Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:22:01 -0700
Reply-To: Charles McGehee <chasm@ELLTEL.NET>
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From: Charles McGehee <chasm@ELLTEL.NET>
Subject: Re: travel to libby montana
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Gary,
Up it to 50% ethanol and it'll keep you from going stale, too. Seriously,
if your wife wants to wash inside, why not hook the sink up with the hose
to the campground water supply if you are hooking up anyway?
Also, it's interesting that at least some '87's don't have second
batteries. Were dual batteries an option back then? Anyone?
Charles
'85 Westy
At 10:08 AM 10/11/01 -0700, gary hradek wrote:
>Charles,
> It is an 87 westy with no second
>battery.
>It has the led that warns you with the red,green
>yellow lights but did not help me much last week when
>I was listening to the bombings. Had to get a jump
>start at the campground.
> Agree with you about the water but my wife likes
>to wash inside. Someone suggests heat tape on the
>plastic tank? I still like the 10% ethanol solution.
> Keeps the water from going stale too.
> thanks for the input, gary
>--- Charles McGehee <chasm@elltel.net> wrote:
> > Unless there's a special reason for carrying water
> > in your tank, I'd drain
> > it. You're going to be around water anyway (you
> > said you'd be hooking up),
> > so it's added weight and trouble. Actually, we
> > almost never use the water
> > tank regardless of the weather, carrying instead a
> > few gallons in
> > jugs. Water in the tank is not only unnecessary
> > weight, it also tends to
> > get stale. Unless we're going to be in the boonies
> > for an extended time,
> > we don't bother with the tank at all
> >
> > You didn't mention what year your rig is. Dual
> > batteries started with '86,
> > if I'm not mistaken. I put an isolated dual system
> > in my '85 and built a
> > charger into the system. It's a deep-cycle RV
> > battery which can last for
> > days without recharging. If yours is a newer model
> > with factory installed
> > dual batteries, I'd think any trickle charger would
> > work, but someone with
> > more experience should speak to that. Are you sure
> > you are drawing down
> > your engine battery by using interior lights? I
> > thought there was a relay
> > in newer rigs that separated the systems.
> >
> > Charles
> > '85 Westy
> >
> > At 08:52 AM 10/11/01 -0700, gary hradek wrote:
> > >We will be taking a trip to Libby, Montana in late
> > >October. Would it be safe to travel with water in
> > >the storage tank? I have thought to add a 10%
> > >ethanol solution to the tank to prevent freezing.
> > >We will be hooking up an electrical connection each
> > >night. Has anyone used a trickle charger to keep
> > a
> > >charge on the battery? If so, what kind of
> > charger
> > >works best and can I run the charger while I use
> > the
> > >lights and radio in these very long Montana
> > nights.
> > >Thanks gary
> > >
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