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RE: A useful search engine
I just used it to fine a 16 foot flatbed trailer to buy. I was surprised that I couldn't find any, and a dealer explained to me that all the welders at these trailer companies got laid off cause of Covid, and 16 footers are scarce. Searchtempest led me to a near new one in Portland.
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T18skyguy
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07/04/20 04:17pm |
Technology Corner
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A useful search engine
I recently put an odd but expensive item on our local craigslist. My town is not that large, and I didn't think it would sell, so imagine my surprise when a guy from Texas contacted me the next day and bought it. So I asked him how he found it, and he used a search engine called Searchtempest.com. It searches every craigslist in the U.S., ebay, and Amazon with one click. Maybe this might be useful for some.
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T18skyguy
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07/03/20 11:17pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: DESPERATE NEWBIE
One of the best books on full time RV'ing is "Complete Guide to Full-Time RVing: Life on the Open Road" by Bill and Jan Moeller. It's a classic and that's what helped me. It's very important how you manage the waste system. You need to know that right away. Regarding your generator, its probably a 4000 watt, and it will burn about 1/2 gallon of fuel per hour. Like stated above,the fuel draw stops at 1/4 tank. This is so you don't run the rv out of gas.
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T18skyguy
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07/02/20 07:53am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Strange Gmail Glitch
I did a search on this issue, and it's a known problem. What solved it is like you said, change your google passwords. They think that Outlook or some other server may be joining them together. That's how one guy solved it anyway.
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T18skyguy
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06/20/20 09:25am |
Technology Corner
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RE: I'm going to replace my Note 4 with ?
I would say stick to the Note also.If your carrier is T Mobile you might get a good deal, or if you switch to them you get a good deal. I have a Note 9 for a year and a half, and their already offering me $500 dollar off on a new phone.
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T18skyguy
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06/10/20 08:15pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: wind
I learned my lesson about high winds the hard way. The weather predicted severe wind in the Sacramento area. I owned a 22 foot motorhome, and I thought I could handle anything. Well, a gust hit me so hard that it felt like the rig was going on it's side. It actually broke a weld on the chassis. I sought refuge beside the outside of a Walmart, and there we're already 3 other rigs there too. Never again.
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T18skyguy
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06/10/20 06:45pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: E-450 Spare Tire carriers
I've used bumper mounts on all my rigs and never had a problem, but I torque them just right so nothing cracks.
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T18skyguy
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06/06/20 07:38pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Hard Core Shopping: Best Laptop Buy For The Buck SSD ?
A lot depends on what you want it for.
Record keeping, A good business model
On line (or offline gaming other than solitare) a good gaming model
Simply browsing the web and online business. Hard to beat a chromebook in terms of bang for buck.. I run two of 'em most of the day.. One doing "nuttin-much" (Publishers clearing house) and the other.. Well I'm typing on it now.
Not much storage (But the will hold a few hours of video HD video)
Not much productivity software
I need to use a Windows box to print (Either move the file or as a server)
But for the value it spends all day on the internet with battery left.
Yea, it doesn't need any fan to cool it cause it doesn't overheat. That saves a good bit of battery. I don't know how much, but I would think it's a significant battery draw.
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T18skyguy
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05/31/20 07:43am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Hard Core Shopping: Best Laptop Buy For The Buck SSD ?
If you mainly do internet, maybe light word processing and spreadsheets a Chromebook would be perfect.
My mom has the first one I ever bought, and it still works like new. It has to be 5 or 6 years old now. Both my wife and I use our Chromebooks much more than the Windows 7 or 10 machines.
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You can work with spreadsheets and word processing without internet, and you can get by with a $200 to $300 computer that will work faster than Windows 10.
Just wanted to add that before someone says they don't work without internet.
Chromebooks are not a real substitute for all things "PC".
You do realize that a Chromebook is nothing more than a highly crippled Android OS?
Has very limited processing power, very limited on board RAM, has very limited onboard drive space, pretty much all of your "APPS" sit out on the "Cloud" not on your Chromebook, your "data files" sit out on the "Cloud", your printing sits out on the "Cloud"..
Want to install some PC software you have, NOPE, not going to happen on a Chromebook..
Can your Chromebook PRINT directly to a printer without the Internet? NOPE, not going to happen there.. Have to use an Internet printing app..
Can you plug in anything USB? Nope, not even close, some do, most do not.. The ones that might have a USB port, well most likely will not support say optical drives, printers or anything other than a flash drive..
Heck an Android phone has pretty much everything you need except for a bigger screen. But Mex WAS asking about a PC, not a wannabe pretend PC, a PC where you can install your own software LOCALLY, store all of your FILES locally, operate at 100% even without Internet.
Sure, it may be possible to do SOME very limited stuff on a Chromebook, but to REALLY do most anything it REALLY NEEDS 100% Internet connection, something that Mex does not have the luxury of.
The only thing the Chromebook has going is the cheap, cheap price, it really does not compare to a real Laptop running a Windows version of some sort for compatibility with the world..
If you want limits and be cheap then Chromebook is definitely your cup o tea..
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I deleted most of what I originally replied because it was getting too long.
You are right about the printing, I forgot about that, and should have mentioned that. Many of your other points are incorrect.
Standard USB is available on every Chromebook I have seen. Every USB device I have tried works the same as on a Windows machine. This includes keyboards, mice, and optical drives, I have several 1 and 2TB external drives that work the same as Windows.
No they can't run Windows software, that shouldn't even need to be said. Expecting them to is honestly ridiculous.
I stand by my original post, if all you need is offline Word or Excel compatible work and online surfing, a Chromebook CAN NOT BE BEAT for the price compared to a RAM hog Windows machine. 4 GB of RAM is more than enough for most casual users. Plus there are no moving parts inside a Chromebook to go bad, so they handle vibration much better, in my experience.
One of the reasons Chromebooks are so speedy, is that their only pushing 4.5 million lines of code compared to Windows 50 million. They don't need the fastest processor or the most memory for a number of reasons. Their designed to do one thing extremely well and that's surf the net. Just as in everything else, you get what you pay for. A low end Chromebook is just as disappointing as a low end PC. Another Chromebook advantage is you don't have to buy or run antivirus. Google takes care of that. Plus no hourglass or blue screen of death. I use to use google cloud print, but that's being discontinued the end of the year, but there are replacements like ezeep.com( I haven't tried it). I think Microsoft, in trying to be all things to all people, has become a bloated scruff filled mess that can't get out of it's own way. I think that's partly the reason people look back fondly on Windows 7. I didn't know that PC's are specially made for Walmart? So the Walmartian's get their own class of junk? Not surprised really. Walmart also gets all their eggs from China. I won't be eating those either.
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T18skyguy
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05/30/20 04:12pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Hard Core Shopping: Best Laptop Buy For The Buck SSD ?
If you want rippin performance in a PC, this one with it's Ryzen cpu can dust a lot of much more expensive models, but it has a few drawbacks.
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T18skyguy
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05/29/20 03:19pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Hard Core Shopping: Best Laptop Buy For The Buck SSD ?
If you don't need windows for a specific application, you might like a Chromebook. Their really nice for web surfing. Googles Pixelbook Go is a top choice, and list for $649. How much do you want to spend?
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T18skyguy
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05/27/20 09:52pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Shark bites for plumbing
I'm 68 years old so I may not outlive any Shark bite. I think their especially good in close clearance area's where you can't fit a tool. But if you have a bigger project and you need lots of them, it can be spendy enough it might make it worth it to buy the pex tools. There are guys who have done their whole house with Shark bites. A good review of all the pex tools and different fittings is on youtube by a plumber named "the old kid" He's used them all and shows their strengths and weaknesses.
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T18skyguy
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05/23/20 08:03am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: V10 Eng, desperate in need of help
I have a 2003 Ford with the V 10, and the fuel pump started to go out at only 50,000 miles. Does it also need extra cranking when starting? With a new fuel filter in it, have them measure the fuel pressure for starters. Also check the IAC valve(Idle air control), on the back of the engine and check the plastic lines and rubber connectors. The rubber will sometimes deteriorate and leak vacuum giving strange symptoms. When the fuel pumps get old, the centrifugal force of a turn can ground them out internally and stall it. Another thing to try while it's running: locate the camshaft and crankshaft position sensors, and give each a very light tap with a hammer. If it's going bad the engine will stall.
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T18skyguy
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05/22/20 05:00pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Shark bites for plumbing
Shark Bites's are only guaranteed for 25 years. What about you guys who keep your rig longer than that? :) Would that be anybody?
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T18skyguy
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05/22/20 09:38am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: F53 V10 Manifold Bolts
When they took the nickle out of the manifolds, that gave birth to Gale Banks engineering.
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T18skyguy
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05/21/20 08:09am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: F53 V10 Manifold Bolts
Sometimes planing doesn't fix it permanently, cause your removing metal which which makes the planed manifold run that much hotter. If your going to keep it, I would do headers. It's so much work to have to do it again someday. The manifold cools mostly through the head via the coolant flow. If you give your radiator and engine a good flush that can help. But your idea of extra air is a good one too. You sound like an old timer like me :) Remember the days way back when we didn't have warping manifolds or brake rotors? They cheapened up the metal by removing the nickel content, and it been nothing but trouble ever since. Good luck with the job. My knuckles ache just thinking about it. Don
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T18skyguy
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05/20/20 11:06pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Best Class C for the money
I am 72 and we think a class a would be too much to handle. We think also that having a short class c we would not need to pull a toad
That was going to be my next question. How long do you want it and how much do you want to spend? Some folks say that 27 foot is a good compromise all things being considered.
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T18skyguy
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05/17/20 07:30pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: How do I reach these clearance lights?
In a similar situation, I used two ladders on either side near the windshield. Then I got a Werner extendable aluminum plank, and put it across the steps of the ladder across the front of the windshield. Then climb one of the ladders and go out on the plank. This setup needs to be on a solid surface where the ladders will be stable. I felt comfortable enough to work with that setup.
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T18skyguy
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05/15/20 11:45pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Any advice for replacing exhaust manifold gasket in a 454?
You could try JB Weld Extreme heat. Might be worth a shot.
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T18skyguy
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05/13/20 07:30pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: This could be a problem
Heard on business news this morning that RV sales are booming. Good for the industry but possibly bad for those of us who are already finding it increasingly difficult to find campsites.
I don't believe it. The industry was in a severe downturn, particularly the motor home segment. Most of the growth preceding this was in cheap towables. With the summer camping season shot, and record unemployment, I think it's just a cheap PR stunt to goose the market.
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T18skyguy
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05/10/20 10:32am |
General RVing Issues
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