What Did You Do To Your Class B Today ?
I see the other types of RV's having this type of thread. I did a search and could not find one here. :) Yesterday, I drove mine to work to "excercise" it. I have driven it to work twice in the ...
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Karsty, You should have a maintenance booklet that outlines the service they are suppose to do. They are pretty much suppose to check everything and top off any fluids besides change the oil which is the biggest item.
I got the new tires put on today. They are not cheap, but they sure are nice and are giving my wife some peace of mind. I was told by Discount tire that the valve stems were all rubber and rated for a maximum of 65 lbs. which was the maximum we filled them though the tires are capable of 80 lbs. I had them replaced with better valve stems. I found that interesting because my 2005 Sprinter had a recall to install metal valve stems. I guess they don't learn. Those OEM Continentals were******but they survived an Alaskan trip.
I also had a shocker today. The B would not start this morning. Turned the key and nothing happened. At first I thought maybe it might have been the battery run down because we had the sliding door open all afternoon the day before even though I'm not sure that causes any battery drainage. The Freightliner service was at a loss when I called them. I was convinced they did something to cause it. How do you get a B to a dealer if it doesn't run? Invoke the towing service insurance. But! Out of curiosity I checked the starter motor fuse. It was a 20 amp fuse and sure enough it was blown. So I put a new fuse in and turned the key and again nothing. I pulled the new fuse and it too was blown. A short? Next I looked at my printed operators manual that came with my van. It said 25 amp fuse. It also showed the battery under the hood but in my van it was under the driver's floor. I downloaded a manual from Mercedes Benz and it said 20 amp fuse and showed the battery under the driver's floor correctly. That was conflicting information. So, I tried a 25 amp fuse and the engine started. Why the 20 amp gave me no problems for 36,000 miles is a mystery but I don't believe in coincidences. I'm taking it back in tomorrow and asking them to check out the system. I think I have a mid year 2010 hybrid van.
Getting ready for a trip is a pain and we still have to travel a ways past Kansas City to find any decent weather.
I got the new tires put on today. They are not cheap, but they sure are nice and are giving my wife some peace of mind. I was told by Discount tire that the valve stems were all rubber and rated for a maximum of 65 lbs. which was the maximum we filled them though the tires are capable of 80 lbs. I had them replaced with better valve stems. I found that interesting because my 2005 Sprinter had a recall to install metal valve stems. I guess they don't learn. Those OEM Continentals were******but they survived an Alaskan trip.
I also had a shocker today. The B would not start this morning. Turned the key and nothing happened. At first I thought maybe it might have been the battery run down because we had the sliding door open all afternoon the day before even though I'm not sure that causes any battery drainage. The Freightliner service was at a loss when I called them. I was convinced they did something to cause it. How do you get a B to a dealer if it doesn't run? Invoke the towing service insurance. But! Out of curiosity I checked the starter motor fuse. It was a 20 amp fuse and sure enough it was blown. So I put a new fuse in and turned the key and again nothing. I pulled the new fuse and it too was blown. A short? Next I looked at my printed operators manual that came with my van. It said 25 amp fuse. It also showed the battery under the hood but in my van it was under the driver's floor. I downloaded a manual from Mercedes Benz and it said 20 amp fuse and showed the battery under the driver's floor correctly. That was conflicting information. So, I tried a 25 amp fuse and the engine started. Why the 20 amp gave me no problems for 36,000 miles is a mystery but I don't believe in coincidences. I'm taking it back in tomorrow and asking them to check out the system. I think I have a mid year 2010 hybrid van.
Getting ready for a trip is a pain and we still have to travel a ways past Kansas City to find any decent weather.
