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adjusting slideout on 98 holiday rambler endeavor

The top towards front does not come out as far as the top towards the back end. This allows the slideout topper to slightly sag towards front end and water bellies here.The slideout is moved in and out by metal rod with gears on rod that fits into ho...

dalefuji by Explorer
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Strange Electrical Issue

So we've been at the lake for a week and a half now and Tuesday I went to the house to mow. On the way back to the lake my daughter calls me and tells me the television won't come on. I get to the camper and start looking things over. This camper is ...

New Roof Increase Gas Mileage by 43%

Normally I average around 9 mpg with the motorhome. A few days ago I got a new roof. You can read all about it by clicking here to view the discussion.Since getting the roof I have traveled about 500 miles in the past two days and my mpg has increa...

Direct TV - What Equipment Do I Need

Due to the amount of time we travel, we want to cut the cable. We rarely want TV while camping, but we are missing our MSU Spartans, and Red Wing fixes. We want to sign up with Direct TV. Before we do thought it would be a good idea to find out w...

Adding a portable panel to roof mounted panel

I have a 160w Go Power panel (specs below) on the roof of my toyhauler fed to a Blue Sky Sun Charger 30 PWM CC. 208ah battery bank (two Interstate GC2 in series). Built in Onan 4000W generator. No large inverter and no plans to add one (just a sma...

hammick by Explorer
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Help - Lost all 12V in house!

Woke up in the middle of the night and noticed that the ceiling fan was not on. Everything was working when I went to bed. Found out I've lost all 12V in the house. Still have all 110V. So, at least I can have a cup of coffee. Chassis is good.I'm in ...

Battery in constant FLOAT mode

hi,we have a monitor to check our batteries-for the last few days they have bee in a constant FLOAT mode, with a variable 1-3 amp constant charge.normally, we have 0 constant charge and are not in float mode.cleaned all battery connections and checke...

notlost by Explorer
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ZAMP solar pre-wire

I am seeing posts and questions about new RVs coming pre-wired for solar by a company called Zamp Solar. The only info that folks are getting with the RV is that it is pre-wired for a Zamp solar system.From what I've seen, they use their own proprie...

Ryobi Generators Redux

Read all the posts I could find on Ryobi's RYI2200 generator but most were pretty old. I'm wondering how people feel about their purchase now that they have a few years of run time. I'm trying to decide whether to go with 2 2000 watt portables or get...

quasi by Explorer
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PICTURES now addeded... FlexArmor roof replacement

See pictures on Page 2 of this posting.I'm thinking about getting the motorhome roof replaced with FlexArmor. Can anyone here give their opinion or experience?Click here for FlexArmor website.Any idea what this might cost per linear foot?Thanks for ...

onan qd 7500 hdkaj fuel leak

Fuel leaks from the back. Checked all I know and it appears to leaking on the fuel pump from the top somewhere. Any ideasThe genset is on a slide and I have had the top off to replace the temp sensor, so I can take it off if necessary, without loweri...

KA4EBU by Explorer
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800w / 12v DC Water Pre-Heater???

Over at "Surplus Center" they have a 800w / 12V water heater for $20Would this have value as a preheater at the sink or shower level to get hot water faster?http://www.surpluscenter.com/Electrical/Miscellaneous-Electrical/Miscellaneous-Electrical/800...

Help with fan on Dometic RM2852 refrigerator

The fan on our frig used to run all the time. Now it doesn't seem to be running at all. The frig is still cold, so that's not a problem. We just want to know what conditions will make the fan turn on and is there a way to trigger it to make sure i...

TCI by Explorer
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Diesel MH with Allison 6 sp Auto

Does anyone know if a 2008 Diesel pusher with a 6 sp Allison can be towed with the drive shaft connected? A friend has one that is broken down and they need to get it moved to a garage.HelpDave

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