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    Getting kicked out of my place in 3 days. Back to the van I go.

    Wow. Don't even get me started on this topic. I'd be crying and pounding on the laptop. Sounds like you've got it all together. I had to just drive down the road with my fifth wheel and wandered about with my dog for a year or two. It was lonely but I get to wander in the mountains and that's...
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    Austin? any spots for boon docking?

    Sounds nice. Hope she is still alive. Too hot in TX though.
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    Trinidad,CO.

    Just found one of his cards and can't recommend him enough. "Petes Automotive" behind Safeway.
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    7.3 Power stroke, won't start P0475 code

    No you are not tightening it enough. You must use the filter wrench and make it snug but not butt tight.
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    7.3 Power stroke, won't start P0475 code

    I ran into the best repair facility in Kingman. Two old guys, really fair and knowledgable. Completely rebuilt the suspension on my Fifth Wheel but they work on everything. They are small, right on Route 66 but I forgot the name. They have a pretty prominent sign advertising car, truck and RV...
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    7.3 Power stroke, won't start P0475 code

    Sorry. Actually, the very last time I was inside a plant in Corpus doing a crude loading and the starter was connected but because of the ridiculous roads there one of the bolts holding it broke loose and it wasn't making proper connection with the flywheel so I had to go to town, buy a bolt and...
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    7.3 Power stroke, won't start P0475 code

    I know super obvious but I have changed out my starter three times. It's heavy and a pita but very easy and available. Another issue I had lately was parted wires either from rodents or just age and spent 2 days in W TX getting that rewired. These are intimidating machines that can and do have...
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    7.3 Power stroke, won't start P0475 code

    Following. I wish I could be of practical help as I know all too well how scary it is to be stuck in the middle of nowhere with the "bulletproof" 7.3. I think almost everything has been broken and replaced on my 02 7.3 My CPS has never gone out but I have carried a spare for 19 yrs. The last...
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    How and What do I tell my Kid?

    Be sure to get a dog from the shelter. Nothing better. They always love you and get you outside to walk all the time.
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    Trinidad,CO.

    Oh yes, its really nice now. Thanks to their new revenue flow there the entire town is completely renovated. Beautiful.
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    If I had a million dollars...

    Oh, and I would not welcome anyone who has an RV that is less than 10 years old and welcome all those who don't have one at all living out of a backpack.
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    If I had a million dollars...

    Yes certainly. I wouldn't want horses or cowboys for sure. Just trees, animals, mountains and silence.
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    How do I find BLM land? Where is your favorite and why?

    In the summer I really like the Snowy Mtns in So. WY. There's a lot of pretty terrible 4x roads throughout the area I travel in a lifted Ford diesel towing a lifted Fifth Wheel. Really peaceful with the exception of all the noise/dust people that come up from CO on the weekends. To clean and get...
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    How and What do I tell my Kid?

    Yes Don, I was there in a very similar situation. My son is now 16 and I actually moved back into my (former) home with my ex just be with him and support him. He was totally psycho and looked like a concentration camp kid before that and was failing at school. He is now in an early college...
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