Gail Stacy, President Issue #32 Donna J. Hall, Editor
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1. plete our fix We are now back home still unpacking more boxes and organizing our accumulation of stuff collected over 45 years in our prior nest so that we can leave again February 2 This time we are flying off to Guadalajara Mexico for a week mission trip with our Guest Helpers team of 16 We will be taking a bus 4 hours north west to Tepic where we will be doing construction work at a church painting and planting a garden There is always lots of work to be done and when we leave they are al ways amazed at how much work old white haired work ers have accomplished We will be home from this trip 3 days when we pack up again and head to Pahrump NV to attend Front Sight s 4 day Defensive Handgun Training class we are taking with our Grandson Harrison who is flying in from North Caroli na to attend We will be home Feb 19 to start finalizing the details of our SoCal March Rally in San Diego This brings me to the next thing want to remind you about ALPINE SOCAL ST PATRICK S DAY RALLY Mission Bay RV Resort in San Diego March 15 18 2013 This is a 3 night Rally starting on Friday and ending on Monday You must have your registration and money into me by Monday February 18 The cost for 2 persons in a rig is 155 00 We will be doing a potluck Dessert on Friday night a Mexican Potluck Dinner Saturday night celebrating the Prodanovich s wedding and a St Patrick s Corned Beef dinn2. and attend as many rallies as possible The more you par ticipate the more benefits and new friends come your Way Hope to see you just down the road always x ALPINE COACH FOR SALE 2005 36 MidDoor 2 Slides Coach e Under 20 000 miles original miles e 6 NEW Michelin Tires e 6 NEW batteries includes 2 new House batteries e Platinum package from WRV handsome tradi tional real wood cabinets Side by side refrigerator S S S S sink e micro convection oven amp gas stove top e Slim sliders custom made and installed in Idaho e Blue OX installed on coach tow car can be pur chased along with the coach 2008 red CRV Honda with Blue Ox installed for extra e Braking system installed to sense downhill speed e Heat AC e Awnings on all windows along with the large ones e Koni shocks and motion control sensors on air bags This is Rick Coleman s coach and he was a stickler for having the latest and greatest If you or a friend are in the market for an Alpine they don t come any better than this one 125 000 00 Contact Sue Coleman she is listed in the Alpine SoCal Membership Roster Suggested RV Parks While on a two month RV trip last year Jim and Vivi an Weinheimer stayed at these RV Campgrounds and wanted to pass this information on to our members If you d like more information about their trip please con tact them College Park Maryland As the closest RV Park and ca
3. love with at the St George rally was deliv ered the day after Christmas This motivated Jim to start building the cabinets for our two bathrooms The cabinets are sitting in our living room Unfortunately that project got stalled when we discovered a slab leak under our liv ing room didn t cause any damage but it was the second slab leak in less than two years We had our house repiped to move the water lines into the attic Naturally that led to additional work for us installing a new water heater repainting walls that had been patched and re textured after the new water lines were installed and building installing and painting a wooden cover for the new copper water pipe that runs up the front of our house We missed the FMCA rally in Indio because of the repiping project And we missed the Desert Rat rally be cause Jim was inducted into the local Elks lodge during that time We are more than ready to hit the road in the RV for a little rest and relaxation February 13 18 will be our first outing with the club We will be dry camping for five nights at the rodeo grounds in Lake Havasu City AZ The Western Pyrotechnic Association s Winter Blast fireworks extravaganza will take place during that time It is 4 nights of firework displays Thursday Sunday Saturday s and Sunday s show are each over 2 hours long A flyer with more details about this event is posted on the ACA website www alpinecoachassociati
4. Fort Sam Houston Remember that you can go all the way one stop or any combination This will be a leisurely tour of middle America with old friends and the opportunity to make new friends The goal is to see as much as you want at your own pace and arrive in New Braunfels ready to PARTY For more information or to indicate you participa tion contact CO HOSTS Call Paul or Dale Sullivan 619 857 1673 or Mike or Mike Collins 559 816 0684 acarollingrally gqmail com RECIPE Better than popcorn finger food 12 16 oz plain oyster crackers 1 pkg Ranch Buttermilk Salad dressing mix dry tsp lemon pepper 2 1 tsp dill weed tsp garlic powder 34 1 cup salad oil Combine ranch mix and oil add dill weed garlic powder and lemon pepper mix well Pour over crackers stir to coat Spread on a cookie sheet and place in warm oven 250 300 for 15 20 minutes Serve warm or at room temperature Enjoy This keeps well x x NOMINATING COMMITTEE The Nominating Committee is currently being formed We will be electing new officers later this year so when they call you PLEASE consider becoming a Board Member Without your participation our chapter will not exist Thank you x x X Valuable words of wisdom By Jim Archer We recently had a problem with our slides We were fortunate to be able to finally get the slides to retract and made our way home Once home I spent some time trying to troub
5. about Mason City s very own Music Man Meredith Wilson who was born here and went on to create famous musicals and songs that are beloved all over the world This is also home to the lowa Traction Railroad one of the few re maining railways that are still using electric locomotives for freight transport Next stop is Pella Ilowa which was a Dutch settle ment that still has the flavor of Holland See the wooden shoe making machine the Glockenspiel and the working windmill imported from Holland and assembled on site which grinds the flour for the local bakeries where we ll all want to stop We will stay in a Corps of Engineers Park and we ll give you directions and booking instructions when you let us know you are planning on attending Next we will go to Kansas City and stay in an RV Park to be determined We are planning on a visit to Fort Leav enworth and see this historic Military Post They have a Memorial to the Buffalo Soldier and a wonderful Museum We ll do a dinner at an original KC BBQ Joint and have an opportunity to tour historic KC and The Truman Library in nearby Independence Staying in Kansas we ll go across the state to Hutchinson and park at the Kansas State Fairgrounds Hutchinson is home to the only Salt Mine that allows tour ists http www undergroundmuseum org index ph We ll go down 650 feet and explore various parts of the mine adjacent to the Museum It is mind boggling to real ize that the min
6. that you can go all the way one stop or any combination Tom Cook is handling the Bridge Walk at Mackinaw so look for his information on that and Jan Sandmire is handling the Heritage Rally and she ll have registration forms available soon We will meet in Viroqua Wisconsin on September 6th A suggestion is to stop at the famous HOUSE ON THE ROCK for a day en route No need for reservations in Viro qua we ll give you directions to the County Park where there are ample sites on a first come basis Viroqua was highlighted in an ACA Newsletter article http alpinecoachassociation com newsletters 2011 09 ACA pdf so check it out and let us know when to expect you Probably find a golf course here too Next we go to Goose Island County Park only 25 miles from Viroqua and on the Mississippi River We will get to watch the barge traf fic find a local fish fry and drive back County Fair Vernon http www vernoncountyfair com am guessing that with all the Amish Crafters in Vernon County it will be well worth a visit to Viroqua for the If you remember the musical The Music Man and RIVER CITY we will find it when we reach Mason City lowa We will stay in a Municipal Park also a first come basis where the supply exceeds demand this time of year and it is right on the river The historical sites here are many If you want to spend the day in 1912 style visit The Music Man Square where you can learn all
7. Coach displays opened in the afternoon so some of our group browsed there heard some talk about a beautiful Newell for only a half million wonder who will buy it Thursday was the first day that everything was in full swing including the wind left my coach about 9 00am to head for a seminar it was quiet then but about 5 minutes later the wind came up and mean it really came in with a whoosh It created a dust storm throughout the fairgrounds blowing hats and other items all over It last ed all day so there was no happy hour that evening As it was was taking mud out of the corner of my eyes all day Friday and Saturday found everyone out and about with calm winds and just slightly cool temperatures A turn around the vendor tent allowed me to discover our own Mary Ann Ratliff She and Orville were selling their campfire in a can which some of you may have seen before The afternoons ended with happy hours that al low us to share anything of interest we learned or found during the day WMHA always has entertainment in the evenings but I m a party pooper and never go perhaps others did and can share their experience On Sunday everyone wandered off to local RV parks to while away the time before Desert Rat or on to Quartzsite to wait for DRR to start or on to Havasu or other destinations enjoyed my time there and think everyone else did as well Perhaps you can join us next year it Ss a great wa
8. Matterhorn Alpine So Cal A Chapter of FMCA Gail Stacy President Issue 32 Donna J Hall Editor gistacy cox net Winter Feb 2013 dchall0OO2 qmail com Notes from President Gail John and I had won derful holi days with our family and cer tainly hope all of you did as well We started the New aoe Year out with our usual caravan into the FMCA Western Area Rally in sunny Indio There were 23 coaches in our caravan primarily from SoCal and NoWACA with a couple of NorCals thrown in Two more Alpiners joined us on Thursday so we end ed up with a total of 25 rigs this year As always we had a good time wandering around the vendor booths attending seminars and gathering together at day s end Well except for the extreme winds we had on Thursday but at least there wasn t any flu this year While there 22 of us volunteered to help with rally chores which were not really much work We manned the monitor table in the craft hall and several of the other seminars And as reward were treated to a dinner cour tesy of Western Motor Home Association Due to a conflict was unable to attend Quartzsite this year It seemed really strange to go home from Indio and l Il miss seeing everyone there also have a conflict for the next SoCal rally unfortunately as my dear daugh ter gave me plane tickets for Christmas we leave for South Africa on March 15 and am quite excited Of course will be so
9. ation is a great place from which to visit Napa and Sonoma wineries San Francisco rather than drive ride a ferry from Vallejo to SF Oakland and Sacramento Bill amp Patti Figge and Phil amp Trudy Binley are hosting this rally hope to see you at one or more of these rallies Registration forms will be emailed to you at least two months prior to each rally date and will be posted on both our Alpine SoCal website and the ACA website Sign up early to be sure you have a spot reserved And PLEASE if you ve never hosted a rally consider doing so It is a lot of fun and you really get to know your club members better x x x FMCA Western Area Rally Indio Ca By Gail Stacy President There were about 1 100 motor homes in attendance at this year s WMHA rally in Indio of which 25 were with SoCal Most of us arrived at the Fantasy Springs Casino on Monday the 7 and spent the night there We cara vanned over to the fairgrounds on Tuesday morning We go in a day early as we volunteer to help with rally semi nars and there is always an organization meeting that af ternoon and a volunteer thank you dinner that evening Wednesday the 9 was the first day of the rally and there were not many activities planned by WMHA as they always assume that is arrival day would bet that more than half of the attendees arrive early of course that is because a lot of people volunteer their time to make the rally successful
10. e extends 13 miles under Kansas We will also visit The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center www cosmo org with the largest collection of space arti facts outside the Smithsonian and the largest collection of Soviet space hardware in the Western world you ll be sur rounded by the sights sounds and thrills of man s journey to the stars The Cosmosphere was also recently named one of the 8 Wonders of Reno County as well as one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Restored by the Cosmosphere authentic V 1 and V 2 rockets are displayed in the German Gallery and set the stage for the acceleration of rocket development in the 20th century The Cold War Gallery s display of technology testing Sputnik and Sputnik II highlight Russia s early dominance of the space race And much much more There may be a Golf Course here too From Kansas our next stop will be Oklahoma City Visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial in the north ern part of Oklahoma City s downtown and the inscription on its eastern gate says To honor the victims survivors rescuers and all who were changed forever on April 19 1995 The outdoor Symbolic Memorial can be visited 24 hours a day for free and the adjacent Memorial Museum located in the former Journal Record building damaged by the bombing can be entered for a small fee We ll also have a guided tour with lunch at The National Cowboy amp Western Heritage Museum www nationalcowboymuseum org This is a museum wit
11. er Sunday night One last thing start planning now for the FMCA 50 Anniversary Bash in Gillette WY June 19 22 2013 go to FMCA website and register now That is it for me this time travel safe and we hope to see you in March in San Diego Carolyn for the Swany x Ok Mary s Musings By Mary Langord As sit here in my comfortable lounge chair in my Alpine home away from home am reminded once again how connected friends become through the various FMCA Chapters Our Alpine SoCal group now has 72 won derful members We ve not met all of them but we have made many great friends through attendance at the vari ous rallies and activities This month we made some last minute travel plans to go to Quartzsite We were fortunate enough to be able to meet up with a fellow Alpiner and participate with his friends in another chapter We were welcomed and have found once again that the shared love of travel and the outdoors have led us to a whole new group of friends RVers are just such great folks You never know until you get into new situations how much we all have in common Sitting around the table enjoying good Mexican food in Quartzsite Joel discovers that he and the person sitting across from him not only graduated from San Diego State University at the same time but they also attended and graduated together from Sweetwater High School How cool is that Final thought Work with your calendars plan ahead
12. h more than 28 000 Western and American Indian art works and artifacts The facility also has the world s most extensive collection of American rodeo photographs barbed wire saddlery and early rodeo trophies Museum collections focus on preserving and interpreting the herit age of the American West We ll also do a lunch or dinner in the Stockyard ar ea and it is still a working Stockyard On to Dallas and Fort Worth where we ll be staying at the North Texas Camp Resort a Jellystone Park in Fort Worth We ll visit the Stockyard Historic District Billy Bobs and a host of other Dallas sites Since we re there a week and have access to a great room look for a BBQ and pot luck Alpine style Heading south from Ft Worth on I 35 we will stop at the I 35 RV Park in Waco The Texas Ranger Museum www texasranger org along with the Dr Pepper Muse um www drpeppermuseum com will be great stops be fore we go to The Homestead Heritage www homesteadheritage com for a tour of this unique place and lunch supplied by their farm gardens and dairy This is an amazing area that many of us have driven through and missed a great place to visit The last stop will be in Fredericksburg Texas in the heart of the Texas Hill Country Alpiners Barb and Will Rathke are residents here and they have laid out a great visit We will see the Museum of the Pacific Theatre www nimitz museum org go to the diner at the Hangar Hotel truly one
13. ine SoCal website www alpinesocal com as well as on the ACA website Thank you Milo and Janet for providing the Mexican dinner entr e And thank you Tris amp Carolyn Swan and Rick amp Judy Fisher for hosting this rally September 5 12 Bob amp Connie Bowers Jim amp June Cheshire and Jim amp Stephanie Archer are hosting our week long rally in southwestern Colorado at Bayfield Riv erside RV Park www pineriverrvcamp com 20 miles southeast of Durango This is a beautiful RV park with big rig friendly sites lots of grass and shade trees streams and a pond for fishing At this time of year the day time temperature averages 75 degrees and the night time tem perature averages 45 degrees Possible activities include a guided tour of the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park a train ride from Durango to Silverton on the narrow gauge railroad a tour of the narrow gauge train yard a guided off road drive in the area above Silverton a melo drama at the historic Strater Hotel in Durango There is plenty to see and do on the way to and or from this area Do plan to spend some extra time visiting the surrounding area Toward the southwest stay at Gouldings RV Park and visit Monument Valley UT Toward the northwest stay in Moah UT and visit Canyonlands and Arches Nat Parks Toward the southeast ride the Cumbres amp Toltec train in Chama NM then drive on to Taos Santa Fe and Albuquerque Toward the northeast stop i
14. l PLEASE send me something for the next issue A recipe someplace you ve stayed a place to visit while on the Newsletter Editor Donna dj Hall road etc Remember send items as a doc attachment and pictures as a jpeg attachment Board Members with no voting privileges Webmaster Dave Fernandez Alpine SoCal website www alpinesocal com Consolidated Rally Schedule 2013 2014 2013 Western Winter Blast Fireworks Extravaganza SARA Park Rodeo Grounds Jim amp Stephanie Archer February 13 18 Lake Havasu City AZ saarcher cox net Tris amp Carolyn Swan Swansnest2 verizon net Mission Bay RV Park Rick amp Judy Fisher March 15 18 San Diego CA SoCal JudyRFisher gmail com June 14 17 Buffalo WY ACA ricook acegroup cc June 19 22 Gillette WY Int l Conv Bob amp Connie Bowers Rhb1106 gmail com Bayfield Riverside RV Park Jim amp June Cheshire Bayfield CO icheshirej hotmail com Jim amp Stephanie Archer September 5 12 Week Long Rally SoCal saarcher cox net 2014 Mac amp Anne McDougal Mcdanne2 gmail com Golden Shore RV Resort Sandy amp Debi Johnson April Long Beach CA SoCal Firecapt98 hotmail com Bill amp Patti Figge Napa Valley Expo RV Park figgebp mac com Napa CA Phil amp Trudy Binley May 21 28 Week Long Rally SoCal philbinley yahoo com Must register directly with FMCA or ACA
15. leshoot the problem before taking it to the repair shop I learned a whole lot from reading IRV2 and the HWH Service Manual and was able to diagnose the prob lem I avoided a trip to the repair shop and have sent the control box to HWH for repairs But we dodged a bullet in that we almost could not retract our slides for travel That might have caused a call to a mobile mechanic for help But as usual if you have enough time to research IRV2 you can find answers to problems But thought a little heads up article might be worthwhile reading for our members and maybe help you to be prepared in the event this prob lem strikes when you don t have the time to search IRV2 or call Engineer Mike Heads up for your consideration When we were in AZ recently we had a problem with our slides Once in a while in the recent past the slides would not retract or extend with the press of the button But if pressed it a second time it would work Needless to say that was a warning As we prepared for travel the slides would not retract could hear the solenoids click but the pump did not come on got lucky and after 20 pushes or so it finally kicked on and the front slide came in But the back slide still would not come in pushed the button for the front slide again until the pump kicked on and was then able to run the back slide in as well The jacks retracted with no trouble After we got home did some checking and found that the jacks
16. mpground to Washington D C Cherry Hill Park info cherryhillpark com is the perfect place to stay while camping and exploring our nation s capital Transporta tion into the city is available from the campground multi ple times daily It is a nice safe park with many amenities Memphis Tennessee The Memphis Graceland RV Park amp Campground gracelandrvpark elvis com_ is locat ed on 19 acres just off Elvis Presley Blvd behind Elvis Pres ley s Heartbreak Hotel and conveniently located across the street from Graceland The Graceland tour is very well organized and a definite must see Another interesting event to visit while in Memphis is a trip to the Peabody Hotel to watch the famous Duck Walk Nearby is the famous Beale Street home of the blues where Elvis per formed with the local musicians when he was young x X Have you Co hosted a rally lately yet How about volun teering Contact Stephanie Archer for more information THE BRIDGE WALK TO WURSTFEST Rolling Rally By Paul amp Dale Sullivan Since some of us were planning on heading to Texas for the Heritage Rally in New Braunfels on Oc tober 30th we decided that the trip would make a great ROLLING RALLY So Dale and I have put our heads together along with Mike amp Mike Collins and have come up with the following WARNING This will be a pretty laid back Rally light on the scheduled events and heavy on the free time Another difference is
17. n Colorado Springs to visit the Air Force Academy ride the Pikes Peak cog railway and enjoy the beautiful rock formations at Garden of the Gods city park Because so many of our members will be travel ling outside of California during the month of October the Golden Shores RV Resort rally in Long Beach CA has been rescheduled for April 2014 I m looking for two volunteers to host a rally dur ing either the second or third weekend in November To make the planning easier I d like to suggest a few possible locations Newport Dunes RV Park Newport Beach CA East Shore RV Park San Dimas CA Yucaipa Regional Park Yucaipa CA Indian Waters RV Resort Indio CA Emerald Desert RV Resort Palm Desert CA Golden Village Palms RV Resort Hemet CA I m also looking for two volunteers to host a rally in either February or March 2014 Mid April 2014 Mac amp Anne McDougal and Sandy amp Debi Johnson are hosting a rally at Golden Shores RV Resort www goldenshoresrv com in Long Beach CA This RV resort is located within walking distance of the Aquarium of the Pacific and many great restaurants near the boat launch for trips to Catalina Island within easy driving distance to Ports O Call Village the Queen Mary the Scorpion Russian submarine and the USS lowa battle ship Our week long rally in 2014 will be held at the Na pa Valley Expo RV Park www napavalleyexpo com f rvs html in Napa CA from May 21 28 This loc
18. nd they actually diagnosed the prob lem for Cummins to fix ee LARS re fis We didn t get to Indio until Thursday so we actually only got in on the activities that day the windiest day of the week Gail Stacy headed up a group of Alpines about 30 coaches from SoCal and other visiting ACA members which we briefly visited in between making our rounds of the Exhibits Vendors and the Coach Display We thought the Fairgrounds looked packed this year but there were actually fewer than 1100 coaches It was a chilly week and there has been a lot of colds and flu going around this month which could have accounted for the less than optimal number of coaches The Dealers with Display Coaches reported there were upwards of twenty coaches that found new homes at our rally At the end of the day we headed for Quartzsite and stayed at the Quails Run RV Park on Hwy 95 for only 30 a night Itis avery nice park with all the hook ups and clean laundry for only 2 25 wash amp dry Our first night there Friday it was only 27 degrees and it warmed up to 33 by Wednesday night when we went out to Plomosa Road for ACA s Desert Rat Rally Beth amp Norm Cannon were won derful hosts and put on a great Rally for about 80 ACA coaches about 13 were SoCal members We headed to wards home Monday night after a great Mexican dinner catered by Casa Fernandez out of Lake Havasu City as we had to stop at Redlands again Tuesday morning to com
19. of a kind and tour and taste the local vineyards The Lyndon Johnson Ranch and National Park is nearby and not to be missed Wildseed Farms is a great opportunity to view blooming flower fields and buy Texas flower seeds and other garden items We will do a dinner at a great German Restaurant San Antonio will be our last stop and serve as the Pre Rally for New Braunfels We will have full hookups at the KOA just a few miles from the Alamo We will have 7 days to leisurely tour this historic city The ALamo Cradle of Texas Liberty should be our first stop this Mission has become one of the most popu lar tourist destinations in the United States You cannot help but be moved as you walk these hallowed halls We will lunch together at famous Mi Tierra and then tour the Market Square District and El Mercado No visit would be complete without a cruise down the San Antonio River and discover the Riverwalk It is re plete with shops foliage and boutiques An evening poolside party and hors d ouvres will give us a chance to visit with new friends and catch up with old friends We will also BBQ one night and enjoy a famous Alpine potluck On your own there is a never ending list of attrac tions These include the Japanese Sunken Gardens Mis sion San Jose King William Historic District Gunther House Fort Sam Houston The Buckhorn Saloon and Mu seum and the La Villita Historic District And there is always time for golf at
20. on com UpcomingEvents If you would like to camp with us reserve a camping spot via the Havasu Friends of the Fair website www havasufof com or call Sandi Nagel at 928 208 2093 Pay for four nights camping 100 total mention Alpine SoCal and Sandi Nagel will make sure we get parked to gether If you are in the area and would like to come to one of the firework shows visit the Havasu Friends of the Fair website for details on parking entrance fees and road closures Give me a call 949 874 1081 to let me know you re coming and hopefully you can join the group to watch the fireworks St Patrick s Day weekend March 15 18 2013 we will gather at Mission Bay RV Resort in San Diego www missionbayrvresort com Sea World Old Town San Diego Seaport Village San Diego Zoo Balboa Park Coronado Island and the San Diego harbor are points of interest There will be plenty of opportunities to eat dur ing this rally Friday evening we re having a potluck des sert at 7pm On Saturday evening we ll celebrate with newlyweds Milo amp Janet Prodanovich They are providing the entr e for a Mexican potluck dinner And on St Pat rick s Day we ll feast on corned beef and cabbage It s a good thing there are many things to do near Mission Bay We ll need lots of exercise to work off all the calories we ll be consuming The last day to sign up for this rally is Feb ruary 14 The rally registration form is posted on our Alp
21. rry to not be able to see those of you who do attend the Mission Bay rally But know you will have a wonderful time John amp hope you all have good health and fun trips til we see you again x x X 1 VP Membership Director Mary Langord marylangord mac com It s been fairly quiet the last couple of months We currently have 71 members and l ve heard that there are two fami lies consid ering our Chapter Now we just have to come up with the right motivation to get a higher percentage of our members actively involved in our chapter activities Keep spreading the word of How Great we Alpiners are x X JOB OPENING Help Wanted Need someone to step forward and assume the position of Newsletter Editor Things are changing in my world and won t be able to continue with these duties much longer You ll need fairly good computer skills Don t worry lIl help you PLEASE contact either Gail or myself I ve enjoyed doing this for these past years but it s time for some new blood Think about it You ll have full editorial license as to format con tent etc Thanks Donna dj Hall Editor 2 VP Rally Director Stephanie Archer saarcher cox net Happy New Year hope everyone had a great holiday season Jim Zooey and I certainly did Since Christmas we ve been j up to our eyeballs in home im provement projects The beauti ful Blue Louise gran ite we fell in
22. ur HWH control box ever fails Even if you don t use it yourself it might help a clue less service technician get you on the road The emergen cy procedure is in Engineer Mike s Technical Library on the ACA website as is the HWH 625 Service Manual if you want to do some troubleshooting Those pretty LED s on the control panel really will tell you some useful things x x X Editor s note If you have experienced a problem with your coach and have been successful in correcting it and if it would be of benefit to our members how bout writing up what you did etc like Jim did Make it concise and send it on to me and I ll keep it for the next Matterhorn issue x x Look for something positive in each day even if some days you have to look a little harder Let the challenges make you strong Got this off Facebook thx Marcia Morrell x K ALPINE SOCAL OFFICERS 2012 2013 Please refer to your Membership Roster for additional info President Gail Stacy 1 Vice President Membership Director Mary Langord 2 Vice President Your Board would like to hear from you Your ideas Rally Director Stephanie Archer suggestions and or comments are important So don t hesitate to contact any of us Also we d like to say THANK Treasurer Rick Fisher YOU for your support Secretary Michele Collins Nat l Director FMCA Carolyn Swan Alt Nat Director FMCA Joel Langord Next issue will be Spring Apr May Deadline in mid Apri
23. would not extend now as well Again could hear the solenoids click but the pump did not come on suspected either the pump relay was bad or the pump motor was giving up was wrong of course In reading some postings on IRV2 and the HWH Service Manual trou bleshooting procedure found out that the HWH 625 con trol box had failed The circuit that is supposed to turn on the pump relay was not functioning Fortunately mine was not a total system failure like some have experi enced Just one little part of it But a critical part The control box was removed and shipped to HWH for repair But the reason for this article is that learned from IRV2 where else that it is relatively easy to bypass the HWH control box to operate the slides as an emergency procedure in the event the box fails The control box real ly does not do anything to operate the slides except turn the pump on when needed The room slide solenoids are NOT controlled by the control box They are controlled by the switches directly Someone has written a procedure describing how to do it It is a heck of a lot easier than trying to wench in the front slide tried the procedure before removed the control box and it works beautifully as described You can even retract the jacks using the procedure was well as opposed to bleeding the pressure off by opening the solenoid valves You might want to take a look at this procedure and carry it with you in the event yo
24. y to spend a week in the desert in January with the added bonus of being with Alpine friends xX kxk Welcome to our newest members Lets all welcome our newest members David amp Stilla Hobden Many of you have met them as they attended _e Doth the E SoCal rally in Utah and the ACA Desert Rat Rally in Quartzsite They are res idents of Col orado Springs Co and enjoy their Alpine activities We look forward to seeing them on our future outings Robert Bob King joined Alpine SoCal this past Sep tember He lives in Ojai Ca So again welcome Bob We hope to see you at an up coming rally real soon x A Word or 2 from our FMCA Director Carolyn Swan National Director swansnest2 verizon net Well here it is another year and we are already off to a running start Tris and I spent the last two months of 2012 get ting moved in and set tled in our new home in North Tustin We were de lighted to have our son s family of 8 come for a visit from Oregon over Christmas week After they left it was cleaning up and more unpacking so we could be ready to leave January 7th for the Western FMCA Rally in Indio that week However our plans went awry as we had engine problems with the Apex and spent the next 3 days limping to Cummins in Rialto and then to Redlands Truck and back to Cummins and back to Redlands Alpine SoCal s good friend Keith Shomaker saw that we were well taken care of a
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