Monday, January 27, 2014

Our week in Newport.

Spending a week, well 4 nights anyway, of Summer like weather in January was great.  Good weather at the coast anytime of the year is what we enjoy.  After getting home we kind of shifted into vacationing mode.  Here are some pictures from the week. 



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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The first outing of 2014

So after days of fog we decided to take Smokey out of lockup and run away to the Coast.   We picked up Smokey around 9:30 and brought him home.   I un winterized everything and Sophie put things together inside.  I had my teeth cleaned and headed to the Coast around 2PM.   Once we left home the sun was out and we had a very nice drive.  In Lincoln City the weather was warm.  We did some shopping and then drove to Newport.  No one was here so we pulled into our favorite spot, hooked up water, elect, cable TV and settled in for supper and watching the sun go down.  

The view from our RV.  
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Monday, January 13, 2014

LED lights in the RV

Since I have been playing with LED lights I offered to order some direct replacement bulbs for the 1156 bulbs in most of our RV lights.   Here are some pictures of how they look in use.  
The bottom one is the old style ones used for many years.  They do get hot when in use.   Then above that is a 13 LED 5050 SMD light bulb.  It has a blue color to it.   Then at the top is a 18 LED 5050 SMD light.   This gave me the most light and white color that I was looking for.  And at the cost of $1.55 it fits my budget.   
The 13 LED light on left and regular light on right.  You can see the blue color.  
This is the 13 LED on left and 18 LED on right.  
Original lights.  
18 LED's.  More light less power and heat.  





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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Towing a car behind a MH

Plenty of info out there but I believe this is the real info. 
Towed Motor Vehicle Brake Requirements By State


This table documents statutory requirements pertaining to brakes on a motor vehicle in tow behind a motorhome or other vehicle in non-commercial applications.
Information was compiled from an analysis of each state's published statutes pertaining to motor vehicle brakes.
Note that this a layman's interpretation of the statutes, not expert opinion. It is presented for information only.
Comments regarding errors in this data are welcome. Email Link 

Summary:

  • Five states; Alaska, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin, have a verified brake requirement based on the towed vehicle weight.
  • Most states have a general performance requirement based on stopping distance from 20 mph. Those apply to all vehicles or to combinations of vehicles.
  • Three states; Hawaii, North Dakota and District of Columbia, have statutes that are not available online and therefore are not tabulated.
State
Brakes Req'd
Weight (lbs)
Statutes / Section
Other Reqmts
Performance Reqm't
Links
Notes
Alabama
No
-
35-5-212
None
n/a
 
Alaska
Yes
5,000
13 AAC 04.205
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
Arizona
No
-
28-952
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
Arkansas
No
-
Performance
50 ft from 20 mph
Enter Statutes number in Query field
California
No (Note 1)
-
26458 c 3
Performance
50 ft from 20 mph
 
Colorado
No
-
42-4-223
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
Connecticut
No
-
14-80h
None
n/a
 
Delaware
No
-
4303
Performance
30 ft from 20 mph
 
District of Columbia
Unknown
-
-
-
-
-
Not available online
Florida
Yes
3,000
316.261
None
n/a
 
Georgia
No
-
40-8-52
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
Hawaii
Unknown
-
-
-
-
-
Not available online
Idaho
No
-
49-933
Performance
50 ft from 20 mph
 
Illinois
No
-
625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. III
Performance
30 ft from 20 mph
 
Indiana
No
-
IC 9-19-3
Performance
50 ft from 20 mph
 
Iowa
No
-
321.430
Performance
45 ft from 20 mph
 
Kansas
No
-
8-1734
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
Kentucky
No
-
189.090
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
PDF Document
Louisiana
No
-
RS 32:341
None
n/a
 
Maine
No
-
1902
Performance
30 ft from 20 mph
 
Maryland
No
-
22-301
Performance
50 ft from 20 mph
 
Massachusetts
No
-
Chapter 90: Section 7
None
n/a

Massachusetts Statutes

 
Michigan
No
-
257.705
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
Minnesota
No
-
169.67
Performance
50 ft from 20 mph
 
Mississippi
No
-
63-7-51
Performance
30 ft from 20 mph
 
Missouri
No
-
307.170.3
None
n/a
 
Montana
No
-
61-9-301 thru 321
Performance
35 ft from 20 mph
 
Nebraska
No
-
60-6,244
Performance
35 ft from 20 mph
 
Nevada
Yes
1,500
NRS 484.593, 9
None
n/a
 
New Hampshire
No
-
226:27
Performance
30 ft from 20 mph
 
New Jersey
No
-
39:3-67
Performance
45 ft from 20 mph
Enter "brakes" in search field
New Mexico
No
-
66-3-840
Performance
30 ft from 20 mph
 
New York
No
-
Article 9 375
None
n/a

New York Statutes

Type "Vehicle 375" in search box
North Carolina
Yes
4,000
20.124 f
None
n/a
 
North Dakota
Unknown
-
-
-
-
-
Not available online
Ohio
No
-
4315.20
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
Oklahoma
No
-
Title 47 Section 12-301
Performance
25 ft from 20 mph
 
Oregon
No
-
815.125
Performance
35 ft from 20 mph
 
Pennsylvania
No
-
Chapter 175
None
n/a
 
Rhode Island
No
-
31-23-4
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
South Carolina
No
-
Performance
50 ft from 20 mph
 
South Dakota
No
-
32-18-10
Performance
50 ft from 20 mph
 
Tennessee
No
-
55-9-204, 205
Performance
30 ft from 20 mph
Click Folder, then Title 55, then Chapter 9
Texas
No
-
547.401
Performance
50 ft from 20 mph
Scroll to Chapter 547, then to 547.401
Utah
No
-
41-6a-1623
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
Vermont
No
-
Title 23 1307, 1308
Performance
30 ft from 20 mph
 
Virginia
No
-
42.2-1066, 1067
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
Washington
No
-
46.37.340, 46.37.351
Performance
50 ft from 20 mph
 
West Virginia
No
-
17C-15-31
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
Wisconsin
Yes
Note 2
347.35, 347.36
Performance
50 ft from 20 mph
Scroll to 347.35 and 347.36
Wyoming
No
-
31-5-950
Performance
40 ft from 20 mph
 
        
Note 1
California: Towed motor vehicles are exempt from weight-based brake requirements. Must comply with the performance requirement.
Note 2.
Wisconsin: 347.35 (3) (am) Brakes not required it toad weight is less than 40% of towing vehicle weight and the combined vehicles meet the performance requirement.

Links To Reference Sources
DMV.org Online Data Base
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Happy new year

Ringing in the new year at the Keizer elks lodge with friends.  There was a gathering for supper at our house followed by a trip to the lodge with dancing and then breakfast to start the new year.  
Today I took both of my Winnebagos out.  Yeah not at the same time.   I will be changing the accelerator nozzle on Smokey to see if that cleans up the acceleration from an idle.   Other than that I think the carb is working better than ever.  
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Sunday, December 22, 2013

The Holley carb continued.

So I have a Holley street Advenger, and since someone who didn't really understand it (even less than I know) installed this carb I have been fixing it.  First was to install the correct spring and holder to make the transmission kickdown linkage work.  And then adjust the carb so it would open fully when I pushed the gas peddle  down.  Something that might be good going up a big hill.  

I have been cleaning up some of the emission hoses that were in the way.  Now the last part is the clip to hold the kickdown rod on the carb.  And I picked that up today.  Maybe this week before Christmas I just might take it for a drive and see how it works. 
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Have a Holley jolly Christmas.

Today was a trip to the Oregon State Capitol for one of our nephews school chior programs. 
And the tree looked great again this year. 

And for the Holley carb in Smokey, I have been getting an education.  What I thought was a model 4180 turned out to be a replacement carb called an Advenger 670.  Kind of an upgrade but this explaines why the throttle cable was not quite right when I got it. 
This is what I have.  And with some more knowledge I just might get things working better. 
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