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  1. Flyinfool
    I think you should make some quick plans to bring her to MD this weekend.
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    OhOh! We may have a conflict. I always travel with my personal black cloud.......
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    Arrrrrrrrrg.......... Just 3 more days till blastoff for MD and I have gotten very little done. I did get the critical for a safe trip things done. New tires. Carb issues went away by themselves. GPS mounted Broken plastic repaired, (Epoxy drying now.) Tunes set up to try to keep me sane (well sort of) for the 9 hour ride. Still have some important things to do; Find, buy and mount drink holder. Get some miles on these new tires to scuff them in, and get a feel for them. Mount High brake light on trailer and rewire trailer. Mount cooler rack, (ugly but functional) Make a list of what all to pack and then find and pack it all. Then decide what will be left behind once I run out of room. Things I'd really like to get done; Install HID driving lights. replace trunk reflector Add more running lights (the first half of this trip will be going through Chicago at night.) Get a couple of valve shim tools made up. The rest just ain't gonna happen before MD. Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Dinners done, back to work.......
  4. Flyinfool
    I thought the same thing. I bought a 10mm ball from RAM to use with the rest of my ram mount and just put it on the left handle bar. Since I always have had the GPS in the lower left corner of my windshield my left hand is the only one that learned how to use the GPS. You can buy a left hand 10mm screw from McMaster Carr. There was someone here that just drilled and tapped the right side to a 3/8 right hand thread.
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    There have been some scattered posts about people wanting help with electrical issues at MD. I do not remember what all issues there were, but this could be a help. I was going to bring an assortment of electrical stuff to do simple wiring jobs and/or repairs. Having these could be a help if there are any trailer wiring issues.
  6. Flyinfool
    Does your wife have a sister....???????
  7. Flyinfool
    I've been looking at the Griffin iTrip for my iPod Nano to use on the trip to MD. I have read a lot of bad reports on it saying that the newer ones have had the power turned down by the FCC and they now have a very weak signal prone to lots of static. How old is your iTrip? Have you had any bad issues with it? More info please. My hope was to just have this in the trunk set to shuffle, plugged into a power port and just let it rip for the 9 hour trip.
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    If at all possible I try to never stop at a station that has the tanker truck there filling the stations tanks. As the new fuel is pouring in it stirs up any sediment or other crud at the bottom of the tank and you end up with it in your tank.
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    It is possible for a critter to get into the vent on the roof. With PVC pipe it is to smooth and slippery on the inside for them to crawl back out. I have had birds sit up there till they were overcome by fumes and pass out and fall. You have a 50 50 chance whether they fall in or out. AS mentioned, get some light in there to see what you can see. Have you done any remodeling where a screw or nail may have punctured the stack? Someone hang a picture or shelf or something on the wall with the stack?
  10. Flyinfool
    Beer is bad........
  11. Flyinfool
    I saw that one to. It is not the same model as what we have. I did confirm that it was bought new in '55. If we can not sell it I may just use it on my trailer that will be pulled by a vintage bike. Jeff It has had many hundreds if not thousands of beers kept cold in it over the years. So whats it worth to you? Just from the changes in insulating technology over the years, I would guess that it does not have near the insulation value of something new.
  12. Flyinfool
    My guess would be a scam. HF does not sell its coupons. Most likely someone scanned the coupon from a magazine or email add is then selling them. Just hunt around and find the actual real coupon. You could even try printing out that picture and just tell the clerk that you have a crappy printer and that is why the fine print and bar code did not come out. The worst they can do is say no.
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    Is that black anodized? I have one of the shiny ones form a long time ago, where those clear anodized or bare aluminum?
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    I know my dad bought this cooler before he was married in '55. Anything JC Higgens is made by someone else. JC Higgens was a Sears house brand. So it is very possible that it is actually a Colman.
  15. Flyinfool
    My parents have an old J.C. Higgens cooler that was bought in the early 50s. Does anyone know if it has any collector value? What it may be worth? I searched all of Craigs list and ebay but could not find one similar.
  16. Flyinfool
    Been posted before but I had to laugh all over again......
  17. Flyinfool
    A little heat in the fireplace and probably grilled squirrel for dinner.........
  18. Flyinfool
    I'll behave now........... Maybe......... It's hard...........
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    Yes I agree with what others are saying. The solar panel on my RV is a 5W from Harbor Freight. I do not use the camper a lot. So the solar panel can take several months to recharge the battery and then maintains it ready to go at a moments notice and is just enough to keep the battery from freezing in the winter. The solar panel will maintain the battery in your bike, it will not charge it in a reasonable amount of time like a day. On the data plate for the cpap does it list either watts or amps for the power input. The other thing to remember with solar panels is that the output ratings are under ideal conditions. Like high noon, in a desert, at the equator, with the panel aimed exactly at the sun. In most cases you will never actually get the full rated output of the panel. I keep my jump pack plugged into my truck so that it is always charging whenever I am driving but then a relay (Yes I have added relays all over my truck too:whistling:) isolates it from everything so that a light left on does not drain the jump pack also, yet the pack is always full charged and ready to be used.
  20. Flyinfool
    That depends on what the capacity of the battery pack in the cpap is and how far it is drained each night? Need more info to give an answer.
  21. Flyinfool
    That happens with those old rusty pornographs. They miss the straight up digit......
  22. Flyinfool
    A couple of things. The friction disks are 3mm thick new, that is .118 inches thick, the minimum tolerance in my service manual is 2.8mm or .110 thick. The 8Nm is 70 in-lb or 5.8 ft-lbs for those of us that have a torque wrench that goes that low in ft-lbs. As said, that ain't much and really bad things happen if to tight.
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    Gee Annie Here I thought maybe you were going to pack yourself in a box and ship it over......
  24. Flyinfool
    You can get that same unit from Harbor Freight here in the USA. http://www.harborfreight.com/15-watt-solar-battery-charger-68692.html I have had one on my RV to keep the battery up for the last 4 years, The only time I disconnect it is while towing because it is just laying flat on the roof with the wire run in thru the corner of the door.
  25. Flyinfool
    It was not the lights that ruined 2 batteries in a year. There is some other issue going on.
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