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General Discussion / Eclipse/Tom-Tom

« on: December 30, 2010, 11:17:02 am »

I have been attempting to uitlize some of the features of the Tom Tom/Eclipse unit thru the Tom Tom Home desk top product...like traffic alerts, etc.  You must have and "access code" to get into the features section of the web page.  I have put every darn number I can find including from the back of the unit, on the CD sleeve, on the box with all the manuels, etc...none of them work.  There was no code card with the unit that I can find, and despite the info I have found describing where the code number should be from my web search my numbers just do not work.  Just give me a Garmin!! Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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General Discussion / Re: Making a good coach better

« on: November 03, 2010, 07:12:57 pm »

Ron D.:That is exactly what I am describing.  In the cold weather slides out are real heat drains.

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General Discussion / Re: Making a good coach better

« on: November 03, 2010, 04:10:52 pm »

Ron D.: The slide is contructed and insulated the same as the main walls...r-values are the same.  While I like the room the slide gives me I am with you (you chose no slide) in regards to rattles and leaks that slides can have and when i winter camp up here in NH I always place 3" foam pipe insulation around the slide seams when it is extended otherwise it is just the rubber seals and the outside, very drafty...I justmust remember to remove the foam before retracting the room!

PJ:  My daughter lives in Baltimore with her husband so I am in MD fairly often.  While I like to take my coach the parking issue is always a real pain and I worry that someone will damage it so usually drive the car or fly.  With no traffic I can make it from door to door in just under 8 hours.  Thanks

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General Discussion / Making a good coach better

« on: November 03, 2010, 11:26:24 am »

I am a new owner of a 2010 2551S and I must say I am impressed with the workmanship and the coach in general.  I have owned several Monaco motor homes in the past and the PC does stack up much better compared to them.  With that said,  there are several issues that I have fixed on the PC as I am forever attempting to hunt down rattles and squeaks that drive me crazy as well as small  engineering issues.  Living in a cold climate (NH) I am always looking for those draft sources and did find several....there is no insulation on top of the rfrig.... it is a straight shot from the outside vent to the 1/2" interior panel that is above the refrig.  Checked with Norcold and they had no problem as long as there is room for venting and of course there is so I have placed several inches of fiberglass insulation on top of the refrig and the interior noise level in that area has been reduced considerably as well as the draftiness.  There is no insulation under the carpet in the cab and there is no way one can put it down since the carpet is glued down...it would have been nice if PC had atleast utilized some 1/8" adhesive foam that would knock some of the cab noise down for sure, I installed such insulation in my  Sprinter based coach and the noise level dropped by I will bet 28%.  I was able to insulate under the door kick plates with adhesive foam and it does take care of some road noise coming right up thru from the outside.  I had many rattles in the kitchen area and discovered that the LP copper lines were rubing together and making alot of noise, I seperated them with make shift rubber bands and bent them some and really silenced everything.  The PVC drain pipe from the kitchen sink is all so not strapped down well and vibrates on the wood wall behind the draws  and floor as it heads to the back of the coach.  I sprayed foam insulation stradegically (completly hidden of course) under and around the pipe and  the vibrations are now gone.  Had to add the winter antifreeze valve ...do not understand why PC did not install at the factory...all of $14.00 retail.  I found the shower enclosure to be somewhat cheap feeling so I sprayed foam insulation from the top and bottom of each of the channels and plugged the bottom holes with nice black pop in plugs that you can not even see....the door now shuts with a great solid feel and many rattles are now gone.  I noticed significnat noise around the Kiwee step box....like all of my other motor homes the manafacturer always fails to insulate the cold hard steel that is all there is between you and the outside weather and noise....I again used 1/8  adhesive foam insulation to cover the three sides of the box and that modification really reduces  road noise. Will keep you posted of other work I do if it is of any interest to folks?   Thanks

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General Discussion / Re: Sewer hose storage

« on: October 21, 2010, 11:13:50 am »

From the rear of the coach outlet is on the left side 1/4 of the way in you will see a regular 3" twist cap.

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General Discussion / Sewer hose storage

« on: October 19, 2010, 09:26:38 am »

I was recently looking around my new 2551 to find a place to store a 3" sewer hose and I found what I consider a great solution.  I purchased aprrox. 21" of 4" PVC, two 4" threaded flanges and two 4" threaded plugs as well as some 1" steel strapping (with holes).  I utilized the two right end generator frame bolts to hold the two 4" steel strapping strips that I shaped around the PVC pipe to make circle brackets, there is plenty of room between the generator exahaust pipe and the PVC so there will not be any heat issues.  I inserted the pipe into the two hangers and then glued the two flanges, one on each end (do not glue before you insert pipe or you will not get the over sized flanges thru the tight circle brackets).  The inside flange just slides under the frame rail and the outside flange and plug are the perfect depth as they are under the coaches skirting but still able to be gotten to easily.  I drilled a couple of hole in the bottom of the PVC pipe for draining, and utilized a couple of 1/4 bolts thru the hangers and the pipe to keep the pipe from rolling within the hangers.   I sprayed the pipe and fittings with black undercoating and that is it.  I can now store a full length of sewer pipe with fittings in a very secure out of the way place that can barely be seen looking at the coach! The entire job cost me $24.00.

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General Discussion / Re: ACC ignition setting for radio usage

« on: October 15, 2010, 02:45:35 pm »

I have a new 2551S with the TOM-TOM Eclipse set up, why is there no capabolity to run the radio off the ACC setting off  the ignition?  Found in the Eclipse booklet to place parking brake on, etc but nothing has worked.  Must be doing something wrong??   Thanks

For the record...just spoke with Kermit, the Tom-Tom Eclipse will NOT run off the ACC setting from the ignition because the Ford computer does not allow for any hot leads to be added other than form their own OEM equipment, to bad!

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General Discussion / Re: ACC ignition setting for radio usage

« on: October 10, 2010, 07:29:54 pm »

Hi:
On our 2350 we can just turn the key to accessory and listen to the radio. Do you have the house battery on to use that system?

DJM

The Tom-Tom Eclipse replaces the Ford standard radio so should run off the ACC setting....I have to do some more reading since I must be doing soemthing wrong.  It is tied into the rear camera as well.   Thanks

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General Discussion / ACC ignition setting for radio usage

« on: September 30, 2010, 08:46:39 am »

I have a new 2551S with the TOM-TOM Eclipse set up, why is there no capabolity to run the radio off the ACC setting off  the ignition?  Found in the Eclipse booklet to place parking brake on, etc but nothing has worked.  Must be doing something wrong??   Thanks