DryCreek wrote:FIRE UP wrote:
The job, start to finish, took me about 1/2-3/4 of a day and I was having fun doing it.
Scott
Oh goodness! There is something terribly wrong with the floor in your shop. Too clean. Way too clean. And Painted? I would feel obligated to sweep it almost every day!
Seriously though, does that flaked paint floor chip when you use a floor jack and jackstands?
I'd better not let my wife see that picture. She likes to point out oil drips and drops after each project I complete.
Hey Sir,
Well, that floor was professionally done, about two weeks prior to us closing escrow. The house was brand new and so was the RV and two car garages, (obviously). I wanted that coating on there BEFORE anyone parked or drove on them. They did an outstanding job with Sherwin Williams Professional Epoxy Floor coating.
Now, about the "chips". Well, it's a seriously tough floor. We've now been here for three years and I've only got about 3-4 chips in it, at various places. You gotta look hard to find them. When I put the jacks down for leveling, I place some special, 12" x 12" x 2" thick blocks under each jack. That helps spread the load and, protects the floor. I do the same when I'm using Jack stands. It's so routine now that I don't even think about it when I'm about to do some or, any, heavy work. And I've done a heck of a lot of heavy work.
My floor jack has no effect on that floor. It rolls on it just fine and leaves no marks. Now, as for OIL AND GREASE etc. This is one primary reason I did this floor like this. I could pour the entire 19 quarts of used oil (black as could be) on it from the oil change on our Itasca Horizon C-7 330HP CAT and, it wouldn't even leave a mark. I've had a few mishaps and, when it's all wiped up, no one knows anything ever happened.
As for "cleaning and or sweeping every day", well, I kind-a take pride of that floor. It does get mopped every week. I pull out the coach and the two cars and our Honda Goldwing and, do it with a commmercial bucket and mop. The whole operation, including putting everything back, takes me about an hour. No big deal. I've laid down on that floor to check something under the truck, Jeep, motor home, bike and fell asleep, a few times. No biggie.
Scott
wtmtnhiker wrote:FIRE UP wrote:
Sure glad the OP came back and updated his request for answers.
Scott
The motorhome is still in the shop, they are dragging their feet getting the rest of the work done that I had scheduled.It has been there for 11 days now and they are making excuses for the delay. They do good work but I think they take on more than they can handle so something has to give.
I have decided to take your advice Scott and get the muffler from Donaldson and install it myself however I have to wait until I get it back. I was going to update when I got the job done so I could report how it went. Sorry I didn't get back sooner. I always try to give updates and feedback when I ask a question when appropriate. Thanks to all for the replies I really appreciate it. I will post when I get the muffler installed which will likely be a couple of weeks.
Roger that Sir,
So often, many folks don't bother posting results of something they've inquired about and fixed or, altered etc. Thanks for the update. As for the muffler work, I've been a "DIY" type for decades and, have learned to face challenge if and when it arises. Fortunately, the muffler job was not that much of a challenge. The muffler I ordered was a bit too long for my situation so, I chopped about 18" out of it.
It was no big deal as, the internal guts were not effected, only just the "CAN" part (outside). I simply tailored it to fit where I had room.
Now, on yours, if you're not handy in something like that, I'd recommend getting as close to the dimensions of the original one as possible. Both the wife and I are SO HAPPY that I got rid of that AERO 5050 XL stainless steel one. It was so loud. It's a motor home, not a dragster.
Scott
wtmtnhiker wrote:
I've been told my muffler and straps need to be replaced. The estimate for parts & labor will be about 1000.00. My question is is this a repair that a reasonably handy person with decent mechanical knowledge and skill could tackle on their own? Where would one source the parts? Normal parts store or online? It's a 2005 HR Ambassador with a Cummins 330 ISC engine.
wtmtnhiker,
I've done EXACTLY what you're thinking about. Muffler work is not rocket science. The only difference between doing it on a motor home and a car is, IT'S A LOT BIGGER! Now, yes, there are some things to think about, flow characteristics, inlet and outlet sizes and port locations etc. But, all in all, it's pretty straight forward stuff.
As for the Aero 5050 XL Stainless Steel straight through muffler, don't waist your time. Junk, PURE JUNK! I installed one and had iton there for about 2.5 years and many, many miles. Not one inch of added mpg. Not one micro amount of added torque and or horse power. All that was added was EXTRA NOISE!!!
Here's what you need to do.
1. Take all the dimensions of your existing muffler, pipe in and out and any angles etc.
2. Take note of any and all muffler clamps, hangers, position of all of those etc.
3. Make sure you take into account any additional piping (tubing) that may or, may not be needed in or out of that muffler and, the exhaust tip, is it bad and in need of repair or, can it be re-used.
Then, a call to DONALDSON MUFFLER will answer all your questions. Those folks are great. You tell them your engine/year/model and they will tell you the flow characteristics of it and, they will come up with variables in mufflers that will equate in flow and noise levels that, either are close to factory specs or, what you're willing to change to.
They were outstanding helping me. They emailed me about 4-5 different mufflers that would and or could work. I picked the one I wanted to work with. The one I chose, had all the flow and noise characteristics I wanted. I HATE NOISE!!!!
When it came down to it, it was a great project. Our coach, an '04 Itasca Horizon, 36GD with the C-7 330HP CAT, was so seriously NOISY with that dumb-a$$ Aero 5050 on there I almost kicked it off out in the middle of the desert. But, I kept my cool, ordered up a new Donaldson muffler and,, all is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BETTER now, and seriously QUIETER.
There is ZERO power loss, no issues with turbo lag and or too much back pressure. All that was calculated in determining which muffler choices I could choose from.
And the very, VERY best part, that muffler was a whopping, $76.80
YAAAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOO!
The job, start to finish, took me about 1/2-3/4 of a day and I was having fun doing it.
Scott
