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Bad repairs

Please allow me to ventilate. I'm somewhat freaked out. We went to a shop last week to have the cracked Cummins exhaust manifold replaced. I could clearly see the crack, no doubt. The tech broke only one bolt which is amazing on this 23-year-old en...

New to RVing and Cold Weather Use

Hello to All! My husband and I finally took the plunge and bought ourselves a MH at the end of July of this year and we are not ready to put it away for the winter just yet. We've planned to head up to Northern Wisconsin in the later part of Octobe...

Mrs__M by Explorer
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Rubber roof. Interior.

Hi Everyone!I haven't been here in a few years so I am a bit lost all over again. But, I need a little help, well, a lot of help. We have a 42' diesel motorhome which we have not used since DH's open heart surgery 3 years ago. Frankly, it is sitt...

clear coat peeling

Was looking at a 10 year old coach and noticed what appeared to be the clear coat peeling around the top edges where the front cap and sides meet the roof.Is this a normal thing to find on a 10 year old coach or is it evidence of something else? perh...

Dougjpr by Explorer
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COE Cg charging $20 to dump

I am staying in Palm City Fl for the winter without the MH but I took a bike ride to St Lucie locks which is a a Army Corp of Eng CG and they were charging $20 to dump if you dumped first before you camped. I have not seen this posted before at other...

Gjac by Explorer III
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Upgrading our power converter/inverter

OUR 1982 CLASS C SHASTA MOTORHOME HAS AN ORIGINAL POWER INVERTER/CONVERTER THAT I REPLACED THE COOLING FAN ON A YEAR AGO. I WAS WONDERING IF I SHOULD CONSIDER UPGRADING THE INVERTER WITH A NEW INTEGRATED CIRCUTRY BOARD AND IF IT WOULD BE ANY BETTER T...

papK by Explorer
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CO2 Detector and Thermostat

I have the Leco Model 3350 CO2 detector and Coleman thermostat. Both seem to not be working. Looking for replacements. I noticed with the thermostat there are 8 wires coming out the back and everything seems to have 6. Help

Which oil lab JG or Blackstone?

Well this year as I was getting ready to do my annual oil change. ( I always do my oil sample and get the results back before draining my oil.) I was looking at a forum that was championing Blackstone labs as the go to lab. Well I have been using JG ...

Need Polished Steel (magnetic) Backsplash for Stove

Our '97 Falcon had a magnetic backsplash behind the stove, and we attached lots of magnetic gadgets to it. Our new PW Plateau's backsplash isn't magnetic so there's no place to attach some of our handy items. Anyone know how to attach a magnetic ste...

new antenna?

Ok so we got the new roof on with the help of my 9 yr old daughter & now we r installing the vents & a/c. They all work good & the arc is 13,000 btu so I'm good with that but I was wondering should we upgrade the antenna since it's from 96? Any sugg...

B_B_Upch by Explorer
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Labor time guide for rv repairs??

I have an extended warranty that is arguing with the repair shop on hours to replace an alternator on a 2006 coachman cross country. It's a Cummins isb motor. They are only willing to pay 1.4 hrs vs the real time which is about 4 times that to do t...

GTMADNS by Explorer
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Replacing shocks

Hi all. I have a 2001 30 ft. Winnebago Brave with 53,0580 miles logged on. Just returned from a trip to Parker, Az. from Lake Tahoe. Lots of wind and crazy California roads. The old girl seemed to bouncing a bit and I'm thinking I should replace the ...

RV's Crushed at Pismo Coast Village

This a little late, but I just got my laptop back from repair. About three weeks ago we were camping at Pismo Coast Village, Pismo, California, with a group of six RV's. Our first night, Sunday, we were sitting around the camp fire and discussing a l...

DSDP_Don by Explorer
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R Vision Condor

Hi,We recently bought a "very well taken care of", 2002 R Vision Condor 1310 motorhome, and we love it.My only problem is, as I make upgrades, I can't seem to find any information on it's construction. I contacted a former Monaco Rep, who found the d...

Kaptjim by Explorer
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Please check your tires

Another RVr lost her life due to a tire failure. While the article doesn't say whether speed was also a factor, the husband was traveling in the outside lane, blew a tire, hit a tree then continued down the shoulder and hit another tree. Must have be...