Posts by Solow

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There's a guy up here, Roseau, MN, who says he helped design the Slingshot. Whether or not that's true, he has a Slingshade on his. I'll try to find the picture he sent me, but I just got a new phone, and I'm not sure what all transferred over.

Twenty minutes is a bit optimistic. I just installed this same system in mine. I watched a Slingmods video where Joe (Slingking), shows which bolts need to be removed to take the side panel off. It wasn't listed under the 1320 exhaust, but a different one. Getting the panel off isn't the hard part, getting it back on is. I wound up tapping all the holes where the bolts go, as well as the u clips. It's probably not needed, but these are really cheap screws holding it together. It made reassembly go smoother.

Some people are just a natural at this. I have a buddy that his doodles look like a piece of art. I have a hard time drawing a decent looking stick figure. That vent looks great! I'm jealous.

I made a side mount for my plate. I used the license plate light from the original plate holder and mounted it to the plate frame. I don't know what I did to my phone but, it won't let me upload a picture to show you. If I can get it working I'll post a pic. I do believe that Rich is making or has made a plate holder for the hitch.

Even if you left it bone stock, you'll love it. One warning though, as hard as you try, you will not be able to leave it stock. Sad, I know, but true. And another thing that is very true. If you have any question/problems, just ask here. In ten minutes you'll have at least half a dozen responses.

I had HID lights in mine for the first year or so. I really liked them but I believe that I went through nine ballasts! I was never sure if I would have all lights when I needed them. Slingmods swapped them for LEDs. Haven't had an issue with them yet, but they're not as bright as the HIDs. But at least I have lights

I responded to your post awhile ago, but not sure what happened to it. Anyway, I did replace the relay that you mentioned, no go. I put the original one back in ,no go. Now I've replaced the thermostat, no go. I'm at the point where I need to back off for a bit before I do something I'll regret. So frustated

That's the relay that I replaced. I'm going to put the old on back in. At least that one worked every once in a while. Even though the relay that I ordered is the one listed in the installation manual, it looks different than the one that was in there.

Thanks for the offer D&M. I'll try not to call you unless I'm really stuck. I hate being a PITA. What I've read is it could be one of three things; a bad relay, a shorted thermostat cable, or a bad thermostat. Well the relay is new, the cable looks fine, so I guess I will try the thermostat.
I told my wife that I had posted this furnace question on this forum and she thought that I had slipped a cog. I told her that if anyone could help, that it would be you guys on this forum. I'm finally right for a change! Thanks for all your help, I knew I could count on my Slingshot family! Y'ALL are a great bunch.

That makes sense. I've looked for a make/model but can't find it. I have the installation manual, and even then there's no mention of a brand. Would the switch you're talking about have a name? I'm starting to think that the new relay I put in is bad, cause for the life of me, it sure seems a relay issue.

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Disconnect the thermostat and if the fan goes off it's a bad thermostat if not than you know it's at the unit.

So I completely removed the thermostat and the blower motor is still running. But by my thinking, the furnace has to get a signal from the thermostat before it will shut off.and with the thermostat removed, it can't receive the signal. But you're saying that with the thermostat removed, the furnace should quit,right? I should say that the furnace isn't blowing heat now, but the blower is still running.

I did replace a relay, and going by the furnace installation manual, it is for the blower motor. In fact, it's the only relay that I saw. The fan control on the thermostat only has two settings on it. Either on or auto. So maybe it could be the thermostat. Thanks for the input guys.

Now that I'm up, I look into the thermostat more. It's a pretty simple thing, no electronics involved, but if I'm going to start throwing parts at this, it's probably the cheapest. The furnace people up here are hacks. If there was a burger joint up here, they would be flipping burgers at it. I'm not being mean, it's the truth.

Thanks Tripod, I already stumbled upon this article. Believe it or not, I try to research before whining. Short of replacing the limiter switch, I couldn't find a reset on it. And I may have to replace it.Actually, from the time I had ordered the relay, to the time it arrived, the furnace started working perfectly again. But the day the relay shows up, the furnace started acting up again.
It's basically an analog thermostat with the mercury switch and all. I can see a little spark inside the mercury bulb when it calls for heat so I don't think it could be the thermostat. Who knows? I have the heat cranked up now so I shouldn't have to get up in the middle of the night to turn the breaker back on, lol.

As you can probably tell, I have an issue with an electric furnace. And, I don't really have anyone else to ask, except for you guys. Anyway, the problem I'm having is that the blower motor will not turn off. It doesn't blow heat unless called for so that's not an issue. But even with the switch on the thermostat turned to the off position it still blows. On the thermostat there is a three position switch on one side, heat, off, cool. And on the other side is the blower control lever with two positions. On and auto. I thought that it may be a sticking relay, so I put a new one in and nothing changed. The only way I can get it to stop blowing is by turning the breaker off.
I know it's an off the wall question but, I also know that there are some very smart people on here. If anyone could point me in the right direction, other than calling a HVAC guy, I would really appreciate it.

Sure, take the high road. As much as I like what he's doing, I wish he would back off on always commenting on how much of an overwhelming victory he had. Just makes him seem somewhat childish. IMO

Yep, I need a break from this frickin winter. In.

I do have a GMC pickup, and I have to admit, it does pull my fifth wheel alot better than my Mini's. But I'd rather pay for 50k miles per year, using the Mini's milage as opposed to the pickups. Can have it both ways!

I had used a similar film kit on my first Mini Cooper. At first I liked it because it was very transparent and fit like a charm. After awhile though, even the film was getting chipped and there was no way to use touch-up paint without it looking terrible. Another thing I didn't like about it was, when ever I waxed around it there was a white build up of dried wax around the edges of the film. Not a big deal, but took more work to finish waxing.
It probably is great stuff for the occasional gravel road, but I live on a gravel road plus put about 50k miles a year on my vehicle. The two Mini's I have now don't have it on, and they look better than the one that did.