Forum: Introduce Yourself
02-08-2019, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,420
Nice to see another T-1661. Seems I see a lot...
Nice to see another T-1661. Seems I see a lot more T-1550s, nothing wrong with those though.
It's been awhile, but I still have my T-1661. Yes it has the 3rd brake light, and disc brakes that...
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Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles
06-02-2010, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,340
Not sure how they are mounted but if the steel...
Not sure how they are mounted but if the steel line is in contact with any steel part of the truck it will usually rot out right there sooner than anywhere else.Good to know you caught it in time and...
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Forum: Sunline Community
06-02-2010, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,321
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Forum: Sunline Community
05-25-2010, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 167
Views: 202,220
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
05-22-2010, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,132
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
05-22-2010, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,132
Well I did not have a chance to recoat the...
Well I did not have a chance to recoat the stripes, nor would it have been worth it. This paint washed halfway off in the first rain we had. But it was free so it was worth a try. I removed the...
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Forum: Sunline Owners Meet & Greet
05-21-2010, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 9,886
Supposed to rain all weekend up here. Hopefully...
Supposed to rain all weekend up here. Hopefully it's better for you down at Hillsdale. Wish we could have made it but it's at least a 6 hour drive and would cost us like $150 in gas which we don't...
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Forum: Sunline Community
05-21-2010, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,916
Good idea. Looks nice too. I had thought of...
Good idea. Looks nice too. I had thought of doing something like that, considering the locals won't let me keep mine at my house in the winter, and moving it where they asked me to got it...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
05-17-2010, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,107
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Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles
05-12-2010, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,304
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
05-12-2010, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,416
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Forum: Sunline Community
05-11-2010, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,764
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Forum: Modifications
05-11-2010, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 11,099
Good to know I am not the only one. When we...
Good to know I am not the only one. When we loaded up the Sunline for the first trip out, I weighed everyhing as it went in. Turned out we were about 2700 lbs which was cool. GVWR is 3000 lbs. So...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
05-11-2010, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,132
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
05-11-2010, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,132
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Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles
05-11-2010, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,304
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Forum: Modifications
05-11-2010, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 11,099
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
05-10-2010, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,308
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Forum: Modifications
05-09-2010, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,920
Quick and dirty battery tray
I normally would use a battery from a broken cordless drill for my breakaway battery. Last summer I planned to use the battery I saved from the van that was just not strong enough anymore to start...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
05-06-2010, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,132
Yep, that's my little plow. Back in 2005, after...
Yep, that's my little plow. Back in 2005, after it being my daily driver for 9 years, I designed a little V plow for it that attaches with u-bolts to the engine cradle and bumper supports. It uses...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
05-05-2010, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,132
Ok here we go. Thanks much for the info about...
Ok here we go. Thanks much for the info about Picasa, yes it is much faster and without all the BS.
https://lh6.ggpht.com/_3nBfVKhh_3s/S-INWemeCuI/AAAAAAAAACQ/JMhc3tfcepc/ACcoverOrig.jpg
Original...
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Forum: Modifications
05-05-2010, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,731
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Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles
05-03-2010, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 30,986
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Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles
05-03-2010, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 30,986
I've heard of people bending sway bars when...
I've heard of people bending sway bars when turning tight backing into a spot. I've never actually used one though.
I tow with a Pontiac Trans Sport van and I just use a Reese WD hitch. It...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-30-2010, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,132
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-29-2010, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,307
Painting LP Tanks
My LP tanks are solid but have some surface rust where the finish has been scratched. And the labels are pretty sorry looking from UV damage. I would like to paint them the almond color that I used...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-25-2010, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,132
Got the first coat of paint on it today. Looks...
Got the first coat of paint on it today. Looks ok except for about 50 black flies that landed in it. In this water wonderland we have lots of bugs. But I guess it will look like that sooner or...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-25-2010, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,309
Excellent instructions!
Mine was cracked a...
Excellent instructions!
Mine was cracked a few years ago where the pipe left the black tank. I roughed it up really good and used fiberglass repair kit on it. Looks like crap (no pun intended)...
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Forum: Sunline Community
04-25-2010, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,473
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Forum: Wanted
04-24-2010, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,425
I found some today.
I had to go to Swains...
I found some today.
I had to go to Swains today and get some parts anyway, so I took a look through the many campers they had there. One, and only one, of them had some of these little curtain...
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Forum: Modifications
04-24-2010, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,731
Steve, it sounds like the receiver brake light...
Steve, it sounds like the receiver brake light uses a logic circuit like that JC Whitney one. There is no surefire way to get a real brake signal with just a 4 wire harness. On my old car I used...
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Forum: Modifications
04-23-2010, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,731
3rd Brake Light
I like the idea of a 3rd brake light. Usually there is no easy surefire way to integrate it. Can use a 9 wire plug or extra connector, which I did on my old car and trailer. Or use the JC Whitney...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-23-2010, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,132
Homemade AC Cover
My AC cover was not in that great of shape when I got the Sunline in 02. Back then I taped all the cracked pieces together. I'm surprised it is still even intact today but it is in pretty sorry...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-21-2010, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,192
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-21-2010, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,192
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-20-2010, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,192
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Forum: Sunline Community
04-20-2010, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,156
I asked about this recently and it sounds like...
I asked about this recently and it sounds like you have the same thing I used. They told me it would work just fine, and so far so good. I saw the mobile home roof paint at the farm store the other...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-19-2010, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,019
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Forum: Modifications
04-19-2010, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 11,099
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Forum: Modifications
04-19-2010, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 11,099
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-17-2010, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,261
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-17-2010, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 13,122
Radials do tend to run softer because of more...
Radials do tend to run softer because of more allowed sidewall flex when going over bumps. They might be preferred to keep the trailer from feeling like a lumber wagon, and to keep things inside...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-17-2010, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,308
Frame paint color
I am working on stripping off what is left of the paint on my Sunline frame. Half of it has already chipped or flaked off. The current bright cream color appears to have been painted on many moons...
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Forum: Wanted
04-12-2010, 09:55 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,508
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Forum: Wanted
04-10-2010, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,425
Actually it is Swains. I love that place, been...
Actually it is Swains. I love that place, been going there for the last 12 years or so. My 9 year old daughter loves it too. About 4 years ago I got a free RV extension cord there. I cut the cord...
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Forum: Wanted
04-10-2010, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,425
Curtain carrier loops
https://www.rvsupplywarehouse.com/content/product/large/sliding%20eye%20curtain%20carrier.jpg
When the vandals broke through my window, they broke 2 of these. Going by eye they're about 3/8"...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-08-2010, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,227
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Forum: Recipes
04-08-2010, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,171
The engineer's smore
I don't get into the smores that leave more of it on you than in you. So here's what I do. Everyone else just laughs or shakes their head but I think it works pretty slick.
Use the roasting...
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Forum: Recipes
04-08-2010, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,456
Cooking over and in the fire
Even though our Sunline has all the amenities on reserve, we would rather rough it when possible and cook over or in the fire.
Hobo dinner is what I've heard it called. Put in cut up potato,...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
04-08-2010, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,880
Even if there were no electrical issues, it...
Even if there were no electrical issues, it wouldn't work. Electric brakes don't work like car brakes. When you energize the magnet, it only sticks to the back face of the drum, that's all it does....
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