A spring rally at Palmetto Cove RV park in South Carolina

kyle4501 · March 09, 2017, 06:22:22 PM

April in the Carolinas at Palmetto Cove RV park on April 7th to the 9th.
http://www.palmettocove.com/index.html

Friday Dinner – Stuffed baked potatoes

Saturday breakfast – sausage & pancakes
Lunch – at the Victoria Valley Vineyards ? ? ?
Dinner – roasted chicken & spaghetti

Rally fee of $20 per couple (plus park camping rate). Rally fee payable upon arrival to the rally host.

Earlier arrivals & late staying is encouraged!

Hope to see y'all there!

Zephod · March 10, 2017, 06:47:05 AM

Interesting. Long way from Lexington sc though

I'll have to see about getting my bus retitled as a motorhome first. That might take a while.

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Beesme · March 12, 2017, 07:41:24 AM

Awww that stinks we will be returning from fla Georgia the week before with the Newell .if it wasn't for work Idextend out trip but will be gone already 3wks by then ...
After this year we are full timing for a couple yrs ! No more snow . It is -15 with wind right now ! I have block heater on hoping to start later and fill with fuel we leave thurs for 19 days

kyle4501 · March 12, 2017, 07:49:39 AM

Bummer Bruce. There is another in October.

The Cove has upgraded about half of the middle 2 rows to 50A electric.

Zephod · March 12, 2017, 11:08:10 AM

Quote from: kyle4501 on March 12, 2017, 07:49:39 AM
Bummer Bruce. There is another in October.

The Cove has upgraded about half of the middle 2 rows to 50A electric.

Lol. 50A. My bus is wired for 30A and I'm set up for 100% independence. Onboard water, hardly any power usage, gas cooking. Cooler powered by ice

I heard tales of people having portable generators stolen, plugin cables stolen etc and went as independent as possible.

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uncle ned · March 22, 2017, 02:03:16 PM

Kyle Do we have many logging in. If Huggy will start one more time I hope to be there.

Guess it is to early for mosquitoes so I will not have to make several rounds to kill them.

Probably will not get a discount for killing them either.

will save your parking place if that Newell and stand being parked to a real bus. LOL

uncle ned

kyle4501 · March 22, 2017, 07:15:28 PM

We are expecting 15 units.

I've been plodding along with some changes on The Newel -
I relocated the batteries,
made battery boxes,
made new battery cables,
replaced/relocated the throttle actuator at the engine,
cleaning up some poor wiring done by camping world,
replaced the starter (I hope it works !),
The Bendix cruise control was acting up, so I'm installing a King Cruise Control.

I hope to have it put back together by then . . . . .

lostagain · March 23, 2017, 06:56:10 AM

You still had the old air operated Bendix cruise control! Not often seen anymore. I still run one on my 5C. It works well, so far...

JC

kyle4501 · March 23, 2017, 05:41:03 PM

Quote from: lostagain on March 23, 2017, 06:56:10 AM
You still had the old air operated Bendix cruise control! Not often seen anymore. I still run one on my 5C. It works well, so far...

JC

I hope yours continues to work

Mine worked flawlessly until it decided to act very erratically - either a bad potentiometer or bad control module.
Then, when you consider they aren't being made anymore - made the most sense to replace.
Fortunately, my coach had the original bendix manual, so I know what wires go where as far as the bendix cruise control anyways . . . .

uncle ned · March 24, 2017, 09:58:02 AM

Kyle if you need any King control parts.

Huggy has some. I never use it.

uncle ned

kyle4501 · March 24, 2017, 06:20:49 PM

Without the cruise control, my speed creeps up until I'm against the governor. . . .

Zephod · March 25, 2017, 08:49:16 AM

Quote from: kyle4501 on March 24, 2017, 06:20:49 PM
Without the cruise control, my speed creeps up until I'm against the governor. . . .

My bus is governed to 55 on the flat. Uphill, it's less, downhill it can reach 75. I'm happy though... the tires are rated to 65.

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kyle4501 · March 25, 2017, 05:31:15 PM

The new starter works very well. with the batteries closer to the starter & 4/0 marine battery cable - you don't hear the starter.

New throttle control works perfectly.

New oil pressure sending unit seems to working.

All that the cruise needs is the speed sensor installed & a road trip to calibrate . . . .

So happy the worst of this project is over - now to clean it up for the rally.

kyle4501 · April 04, 2017, 08:20:38 PM

It has started for some, just 3 days & I'll be there!

bigred · April 06, 2017, 06:27:47 AM

Quote from: uncle ned on March 24, 2017, 09:58:02 AM

Kyle if you need any King control parts.

Huggy has some. I never use it.

uncle ned Ned ,I don't think I will try to bring the Prevost to the Cove this time .as I have done a bunch of untested work on the fresh water system.I don't want to get water in that thing until I can be sure all chances of a freeze are past .I may try to drive down there on Saturday in the car .If you see a Black Suzuki GV hanging around,that will be me ! Lord willing ,I will be able to bring the old girl to the next one they have down there!!!