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Sealant

What type of sealant is used around clearance lights tail lights etc on RV's? It looks like clear silicone but I'm not sure. Want to make sure I use the right stuff to reseal.

d1h by Nomad III
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Filling and emptying water tanks at camp

Filling fresh water tankI have a 40 gallon fresh water tank in my RV.Assuming normal conditions, how long should it take to fill my fresh water tank?I tend to shut off the water source too quickly and not completely fill this tank.Emptying dirty wate...

Ljava by Explorer
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Oil dipstick

I have a 1992 Tiffin Allegro Bay with Ford chassis. I cannot find the dipstick for the oil. I can’t find a chassis manual for free online. Any help wood be helpful. 

Lizzo60 by Explorer
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Remove Engine Cover

I have 1992 Tiffin Allegro Bay with F350. I have read everything to remove this cover. It has a latch in the front and two hinges up top. Manual says to face both chairs towards each other to be clear to lift. Passenger seat is to close no matter whe...

Lizzo60 by Explorer
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Fleetwood Flair 1993 class engine problems

When driving the engine started losing power and popped off a vacuum hose from the right side air filter,,the circle 1 on right side,,,it's a 454 engine,,coasted into a biglots parking lot been stuck for days,,I need help,,,I put new hose on but won'...

Deemaxx Disc Brake Upgrade

For those of you wanting to upgrade to Disc Brakes, now is your chance!Either go to www.deemaxx.com or call them at 682-200-6003 tell them discount code - jonesin2go and get a 25% discountIf you are Military , either active or retired add code - mili...

my bathroom sink burps

So, I have this issue - the bathroom sink and shower both drain into the same grey tank. When the tank valve is closed, I take a shower and the sink will burp up water... It's like a vent is blocked?? And YES, the tank is EMPTY.. There is a screw on ...

How to drain fresh water tank?

I have a question, I have a 2017 Coachman Leprechaun 260QB and I am trying to drain the fresh water tank. I have located the valves in the pictures but not sure what to open and/or close. I believe the 4 lines with the valves are my low point valves ...

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Help w/ hot water heater

I’m in over my head on this one! Just bought my first travel trailer! Her name is Addie (short for Adventurer). I have the electric and water on. She’s stable and level. I filled the fresh water tank (after sanitizing) and have the pump on. I have a ...

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Installing onboard generator truck camper wolf creek 850

We have a wolf creek 850 on a Ram 3500 and it is built for an onboard onan 2500 LP generator. Can anyone share photos or insights into how they mounted the generator in the compartment? we can’t find anyone willing to do the install and thus want to ...

Converting my Dodge Fireball into a mobile Art studio

I've been converting my 1979 Dodge F40 Fireball into an Art studio, and it just recently stopped running. It parked on a residential street that gets street cleaned and I've gotten 4 tickets so far. I can't find any mechanic to help me out. So I star...

Pioneer BH280

Does anyone know how to easily access the kitchen drain pipe in a 2021 Pioneer BH280? We have water leaking when water drain in the kitchen sink but we but we can’t see where it’s coming from. It’s not coming from directly under the sink. It’s somewh...

SamQ by Explorer
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Removing ADB Discharge Vents

I'm a complete newbie and just purchased my first used RV (2016 Leprechaun 22 ft). Trying to give the air distribution box a good cleaning, so I want to remove it from the ceiling.I found the 8 screws under the discharge vents (and another 2 under th...

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Bad Window Seal?

 I Believe I have a bad window Seal on this window. It's been raining all day and the rain is coming in through the top of the window. My question is what should I buy to fix the issue? I don't have any experience with this 

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