1998 Roadtrek 190 Dodge Chassis
I am a newbie on this forum and a newbie in terms of RVing. My wife and I would like to to some traveling with our two small dogs and think that a Class B RV would be adequate for our needs and within...
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An update. We had the cabin checked out at a local trailer dealer/service place. They went through the propane system and replaced one valve. They also found that the water pump was not working and replaced that. They went through the operation of everything; furnace, hot water heater, fridge and stove. I replaced the smoke detector as well as the CO and Propane detectors (4 years out of date). I found exact replacements on Amazon.com. The air conditioner and microwave work on 110V. We took out the old Panasonic TV and mounted a 15" flat screen TV/DVD player on the side of the cabinet which we now use for storage.
We took our first trip last week; four days (about 800 miles)to the PA Brandywine Valley area. We learned a lot about living in the van, dealing with our two small dogs, etc. Everything worked fine. I was particularly concerned about the fridge and switching back and forth between LP, 12V and 110, but it worked fine and kept the ice cream we had taken frozen. The front brakes (totally replaced after we got the van) developed an intermittent irritating squeak-squeak-squeak about 1/3 of the way into the trip. It would quit temporarily after tapping the brake pedal. The braking action was fine, no pull to right or left, and no loss of brake fluid, so we forged on. The squeak disappeared on the way home. I pulled both front wheels and found nothing amiss; rotors were smooth with plenty of pad left. The only thing I can attribute this to is that the squeak developed immediately after we took a lunch break in a town park with a gravel road. I am wondering if some foreign matter got kicked up into the system somewhere and just got itself worked out as time went on.
Thanks again to all who provided advice and suggestions.
We took our first trip last week; four days (about 800 miles)to the PA Brandywine Valley area. We learned a lot about living in the van, dealing with our two small dogs, etc. Everything worked fine. I was particularly concerned about the fridge and switching back and forth between LP, 12V and 110, but it worked fine and kept the ice cream we had taken frozen. The front brakes (totally replaced after we got the van) developed an intermittent irritating squeak-squeak-squeak about 1/3 of the way into the trip. It would quit temporarily after tapping the brake pedal. The braking action was fine, no pull to right or left, and no loss of brake fluid, so we forged on. The squeak disappeared on the way home. I pulled both front wheels and found nothing amiss; rotors were smooth with plenty of pad left. The only thing I can attribute this to is that the squeak developed immediately after we took a lunch break in a town park with a gravel road. I am wondering if some foreign matter got kicked up into the system somewhere and just got itself worked out as time went on.
Thanks again to all who provided advice and suggestions.
