Scotty Hutto

Yes, I’ll probably add that soon as a separate subcategory under Electrical. I’m also considering adding Solar as its own subcategory.

It is definitely foreign object damage. The rod looks like someone bounced a chainsaw down it. Multiple scores about 1” long with big metal chips hanging off the end. I’ll try to get a picture... For the life of me I can’t figure out how this happened!

The info I have on this picture comes from David Pratt. About 10 years ago Bill D and the other moderators of the Yahoo Monacoers Group decided they needed a picture on the banner. Bill D produced this picture of his rig, and a version was used for the Yahoo web site. We were able to recover the original picture and reformatted it and added his name to the picture for the new site.

Good morning everyone. For clarity, I have added a new category for A/C, heat pumps, and Aqua Hot systems. I moved a few conversations from other categories to the new category. Why I didn’t set this up in the first place... we’ll never know. 😂

Thanks everyone! Unfortunately, the cylinder (shiny part) was badly damaged and ripped the seal. After removing some of the damaged material I was able to get the jack to retract and made it to the Gathering. I will have to replace the jack. Thanks again for the help and suggestions.

Thanks all. Going to take a better look this morning in the light of day... rear Jacks stayed up. Front jack leaked down completely. Could be a hose🤞🏻, fitting 🤞🏻, or a seal😱. Will report back.

Stopped overnight on the way to the Gathering, and have a hydraulic fluid leak in my front Powergear jack. 2006 Diplomat. Anyone have any experience with this, and any good advice?

Saddling up and heading that way today. Should arrive just after lunch tomorrow (Tuesday).

Paul, I have access to a wrecked '05 HR Imperial that I believe had that toilet. The porcelain bowl was broken so I didn't pay much attention to the toilet; everything in the head was intact except the bowl. I'll be back down that way before the gathering and will try to gather what you need. A picture of the needed part would be super helpful... If it's still there, I'll bring it to the gathering for you.

Steven, I've invited Brian to join this group. We'll see if we can lure him in... 🙂

I'd love to take credit but it wasn't me... It can be changed every 30 days, but apparently joining also counts as changing your name. 🤷‍♂️

Thanks for the heads-up. This problem is rare, but when it happens its very aggravating... Could I ask a favor? If this has happened to you, even once, send me a private message with: - The email account where you received the duplicate messages - Message Topic (or Topics) - Date and time that was stamped on the email. That will help me work with the programmers to troubleshoot the issue. Thanks, Scotty

I was hoping to be able to set this differently by Forum (i.e., you can edit classified ads forever, but not motorhome discussions... etc.), but this is a system setting that affects everything. I have removed the time restriction for editing; I don't think it practical to have to involve a moderator to edit posts... especially classified ads. I don't *think* this will be an issue, but if it is we'll change it later...

That is correct. It is a default function of the software, but something we don't really use. There is an option to group users into groups based on their reputation rating (Users, SuperUsers, etc.) and give people varying privileges based on those groups. For example, we could create a certain threshold that would allow members who passed that threshold to not have edit restrictions, or have special privileges. It's something we may consider in the future, but isn't critical right now.

Paul, I don’t see any reason to require physical address - that was just the default setting for the site. I’ll look at it tonight and see how to change it. We don’t use the street address for anything. If, at some point in the future we use the eCommerce functionality of the site we may need it, but not for now. also, as Richard mentions we ask everyone to include city and state in their signature, but that’s hard to police.

Need your paint codes? I've been told they are on the driver's seat pedestal. See pic below of a member's paint codes from his 2006 Diplomat. I needed the codes for my rig, as a sign post jumped out into the side of my rig. Looked under the seat and bah!! Someone had pulled the sticker off. After a little research I found that the paint codes can still be obtained from REV by requesting a coach data sheet (See below). My paint guy checked the codes this past week and TADA!! they are correct! Althought much of the old Monaco information is gone, I *believe* REV still provides data sheets for older coaches. If someone has newer info, please post.

Hmmm... that bears some thought. Probably not best. Let me talk with the other moderators and reply. Probably the *best* thing would be for the person who posted to edit the post as “sold” or delete it. I’ve been leaving them up as “sold” for people to see examples, but long term we won’t do that n

I’ll take care of it for you.

Gary, Richards suggestion is perfect for searching the new site. I'm still working on making the Yahoo database available. If you'll shoot an email to scott (at) monacoers.org, I'll search the database and see what comes up and email it to you. Scotty

I've heard from several folks over the past couple of years that one of Bill D 's big recommendations for getting rid of electrical gremlins was to clean all of the connectors and grounds on your coach. Sooo... what's the best way to clean? Spray contact cleaner? Solvent? Wire brush? Different for different connections? Do you put anything on them to keep them clean and healthy? What? Thanks, Scotty

Chad, There are a lot of great options out there at really reasonable price points. I purchased this about a year ago: AUKEY Dash Cam, 1080P Dashboard Camera Recorder, 6-Lane 170 Degree Wide Angle Lens, Supercapacitor, G-Sensor and Clear Nighttime Recording https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072FGL63X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_SjHdEbQAER70Y After seeing Craig French’s video at the Gathering last year of him being hit by a car changing lanes on the way to the Gathering! His video made it an open-and-shut case with the State trooper. I also purchased a 64GB memory card. I have been extremely pleased with this unit. Technology changes, so there’s probably something better out there, but that’s my experience!

Follow-up: I've submitted a support ticket with Blogspotter. I suspect we won't get a response for a day or two because of the holiday. I'll post what I find here..

Wayne, You re the second person this has happened to. I am investigating with Blogtrottr. Scotty

On many Monaco coaches there is a sticker applied to the pedestal of the driver’s seat that gives the paint codes. Unfortunately for me, the previous owner removed it on my coach, just leaving strips of paper and adhesive 🤨 Scotty

Awesome job. Except the part about my wheels look dull next to your rig in Starkville. 😂