Recent content by Sierranevada

I thought Ford 7.3 diesel engines ended production in 2003. Maybe this is a gas engine. Have a nice day, George

I have lived in California all of my 74 years. Born in Glendale, raised in North Hollywood. Moved to the high desert in 1960 and was a great place to grow up. Now with my wife of 53 years we live in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains and it is a 100 mile round trip To the grocery store. Got...

We drove thru Death Valley on the 26th & 28th of August. All paved roads were great. There was no access towards Scotties Castle (still closed) or either rd to Beatty, NV. George

If it is a smart tv, turn tv on and go to inputs. You should be able to input correct one. We use a fire stick, which is internet based tv, no cable needed, just wifi. George

My real first job was as a kitchen busboy at the Green Tree Inn, Victorville, Ca. It was 1966 and worked there when Ronald Reagan was there for a Ca Governor election dinner. Tips were good, I was 17, did not stay there long, went from there to running a Signal gas station while in High School...

Just changed the seal on my thetford today, took about 10 seconds to remove the old one. The new one took about a minute to install, a smaller hand would have been easier and quicker. It was my first time without removing toilet. George

Seiler Bird,. I am a new member and need to ask you a question. Why do you have a negative attitude, the op is asking for help and you give nothing but negative talk. George

Dear Grand-daughter, The other day I went up to our local Christian book store and saw a 'Honk if you love Jesus' bumper sticker .. I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting. So, I bought the...

The leak could be on the return line. If it was an injector line the unit would not run smoothly. Or it could be the low pressure line feeding the injector pump. George

If your batteries are not getting totally charged during the day and if your charge controller can handle another panel, then add the panel. If your are getting full charge with one panel then add battery capacity and the second panel. George

Alontheway. Our off grid home has a full size 120 volt fridge with ice maker. This is the list of elect appliances we run 120 volts on. Chest freezer, 65" tv, washer and gas dryer, microwave, desktop computer, dishwasher, 7 ceiling fans, water softener, water booster pump. We have 5000...

The wife and I have 50 years of boondocking. At first it was with truck camper's with a block of ice in the ice box. Now it is a nice 26 ft aljo trailer with a popout and gas - elect fridge (120 volt for shore power). In that 50 years we have camped in a RV park with shore power a total of maybe...

If you are boondocking, I would stay away from any non lp fridge. Who wants to hear a generator running all the time and if you do not run it you will need a lot of batteries and solar panels. George

Glass creek is north of mammoth turnoff, nice campground and is free. The only problem is all calif national forests are closed until the 17th of Sept or until further notice. Before you get to glass creek, there is big springs camping area and it is free. Your best bet right now is BLM land...

Alot of generators are bonded, this one is. When on shore power the generator is out of the loop. Shore power cord plugs into generator plug for generator use. George