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| The MotorHomeGuy
|  "Year 2000 Excursion"
, posted Sat 24 Jun 21:02 
If anyone has any issues or questions regarding the Year 2000 Excursion while we are on the road please use this forum.
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| Larry
| "Re(1):Year 2000 Excursion" , posted Tue 27 Jun 15:54
Would be interested in you saying what your fuel mileage is on the various conditions during your trip. What engine do you have? Speed you drive, do you tow?
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| | The MotorHomeGuy
| "Re(2):Year 2000 Excursion" , posted Wed 28 Jun 22:02
Larry,We will certainly do that. We are anxious to see how the Banks Stinger performs. So far we are hugely impressed, but the big mountain grades are in front of us. The MotorHomeGuy
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| | The MotorHomeGuy
| "Re(3):Year 2000 Excursion" , posted Mon 3 Jul 13:02
Well, the report so far is...lots of power and better than expected mileage. Before the Banks Stinger was installed I would get 10 MPG on mostly flat ground and running 65 MPH. I was really supprised to get 10.7 between Kingman, Arizona and Amarillo, Texas. That's mostly mountain driving with pretty steep grades. The power increase is fantastic. I'm really pleased with the system.
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| | The MotorHomeGuy
| "Re(4):Year 2000 Excursion" , posted Thu 27 Jul 10:08:
With 4150 miles down and awful (but typical) driving conditions in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, the average trip mileage is 10MPG. I am very impressed with the Banks system. I have been running 65-70 MPH into a head/sidewind 90% of the time. I joke that I could be driving into a headwind, turn around and go the other way and would still have a headwind. I really didn't expect a mileage increase. I was looking mainly for increased horsepower and torque. As I understand it the Stinger increased my 8.3 Cummins from 300 to 350 horsepower. To realize an increase in mileage, horsepower, and the resulting performance makes my feel like I really got my dollars worth.
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| | The MotorHomeGuy
| "Re(5):Year 2000 Excursion" , posted Thu 24 Aug 17:18
What a nice trip! We did go a bit fast through all of the 7550 miles but we got a lot accomplished and saw beautiful country. The only problem we experienced with the coach was one of the Fan-Tastic fan motors quit and we couldn't use that top vent. We called the company and when we got back there was a package waiting from Fan-Tastic with a new motor/screen assembly and a manual crank to use in the event of a failed motor. And, no charge thank you.Everything else preformed in top shelf fashon. The Banks Stinger is absoutely awsome. The RoadMaster StowMaster towbar is fun to use and with zero defects. I was in some very rough country and felt good about the strength of it. I got on the binders incredibly hard a couple of times and I was thinking something has to give...but no problems. The Joey Bed drawer slide is so nice to have for all the "guy stuff", and lounge chairs. Makes getting things from the basement a breeze. About the only thing missing was the MotoSat in-motion dome. Had to listen to those old CD's. MotoSat will have the DISH network in-motion anytime now. This could be another marriage saver. The navigator says when the in-motion goes on she gets the remote and she selects the music!! Oh well. That 8.3 Cummins is about the driest engine I've seen for oil use. It might have used a quart. I use the AMSOIL 15W30 diesel synthetic with bypass filter. The oil is still clean. This engine and tranny worked pretty hard given the conditions of wind, mountains, and hot temps. I ran it hard from Southern Calif. to Louisiana to Montana, Southern Calif., Oregon and back to Southern Calif. Have AMSOIL synthetic in the Allison 3060 tranny. I also have the SmarTire tire monitoring system installed. You don't see their banner up yet because they are remaking their web site. This is a must in my opinion to have not just on MotorHomes but all RV's... cars/truck, too. Once you get the hang of setting it up properly it gives a good feeling knowing you can see at a glance the temperature and pressure in each tire. In fact, it may have prevented a potentially big problem. While climbing the grade from Las Vegas to Baker, Ca, at 113 degrees outside, the left rear inside tire temperature alarm went off. And, a new sound will get your attention. The alarm is factory set at 180 degrees. So, what to do and what caused it? Well, you slow down, let the tires cool down, pull over when you can and stop for a while. So why did that tire heat up. Don't know. Could have been an axel bearing, crown of the road, or?? Glad I had the system though. Can't wait to hit the road again. See some of our comments on the site, "About/Current Travels". Have a few pics of some nice country. Hope to have an article or so concerning our sponsors' products under "Articles" soon.
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