The dog house bolts in my 1988 Ford Econoline Cut-a-Way took 5/16ths replacement bolts. I got mine at 1-1/4in length.
2018/04/09
2018/04/08
Record: Trail Promotion Venue Request
An email was sent to the Wetzel County Convention and Visitors Bureau in West Virginia requesting a recommendation on a trail promotion venue.
2018/04/07
Hike In Akron on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
A couple days ago, I noticed that the oil level in my Chevy HHR was critically low. So, I filled it up with all 5 quarts of 5W30. In doing it, I didn't use a funnel and got some motor oil on the engine block. I thought that I had it all wiped down?
Today when I turned it on, there was thick smoke coming out of the the sides of the car and the exhaust. I immediately shut it off! I checked the oil level and now the dipstick reads as if it has 10 quarts in it. And I don't think that the anti-freeze level changed? From what I hear, what I saw should have been the result of a blown head gasket, or cracked block? I may try to put it on ramps and follow up with it tomorrow? When I tried to back it up, there wasn't a noticeable reduction in power.
But I had an engagement in Akron today as part of a Buckeye Trail Association contingent to a hike with Ohio State Representative Emilia Sykes. So, I took the motorhome there and that's it's second 120 trip. This morning before I left, I turned the engine on and the RPM's were still fluctuating, but it did it less this time and the trip on the freeway to Akron was no problem. I messaged the chairman of the Crooked River Chapter of the BTA who covers that area and I told him that I was coming down, but there was a big question as to whether I was going to be able to park the motorhome in Downtown Akron???
She and a gentleman from the Ohio & Erie Canalway Association took a group and myself for a 2 mile round trip and tour of the towpath in the city. This takes place on the Buckeye Trail's "Akron Section" and I passed through this area years ago before it was on the current route. It use to be routed next to the Akron Zoo when I was hiking there. The rule on Buckeye is after you've passed through an area, if it reroutes, you do not have to go back and claim the new one. After today's event, a smaller group of us went to an Italian restaurant in Downtown Akron.
After I got done with that group, I drove to the nearest Speedway gas station. The fuel gauge on the motorhome's dashboard doesn't work. So, I use an app on my tablet. It tracks the mileage in motion and moves the needle based on the motorhome's fuel range. I calculate that by writing down the odometer mileage, getting its difference and dividing that by how many gallons it takes to fill it up? Today, the MPG's were a little worse.
Possibly tomorrow, I'm going to look for a loose connection or hose. Either on the spark plug wires, or on a hose somewhere? I'm willing to bet that something came loose? But I vaguely thought that my mechanic might have told me to disconnect the negative from one of my dual batteries before jumping the motorhome? Everything online says that it should be fine with both connected as long as I idled my smaller Chevy HHR for 15 minutes or more with the clamps on (which was done) so that it wasn't as stressful on it's alternator.
Today when I turned it on, there was thick smoke coming out of the the sides of the car and the exhaust. I immediately shut it off! I checked the oil level and now the dipstick reads as if it has 10 quarts in it. And I don't think that the anti-freeze level changed? From what I hear, what I saw should have been the result of a blown head gasket, or cracked block? I may try to put it on ramps and follow up with it tomorrow? When I tried to back it up, there wasn't a noticeable reduction in power.
But I had an engagement in Akron today as part of a Buckeye Trail Association contingent to a hike with Ohio State Representative Emilia Sykes. So, I took the motorhome there and that's it's second 120 trip. This morning before I left, I turned the engine on and the RPM's were still fluctuating, but it did it less this time and the trip on the freeway to Akron was no problem. I messaged the chairman of the Crooked River Chapter of the BTA who covers that area and I told him that I was coming down, but there was a big question as to whether I was going to be able to park the motorhome in Downtown Akron???
She and a gentleman from the Ohio & Erie Canalway Association took a group and myself for a 2 mile round trip and tour of the towpath in the city. This takes place on the Buckeye Trail's "Akron Section" and I passed through this area years ago before it was on the current route. It use to be routed next to the Akron Zoo when I was hiking there. The rule on Buckeye is after you've passed through an area, if it reroutes, you do not have to go back and claim the new one. After today's event, a smaller group of us went to an Italian restaurant in Downtown Akron.
After I got done with that group, I drove to the nearest Speedway gas station. The fuel gauge on the motorhome's dashboard doesn't work. So, I use an app on my tablet. It tracks the mileage in motion and moves the needle based on the motorhome's fuel range. I calculate that by writing down the odometer mileage, getting its difference and dividing that by how many gallons it takes to fill it up? Today, the MPG's were a little worse.
Possibly tomorrow, I'm going to look for a loose connection or hose. Either on the spark plug wires, or on a hose somewhere? I'm willing to bet that something came loose? But I vaguely thought that my mechanic might have told me to disconnect the negative from one of my dual batteries before jumping the motorhome? Everything online says that it should be fine with both connected as long as I idled my smaller Chevy HHR for 15 minutes or more with the clamps on (which was done) so that it wasn't as stressful on it's alternator.
2018/04/04
Smartphone Reset
I reset my smartphone to the factory original state and have yet to insert my external SDXC memory card. I'm not sure how fast the battery recharging is going and I won't reinsert that card until it's full. That's probably going to be when I wake up? Getting the apps back was painless. As for the location of my custom ring tones, they might be lost, or on the card? I have ones in my voice that state that I have e-mail, or "Facebook alert." These help me when I'm on my bicycles. The notification bar is just too small to read when I'm riding them.
2018/04/03
Smartphone Issues - Likely Hardware Problems
I moved 590 megabytes of e-mails to a back-up location and deleted them from where they normally reside. That means that when my 3rd party smartphone email app polls the sever, that it shouldn't take as long and that should save on power. Well, it didn't work and considering every other way that I've cleaned it out, this is now probably a hardware problem?
My Samsung Galaxy SM-n900v was on the market in 2013. So, the model is only 5 years old. I've probably had this particular one for about 3 years? As I've been a trail maintainer, it's been outside a lot, including some cold winter temperatures. It could be possible that it's power circuitry is corroded? The first step might be to have it examined at the Verizon store and see if they can repair, or replace it? If they can't, I might be able to purchase a new, or used model.
Buying a new smartphone right now is not much of an option. You've got people out there that always need to have the "latest and greatest," so they purchase a new smartphone about every year. Every time I go into the cellular store, it's like they have somebody trying to get you to do that? I think that's wasteful. My current smartphone has served me well.
The faster they get, the more expensive they become. So the cellular providers are offering payment plans for them and tablets. Payment plans are for something that get for a car, house, or for some of you, your student loans. My smartphone probably cost about $700 new? I'd rather pay for it up front if I can. But if I end up needing a brand new smartphone soon, I'll probably have to do that.
I had payments on my cellular tablet. At $24 a month for about total of $800, it was rather painless for me. I got it for the motorhome because the interior is large and the smartphone was harder to reach. I use multiple navigation apps, internal music and Pandora. I just needed something bigger for that cab it couldn't wait.
My Samsung Galaxy SM-n900v was on the market in 2013. So, the model is only 5 years old. I've probably had this particular one for about 3 years? As I've been a trail maintainer, it's been outside a lot, including some cold winter temperatures. It could be possible that it's power circuitry is corroded? The first step might be to have it examined at the Verizon store and see if they can repair, or replace it? If they can't, I might be able to purchase a new, or used model.
Buying a new smartphone right now is not much of an option. You've got people out there that always need to have the "latest and greatest," so they purchase a new smartphone about every year. Every time I go into the cellular store, it's like they have somebody trying to get you to do that? I think that's wasteful. My current smartphone has served me well.
The faster they get, the more expensive they become. So the cellular providers are offering payment plans for them and tablets. Payment plans are for something that get for a car, house, or for some of you, your student loans. My smartphone probably cost about $700 new? I'd rather pay for it up front if I can. But if I end up needing a brand new smartphone soon, I'll probably have to do that.
I had payments on my cellular tablet. At $24 a month for about total of $800, it was rather painless for me. I got it for the motorhome because the interior is large and the smartphone was harder to reach. I use multiple navigation apps, internal music and Pandora. I just needed something bigger for that cab it couldn't wait.
2018/04/02
Smartphone Issues
My smartphone that appeared on the market 5 years ago is running very slowly. And I really don't want to replace it. I think that I've narrowed it down to two possible problems. One is that I have too many emails and the other is that my Ohio basemap on Locus Maps is too big. I started on the e-mails today, got them organized and I'll download them as soon as my 3rd party software realizes what happened?
In the last 48 hours, I've been working on the Buckeye Trail's logistics... namely campsites.
In the last 48 hours, I've been working on the Buckeye Trail's logistics... namely campsites.
2018/04/01
Motorhome 04/01/2018
- The caulking on the driver's side chassis windows did not survive, either.
- The turn signals on the dashboard do blink and make a sound when they do. It's just the hazard lights that are out.
- The floor still needs to be swept out and nearly dry mopped before the tile flooring goes in.
- I took it out for a drive today and the fuel level is probably at 27 of 38 gallons? I've mounted my Jerry Can with straps to the roof rack. I'm not going to fill it until I refill the motorhome's tank. I have no idea how hoisting a full can to the roof is going to be?
- The turn signals on the dashboard do blink and make a sound when they do. It's just the hazard lights that are out.
- The floor still needs to be swept out and nearly dry mopped before the tile flooring goes in.
- I took it out for a drive today and the fuel level is probably at 27 of 38 gallons? I've mounted my Jerry Can with straps to the roof rack. I'm not going to fill it until I refill the motorhome's tank. I have no idea how hoisting a full can to the roof is going to be?
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