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Best Maintenance for 2003 Ford 450 Transmission

I purchased a 2003 Jayco Greyhawk last year, with the Ford 450 (Not sure which transmission) which has 45,000 miles on it. Suggestions on keeping the transmission in good shape? Standard drop the pan, filter and oil change, or full transmission flush...

repairing faded decals

I live in sunny New Mexico and the decals on my rv have faded.Ran into a fellow rver who has the identical rv as I and he spray painted his decals with Krylon Fusion paint for plastic. They looked great after almost 2 years..Has anyone else done this...

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Cargo door locks

I have an automatic door lock on one of my cargo doors that won't open. I hear the mechanism working when I hit the unlock button on my remote, but the rod that holds the door locked won't retract. Any suggestions?

dpscll by Explorer
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Responsible Use in the Newmar Canyon Star manual?

I was reading the Newmar Owners Manual yesterday and came upon this;Responsible Use. Your vehicle is designed to be used for recreational or temporary living purposes. It is not designed to be used as a full-time residence or for commercial use. My w...

New floating floor: shouldn't it feel solid??

Our trials and travails with our dealership continue. We bought the coach in September, reported issues in October and we still don't have our coach back. We had a leaky dishwasher that caused the floor to warp. The interlocking floor was glued do...

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8,000# hitch on new E-450 Chassis

It has recently come to my attention that all new Thor Motorhomes on the E-450 chassis built after 10/01/2014 come equipped standard with an 8,000 pound receiver hitch instead of the 5,000 pound hitch previously used.Has anyone visually looked at a c...

LSVLance by Explorer
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Toad Brake laws

Hello all....So we have the class A and the Subaru stick shift, now it's time to set the two up. I got a hold of friends in CO, I'm in CA, they tow a Subaru like mine. CO law does not require a brake system on the Subaru! Is there a site that covers ...

getgoin by Explorer
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1999 Tradewinds

Hi all,Went looking today at two dealers. I really like National RV and I know they are out of business. Today I saw a 1999 Tradewinds diesel, Freightliner Chasis, 300 HP Cummins for 39,000.00. I am doing research (recalls and problems) and not fi...

Garage Door Height ?

I'm cutting my barn for a new garage door. I'd like to make the door 12' 3" tall 12' wide. The reason is that I have two 7x9 doors (one each side) of the new door I'm ordering and I'd like the panels to match up with the ones on each side. The 7x9's ...

WINDOWS - UPPER 3

I caulked the 3 upper windows and used black and thought it looked kind of messy n a tough job at my age.I removed it all and recaulked with clear- what a mess as looks like a raccoons face with the white around the eyesI am worried as one window wa...

On the ROAD - to recovery that is....

For those that know me, you know I was severely injured in a motorcycle accident some years ago. As a result of those injuries I've had to wear a brace on my right leg for the past 6 years or so. Well, this past year has been horrible so I went to th...

chassis batteries draing

I have an 04 fleetwood revolution which has a manual chassis battery cutoff switch. Since last fall I have started and ran the revo once a month for about an hour op through Dec last yr. However, since having surgery in early Feb i have not been abl...

sew0177 by Explorer
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Lexor TS water heater

Newbie here. Shopping for first RV. Considering Pleasure Way Lexor TS 2012. Need to learn: what type of water heater does it have? Gas/electric?. Does anyone use it only with electric? Many thanks. Several searches online have not provided answer.

Hydralift Owners

We are looking a first class installer to install a Hydralift on our new MH. Does anyone have experience with someone within a few hundred miles of Raleigh, NC? Thanks

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