New heater hoses installed

After the leaking heater hose in Redmond I wanted to replace all the hoses.  After measuring hoses from front to back I decided 30' should do the job.  I ended up buying a 50' box of hose and a box of hose clamps since they gave me a discount that way.  And I liked having the hose in a box rather than handling all that hose.  Here is the pile of old hose.

And I also found that a vacuum operated valve in the heater hose to the dash heater was not connected and it took me awhile to find the vacuum line for it.  But I watched it work when I moved the temp lever so that is good.   Now on to the air conditioning.  I can't tell if the compressor is working but I don't think it is so that is where I will start.  Or I can just do what we have been doing for several years and head to the coast when it warms up.
The new radiator hoses are coming from Amazon.com.  One is coming in Friday and one Thursday.  So maybe I will get them on soon.  And I plan to replace the thermostat when I do those hoses.

Pictures from our Central Oregon Trip

We stopped at Hoodoo to play in the snow

This is where I replaced some heater hoses in Redmond.
The Fred Meyer store.  They have water at the gas station.

Detroit Lake is looking full

We made it home again

Since we left home on Thursday of last week we have enjoyed or newer and longer Winnebago.

Madras Elks Lodge

The Madras Elks Lodge was home for two nights.  It's hard to pass up a $5.00 a night place.

The only real problem happened today in Redmond, OR.  After pulling up to the gas pump (no that wasn't the problem) but I got out the driver door and my wife came out the main door saying there was coolant leaking out the front.  Sure enough some steam and coolant was leaking out of the engine.  We got gas and I pulled into the Fred Meyer parking lot and began looking for the leak.  By the time we stopped we were down on coolant so nothing was leaking out until I filled up the radiator.  Then I had a thought of a water pump leak but it was pouring out of one of the 5/8" heater hoses.  And after a trip to the local Carquest auto parts place I was back in business   I even replaced a hose that wasn't leaking just because I was having so much fun.  And I bought 5 feet of hose and a couple of clamps,  filled up with 3 gallons of water and hit the road.

 20 miles down the road in Sisters we stopped for lunch and a photo op with non other than Smokey the bear.

Sophie with Smokey in Sisters, OR

Sophie found some classic winnebagos yesterday

Here is one we found close to the city Coulver which is close to the big city of madras Oregon. I mean to say Sophie found it.

We found a parts Bago at Hoodstock

You can't go anyplace and not keep an eye out for spare parts. Here is what we found close to the Hood River County fairgrounds in Odell Oregon.

Things that I fixed at Hoodstock 2013

The first thing that did not work when I pulled into Hoodstock was my levelers. They did not have any power. The panel indicator lights did not light up and nothing moved when I flipped the switch. I found the wire for it hanging under the dash so I plugged it in and things worked. Then I hit the button for my generator to start and nothing happened. You should've seen four of us looking all over for something disconnected or a dead battery. Then I remembered the switch on the dash that did not have any labels on it. Sure enough I flipped that and we had all the power and the generator ran just fine. The third problem I fixed was a leak in my holding tank area. I was glad that it didn't smell like sewer. There was a couple of rubber hose connectors that I tightened up. So far it's staying dry.



This is my portable hanger for airplanes.

Hoodstock 2013

Hoodstock this year was a little bit quieter than in the past. We had five rigs and most of them stayed a couple of nights. Sophie and I came over Thursday and now it's Monday night and we're still here. Right now it's just Terry and Carolann, Sophie and I all by ourselfs in the whole fairgrounds.

 

 

 

Bill's RC RV on the table top.