So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?
I saw these threads in some of the other Open Roads RV Forums, but didn't see one for TCs. I'll start... I installed Interior LED puck lights and a 12v power outlet.
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Finally broke down and had the Atwood furnace blower motor replaced in our 1997 Lance SquireLite 185 because it was starting to squeal when the furnace started. Read about others trying to lube the motor but that always seemed like a temporary fix. The old motor put in almost 20 years of service, with most of those years in Alaska. Figure we got our money's worth out of that little motor!
The hardest part of the job was deciding to finally get the repair done. The camper will be 20 years old next year and we weren't sure we wanted to put much more money into it. We bought the camper when it was less than a year old and we've made several trips up and down the Alaska Highway and across the US. With all the memories, and considering it still meets our needs, it was a no brainer to make the repair. It's like an old family member!
Will admit that I did not do the blower motor repair. A friend recommended a two-man mobile shop that comes out to the rig. The guys did a great job; 45 minutes start to finish including a complete heating system test. All for $275 parts, labor and tax. Yes, I could have saved some money by doing the job myself, but with triple digit heat, I wasn't going to take the job on. It was hard enough to even think about furnace repairs with the heat, but I know it will be well worth it when we go to the Albuquerque Balloonfiesta this October.
I did install a Honeywell TH1100DV1000 Pro-Digital 2-Wire Heat Only thermostat after the guys did the heavy lifting of the motor replacement. The new Honeywell moves the little Lance into the digital age :-)
The hardest part of the job was deciding to finally get the repair done. The camper will be 20 years old next year and we weren't sure we wanted to put much more money into it. We bought the camper when it was less than a year old and we've made several trips up and down the Alaska Highway and across the US. With all the memories, and considering it still meets our needs, it was a no brainer to make the repair. It's like an old family member!
Will admit that I did not do the blower motor repair. A friend recommended a two-man mobile shop that comes out to the rig. The guys did a great job; 45 minutes start to finish including a complete heating system test. All for $275 parts, labor and tax. Yes, I could have saved some money by doing the job myself, but with triple digit heat, I wasn't going to take the job on. It was hard enough to even think about furnace repairs with the heat, but I know it will be well worth it when we go to the Albuquerque Balloonfiesta this October.
I did install a Honeywell TH1100DV1000 Pro-Digital 2-Wire Heat Only thermostat after the guys did the heavy lifting of the motor replacement. The new Honeywell moves the little Lance into the digital age :-)
