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10-21-2014, 04:53 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 2010
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I admire your tenacity. Raz
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10-21-2014, 05:24 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: Bigfoot
Newfoundland & Labrador
Posts: 406
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WOW!!!!!
Sometimes, when it is a family affair, we do our best to get there, for their sake and ours. Sometimes the fates are not kind.
Scouter Dave.
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10-21-2014, 08:32 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Former 1978 Trillium 4500 owner (now 2010 R-pod)
Ontario
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..... and the moral of the story is????......
.... don't attend family reunions?!!
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10-21-2014, 03:09 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,926
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Moral? Ummmm........ Nope, I'm drawing a blank.
Maybe, The best laid plans often go astray.
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10-21-2014, 05:34 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Glad you where able to report a fairly happy ending to this story Dave... all be it a costly one both in time and $$'s
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10-21-2014, 07:39 PM
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Administrator
Name: Mary
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21; formerly Casita 1999 17 ft Liberty Deluxe
Posts: 10,941
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I think the moral of the story is, replacing a part doesn't necessarily mean it's no longer the problem. I had it happen on a computer power supply once. They replaced it 3 times before they got one that wasn't defective. Of course it was different because they could tell it was the power supply that was failing (from the fireworks and smoke!). I'm glad you finished the story (and that you finally got the problem solved!) Best wishes for great travels in future.
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10-21-2014, 09:40 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2009 Trillium 13 ft ('Homelet') / 2000 Subaru Outback
Posts: 2,222
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An old saying
"Mistakes come and mistakes go, but to really foul things up, requires a computer."
BTW: As a representative of McQuaries, I wonder if you would be willing to write us a reccomendation for our fine service.
(Only Kidding)
The French have a saying: "Recherchez l'ordinateur."
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Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.
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10-22-2014, 06:02 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1972 Boler American and 1979 Trillium 4500
Posts: 5,137
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Glad to hear it all worked out Dave. Were you able to tow the Launch Pad back with you?
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10-22-2014, 11:17 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Tim
Trailer: '88 Scamp 16, layout 4
North Florida
Posts: 1,547
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I am reminded of an issue I had long ago in High School with an old F-100 pickup. I had just done a "tune up" (points, plugs, condenser, rotor, etc.) and it ran intermittently after that. Luckily for me, one of the places it died left me rolling (literally) into the Montgomery Ward Auto Service Center parking lot, where my High School Shop Teacher worked a second job. He came out and looked at it and after rummaging through his tool box came back with an old condenser. It fired right up and ran great from then on. He left me with this pearl of wisdom; “if a condenser is working do not change it”. But that tidbit does me no good now as I do not think any of the new stuff has condensers! Come to think of it, I know a lot about broken, obsolete equipment!
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10-22-2014, 11:45 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Norm and Ginny
Trailer: Scamp 16
Florida
Posts: 7,517
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timber Wolf
“if a condenser is working do not change it”.
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The "if it's working, leave it alone" rule is a good one.
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2014 Honda Odyssey
1991 Scamp 16
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10-23-2014, 06:08 AM
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Member
Name: Eric and Sharon
Trailer: Burro
Ohio
Posts: 45
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Wow...did you hear fireworks of celebration when the fix was successful! Great write up. Too bad all of the diagnostic equip was so lame to pin point it. Happy for your end. Happy Camping!
Sent from my DROID RAZR using Fiberglass RV mobile app
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10-08-2019, 02:46 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1981 Trillium 5500
Posts: 1,158
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i live 45 minutes from Espanola, grew up there, and have a mechanic nephew who specializes in older vehicles, like me he sticks with what he can repair.
PM me and we'll see what we can do to help
Joe
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10-08-2019, 03:32 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Steve
Trailer: Escape 15A
Minnesota
Posts: 452
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A kind offer, but that post is from 5 years ago...
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10-09-2019, 04:56 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1981 Trillium 5500
Posts: 1,158
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I realized that after re-reading the entire post, OH well, offer stands to anyone in the area, I'm willing to help if I can
Joe
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03-15-2022, 12:16 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Ellpea
Trailer: 1989 Lil Bigfoot
CA
Posts: 1,379
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David Tilston
This story now has an ending.
Kind of an anticlimactic end, but I am fine with that.
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OMG David... I missed this thread before (or else I blocked it all like a bad nightmare). any time I think I'm having a bad day I'm going to look back at this!
So glad the problem was finally resolved... and yes, those upcharges are CRIMINAL!
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03-15-2022, 12:30 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,926
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This is now kind of a famous story. I went to a fibreglass rally, with that van. Someone there said something to the effect of, "I read a story, on line, about a van like that." I just smiled and said, "That's me".
I'm still driving that van. We call it the Limo. Much better than it's previous name.
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03-15-2022, 12:38 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Ellpea
Trailer: 1989 Lil Bigfoot
CA
Posts: 1,379
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David Tilston
This is now kind of a famous story. I went to a fibreglass rally, with that van. Someone there said something to the effect of, "I read a story, on line, about a van like that." I just smiled and said, "That's me".
I'm still driving that van. We call it the Limo. Much better than it's previous name.
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After all of this, it would be a shame to EVER replace that van!
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