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2000 Dutch Star 3851 Batteries Dead/No Start Issues

It has been parked for a little over a month after driving it 1 hour and leaving it plugged in at campground for a full day (to charge everything). After parking RV pushed the battery disconnect on the monitor above passenger seat up front.Today when...

rowekmr by Explorer
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Better skylight lids for class c

My Thor 22E has flimsy sky light/ vent covers. Last week on a 4200 mile trip we experienced a lot of crosswinds. That cased a lot of lifting and noise in the skylight/ vent covers. They were screwed down tight and I didn’t want to break them. Are the...

Help with keeping Refrigerator running

I will be traveling from TX. to CA. in my Pleasureway motorhome. It will take 3.5 days, as I am traveling with senior pets. One of whom is on insulin and it has to be refrigerated. My question is how do I set my Dometic refrigerator to keep going ...

SharynB by Explorer
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Are inspections essential or not?

I'm landing on a 2007 Winnebago Access 29 Class C V10 with only 8000 miles on it, original owner, stored inside with maintenance receipts and new tires (second set because first ones got too old). Price is $48K which seems about right compared to ot...

Drivers Seat

So we do a lot of traveling in our Class A. But the off brand drivers seat Thor put in our 2007 Daybreak is killing me. Just did the annual Florida trip and that chair just plain old stinks. I was thinking of putting in a Flexsteel chair which I have...

k9-keno by Explorer
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Selling

If I sell a MH in Virginia to a Pa resident can I just give him a Bill of Sale and will it work for transport if he gets stopped in either state. He want's me to leave the plate on bu Va says it must be turned in and I don't have faith he will ever r...

Busting the Myth of 5 year tire life.

I sold tire pressure monitoring systems for 9 years and regularly presented lectures on tires. One of the most frequently heard statements was, "You should get new tires every 5 years." NOT SO! I had perfectly safe tires on one of my motorhomes for...

Thor Windsport 34J - Wallslide should I be nervous?

Here is the link to the Rig I am referencing...Should I be concerned about the slideout? It seems like this is a lot of weight for the track and slideout hardware in general. Being longer I also feel like it could bind or twist easier.Any one here ...

Monaco Diesel Pusher adding oil

On the 02 Monaco with the Cummins engine the place in the rear where the dip stick is at. Is that the only place to add oil the book shows a cap on the top of the engine, which is only accessible through the bedroom. The port on the rear had to b...

Winnebago Macerator Pump issues

Hi everyone,I have a 2017 Winnebago Class B Era70x.I LOVE it, except for the macerator pump. Have had issues from purchase.Dealership has replaced a FAILED pump twice (2 x in the first month I owned it) on warranty.I went 3 months with no problems. ...

ptpdx by Explorer
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What we did today.

After reading information about licensing requirements for motor home owner/drivers in TEXAS we decided to take the plunge and gets our non-CDL class B license.We took the written test (20 questions) and the driving test (About 20 miles) and passed.D...

debandi by Explorer
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Symptoms of HEUI pump failure?

Today while climbing a long grade Eastbound on I26 about 36 miles before Asheville, NC I was at about 2300 RPM IN 2nd gear topped out at 32 mph. Before and after that I was climbing grades at as high as 65 mph, no problem. I have a 350 hp Cat C7 in a...

Ro646a by Explorer
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Electrical gremlin

Every motorhome has a house battery that runs all the 12 volt devices normally. I had an issue with my El Capitan that the devices would work intermittently, but would always work with the generator or shore line. After checking everything with a vol...

atsrmf by Explorer
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