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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:23 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

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As requested....... Here are photos of my Dometic CF11 console refrigerator in the Van....
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we are on the same coast with identical weather. what are your thoughts?


I use this fridge for short trips and work.

For its size, it's expensive! But I've had it for years now.
Nothing like it on the market that I've seen.

On a trip, we use the big Truck Fridge TP41, we have used the CF11 for some ice cream treats!

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:29 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

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I've worked out a solution with the axle seller, I think he thinks my standards are too high.


FWIW Your standards are not too high in my book. I would not have run that stub axle.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:11 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

good to know about the console fridge. you're saying that thing will keep ice cream?

i'd shove that stub axle up the sellers ass, but i have a bad attitude so....
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:34 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

Thanks for the photo. I didn't realize how small the interior volume is. Looks fine for premade sandwiches and drinks on the road, but not for camping. I guess I'll just keep on using my leakproof soft guy which fits nicely between the seats. It has a double zipper with a handle between, so easy to open the 4" wide flap and fish out the drink and then zip back. Yes, ice is a pain, but it certainly outlasts my 250+?? mileage range. And at ten fillings a year--half come from our home fridge--I can't complain about the annual costs.
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You have great convenience, but EV range anxiety? Save that for the next one with the double layer of batteries under the floor and the one moving part motor in the back.

My dream has always been on a long trip to say: "Honey, could you go back and make a sandwich for me?" But she has to be able to stand up and I finally have that reasonably well under control now so the big camping cooler hopefully will get some serious use this summer and maybe the long awaited stand-up-sandwich.
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"Reasonably well under control" Lots will doubt that statement considering the pic, but as long as it doesn't rain, hardly any air comes into the car.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 5:01 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

When I did my wheel bearings I pulled both axles and CV's.

I'm running new 6mm bolts that only have less than 4,000 miles on them.

As I loosened them the hex on the third one slipped.
What the??? ........

Turns out my Craftsman hex socket from the 1980’s had finally said "ENOUGH!".
The tip was not only worn but it was twisted.
I took it to the grinder and cleaned it up. This restored functionality but it is time to renew this socket.

I shopped around but only found a lot of iffy named tools. Stanley, harbor freight, XYZ, whatever.

Then up popped a Wiha 6mm 3/8” drive long hex....... sold!
More than I wanted to spend but for me it will be a lifetime tool. My last 6mm hex ever. (Unless I lose it)

Looking forward to its arrival so I can add it to my ever increasing travel kit and carry it around the Country showing it the sights!

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 3:24 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

I was in Jersey today.
Left about 3 pm in a torrential rain storm.
As I neared Pennsylvania i began to hear a horrible rubbing/rattle/chirping sound.

Crap! Crap! CRAP!!

What can THAT be?

I began to listen closely, it was erratic, it came and went.
Sometimes loud other times it was gone!

Odd...... I rolled the window down for a better listen, fast or slow, straight or corners...... no change!

Very Odd!

Found a safe place to pull over, stopped and shut it off...... the noise was INTENSE!

Ah....... it's Cicada season!

SOLVED!

From that point I enjoyed the non annual event for the entire ride home.

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 5:19 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

What happened with the Van today?

Nothing

Absolutely nothing.

I unloaded from a Jersey run.
It was hot, we were babysitting two grandchildren.
We relaxed, we watched TV, we played Barbie, we ate.......
things that "should" happen? ....... quite frankly...
....... didn't.

We're exhausted! Ever had a three year old talk to you
ALL...... DAY.......LONG!?!

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 7:59 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

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We're exhausted! Ever had a three year old talk to you
ALL...... DAY.......LONG!?!

Dave



yeah, I've taken a few road trips with my 79yr old mother. Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 4:44 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

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What happened with the Van today?

Nothing

Absolutely nothing.

I unloaded from a Jersey run.
It was hot, we were babysitting two grandchildren.
We relaxed, we watched TV, we played Barbie, we ate.......
things that "should" happen? ....... quite frankly...
....... didn't.

We're exhausted! Ever had a three year old talk to you
ALL...... DAY.......LONG!?!

Dave


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 8:32 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

Finished installing the HAULER RACK this morning.

Hot, Sunny, Humid!

But it is on.
I have one more cross bar to install but want to get a Thule box or similar first to space it for proper box mounting.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:21 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

I was concerned about wind noise with the rack.

While I had only the two cross bars it set up a whistle at 50mph.

Now I've multiple cross bars and a vertical web of Aluminum.

I took it up to 65 mph and not a whisper from it.

It may very well scream at 70mph......
But,
I don't often do much over 55 so all is well..... though I did do 73mph last Friday........

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:27 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

Ya know???

It was 96° today with high humidity. It just might be time to get that A/C working!
Berks County Summers can be absolutely brutal!

I worked the old girl today!
I have three tool boxes full of tools.
I loaded the drawer contents into cardboard boxes and then loaded the packed tools and the shop tool boxes, along with my hydraulic press and lugged them to Pa.
the butt of that Van was sagging!
One HEAVY load!

I took my time and took it easy. Hot day, no rush.
Made it home just fine.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:39 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

Well, by the time I make it to the Delaware tomorrow morning I'll be turning 5,000 miles since we hit the road!

I was in Bloomsburg the past few days, my gas gauge is going to be the death of me!
You remember running out of fuel in the driveway months ago.
It hasn't improved much but I haven't yet run our of fuel.

I've been trying to establish a "normal" for what the gauge says and what's in the tank.

My gauge is defying any pretense of normal and plays "let's confuse Dave!"

Yesterday on the way to Bloomsburg I filled up in Catawissa then continued on to Bloomsburg.
I then drove home through Catawissa back to Reading.
This morning I drove from Reading, back through Catawissa to Bloomsburg.
On the way home today I looked at the gauge and thought "I'm doing well", passed through Catawissa figuring that based on Mileage that I would get gas at the Sunoco in .Bernville.
Sometime before Minersville I looked at the gauge and thought "OH CRAP!" That gauge is way down in the red!"

I stopped at an Exxon and played "Fight for a pump" with a Giant Ford Pickuo lugging a trailer..... I won! Laughing

Filled it up but it only took 12.3 gallons!

Did some Math, I'm getting 16.9 mpg through the hilly Pennsylvania Coal Country!

Happy about the fuel mileage but this gauge? ........ I'm going to kill!

I keep mileage records but I've gotten from 14+ mpg to 17+ mpg so any mileage estimates need to be calculated low.
I trust this gauge so little that I always carry 2 gallons of gas with me.

Anyway, happy 5,000th birthday and it is running good!

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:23 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

in the automatics I always figure mpg @ 15mpg... it's jut easier on the math.. and less pushing it to the side of the road.
15 gallons at 15mpg is 225miles... so about 200miles start looking..
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:15 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

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in the automatics I always figure mpg @ 15mpg... it's jut easier on the math.. and less pushing it to the side of the road.
15 gallons at 15mpg is 225miles... so about 200miles start looking..

I like the logic.... Razz
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:30 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

I use the trip odometer not the gas gauge. YMMV.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:44 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

Hay Dave love the rack. looks like that tin top is working well for you, way to rack up the miles too.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:20 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

danfromsyr wrote:
in the automatics I always figure mpg @ 15mpg... it's jut easier on the math.. and less pushing it to the side of the road.
15 gallons at 15mpg is 225miles... so about 200miles start looking..


i fill up at 200. sometimes it's 15 gallons, sometimes it's 11 gallons.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:22 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

Not much happening on the Van.
Everyday I turn the key and it starts........ just like it should.

I take it and work out of it. I pick up supplies, I haul away debris and I fight to get organized!

To date I've been using milk crates, pails and boxes to carry tools and fasteners in.
I'm figuring out what I need on a daily basis.

Today I purchased some organizer / tool boxes. I spent too much but if they help lower the stress and reduce the clutter? They will be worth ten times what I paid!

I got home early, I ignored the tall grass and emptied my Van.

It is all back in, tomorrow is the beta test!

You need to understand how rare old VW Vans are here.
I am getting comments almost daily about the Van. We’ve even got some work leads because of it!
It is better than a billboard!

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 8:46 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote

dobryan wrote:
I use the trip odometer not the gas gauge. YMMV.
This is key for me. I ran short of gas at 287 miles once and consequently like to fill between 250 and 275!

I was able to nurse the van to an exit and down hill to a gas station - but I hadn't run out of gas in over 35 years and it was traumatic.
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