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Bad diesel fuel

New guy on forum. I have a 2005 Coachman motorhome 300 Cummins engine. Has anyone out there purchased any bad diesel fuel for their unit recently. We were on our way to Fla. and we filled up at the Flying J's on our way down. Ran fine for about 850mi...

Grey Tank won't drain, doesn't fill.

My bathroom grey tank on my 2012 Surveyor TT 301 does not drain. It also always shows empty. My sink and shower do not back up but will occasionally run slow. Took the dump valve off today and no water would come out if we ran water into the sink....

DJJensen by Explorer
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small compressor for Trailair Triglade pinbox

to adjust the air in the triglide pinbox, I need to climb up into the bed.. sometimes less air is better on a particular section of road, sometimes more. not really functional to stop, get out the ladder, climb into the bed and fill/drain the aircus...

sdetweil by Explorer
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12V AGM -Size 31 - $179 ??? (Sam's Club)

This battery seems like an exceptional good deal. Am I missing something here?Duracell® AGM Deep Cycle Marine and RV Battery - Group Size 31 Features:Marine AGM batteries are specially designed for engine starting and the long deep discharges typical...

Cleaning up the mess of battery cables.

My trailer battery's are a mess of wires, the posts were full from the factory then I added wires for the solar, inverter and others. I was thinking about mounting two of these power posts https://www.bluesea.com/products/category/PowerPost_Connector...

How much gas does your genny use? And a charging question

After generous advice and hand-holding from folks here, I experimented with running my van engine to charge house batteries when dry camping, as I do not yet have a genny or solar. I used an MSW inverter and a 30 amp 'smart' charger. Now I have resu...

Naio by Explorer II
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Wiring mess behind converter panel

Am just in the process of tidying up the mess 'o spaghetti behind the converter. Is there any reason why I shouldn't bundle the pos. or neg. wires (each in their own bundles) with zip ties?Also, when I disconnected all negative wires and the ground ...

Onan emerald plus bge series

It's an easy question I hope. I let the generator run empty going down the road. Now it won't stay running. I'm sure I just have to prime the carb and I'm guessing I can jumper the fuel pump with a hot wire. Before doing this I would like to verify l...

stew47 by Explorer
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Matching color on Dometic awning

Looking for any insight on matching the white on a Dometic Awning. I have an area about 3" x 3" that I scuffed on one of the awning arms. I contacted Dometic and they do offer a touch up paint in a spray can, however they want $43 plus tax and shippi...

A Little PD4045 Electrical Help please...

I just received a Progressive Dynamics 4045 converter that I will be installing this weekend in my Palomino Bronco Truck CamperThere is only room for 4 breakers. The main breaker will simply supply power to the main buss bar.One of the remaining thre...

Domectic Fridge in Stand-Alone mod

I took my RM2862 fridge out of my RV and would like to run it on AC power only for a period of time while it is sitting in my garage.I have access to 120V but it appears it must also need 12V for the controller board(s). Does anyone have a suggestion...

Trailer tandem axle question

Question on the supporting device between the two axles, ( I don't know what it is called) Is there any type of maintenance or bolt tightening I should know about, or is it maintenance free ?Jack L

NanciL by Explorer II
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Battery charger with equalization

My iInteli-power converter charger with charge wizard doesn't get the volts high enough. Seems only my solar panel controller will get it close. Any recommendations on auto chargers with equalization function?