Author Topic: Sightings Of The Willy Mammoth (Read 593237 times)

Lady Di · « **Reply #1320 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 04:54:26 AM »

Quote from: Rocksurfer on Aug 25, 2007, 10:37:36 AM

I hate that about motorhomes, you don't use them enough to keep them in constant repair unless you keep checking them out. Then when you do bring it out nothing is working like it was when you parked it.

Yeah, the power steering hose blew. Mark said it had been rubbing against a bracket, I think, and blew just as he was pulling it out of the backyard.
Could you imagine if that let go on the interstate??

Now it's going to be a major ordeal for him to fix it. It's all tied together with other lines so he can't pull it out and he can't find a repair fitting so he's going to make something up himself! As usual

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1321 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 08:12:30 AM »

and let me guess that power steering hose is about 32 feet long

find a place that sells logging equipment, they have the kits to fix the line

Lady Di · « **Reply #1322 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 08:40:13 AM »

Quote from: 79coyotefrg on Aug 26, 2007, 08:12:30 AM

and let me guess that power steering hose is about 32 feet long

find a place that sells logging equipment, they have the kits to fix the line

right! In the Orlando area!

Mark rigged something up himself.
Now he's working on the generator. It seems the coil is bad. He's running to Autozone to see if they have something that will be good enough to see if that is the fix it needs.

There's a place in orlando that services that model, hopefully we can get the part we need

Lady Di · « **Reply #1323 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 09:31:34 AM »

He found a coil off a mitsubishi that seems that it will work. He says it's firing

baconator · « **Reply #1324 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 09:47:26 AM »

Quote from: MrsWillyMammoth on Aug 26, 2007, 09:31:34 AM

He found a coil off a mitsubishi that seems that it will work. He says it's firing

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1325 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 10:11:13 AM »

Lady Di · « **Reply #1326 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 10:27:08 AM »

He's still getting it wired up, it hasn't officially started yet

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1327 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 10:45:38 AM »

PAGE 39

and aint even on the road yet

BUBBA · « **Reply #1328 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 10:51:11 AM »

Is it done yet

Lady Di · « **Reply #1329 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 10:52:57 AM »

It took some doing but HE GOT IT RUNNING!

he's amazing

Willy Mammoth · « **Reply #1330 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 11:47:39 AM »

It's running, but not real good yet. I hate propane generators. Mainly cause I don't know the first thing about them.

I have to adjust all the pressure regulators for the correct pressures and check the timing, but it is showing progress.

MiniSimp · « **Reply #1331 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 12:43:45 PM »

18 days left!

Willy Mammoth · « **Reply #1332 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 12:51:36 PM »

Quote from: MiniSimp on Aug 26, 2007, 12:43:45 PM

18 days left!

12 for us and 7 of those I'm on call for.

Lady Di · « **Reply #1333 on:** Aug 26, 2007, 01:04:55 PM »

baconator · « **Reply #1334 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 01:30:27 AM »

Lady Di · « **Reply #1335 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 06:57:50 AM »

Mark's co-worker, Mark, who lives right around the corner from us has the gauge Mark needs to adjust the regulators properly. It's a menometer.
So he's going to come over after work and help Mark out with that.

MiniSimp · « **Reply #1336 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 07:00:06 AM »

Schweet!

I don't want to see Mark standing on the trailer while you are pulling it doing 75mph down the freeway working on the jeep!

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1337 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 09:16:55 AM »

insane04 · « **Reply #1338 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 01:09:24 PM »

GET HER DONE NOW!!! RUNNING OUT OF TIME

MiniSimp · « **Reply #1339 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 01:10:19 PM »

Tool Pimp · « **Reply #1340 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 01:20:41 PM »

Willy Mammoth · « **Reply #1341 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 04:22:15 PM »

Got the gauge and couldn't get the pressures to adjust. It was o or full pressure. I took the regulator apart and found I left a spring out.

I have also been loosing a lot of tools lately, Maybe I am getting old.

But anyway I got the pressure set and it fired right up and ran like a champ. I took it for a nice long drive and just before I got home the generator died again and won't start.

I will look at it later.

MiniSimp · « **Reply #1342 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 05:06:30 PM »

gettin old Mark, gettin old....

11 days?

Willy Mammoth · « **Reply #1343 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 05:25:34 PM »

I figured out why it died.

So much for my $80 coil.

Lady Di · « **Reply #1344 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 05:31:04 PM »

Quote from: Willy Mammoth on Aug 27, 2007, 05:25:34 PM

I figured out why it died. So much for my $80 coil.

Is that a problem?

11 days! At least we know the problem.

Tool Pimp · « **Reply #1345 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 05:31:55 PM »

Duffil · « **Reply #1346 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 08:39:50 PM »

do you still have the OE coil?

What is special about this beast?

what is this thing, an Onan?

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #1347 on:** Aug 27, 2007, 10:31:40 PM »

Quote from: MrsWillyMammoth on Aug 26, 2007, 04:54:26 AM

Yeah, the power steering hose blew. Mark said it had been rubbing against a bracket, I think, and blew just as he was pulling it out of the backyard.
Could you imagine if that let go on the interstate??
Now it's going to be a major ordeal for him to fix it. It's all tied together with other lines so he can't pull it out and he can't find a repair fitting so he's going to make something up himself! As usual

Oh I remember crawling underneath the LBC and seeing all those hoses.

Willy Mammoth · « **Reply #1348 on:** Aug 28, 2007, 04:09:53 AM »

Quote from: Duffil on Aug 27, 2007, 08:39:50 PM

do you still have the OE coil?

What is special about this beast?

what is this thing, an Onan?

No, it's a Kohler pos and the old coil had been changed before too. I guess an electronic ign coil don't like being run on points.

It also has two outputs which makes it fun to find a coil.

I am thinking about getting a Accel super coil and making a custom wire that splits off in two directions.

I guess I should call them and see how much this coil cost and if they have one in stock.

Lady Di · « **Reply #1349 on:** Aug 28, 2007, 05:22:04 AM »

I called a local company that appears to service these generators, they recommended me to another local company for parts and for a mere $147.84 I will have a coil by lunch

Oh well, guess we need it. Oh, I have to go by 4-wheel parts and pick up the staun tire deflator tool too. That's in the same direction.

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