Somewhat perplexed, non-understanding

[bubblerboy64]

Some people have rather incredible skills and abilities to problem
solve almost anything and come up with a very satisfactory "fix"
others should really keep their figures out of it. Most of us are
someplace in the middle. I read a lot of posts before I jumped into
the ownership of one of these things and I remember some one making
the statement something to the effect if you can't do a reasonable
about of fix and repair you better not get into the ole BB's. Likely
the best piece of advice I was given. I know my limits and I have to
be a little careful that I not work too long and too hard and get
frustrated but I usually get it done.( With a little help from my
friends.) So thanks again. Currently sorting out battery problems
and suspecting new ones are in order, they're 9 years old :-)

John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC
>
> I think Ralph has a point -- but he might also be suffering from
the
> effects of a previous owner's poor choices in "fixing" various
problems.
>
> For example, I found that my dual water pumps (for the house water
> system) were both leaking. After exploring the rebuild kits and
> considering the trouble of the R&R, I opted to remove the old
system,
> simplify the plumbing around the pumps and install a variable
speed
> pump. I've ended up with better water flow and an easier to
maintain
> pump. (If/when it needs to be rebuilt, it will be easier to R&R
and
> there's only one pump to deal with.) I hope my craftsmanship with
the
> installation is of reasonable quality and that some future owner
of
> my coach will be able to quickly see how it's put together, should
> future maintenance be required.
>
> I know that I've run across obviously "maintained" items that I
find
> very puzzling. My 3-position exhaust brake, for example, has been
> modified to only offer a high and low setting. I can see that the
> relay for the 'medium' setting has been cut out of the system and
the
> wires for medium have been switched over to the low relay. Since
I'm
> now encountering some electrical gremlins in the exhaust brake
> control system, I imagine that the incomprehensible modification
was
> done to "solve" or bypass an earlier problem. Since I'm now
> encountering difficult to troubleshoot problems in the same
system,
> it's pretty obvious that the earlier modification didn't really
fix
> the problem. Here, I'm with Ralph that this is a sign of some
pretty
> poorly engineered/thought out repairs.
>
> So, each of the coaches will have their own unique set of fixes
and
> repairs made over the years. Some future owner may 'curse me' for
the
> pump change out I made -- but the new variable speed pumps seemed
> like a good replacement for the previous (and very complex) dual
pump
> installation. Only time will tell.
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> El Sobrante CA
> aeonix1@...
>
>
>
> On Mar 20, 2008, at 3:06 AM, bubblerboy64 wrote:
>
> >
> > Good points made on both sides of this one. Isn't it a little
like
> > restoring and old car? Some want it original, some what
the "looks"
> > of the old car with all new stuff under the surface. I think
Ralph's
> > position (at least as I see it is) know were you are starting from
> > and were you are going to before you fire up the ole plasma cutter
> > and start in on her. <snip>
>