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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-13-2024, 10:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 959
Posted By AllanEdie
If you wire a 100watt panel to your battery bank...

If you wire a 100watt panel to your battery bank via the 7 pin, you would connect the panel output to the charge wire in the 7 pin harness. This would apply voltage directly to the battery, not to...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-09-2024, 10:52 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,307
Posted By AllanEdie
The overhead tail lights on our E21 are signal...

The overhead tail lights on our E21 are signal lights as well as clearance, they cover the role nicely without addition of extra lights. I thought all Escapes were wired this way, but perhaps not.
...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 02-29-2024, 12:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 959
Posted By AllanEdie
Thanks for clarifying Ron, I am sure your...

Thanks for clarifying Ron, I am sure your experience with this will be helpful.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 02-28-2024, 08:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 959
Posted By AllanEdie
Too bad that the main panels are in the dark. ...

Too bad that the main panels are in the dark. Your 5 watt panel might do the job fine, but I can't add any specific experience to what Ron supplied earlier. Be careful about assuming that 5 watts...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 02-27-2024, 06:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 959
Posted By AllanEdie
With a couple hours sun most days, your rooftop...

With a couple hours sun most days, your rooftop solar should do the job, you don't need more than that. They might even keep up if shaded some of the day. You need very little to keep up with the...
Forum: General Escape 02-22-2024, 06:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 937
Posted By AllanEdie
I am not in the market anymore, but I will be...

I am not in the market anymore, but I will be watching closely to see how the new turbo Tacoma works out. I suspect that once the dust settles, it is going to be quite the improvement over the last...
Forum: General Escape 02-21-2024, 08:14 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 937
Posted By AllanEdie
I too had difficulty imagining that the 2.7 could...

I too had difficulty imagining that the 2.7 could do the job. I test drove both the 3.5 and the 2.7. In the end, I was willing to put up with a bit less power in order to get better mileage when...
Forum: General Escape 02-21-2024, 06:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 937
Posted By AllanEdie
The biggest issue for us with the Tacoma was the...

The biggest issue for us with the Tacoma was the low end torque. The engine had lots of horsepower, but only at high rpms. We found when towing the 21 that we could get trapped in second gear if...
Forum: General Escape 02-21-2024, 11:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 937
Posted By AllanEdie
If the performance of our turbocharged 2.7 liter...

If the performance of our turbocharged 2.7 liter is any indication, supercharging should make a huge difference. OTOH, I shudder to think what it will do to your fuel consumption. Our Tacoma was a...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 02-14-2024, 09:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,034
Posted By AllanEdie
we have one, and use it, but only in special...

we have one, and use it, but only in special circumstances. When we get home after a trip, we sometimes flush the tanks into our septic tank, which can't be reached by normal sewer hose. The...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-10-2024, 11:35 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,081
Posted By AllanEdie
This may not be helpful to your question, but we...

This may not be helpful to your question, but we towed an E21 for several years with what appears to be an identical Tacoma. It did the job, but not well in hilly country. We would occasionally get...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 02-04-2024, 10:32 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,113
Posted By AllanEdie
Yeah, I missed mentioning the noise thing. I...

Yeah, I missed mentioning the noise thing. I love your description of it. Our wind generator on our boat was an old two blade design about 4 feet in diameter. Listening to that thing when the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-03-2024, 12:15 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,656
Posted By AllanEdie
I accomplish the same thing by gearing down...

I accomplish the same thing by gearing down manually. That way, I decide how slow I want to go and in which gear. I like that the display shows which gear the truck is in, and that buttons on the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-02-2024, 08:50 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,656
Posted By AllanEdie
I tow an E21 with a 2023 F150 with the 2.7 and 10...

I tow an E21 with a 2023 F150 with the 2.7 and 10 speed trans. It is a spectacularly effective tow vehicle for the 21, and will be so for the 19. I don't bother with tow haul mode, I find it makes...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 02-02-2024, 08:42 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,113
Posted By AllanEdie
I have experience with windmills on boats. IMO,...

I have experience with windmills on boats. IMO, there are two issues, one is that the amount of power they produce depends on blade diameter. And large blade diameter means PITA storage because you...
Forum: New Member Introductions 01-17-2024, 04:51 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,221
Posted By AllanEdie
Fiberglass construction, price, and quality of...

Fiberglass construction, price, and quality of construction, in that order were my criteria. On quality alone, Oliver would have won, but is a lot heavier, and the price is excessive. The others...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-17-2024, 04:39 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,057
Posted By AllanEdie
I haven't towed with the 3.5, so I have no way of...

I haven't towed with the 3.5, so I have no way of direct comparison for towing, but I did test drive the 3.5. When I bought the 2.7, my priority was better mileage, especially when not towing, which...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-17-2024, 11:23 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,057
Posted By AllanEdie
I am glad I got the 2023 version fully fitted...

I am glad I got the 2023 version fully fitted with trailer and payload options. I think Ford is making a mistake here, the 2.7 is a perfect tool for trailers the size of the E21. I love ours. The...
Forum: General Escape 01-08-2024, 03:08 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,071
Posted By AllanEdie
I hope you bought the Abloy version, normal...

I hope you bought the Abloy version, normal tumblers will not stop a professional thief for long. With an extra key, of course, if not a couple of them. :)
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-08-2024, 12:05 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,424
Posted By AllanEdie
The exposed lines that cross beneath the E21 was...

The exposed lines that cross beneath the E21 was exactly what froze for us at ~-6C overnight. We had been out in -3C without problems earlier.

To reduce the risk, I re-located the lines away from...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-01-2024, 12:02 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,057
Posted By AllanEdie
Our new F150 has it, and I hoped initially that...

Our new F150 has it, and I hoped initially that it might help the wife. Bottom line is that she has not used it, has no interest in doing so, and I find using it to be more hassle than not. The...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 12-31-2023, 10:09 AM
Replies: 150
Views: 13,245
Posted By AllanEdie
Beat me to it. :)

Beat me to it. :)
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 12-30-2023, 11:56 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 19,135
Posted By AllanEdie
methinks the frame is lifted relative to the...

methinks the frame is lifted relative to the axles, which would raise the step...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-26-2023, 05:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,323
Posted By AllanEdie
four years in, we do not have that problem. ...

four years in, we do not have that problem. OTOH, perhaps I need to clean it to make sure that it is not heading in the same direction. Up to now, if I kept it clean, it was excellent.

The...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-24-2023, 10:00 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 13,245
Posted By AllanEdie
I agree completely. I have read all manner of...

I agree completely. I have read all manner of comment about towing requiring, or at least benefiting from, the 3.5, but after carefully considering the arguments, I went for the 2.7, and am glad I...
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