We headed East again.

This last outing started with a belt on the engine squealing as we were on I-205.   But before we pulled off to the side the noise stopped.   The gauges looked like everything was good so we took off again.  There was something hitting the cooling fan but it stopped at 55 so we drove on to my good friend Terry's house.   Once we looked things over it seems like the two A. I. R. pumps are not really needed so the belt is off and one pump is locked up and it will probably stay that way for awhile. 

Then we spent the night at the Unger RV park.  The next day we drove on to The Dalles Eagles.  Yes we have been there 3 times this year but we enjoy it.   The weather was drier and warmer than most places. 

Then there was a screw in a tire on the wagon.  A trip to the tire factory took care of that.  

And we met some new friends who are the band that played at the Eagles club Saturday night.  Lots of country for The Dalles crowd but they also play classic rock.  Kent and shirey.  sunshine express.  

The RV Show in Puyallup WA

I guess it was my fault but we took a few classic Winnebago's to the WA state fair.  

We spent the Wednesday night in the RV park at the fairgrounds so we could drive into the fairgrounds and park next to the "non classic RV's" before the public was let in. 

We were able to plug into electricity and stay right here for the night.   Just us and the security guards.  Jeff only lasted a couple of nights before he took off sick.   And then Terry took a few hours off to check out the local emergency room.  But the big loss was when my fridge died.  That's another story.  

Hoodstock in The Dalles

It was taco Thursday at the Arie.  And good too.  

And for the usuall pot luck we ate outside too. 

And if we hadn't eaten enough we did one last meal the the cousins restaurant. They gave us plenty of birthday cake after breakfast.  

It's my birthday but Smokey got the gifts

Yes getting older has it's drawbacks but wait until next year.  That's when I might get social security and a discount on parks and good stuff like that.  It was very nice to get cake and icecream with my kids.  But back to the work.  

Smokey got new engine oil cooler lines. 

And a new oil pressure sender. The old one was leaking. 

And new oil that is good for older engines. 

And a new old vehicle license plate. 

And I drilled out the carb squirter nozzle to help it run better and finished the day with adjusting the power steering belt to fix the sqeal it was making.  All in all a good few days of RVing.  

A new oil leak

Yeah Smokey started leaking oil from one of the engine oil cooler hoses.  

After looking online for good fixes I decided to have the rubber hoses replaced.   But knowing how cheap I am I tried a quick fix before I get the new hoses made.  Sure I will probably spend $100.00 on the new hoses but much cheaper than blowing all the oil out and driving merrily along the freeway.   I took a couple of hose clamps and just put them over the crimped fittings.  

Now if you can see the streak of oil on the blue hose that is all that came out after taking a drive.  Before I put the clamps on it would leak much more oil just letting it run without driving.  

So if in a pinch just put some clamps on. 

Oh yeah Smokey is no stranger to oil leaks.  LOL

The Dalles Eagles

I can finally post on my first stay at an Eagles club.  One place we wanted to stay when we first looked at an Eagles club was in The Dalles Oregon.  And so far this place was worth joining the Eagles.  We have elect and water with a dump station close by.  And there are good TV towers close by for over the air TV watching.   Next month we plan to gather here with our classic Winnebago friends here in The Dalles.  

Here is the view from the parking lot side and then the view from the grass behind the RV spots. 

Cheap RVing

This might seem like an oxymoron, because those that know me know I am cheap. But since a friend ask me about cheap ways to RV I thought I would put together a few blogs to read.  Here are some.  I might go back and add more to this post later.  

http://www.frugal-rv-travel.com/rv-blog.html

http://www.stretcher.com/stories/07/07mar26c.cfm

http://www.cheaprvliving.com/