shakedown cruise, now what?!!
We've been on the road a week in our new-to-us 1999 Rexhall. First, the valve extensions (I'm still trying to figure out where they came from, I didn't install them) weren't installed properly and ha...
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Don’t feel bad about the problems you’re having, I’m sittin’ here in TX with one day after another of triple-digit temps living in my RV and trying to find all the bugs before I start my North American Adventure Decade this fall. I’d hoped to start it at the end of May, but wasn’t able to purchase my RV until the end of April, which didn’t leave me with enough time to move into it and de-bug it before hell, I mean summertime, arrived in all its relentless sweltering fury. I suppose the good news is, if I’m going to have any serious AC issues I’ll learn about them between now and October.
BTW friends have said “Steve, you live in an RV, why don’t you just leave?” Well here’s the problem, I never got a chance to thoroughly go through all the mechanicals before the summer heat arrived. Before I take it on the road I want to replace the shocks, replace the tires, give it a thorough engine inspection and tune-up with all HD wiring etc, inspect and replace as needed any brake system parts, replace all the automotive fluids (including the DOT 3 brake fluid with DOT 5.1), and do some needed repairs (such as repair the engine powered heater/defroster which is currently snubbed off). Yep, just a few little tasks left to do before I feel comfortable heading out.
Steve
BTW friends have said “Steve, you live in an RV, why don’t you just leave?” Well here’s the problem, I never got a chance to thoroughly go through all the mechanicals before the summer heat arrived. Before I take it on the road I want to replace the shocks, replace the tires, give it a thorough engine inspection and tune-up with all HD wiring etc, inspect and replace as needed any brake system parts, replace all the automotive fluids (including the DOT 3 brake fluid with DOT 5.1), and do some needed repairs (such as repair the engine powered heater/defroster which is currently snubbed off). Yep, just a few little tasks left to do before I feel comfortable heading out.
Steve
