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Electric Problems
Yahoo Message Number: 24368
The mysterious short in the AC hookup appeared again tonight after I brought it home from mechanic.  I checked the resistance in all three wires in the cord and didn't find anything.  Then I plugged it in again and it worked.  Go figure.
Other issues:  mechanic told me a while ago that the door switch in the dome light was probably unrepairable, so I wired it to the house battery at the entry light.  Got a switched dome fixture with a tail light bulb, which is very bright.  My wife likes it.
Mechanic replaced the starter and some wiring.  Said Chevy mounted it too close to the exhaust pipe, so it tends to have a short life span.  We last replaced the starter five years ago, but probably no more than 10,000 miles.
Anyway, we will be on battery this weekend at a national park campground.  A friend talked me into climbing Mt. Lassen and skiing down.  Should be interesting because I have hardly skiied at all the last two winters.
Steve F.
Re: Electric Problems
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Yahoo Message Number: 24371
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The mysterious short in the AC hookup appeared again tonight after I brought it home from mechanic.  I checked the resistance in all three wires in the cord and didn't find anything.  Then I plugged it in again and it worked.  Go figure.
Probably a bad cord or plug. Wiggle it at various places while observing behavior of a lamp plugged to an interior socket. Extension cords of 25' with 30A connectors are usually $20 - $25 at CW. Cut off the female end to use as a replacement for the original.

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Mechanic replaced the starter and some wiring.  Said Chevy mounted it too close to the exhaust pipe, so it tends to have a short life span.
The exhaust manifold heat does kill these starters eventually, but make certain the heat shield has not been forgotten. Sometimes these are discarded, or improperly installed, and that will kill the starter quickly.

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Anyway, we will be on battery this weekend at a national park campground.  A friend talked me into climbing Mt. Lassen and skiing down.
I don't recall much significant glaciation at Lassen - the trail was dry for the 2 miles or so we walked up. Is the skiing in a more remote section?

Steve
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Re: Electric Problems--snow
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Yahoo Message Number: 24449
The trail was pretty dry for walking up, but there is still enough of a snow-field to get most of the way down, on the east side of the ridge.  (The trail switchbacks up the west side of the ridge.)  The snow isn't permanent.  When I climbed in Sept. it wasn't there at all.  The snow was too rutted to be much fun.  It was survival skiing most of the way down, and I survived without breaking anything, mostly with traverse and stationary kick turns.
Summit Lake campground is a pretty good place for 22-23.5 motorhomes, marginal for larger.  During the weekend, it was mostly a family tent camping crowd, very quiet at night.  I had to empty the gray tank, and got caught with hose going into the bushes.
Ranger gave me a warning--probably realizes all the tent campers' gray water goes the same place.

I'll have to try a new cord, and check the heat shield.

Steve F.

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I don't recall much significant glaciation at Lassen - the trail was