2003
Editorial Index
BOOKMOBILES
MO/PAGE
Great American Vacations ____________12/116
Home, Sweet Motorhome ____________10/113
How to Choose an
Adventure Vacation _________________9/92
How to Run Away from
Home After 50 ____________________5/123
The Lewis & Clark Trail _______________11/104
Road Trip USA ______________________12/124
COACH & CHASSIS
MO/PAGE
4Way Shock Absorbers _________________9/99
12-Ply Rated Tires _____________________2/94
AC Generator Problems ______________12/104
Air-Conditioner Control _______________6/114
Air-Conditioner Stall __________________7/104
Air-Pressure Source ___________________6/116
Air Suspension ________________________1/88
Alcoa Wheel Recall __________________12/105
AM Radio Interference ________________6/115
AM Radio Interference Revisited ________11/98
AM Radio, Too _______________________7/101
Ammonia Smell _______________________9/98
Another Air-Pressure Source __________10/102
Bear Bait _____________________________1/84
Bi-Axis Leveling _______________________9/97
Black Streaks Gone for Awhile__________4/114
Canadian Towing_____________________4/114
Cantankerous Cat Continuation ________9/101
Classic “Toad” ________________________9/95
Coach Graphics _______________________8/88
Dishwashers _________________________7/102
Dogleg Alignment___________________12/105
Elusive Battery Drain __________________6/114
Fan-Clutch Confusion _________________9/102
Ford F-150 Towing __________________12/106
Ford Ranger Towing _________________11/100
Ford Tires and Wheels__________________2/95
Four Wheels Down Vs. Dolly ___________6/115
Garage-Door Clearance _______________5/111
Golf-Cart Battery Wiring ________________9/95
Heater/Air-Conditioner Blower Switch_____9/95
Hitch Rating _________________________3/104
Holding-Tank Chemical_______________10/104
Holding-Tank Scum ___________________4/114
Hot-Water Heat ______________________7/102
Inflation Pressure Dilemma______________2/95
Inside Dual Tires_______________________2/99
Instant Hot Water ____________________7/101
Intermittent Brake Failure______________9/100
Michelin XRV vs. XZE __________________2/99
Missing Parts ________________________5/113
Motorcycle Lift_______________________11/98
No Battery Drain _____________________10/99
No Ground Plane ____________________3/107
Noisy Transfer Switch __________________1/86
Obsolete Parts _______________________3/107
Octane Problem?_____________________9/100
P-Chassis Air Bags ____________________7/104
Pressure Washing _____________________9/98
Rear-Suspension Failure _______________5/112
Recalcitrant Relay ____________________9/100
Refrigerator Problem ___________________8/86
Refrigerator vs. GFCI Breaker ____________9/96
Refrigerator Won’t Cool ______________10/102
Sagging Ceiling ______________________6/114
Shock-Absorber Longevity _____________3/106
Shocking Electricity ___________________3/104
Shore-Power Adapter _________________11/99
Shore-Power Cables____________________1/89
Sooty Furnace Electrode ________________1/89
Tire-Pressure Maintenance ______________8/84
Tire Time_____________________________2/94
“Toad” Brake _________________________1/84
Towing Capacity ____________________12/105
Towing Speed ______________________12/106
Two Air Conditioners _________________10/99
Two-Wheel-Drive Towing _____________12/104
Valve-Stem Failures ___________________5/110
Valve-Stem Failures II __________________8/82
Valve-Stem Selection ___________________8/82
Washers and Dryers __________________3/107
Water Filters________________________10/100
Water-Heater Venting II _______________4/112
Wet Brake Fluid ______________________5/114
Workhorse Chassis Problem ____________11/98
DO-IT-YOURSELF
MO/PAGE
Ascend to the Throne
(Installing Thetford’s Aria) ____________9/89
Holding-Tank Care ____________________11/89
FEATURES: GENERAL
MO/PAGE
2002 MotorHome Editorial Index ________1/98
Cooking With a View _________________6/111
Cool Cruising ________________________12/94
Crisis in the Parks______________________2/66
Fairways and Freeways _________________4/72
Free Spirits ___________________________6/97
Green RVing__________________________9/57
Holiday Ideas ________________________12/70
Let’s Rally in Louisville __________________3/51
Louisville Rally Wrap-Up _______________10/49
MotorHome’s 35th Year:
• The Birth of MotorHome Magazine __6/47
• In the Rearview Mirror _____________6/48
• Peering Into the Future_____________6/52
New Synthetic Diesel Fuel
Introduced by DaimlerChrysler _______11/24
On Track to Adventure _________________7/78
One Big Happy Family_________________4/102
Quirky Quiz _________________________4/126
Point Sebago Resort, ME _______________5/55
Reader Survey ________________________8/79
RV Library ___________________________4/131
RVing for the Birds ____________________4/53
Sing Out, America! ____________________7/42
A Tale of Two Presidents ________________2/59
Winning Ways _______________________11/45
FEATURES: TECHNICAL
MO/PAGE
Aerio GS (Suzuki)______________________2/57
The Big Picture_______________________11/56
Bring on the Cold Weather ____________12/54
Chevy Colorado & GMC Canyon _________9/38
Class A Competition ___________________3/75
Cleaning Machines ____________________7/90
Cooling-System Basics__________________7/70
Cordless Tools for the RV ______________12/59
Dinghy-Braking Systems ________________8/48
Dinghy Towing 2003___________________1/45
Dual-Pane Windows __________________10/86
A Guide to Inverters __________________10/52
High-Speed Hookups __________________2/73
Louisville Show-Stoppers _______________4/67
Motorhome FAQs _____________________1/73
On the Level__________________________4/99
A Perfect Fit __________________________2/84
Project Tioga, Pt. 1 ____________________6/55
Project Tioga, Pt. 2 ___________________10/77
Ranger FX4/Level II ____________________3/59
Rx for Drivelines _______________________9/76
Safe Winter Driving___________________12/55
Small Batteries Guide __________________8/61
Wireless E-Mail _______________________3/61
KEEPERS
MO/PAGE
Be a Savvy Consumer __________________1/94
Don’t Let Insects Bug Summer Fun______8/115
Travel Trivia #2 ______________________8/113
Web Sites for RVers___________________1/118
MOTORHOME ACCESSORIES
MO/PAGE
And for My Next Trick (Alta Resources
Remote Slide Control) _______________1/82
At an Odorlos for Words
(holding-tank treatment) ____________7/110
Avast There!
(Shurhold Super Floor Mop) __________5/80
Back Off (Downey’s Zone Guard) ________4/86
Beat the Heat (Camping World Fan) ______8/77
A Bike With an Ego (eGo Cycle) _________4/86
Braking in the 21st Century
(Banks Brake Controller)______________5/79
Brand-Newell Ride (Newell Coach) _______8/76
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The Buddy System
(BRAKEbuddy by Master Concepts) ____1/83
A Clean, EverFresh Scent
(Eagle One’s clip-on air freshener) _____9/86
Crimp Cocktail (Del City tools) ___________3/99
Damon Double-Play
(Challenger & Escaper) _______________3/99
The Doctor Is In (Doc Allen’s Versatool) __7/110
Drought-Friendly Car Wash
(Dri Wash ’n Guard Power Blast) ______8/77
Electronic Watchdog (Automated Engineering’s
AC Digital Monitor/Alarm)___________6/118
Et Tu, Shakespeare?
(satellite-radio antenna) ______________9/87
Eye Spy (Cyberspeed Technologies
MotoCam camera) ________________12/103
From Here to Eternabond (D&W) ________2/89
Generating Interest (Next Generation
Power diesel AC generator) ___________3/99
Gila Monster (CPFilms’ Gila
Heat Control film)___________________2/89
Green Reigns Supreme (Thetford/Norcold
Supreme Green tank deodorant) ______5/79
Hands Off (Farrey Cleanout Wrench) ____11/96
Hang in There
(TSR’s Spectacle Receptacle) _________6/118
The Heat Is On (PrecisionTemp’s Twin Temp
Water/Space-Heating System) ________6/119
Ice, Ice Baby (icemaker from U-Line)______9/87
Keep It Down (Kool-O-Matic
Silent Aire RV fans)__________________8/77
Keep It Under Control (Henderson’s
Line-Up Rear Trac Bar) _______________1/83
Keep on the Grass
(Camping World’s Grass Runner) ______5/80
Kiss Grit Goodbye (Grit Guard) ________12/102
The Kwikest Link (Ultra Hose) ___________9/86
A Laptop Tabletop
(Tilberry’s Lapp Topper) ______________4/87
Mastering All-Terrain Towing
(Roadmaster tow bars)_______________9/86
Mobile Laundry Center
(Splendide washer/dryer) ____________3/100
More Wash, Less Wear
(Westland Vesta dishwasher) _______12/103
Motorhome-Theater System
(Villa Entertainment Lounge)__________8/76
A New-Age Microwave
(InterCon Marketing OR32525S) _____11/96
Nice and Cozy (Cozy Type’s
pillowtop mattress cover) ___________6/118
No More Bump ’N’ Grind (Super Steer/Henderson’s
Line-Up motion control unit) ________3/100
One Smart Ice Chest (Adler/Barbour
Coolmatic CF-50) ___________________1/82
The Pampered Pooch (Creative Lines
Flexcot Portable Dog Bed) __________12/102
Power in the Banks
(Banks PowerPack) _________________3/100
Push-Button Sanitation (Phase Four
Waster Master_____________________10/84
Sanitation Station
(Walex Exodor Porta-Pak)_____________1/83
Silky Smooth (BD Power’s clutches)_______5/80
2
Solid-Gold Protection
(Gold Eagle Sta-Bil Fuel Stabilizer ______4/87
A Step Up in Reception
(Acc-Dish Ladder Mount)____________10/84
Stop That Leak (Justice Brothers
Transmission Stop-Leak) ___________12/102
The Thrill of the Grill
(Weber-Stephen’s Weber Q) ________12/103
Totable Floatable (Porta-Bote) ___________8/76
Trickle Treat (LSL’s Ultra Trik-L-Start) _____6/119
Undercover RV (Covercraft’s RV cover) ___6/118
Up, Up and Away (Henderson’s/
Super Steer Motion Control Unit) ______4/87
A Vac of All Trades (California Car
Cover Co.’s Auto Power) _____________5/79
A Volt of Confidence
(Nordskog Pro Series
Analog Voltmeter) __________________5/80
A Welcome Guest (Onset’s Hobo
temperature and humidity monitor)____9/87
What’s Your Sign? (E-car’s Gemini) _____11/96
Where Gold Eagles Dare
(STA-BIL Fuel Stabilizer) ______________1/82
A Windshield-Warming Trend
(Rostra’s Safety Blade) _______________4/86
Wrap It Up (Coil n’ Wrap products) _____6/119
Yacht to Get One
(YachtGard surge protector) _________10/84
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
(TravelPal Cellular System) ___________7/110
MOTORHOME PREVIEWS
MO/PAGE
Big Changes at American Coach _________9/40
Endura 34' (Gulf Stream) ______________10/36
First Avenue Allure & Intrigue
(Country Coach) ____________________1/37
Genesis Class A (King of the Road) ______11/32
Glacier 2500 (Chinook)_________________2/44
Kountry Star Diesel ___________________12/44
Wanderlodge M380 __________________12/72
MOTORHOME TESTS
MO/PAGE
Atrium 40' (Gulf Stream) _______________9/52
Born Free 21' ________________________10/46
Cruise Master 36' (Georgie Boy) _________2/54
Discover 39L (Fleetwood) _______________8/42
Inspire 40' (Country Coach) ____________11/42
Jamboree 26' (Fleetwood) ______________1/64
Landau 34' (Georgie Boy) ______________12/56
Lazy Daze 30' _________________________6/68
Santiam 40' (Beaver) ___________________4/50
Sea Breeze LX 34' (National RV)__________7/58
See Ya! 36' (Alfa Leisure) _______________3/48
Starrunner 18 1⁄2' (Sportsmobile) __________5/50
POWERTRAIN Q&A
MO/PAGE
Air-Bag Advice _______________________3/114
Air-Conditioning Antics_________________8/98
Another Stalling Solution ______________4/116
Backfire Befuddlement ________________3/112
Bad Oxygen Sensor ___________________7/108
Battery Storage ______________________4/116
Blazin’ Brakes _________________________1/92
Boiling Brave II_______________________4/119
Cantankerous Cat _____________________1/90
Cantankerous Cat II___________________4/122
Cantankerous Cat Continues ___________5/118
Cat Warranty ________________________5/118
Center-Mounted Brakelight Tip _________6/130
Cleaner Diesel Engines _______________12/108
Coach Battery Crisis___________________7/105
Coming Out of Storage _______________6/120
Coming Out of Storage II ____________11/101
Converter-Clutch Chatter ______________7/108
Cranky Cummins ____________________10/106
Cummins Cooldown Continued ________4/120
Dash or Roof Air? _____________________8/94
Diesel-Driving Tip ____________________3/113
Diesel-Fuel Filler_____________________10/106
Dinghy Disadvantages_________________7/106
Dinghy Speedometer Query___________11/103
Dinghy Tow Charging Line____________12/108
Dodge Disaster at Denton ____________11/104
Dodge Distemper II ___________________ 1/91
Dodge Distemper III __________________2/101
Dodge Distemper Continues ___________6/130
Exhausting Details ____________________5/115
Fan-Clutch Failures __________________12/109
Flywheel Fandango __________________11/103
Fuel-Pump Swap ______________________8/92
Grand Cherokee Dinghy TIp____________8/100
Heatlight Hiatus Tip _________________10/110
Hot Heritage _________________________8/92
Hot-Restart Cranking Problems ________11/104
Hot Restart Problem __________________5/115
Key in the Ignition III___________________1/90
LeSharo Parts Sources_________________5/115
Long-Term Storage __________________11/101
Mileage Master _____________________12/107
Octane Problem Revisited_____________12/107
Oil Selection________________________10/112
Overheated Brakes Addendum ________10/107
Overheating Brakes ___________________7/107
Parts Source __________________________8/92
Petrol Paucity ________________________2/101
Radiator Reminder __________________12/108
Severe Shimmy II _____________________3/110
Severe Shimmy Sequel _________________1/91
Shifter Source _______________________5/120
Solenoid Solution ____________________2/100
Solenoid Solution Sequels _____________5/120
Speedometer Spikes _________________11/103
Speedy Speedometer _________________8/100
Stalling Solutions_____________________4/116
Steering Shake Sequel ________________3/111
Steering Shake Sequel II _______________3/111
Stubborn Starting ____________________6/120
Synthetic Oil Break-in? _________________8/92
Synthetic vs. Conventional
Transmission Fluid ________________12/109
TLC for the A/C _______________________2/89
Towing Toyotas _______________________1/91
Tracker Tales _________________________6/124
Tranny Temps Transferred_____________12/108
Transmission Temps___________________4/121
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Transmission Tricks ___________________3/108
Vacuous Vacuum ___________________11/103
Vexing V-Belts _______________________7/105
Vexing V-Belts Verified _______________10/107
Vexing Vibration _____________________6/120
Vexing Vibration Revisited ____________11/101
Winterized vs. No. 1 Diesel Fuel _______12/107
Workhorse That Won’t ________________2/100
Yukon, But You Can’t (Tow It) _________10/106
PRODUCT EVALUATIONS
MO/PAGE
Cobb Ultimate BBQ Cooking System______7/87
The Color of Light
(Thin-Lite fluorescents) _______________3/86
Firestarters ___________________________7/88
Instaboat ___________________________11/68
ISC PowerPack (Banks) _________________4/97
Keeping the Pressure On (SHURflo’s Extreme
Series Smart Sensor 6.7 water pump) __5/89
Made in the Shade
(Girard power awning)_______________6/88
Nicer De-icer (Microheat HotShot
heated windshield-washer fluid)______12/88
Power Shot
(Advanced Air tire inflator) __________5/105
QUICK TIPS
MO/PAGE
AC Generator Oil Change______________12/85
Add a Switch ________________________10/96
All Spaced Out ______________________5/102
Another Clothespin Use ________________7/98
Another Use__________________________8/57
Another Way _________________________7/98
Are You Packin’ a Rod?________________10/96
Automatic Closet Light ________________12/86
Avoid the Birds ______________________4/105
Awning Cleaner______________________10/96
Beat the Dew ________________________10/95
A Bit Too High ________________________3/92
Blank-Wall Storage ____________________7/98
Chicken Bar _________________________11/81
A Clothes-Rod Idea ____________________9/93
Computer Station ____________________6/107
A Convenient Thing __________________5/101
Costly Neglect _______________________6/108
A Curved Squeegee____________________3/91
Customized Cupholders _______________11/81
The Disappearing Shelf________________12/86
Drain Completely ______________________3/91
Eliminate Heat ________________________9/94
Entry-Step Carpet _____________________2/80
Fire-Extinguisher Storage ______________10/95
Four on the Floor______________________9/93
The Greenhouse Effect ________________4/106
Grease-Gun Pull Toy ___________________7/97
Handy Keys___________________________2/80
Handy Storage Shelf __________________ 2/80
He Saved the Day ____________________12/85
A Helpful Step _______________________11/82
Hold That Flap _______________________5/101
Is Your Bottom Burned? _______________11/81
It’s in the Bag _______________________12/85
It’s Part of Life _______________________10/95
Keep It Cool __________________________1/96
Keeping Track________________________12/86
Large and Odd ______________________4/106
Let’s Have Some Quiet _________________1/96
Lights Out____________________________7/98
Make Friends With Your Floor Vents ______2/80
Memory Jogger _______________________1/95
More 12-Volts ________________________2/79
More “Found” Storage _________________3/91
A Mouse in the House? _______________6/108
Never Stay Put ________________________9/94
No Armrest? ________________________4/106
No Leaks Since________________________8/57
No Nails ____________________________4/105
Off the Floor ________________________12/85
Outside Shower _______________________2/79
Place Mats __________________________6/108
Platform for Safety ___________________6/108
A Recent Discovery ___________________5/101
Removable Flag Bracket _______________4/105
Removable Rack _____________________11/82
A Request for Help! ___________________ 2/80
Rinse That Tank _______________________9/93
Rolling in the Wind___________________6/108
Rubber-Glove Storage __________________7/98
Safer Hookup _________________________8/58
Satellite-Dish Levelers _________________5/101
Save That Hose _______________________9/94
Secure Sliding Doors ___________________1/96
Shoe Storage ________________________12/86
Simple and Quick ____________________6/107
Sleep Aid ____________________________1/95
A Sliding Cover _______________________9/94
Small Motorhomes &
Square Bumpers ___________________5/102
So Proudly It Waves ___________________2/79
Space Organized ______________________1/96
Stop Crawling ________________________3/92
Stop Losing __________________________2/80
Sun-Visor Shelf Plus __________________10/96
Super Chlorination and You _____________8/58
Surprise, Surprise! _____________________8/57
Tangled TV Cable?____________________5/102
Tennis, Anyone? _____________________6/108
They Rattle a Lot ______________________3/92
Thinking Man’s Hookup _______________5/102
Three Quickies ________________________3/92
Traveling Dish Holder _________________6/107
Two Quickies ________________________12/86
Upside-Down Storage_________________11/82
Video Storage _______________________6/108
When High Is Too Hot _________________8/58
Where’d You Put It?___________________ 3/92
The Wind Took It ______________________7/97
SCENIC BYWAYS
MO/PAGE
AR: Secrets of Crowley’s Ridge __________6/80
AZ: Joshua Forest Parkway ______________3/83
IA: Loess Hills Scenic Byway _____________9/55
NM: Billy the Kid Byway _______________12/62
NM: On the Santa Fe Trail ______________5/53
VA: Skyline Drive _____________________11/46
SHORT STOPS
MO/PAGE
CA: Aftermath of the Volcano__________11/84
FL: Meet the Manatees ________________10/30
GA: F.D. Roosevelt State Park ____________5/34
IA: Mysterious Mounds_________________3/38
KS: A Bit of Sweden ___________________6/38
NV: Vegas Antidote___________________12/38
NM: The Forgotten War ________________2/90
OR: One of History’s Mysteries __________4/38
SC: Enticing Edisto Island _______________7/48
WI: Circus World ______________________8/36
TRAVEL: U.S.
MO/PAGE
AZ: Ghost Towns Tour ________________10/42
AZ: Hitting the Hollywood Trail __________3/56
CA: Hitting the Hollywood Trail __________3/56
CA: Kings’ Treasures___________________ 3/44
FL: America’s Oldest City _______________1/43
GA: Georgia’s Offshore Gems __________12/50
IL: Lewis & Clark’s Historic Odyssey,
Pt. 1 ______________________________7/54
IL: Savoring the Shawnee _______________7/67
IA: Lewis & Clark’s Historic Odyssey,
Pt. 1 ______________________________7/54
KS: Crimson Kansas___________________10/65
KY: Kentucky Music Tour ________________3/54
MD: Where History Comes Alive _________7/61
MI: By the Shining Big-Sea-Water ________9/60
MO: Lewis & Clark’s Historic Odyssey,
Pt. 1 ______________________________7/54
MT: Ghost Towns Tour ________________10/42
NE: Lewis & Clark’s Historic Odyssey,
Pt. 1 ______________________________7/54
NV: Hitting the Hollywood Trail __________3/56
ND: Discovering the Dakotas (L&C) ______11/38
OR: Ghost Towns Tour ________________10/42
OR: Gorging on the Columbia ___________8/38
SD: Discovering the Dakotas (L&C) ______11/38
SD: Where the West Was Wild __________4/56
TX: Davis Detour ______________________5/94
UT: Ghost Towns Tour_________________10/42
UT: Hitting the Hollywood Trail __________3/56
WA: Gorging on the Columbia __________8/38
WY: Mountain Mystique________________5/42
WY: Wyoming’s Big Horn Country _______2/50
TRAVEL: FOREIGN
AUSTRALIA
Australia in Half Time __________________4/46
CANADA
BC: Touring Fraser Valley _______________5/70
NB: Maritime Rhythms _________________8/45
QUE: St. Lawrence Sojourn _____________6/58
MEXICO
Rambling Down to Rocky Point __________1/53
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