Born Free Leap'n Lions RV Club Info & Discussion Forum

I too have been using Delphi XM Roady2 in my BF. My experience is that antenna placement is not too critical unless you want reception when driving in a northernly direction. This is because the two XM satellites (called by the way ROCK and ROLL) are located in a geosynchronous orbit above the equat...

You can use the Inflation Graph for all brands of LT225/75R16 load range E rated tires. Click on the blue Download link below to view the graph.

Below is a copy of the general procedure to use with automatic transmission equipped Hondas to tow them 4-wheels down. Use this information with caution however - it may not apply to your particular year and model Honda. I know for example that the newer 2004 and 2005 Honda Odyessy mini-vans evident...

Click on the following link for a pictorial diagram showing four lube points for the Ford E-450 chassis. Not sure what chassis years this diagram applies to. It may apply to only the more recent models since the diagram shows a February 2005 date on it. http://home.aaahawk.com/~donaldf/sitebuilderco...

Bill Crommett, Here has been my experience with oil change service on my Born Free E-450 V10 motor home. My local Ford dealer (Don Pierson Ford) changes $26.00 to do an oil and filter change, chassis lubrication, check other fluids, check tire pressures and vacuum front carpet. Another independent g...

The data that I used to generate my tire pressure graph came from a Michelin website and this data will be exactly the same for all manufacturer's making LT225/75R16 load range E rated tires. Mike & Jean Bandfield stated that they add an extra 5 psi to their tires. This does not hurt anything as...

Charlotte, What you need to do to determine the correct tire pressure to use in the tires in each of the four corners of your Born Free motorcoach is to find a suitable set of commercial weight scales to weigh your unit. Make sure your vehicle is loaded up in down the road traveling condition with f...

Tom Clark,

I have sent you an E-mail including a photo of the Radio Shack ball mount CB antenna I have installed in both my earlier 1999 24' RB and current 2002 26' RSB units. Needed to do this via E-mail so that you could get the photo.

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Chris Ng, I owned a 1999 24' Rear Bath for 5 years and last year purchased a used 2002 26' RSB unit because my wife wanted a permanent bed. I can tell you that the closet size of the 26' RSB is much smaller than in the 24' RB. However, my 26' RSB has the entertainment center in the cabover section a...

Dave, I don't know what model Born Free you have but I will explain where the water heater bypass valve is in my 2002 26' RSB unit. The water heater in this unit is located in the right rear corner of the motorhome body. The water line going into the top fitting on the water heater is the inlet line...

Dave, Bill Ruh is right, you may have forgot to change the hot water heat bypass valve to let antifreeze bypass the heater going into the rest of the hot water plumbing. Also, I would recommend that with your water pump on and with the short hose into your supply of antifreeze that you turn on brief...

w5vthdonb, I am glad you brought that issue up. You are correct in that if you use the full 300 watts from a 300 watt inverter, the +12 VDC current draw would be more than 25 amps - too much for this cigarette lighter DC power plug circuit in the Born Free. However, this circuit is fused for 15 amps...

hrgermany,

CORRECTION! The entertainment center door to open for the TV power hookups is the right side door - not the left side door!

hrgermany, I have a 2002 BF 26' RSB with the entertainment center with a 19' Panasonic AC only TV but don't have a satellite TV system in it. Since I do a significant amount of dry camping, I wanted a way to run this TV without the need to run the Onan generator. My TV is rated at 90 watts so I at f...

I had used a 1998 Chevrolet Malibu LS toad for 6 years and 45,000 miles behind our BF and just 4 months ago traded it for a 2005 model (which by the way has been totally redesigned and is a much improved car) and have towed it 2000 miles so far. Like Mel, I also like the Blue Ox motorhome mounted to...