Continuing the cold air saga that I began in this post… The installation of the rear Air Conditioner/Heat Pump and Fan-Tastic vent was a duplication of the front. Except the second time around was much smoother and there was no learning curve – just repeat what worked. I purchased a set of these Coleman 8530-3481… [Read More]
Roof Mounted RV Air Conditioning
Most RV’s and motorhomes have self-contained air conditioning units mounted on the roof. Missy has a BIG air conditioning system that is powered by the engine (alternator and compressor) but that does me no good while parked. The other negative about her existing system is that it consumes a huge amount of space in the… [Read More]
Satellite TV – Antenna Installation
I’ve been without satellite TV since I sold my last motorhome – JBAM – in November 2016. That has been very good for me. Of course, I have been able to receive over the air TV in some places. I also have a reasonably good movie & TV show digital library. However; after watching each… [Read More]
Cycling Water Pump
Short cycling is the term used to describe a water pump coming on for very short, quick burst, then back off and repeating – over and over and over. Missy’s Shurflo water pump has ran great for months and months – almost a full year. Recently, however; it started short cycling. Why?? It happened at the… [Read More]
A P-Mag for me!
Aircraft engines of the type that I fly typically have dual magneto ignition. Each magneto powers itself (does not require battery/alternator power) and fires its own set of spark plugs. So, you have two spark plugs per cylinder. This is good for redundancy but also necessary to get all the fuel burnt as the magnetos… [Read More]
Missy Dash & Panel Cleanup Results
I first mentioned working on Missy’s dash panels and wiring here. That work is now complete. From a functional perspective, it was a major success. From an appearance perspective, it was a failure. The right side switch panel is much better with the replacement panel and headlight switch. The left hand console/panel still looks terrible. … [Read More]
Solar to Power the Water Heater?
I am preparing to enter ‘old age’ a little later this year and, while cold showers are wonderfully beneficial – I wrote about them here, the last few have convinced me that I ought to think about a heater to warm up the water. I think I may be on the edge of heart attack… [Read More]
Working on Missy’s Dash and Wiring
This past weekend I decided it was time to do some work on Missy’s dash and wiring. She originally had an audio/visual system that included numerous video screens for the passengers to view movies and such. A great deal of wiring was routed thru the J-box and dash to a control head mounted where my… [Read More]
Dimmable Ceiling LED Light Panels
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!! No… I’m not installing ceiling lights in Missy yet… 🙁 Fear not though… I have been making out just fine with some temporary LED light strips. However; I am getting close! I still need to decide on ceiling panels and get them installed. That thinking forced me to think about the lights… [Read More]
SolidWorks and a new RV-4 Instrument Panel
I’ve been “stretching” my brain a bit lately. A whole lotta bits actually… I plan to build a new instrument panel for my RV-4 and install modern avionics such as this Sport EX EFIS (electronic flight information system) from Grand Rapids. This type of instrument (EFIS) combines a whole slew of old-style instruments into one… [Read More]
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