Once again, the annual purge and reorganization day(s) arrived much too quickly. Nonetheless, I found a nice 100 degree New Mexico day and started pouring the contents of Missy’s basement out onto the ground. The mess outside was immense. I guess that’s the downside of having a huge basement. The following is NOT all of… [Read More]
Hot Enough?? How about some COLD air??
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]
Engine Information System (EIS) Installation
As you’ve probably seen from the photos I’ve posted, the ‘ole RV-4 (still nameless) has a very dated instrument panel. The necessities are there, of course, but little else. I previously mentioned (here) the planning for a new panel. However; all of the years activities have put a damper on that work. With the warm… [Read More]
Flat Tire on the Tractor
The skip loader (tractor) that I purchased for use on the Hacienda has been working fantastically well. Having all of that power to move stuff around is a wonderful thing. The big rear tires were brand new when I purchased it but the front tires were nearing end of life. Shortly after getting it, I… [Read More]
With Big Tires comes Big Responsibility
With a trip to the Idaho back country looming (like this one in 2014, this one in 2013, or this one in 2012), I decided I had better get busy installing larger tires on the RV-4. The Van’s RV-4 uses 5″ Cleveland wheels and brakes. Typically, a 500-5 tire is installed and that’s what I had…. [Read More]
O Water Pressure, Where Art Thou?
Have you seen the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”?? I love it! It is goofy as can be and makes me laugh. Thus; the title of this post. Remember I mentioned the water pump cycling issue I was having back here? Well, it continued after that post. And… things got worse this past weekend…. [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]
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]
Invisible Air Tanks
Tiny thing, I know… but I had to report it. Missy uses air for a lot of things – suspension, brakes, opening/closing doors, etc… To keep a supply of compressed air available, she has an air tank in each of her wheel wells. They are not supposed to be invisible but neither are they supposed… [Read More]
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