Cold weather camping, part 2

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Had your beer tied to the step did you? Well, an easy way to keep it cold.
Glad your almost home Ernie.

Ralph
Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma ( flying to Cleveland Ohio Wed AM)

At 10:33 PM 12/4/2006 +0000, you wrote:
>Arrived in Amarillo, Tx this afternoon. Came off the freeway and slush
>came off the roof. I suspect that it took 1000 miles south to actually
>thaw that out. My new step valve had been acting up- it would operate
>the step, but expell large volumes of air in the retract position. So
>for 1000 miles- it was in the extend position. Today- I retracted it-
>and no air expelled. Probably that was frozen, too. It will take many
>days for my holding tanks to thaw.
>Ernie Ekberg-83PT40 in Amarillo- almost thawed out
>

[smquandt]

Ernie



My step valve in cold does just the opposite of yours, sticks open and
expels large amount so air, air pressure drops to warning buzzer, air
pressure rebuilds, step operates. NO CLUE. Good luck in the warmth, cold
in north WI / MI UP.



Steve Quandt

Iron Mountain, MI

1993-PT40



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Arrived in Amarillo, Tx this afternoon. Came off the freeway and slush
came off the roof. I suspect that it took 1000 miles south to actually
thaw that out. My new step valve had been acting up- it would operate
the step, but expell large volumes of air in the retract position. So
for 1000 miles- it was in the extend position. Today- I retracted it-
and no air expelled. Probably that was frozen, too. It will take many
days for my holding tanks to thaw.
Ernie Ekberg-83PT40 in Amarillo- almost thawed out





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[David Brady]

Aren't birds supposed to migrate south for the winter?

David B
'02 LXi, Smokey
Va

Henry Jay Hannigan wrote:
> ---ERNIE:
> No doubt these birds shutter in cold weather...a few years ago, I
> took the 90SP to Chicago in the "winter" and I noticed radiator
> fluid in the driveway...had to tighten many hoses to stop the flow.
> Now I keep the birds in warm weather...Vegas is hot & dry and nice
> in winter for birds.
> Glad to see you made it back to TEXAS..hookem horns!!! I can say
> that being a tesip 1970!!
> Regards,
> Hank Hannigan
> 90SP36
> 80FC31
>
>
> In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ernest Ekberg"
>
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>
>
>

[Gardner Yeaw]

I'm heading for New Youk State this weekend, I sure hope the oil in
my air lines keeps them from freezing! I was told there is no dryer
on the 78 and I have never found anything so I guess it's true.

Would it be reasonable to add one?

Gardner
78FC33


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner
wrote:
>
> Sounds like you had water in your air lines. I would suspect that
> your air dryer needs a new dissicant pack and maybe a spitter
valve.
>
> tom warner
> vernon center,ny
> 1985 PT 40 At 05:33 PM 12/4/2006, you wrote:
> >Arrived in Amarillo, Tx this afternoon. Came off the freeway and
slush
> >came off the roof. I suspect that it took 1000 miles south to
actually
> >thaw that out. My new step valve had been acting up- it would
operate
> >the step, but expell large volumes of air in the retract
position. So
> >for 1000 miles- it was in the extend position. Today- I retracted
it-
> >and no air expelled. Probably that was frozen, too. It will take
many
> >days for my holding tanks to thaw.
> >Ernie Ekberg-83PT40 in Amarillo- almost thawed out
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
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[Gardner Yeaw]

Ernie,

I was reading on some obscure website about cold, brass, and monkeys.

It seems that back in the day there were stands used in the
forts to stack cannon balls on. These stands were made of brass. So
when the weather got really, really cold, the brass stand
contracted enough for the cannon balls to fall off. Hence the
infamous expression!

Believe it or not!

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@... wrote:
>
> Hi Steve- thanks for your input. Glad to know that I'm not the
only one that
> has cold weather issues. Wish we could figure a way around the
cold- other
> then going south.
> I know that the water line runs are enclosed and that no warm air
can get
> to them. I wonder if there is something better then heat tape to
help us out?
> If Nasa can go in space~ ernie- 83PT40 in Texas- water lines
thawed- holding
> tanks- not
>
>
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[Gardner Yeaw]

Oh yea,
the stands were called monkeys.
Gardner
78FC33 (left out the most important sentance)

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
wrote:
>
> Ernie,
>
> I was reading on some obscure website about cold, brass, and
monkeys.
>
> It seems that back in the day there were stands used in the
> forts to stack cannon balls on. These stands were made of brass.
So
> when the weather got really, really cold, the brass stand
> contracted enough for the cannon balls to fall off. Hence the
> infamous expression!
>
> Believe it or not!
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@ wrote:
> >
> > Hi Steve- thanks for your input. Glad to know that I'm not the
> only one that
> > has cold weather issues. Wish we could figure a way around the
> cold- other
> > then going south.
> > I know that the water line runs are enclosed and that no warm
air
> can get
> > to them. I wonder if there is something better then heat tape to
> help us out?
> > If Nasa can go in space~ ernie- 83PT40 in Texas- water lines
> thawed- holding
> > tanks- not
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>

[whistles_n_bells]

Ernie:

Glad to learn that you are closer to your home. Just a thought; when you
were in Montana during cold temperatures, did you use your bus while
you were there? I was thinking that if you didn't run your engine, the
air dryer would not be activated and any condensation would of course
freeze. One of the reasons us old bus drivers and truckers keep the
engines running in cold climates. Again Ernie, just a thought. Enjoy the
warm weather.

Joe (Pappy) Hagan
St. George, UT
Wannabe

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@... wrote:
>
> Tom, you may be correct. i have noticed that when the dryer blows off,
there
> is a little more air coming through. It used to blow off then quit- no
more
> air. Since I'll be home for a while, I can address this issue without
lying
> on ice~ ernie -83PT40 in Texas
>
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[erniecarpet@...]

Hi Joe- no, during the real cold, I did not run the engine. But I guess in
hindsight, should have. ERnie- heading down the road, soon


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[ronmarabito2002]

A nice feature for some of us equipped with an Auxiliary Compressor is
the fact that you can do that without running the engine.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "whistles_n_bells"
wrote:
>
> Ernie:
>
> Glad to learn that you are closer to your home. Just a thought; when you
> were in Montana during cold temperatures, did you use your bus while
> you were there? I was thinking that if you didn't run your engine, the
> air dryer would not be activated and any condensation would of course
> freeze. One of the reasons us old bus drivers and truckers keep the
> engines running in cold climates. Again Ernie, just a thought. Enjoy the
> warm weather.
>
> Joe (Pappy) Hagan
> St. George, UT
> Wannabe
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@ wrote:
> >
> > Tom, you may be correct. i have noticed that when the dryer blows off,
> there
> > is a little more air coming through. It used to blow off then quit- no
> more
> > air. Since I'll be home for a while, I can address this issue without
> lying
> > on ice~ ernie -83PT40 in Texas
> >
> >
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> >
>
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[Tom Warner]

Ron are you saying your aux air compressor is plumbed through the air
dryer? If not how will that help?

tom warner
vernon center,ny
1985 PT 40

At 11:40 AM 12/5/2006, you wrote:
>A nice feature for some of us equipped with an Auxiliary Compressor is
>the fact that you can do that without running the engine.
>
>R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
>
>
>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "whistles_n_bells"
> wrote:
> >
> > Ernie:
> >
> > Glad to learn that you are closer to your home. Just a thought; when you
> > were in Montana during cold temperatures, did you use your bus while
> > you were there? I was thinking that if you didn't run your engine, the
> > air dryer would not be activated and any condensation would of course
> > freeze. One of the reasons us old bus drivers and truckers keep the
> > engines running in cold climates. Again Ernie, just a thought. Enjoy the
> > warm weather.
> >
> > Joe (Pappy) Hagan
> > St. George, UT
> > Wannabe
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Tom, you may be correct. i have noticed that when the dryer blows off,
> > there
> > > is a little more air coming through. It used to blow off then quit- no
> > more
> > > air. Since I'll be home for a while, I can address this issue without
> > lying
> > > on ice~ ernie -83PT40 in Texas
> > >
> > >
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> >
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