CRS

[Gardner Yeaw]

Ernie,
I should have been more forthcoming. I bought the coach in August
and therefor have not needed the block heater yet. I understand it's
value and will use it when appropriate. I was just kidding around.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@... wrote:
>
> The block heater, in my opinion- and that of my neighbors- is an
absolute
> must in cold weather. You will eliminate most of the smoke-vs a cold
start. It
> also helps on the wear and tear.
>
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83 PT40
> Livingston, Montana
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[Terry Neal]

Ernie, did you get your water heater thawed out? Let me know if you
need anything, except 85 degrees & sunshine.

Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40
74FC34



erniecarpet@... wrote:

> The block heater, in my opinion- and that of my neighbors- is an absolute
> must in cold weather. You will eliminate most of the smoke-vs a cold
> start. It
> also helps on the wear and tear.
>
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83 PT40
> Livingston, Montana
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>



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[Leroy Eckert]

Ernie:
I think I would hike my tail to South Padre. No salt needed.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
65 degrees







----- Original Message -----
From: erniecarpet@...
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: CRS


Gardner- thats cool- in fact- here in Montana- damn cold- 2 degrees and
"supposed" to drop to -14. I'm leaving here- if I'm not frozen to the ground
maybe
in less then a week.

Ernie Ekberg
83 PT40
Livingston, Montana

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[Mike McMahan]

Leroy, Thats not quite true. We need plenty of salt for the
Margarita glasses at South Padre. MIke McMahan 1989 PT40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
>
> Ernie:
> I think I would hike my tail to South Padre. No salt needed.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors"
> Niceville, FL
> 65 degrees
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: erniecarpet@...
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: CRS
>
>
> Gardner- thats cool- in fact- here in Montana- damn cold- 2
degrees and
> "supposed" to drop to -14. I'm leaving here- if I'm not frozen
to the ground maybe
> in less then a week.
>
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83 PT40
> Livingston, Montana
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[Leroy Eckert]

Oops, messed up! See ya'll down there about 12/23

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL


----- Original Message -----
From: Mike McMahan
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:47 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: CRS


Leroy, Thats not quite true. We need plenty of salt for the
Margarita glasses at South Padre. MIke McMahan 1989 PT40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
>
> Ernie:
> I think I would hike my tail to South Padre. No salt needed.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors"
> Niceville, FL
> 65 degrees
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: erniecarpet@...
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: CRS
>
>
> Gardner- thats cool- in fact- here in Montana- damn cold- 2
degrees and
> "supposed" to drop to -14. I'm leaving here- if I'm not frozen
to the ground maybe
> in less then a week.
>
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83 PT40
> Livingston, Montana
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





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[Gardner Yeaw]

OK, I found an answer. Looks like about .9 pounds of salt per gallon
to protect to 20 degrees. That's a lot of salt. Also, too much and
the freezing temp starts going up again.

http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/sgpubs/o...h99002.pdf

Gardner
78FC33 (Old salt?)


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
> Oops, messed up! See ya'll down there about 12/23
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors"
> Niceville, FL
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike McMahan
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:47 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: CRS
>
>
> Leroy, Thats not quite true. We need plenty of salt for the
> Margarita glasses at South Padre. MIke McMahan 1989 PT40
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Ernie:
> > I think I would hike my tail to South Padre. No salt needed.
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors"
> > Niceville, FL
> > 65 degrees
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: erniecarpet@
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:22 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: CRS
> >
> >
> > Gardner- thats cool- in fact- here in Montana- damn cold- 2
> degrees and
> > "supposed" to drop to -14. I'm leaving here- if I'm not frozen
> to the ground maybe
> > in less then a week.
> >
> > Ernie Ekberg
> > 83 PT40
> > Livingston, Montana
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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>

[Richard Hayden]

Ernie,
Me thinks you stayed a we bit too long. That's not as bad as what we did
though. We actually drove our Jeep back from Yuma last week just in time to
enjoy all of this snow and 15 deg temps here in the Puget Sound area. Yuk, yuk,
yuk.
Good luck.
Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: erniecarpet@...
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: CRS


Terry- just took a nice hot shower in my coach. The only thing I need is a
thawed out "P" trap for the shower. Looks like I didn't put enough pink stuff
down there.

Ernie Ekberg
83 PT40
Livingston, Montana--but not for long!!!

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[Wilhelmus Schreurs]

Hmmm, sounds like fun doesn't it. On our way home we hit snow and all, but have
been getting the bus certified , and driving around in blizzard conditions, temp
3deg F, and with the windchill -18 deg F. Also we got another 10 inches of
powder today, that leaves us with almost 30 inches of snow on the ground.
Yup, neither the coach or the generator motors really like this temperature.

Bill 84 FC 35 SB "$quanderlodge"
Terrace, B.C. Canada


----- Original Message ----
From: Richard Hayden
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:57:48 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: CRS













Ernie,

Me thinks you stayed a we bit too long. That's not as bad as what we did
though. We actually drove our Jeep back from Yuma last week just in time to
enjoy all of this snow and 15 deg temps here in the Puget Sound area. Yuk, yuk,
yuk.

Good luck.

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA



----- Original Message -----

From: erniecarpet@ aol.com

To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com com>

Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:36 PM

Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: CRS



Terry- just took a nice hot shower in my coach. The only thing I need is a

thawed out "P" trap for the shower. Looks like I didn't put enough pink stuff

down there.



Ernie Ekberg

83 PT40

Livingston, Montana--but not for long!!!



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[Gardner Yeaw]

I managed to get a new element (Screw-in type) with an adaptor for
4 bolt. I took out the old unit and it sure was blown. There was a
split in the tube and the element was sticking out about 6 inches.
Interestingly it wasn't broken.

Unfortunately, the adapter for the screw-in is too big for the
hole in the tank. It is designed so that the adapter case enters the
hole and the element screws into it. If they reversed the design so
the adapter was on the outside and the flat part fit against the
tank it would have been perfect. I tried to just reverse it, but it
is designed so you can't thread the element in from the wrong side.

I think I can find an element if I keep searching the local
hardware/plumbing supply stores. I can order one from Raritan, but
that's $34 plus shipping and I want it before the weekend, so
shipping is BIG bucks.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
wrote:
>
> CRS (can't temember sh@#)
>
> I was fixin my generator this weekend and when I tested it I
turned
> on all the breakers to check out all the 120 volt AC stuff. I had
shut
> some down cause I was tripping the 20 amp circuit at the house
> connection. Like a real genius, I also turned on the hot water
heater,
> DUH, The water system is drained for the winter. I am hopeing
there is
> a sensor to protect the heater element when there is no water in
the
> system; Is that present on a '78? I won't be able to check it out
> until this weekend, but if I smoked it, does anyone have a
replacement
> part number for the heater element?
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33 (victem of an absent minded dufus)
>

[Gardner Yeaw]

I finaly have it working. I did some research and found that a
208/220 volt unit works at about 25% of the rating when hoooked up
to 110. I found a 4500 watt/208 volt unit and installed it. The
heater works fine and gets up to the 120 degree setting in less than
an hour, and that's fine for me.

The only thing I can say is, 'why did they orient the heater in
such a way that it is so easy to see everything but so impossable to
get your hands in there to work'?

Gardner
78FC33


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
wrote:
>
> I managed to get a new element (Screw-in type) with an adaptor
for
> 4 bolt. I took out the old unit and it sure was blown. There was a
> split in the tube and the element was sticking out about 6 inches.
> Interestingly it wasn't broken.
>
> Unfortunately, the adapter for the screw-in is too big for the
> hole in the tank. It is designed so that the adapter case enters
the
> hole and the element screws into it. If they reversed the design
so
> the adapter was on the outside and the flat part fit against the
> tank it would have been perfect. I tried to just reverse it, but
it
> is designed so you can't thread the element in from the wrong
side.
>
> I think I can find an element if I keep searching the local
> hardware/plumbing supply stores. I can order one from Raritan, but
> that's $34 plus shipping and I want it before the weekend, so
> shipping is BIG bucks.
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
> wrote:
> >
> > CRS (can't temember sh@#)
> >
> > I was fixin my generator this weekend and when I tested it I
> turned
> > on all the breakers to check out all the 120 volt AC stuff. I
had
> shut
> > some down cause I was tripping the 20 amp circuit at the house
> > connection. Like a real genius, I also turned on the hot water
> heater,
> > DUH, The water system is drained for the winter. I am hopeing
> there is
> > a sensor to protect the heater element when there is no water in
> the
> > system; Is that present on a '78? I won't be able to check it
out
> > until this weekend, but if I smoked it, does anyone have a
> replacement
> > part number for the heater element?
> >
> > Gardner
> > 78FC33 (victem of an absent minded dufus)
> >
>