleep such that I flipped the security lights
on
> and went out hunting bad guys with a tactical light and a 9mm (bus
is
> parked on my private property behind a fence with a locked gate, so
> anyone lurking in the shadows by my coach is fair game).
Fortunately I
> haven't found anyone and the noise happened again last night, so I'm
> fairly sure at this point it's something on the bus itself.
>
> Basically, it's a "boom" type of echoing noise. It's loud, at least
> when you're sleeping in the back. Sounds like someone smacking a
big,
> empty aluminum tank with a baseball bat. I can't help but wonder if
> it's coming from the plumbing system? Maybe a loud burp of a tank of
> some sort? Perhaps a side wall on the hot water heater flexing? I
> don't know, I'm just guessing here.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this? I'm not running A/C or heaters, so
> probably not related to those. No engine or generator running,
either.
> Plugged into 50 amp shore power, running fridge, water pump, hot
water
> heater, battery chargers and lights. That's about it. No incoming
> water connection (I prefer to use the on-board water and just fill
it
> up every few weeks to minimize the damage in the event of a leak).
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
> Tri-Cities, WA
>

In a message dated 6/18/2007 6:51:14 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
gcyeaw@... writes:

Are you sure Ernie Ekberg isn't parked nearby tossing empty wine
boxes in your direction?



He's on the opposite side of the Continental Divide. ~

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Mt




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Are you sure Ernie Ekberg isn't parked nearby tossing empty wine
boxes in your direction?


Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> Several nights now, I have heard a loud thump in my coach in the
> middle of the night. The first couple of nights it was loud enough
and
> startled me out of my sleep such that I flipped the security
lights on
> and went out hunting bad guys with a tactical light and a 9mm (bus
is
> parked on my private property behind a fence with a locked gate, so
> anyone lurking in the shadows by my coach is fair game).
Fortunately I
> haven't found anyone and the noise happened again last night, so
I'm
> fairly sure at this point it's something on the bus itself.
>
> Basically, it's a "boom" type of echoing noise. It's loud, at least
> when you're sleeping in the back. Sounds like someone smacking a
big,
> empty aluminum tank with a baseball bat. I can't help but wonder if
> it's coming from the plumbing system? Maybe a loud burp of a tank
of
> some sort? Perhaps a side wall on the hot water heater flexing? I
> don't know, I'm just guessing here.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this? I'm not running A/C or heaters,
so
> probably not related to those. No engine or generator running,
either.
> Plugged into 50 amp shore power, running fridge, water pump, hot
water
> heater, battery chargers and lights. That's about it. No incoming
> water connection (I prefer to use the on-board water and just fill
it
> up every few weeks to minimize the damage in the event of a leak).
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
> Tri-Cities, WA
>