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THE RVERSCORNER
Newsletter
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October, 2002
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Total
subscribers this issue 7783! Last issue 7525!
Welcome to our new 258 Subscribers!
Inside this issue:
- More on winterizing ... by Les Doll - Towing "four down"
... by Les Doll - Ositech PC Cards by Peggi
McDonald -
Fear
Reduces
Productivity by Don Wetmore - RV Glossary - terms
and
phrases used by RV'ers - Trust My Mechanic ... by Austin
C.
Davis
Joke of the Day: Classified Ad Section:
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More
on winterizing ... by Les Doll
Winterizing the ice maker This is cut & pasted from the
Dometic
manual ...
Follow these Steps: 1. Shut off water supply valve to
ice
maker. 2. Place a shallow pan under water solenoid valve.
3.
Remove inlet fitting to ice maker water solenoid valve.
Drain water from the
supply line. 4. Remove the plastic nut
and water line from outlet side
of water solenoid valve.
Drain water from the line. 5. Cycle ice maker
several times
while blowing compressed air through water solenoid
valve.
Be sure all water is out of the solenoid. NOTE: Up to 40
PSIG air
pressure can be used to clear the valve. 6.
Reconnect and tighten lines
on water solenoid valve. Leave
the water supply turned off until temperatures
are above
32°F/0°C. 7. Dry out ice maker mold assembly with
soft
cloth. Place bail arm in UP/OFF position.
Winterizing the washer/dryer combo:
Set the water temperature control to warm - this will fill
both the cold
and the hot lines with antifreeze. Turn on
the unit and run about a
gallon of antifreeze into the unit.
Turn the control to spin - this
will allow the pump to run
the antifreeze through itself and then through the
drain
hose. Pour a cup down the drain to be sure that the "p"
trap
is filled with antifreeze
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Towing "Four Down"
Towing a vehicle (it's called a "toad")
A "toad" is an RV'ers term referring to a vehicle that is
towed behind a
motor home.
Some vehicles can be towed without any modifications -
others cannot be
towed at all, or at least without
extensive alterations.
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Fear Reduces Productivity
Running from the things you fear reduces your productivity.
It keeps
you from doing the productive things you know you
ought to be doing.
Fear has stronger legs than yours and
will chase you as long as you
run.
To overcome your fears, confront them, get knowledge, and
take
action.
For example, do you have a fear of public speaking? Confront
it;
decide you will not run from this anymore. Gain
knowledge; join
Toastmasters or take a Dale Carnegie class
or buy some books on how to
get better at public speaking.
Take action; practice what you are
learning and your
confidence increases, your fears subside, and
your
productivity is enhanced.
(If these tips are helpful, forward them to a friend and
invite them
to signup for their own free Timely Time
Management Tips at: http://www.balancetime.com)
Don Wetmore-Professional Speaker Productivity Institute Time
Management
Seminars 127 Jefferson St. Stratford, CT 06615
(203) 386-8062 (800) 969-3773
Fax: (203) 386-8064
email:ctsem@msn.com Visit our Supersite:
http://www.balancetime.com
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RV Glossary - terms and phrases used by RV'ers
120 AC/12 DC/LP-gas - The power sources on which RV
refrigerators
operate; 120 AC is 120-volt alternating
current (same as in houses); 12 DC is
12-volt direct current
(same as in motor vehicles); LP-gas. Some RV
refrigerators
can operate on two of the three sources, others on
all
three.
ANODE ROD - an anode rod, when used in a water heater,
attracts
corrosion causing products in the water. These
products attack the anode rod
instead of the metal tank
itself. The anode rod should be inspected yearly
and changed
when it is reduced to about 1/4 of its original size. The
rods
are used in steel water heater tanks - an aluminum tank
has an inner layer of
anode metal to accomplish the same
thing. Anode rods should not be installed
in an aluminum
tank!
AXLE RATIO - The ratio between the pinion and ring gears in
the
differential that multiply the torque provided by the
engine. It is the
number of driveline revolutions required
to turn the axle one time. As an
example, with a 4.10:1 axle
the driveline turns 4.1 times for each full axle
revolution.
The higher the number, the more torque and thus more
towing
power. However, the higher the number also means less speed.
More?
Trust My Mechanic ... by Austin C. Davis
Unnecessary car repairs due to fraud or mis-diagnosis cost
American
drivers millions of dollars every year. We have all
seen numerous television
shows investigating fraud in the
auto repair industry. It probably affects
everyone at one
point in their lives, but it is easy to reduce the
chances
of it happening to you. There is a simple and basic approach
to
what to say and how to say it to the service writer that
will get you maximum
benefit and protection.
If you think that single women are the only ones being
conned then think
again! You can get suckered out of $50-200
every time you visit the repair
shop. Don't laugh I bet this
is happening to you!
This is not a "how-to" repair manual, but easy-to-read and
easy-to-use
valuable information. It is not a big boring
textbook filled with technical
jargon either. I am a
tell-it-like-it-is guy and that is how I present
information
to you, and above all else it is fun to read.
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Joke of the Day:
Lawyer: "Judge, I wish to appeal my client's case on the
basis of newly
discovered evidence." Judge: "And what is
the nature of the new
evidence?" Lawyer: "Judge, I
discovered that my client still has $500
left."
Notable Quotes:
"A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on"
Samuel
Goldwyn.
"The length of a film should be directly related to the
endurance of the
human bladder." Alfred Hitchcock.
"Television has brought back murder into the home -- where
it
belongs." Alfred Hitchcock.
"USA Today has come out with a new survey: Apparently three
out of four
people make up 75 percent of the population."
David Letterman.
"I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a
talk show
host." David Letterman.
"If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching
television by
candlelight." George Gobal.
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!!! HAPPY CAMPIN' !!!
Les Doll - RV Technician My advice is free and worth only
what you
gain from it!