We all observe car/truck maintenance schedules, often more carefully than we observe our own body diet, but how many have maintenance schedule for TC?For me it is none. So on last trip my 18 yo water pump start sucking air somewhere. It is placed well above tank, so it was pretty obvious it had to be in pump area. I tighten water hose clamp, what seems to solve it for a day, but than air in the pump again. After struggling with it for 3 days, we arrived to campground having ACE hardware across the street, so I figure out this is good place to start fooling with it. The pump has a strainer on suction side with big oring, who look too square for me. So walk to ACE and 43 cents later no more air in water pump. But for those going into the woods for days the 43 cents would be good call for preemptive replacement, or spare part.The oring size I have is 1/8 x 1.25"

Ace is the place of the friendly hardware store...ah dah, ah dah...

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When I had mine, I would sweep snow off after every snowstorm not matter how much or how little. It was easy to do since I stored the camper right next to my deck and I could walk onto it as opposed to using the ladder. This allowed me to keep an eye on the roof often and invariably, there was some sort of caulking every spring.Spring would also have me doing a check of all the caulking on the sides as well.I once had a leak after doing some plumbing upgrades and it can sure make a mess when pipes are compromised... lesson learned from that was to at least check closely all the plumbing connection in the spring as well.Batteries were either dismounted and bought in to the garage or leaving the TC plugged into shore power in the winter with proper water level in either case.Keeping up on inspections was really a means to have little as possible "maintenance." Better to find out early and fix as opposed to being ignorant of it and letting stuff go.

I don’t really have a maintenance schedule either. Even though some would say the climate is more extreme, my TC seems to like Western Montana better than Western Washington. Other than snow, there’s probably less chance for water intrusion, too.I take a look at different parts every so often. But if I like to work on it when it’s off the truck. Your post reminds me that I need to adjust the pressure cutoff on the water pump. On our last trip, it would intermittently pump even though I knew there wasn’t a leak. Simple fix of turning the pump off which we usually do anyway, but I figure I’ll fix it before it runs extra. I might also change the way it mounts to make it more quiet.

Around here it's maintenance by the season. This is summer...no maintenance. It was 94f heat index at dawn this morning. I've got a new Progressive Dynamics converter to install....maybe in September. I might, might, load it up and go somewhere in August when my desire to wander overcomes the misery of heat.

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TxGearhead
Explorer II
Jun 24, 2019
Around here it's maintenance by the season. This is summer...no maintenance. It was 94f heat index at dawn this morning. I've got a new Progressive Dynamics converter to install....maybe in September. I might, might, load it up and go somewhere in August when my desire to wander overcomes the misery of heat.
jimh406
Explorer III
Jun 22, 2019
I don’t really have a maintenance schedule either. Even though some would say the climate is more extreme, my TC seems to like Western Montana better than Western Washington. Other than snow, there’s probably less chance for water intrusion, too.

I take a look at different parts every so often. But if I like to work on it when it’s off the truck. Your post reminds me that I need to adjust the pressure cutoff on the water pump. On our last trip, it would intermittently pump even though I knew there wasn’t a leak. Simple fix of turning the pump off which we usually do anyway, but I figure I’ll fix it before it runs extra. I might also change the way it mounts to make it more quiet.
d3500ram
Explorer III
Jun 21, 2019
When I had mine, I would sweep snow off after every snowstorm not matter how much or how little. It was easy to do since I stored the camper right next to my deck and I could walk onto it as opposed to using the ladder. This allowed me to keep an eye on the roof often and invariably, there was some sort of caulking every spring.

Spring would also have me doing a check of all the caulking on the sides as well.

I once had a leak after doing some plumbing upgrades and it can sure make a mess when pipes are compromised... lesson learned from that was to at least check closely all the plumbing connection in the spring as well.

Batteries were either dismounted and bought in to the garage or leaving the TC plugged into shore power in the winter with proper water level in either case.

Keeping up on inspections was really a means to have little as possible "maintenance." Better to find out early and fix as opposed to being ignorant of it and letting stuff go.
Kayteg1
Explorer II
Jun 21, 2019
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Lwiddis
Explorer II
Jun 21, 2019
Ace is the place of the friendly hardware store...ah dah, ah dah...

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