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Chassis battery sulphur smell

A week or so ago when parked on shore power at a campsite I noticed a bad smell coming from the front of the motorhome and popped the engine cover to smell sulphur and hear the chassis battery fizzing.Made me consider the shore power (Fleetwood Flair...

Hymerman by Explorer
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*** Toilet Trouble *****

The other day, i had posted that it looked like my seals in my toilet need to be replaced. It wasn't holding water and how hard would it be to replace them. However, the other day i noticed that if i add a little more water into the bowl after i flus...

dutchev by Explorer
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Solar on roof and from portable array config question?

I'm helping a friend of mine with a "C" work on a solar configuration. He wants to have several roof panels (estimating about 300 watts since his TT is fairly long), as well as a portable stand for a couple panels.Should the panels on the stand be p...

mlts22 by Explorer
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OVER HEATING 5 CYL SPRINTER

WE HAVE A 2006 WINNEBAGO VIEW ON A 5 CYL DIESEL SPRINTER CHASSIS THAT HEATS UP ON LONG UPHILL GRADES. OUR ONLY RECOURSE HAS BEEN TO OPEN WINDOWS AND TURN HEATER TO MAX. IS THERE AVAILABLE A BIGGER RADIATOR?

Inverter help please

i think i may have been scammed? i'm a newby of a 2004 class a motorhome and when i learnd about what an inverter is and plan on getting one.. i happened to look at the nada specs the previous owner said was on there and it listed and Inverter (2000...

Inverter Chassis Ground on Copper Propane Line?

My breaker panel's ground appears to be attached to a ground clamp on my stove's copper propane line. Can I use the same clamp/copper tubing arrangement for the chassis ground terminal on my 1000w inverter? If that's a bad idea, where do you ground t...

Converter Whine

My 5ver converter occasionally whines at a very high pitch. It appears to resolve once I put a load on it by turning on lights, etc.Is there anything I can do to keep the converter from whining?

Fifth Wheel Landing Gear

My landing gear is operating very slowly, but will sometimes speed up. I thought I might have a loose wire or bad wire, or maybe the batteries are weak. Any ideas on this before I start working on it? Thanks for your help, Dave

Bridged EU2000s: how long on a tank of fuel?

Just picked up 2 Honda EU2000s to bridge together for use with the 5th wheel.I also ordered up an external tank, but it hasn't arrived yet and we're dry camping this weekend at the race track.For folks running this setup, how long should I expect the...

breeno by Explorer
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Dometic Refrigerator Not Cooling Properly

I have owned my rig for about a year. The refrigerator has always cooled just marginally. Just left yesterday and refrigerator is showing 56 degrees . 8cf model, not located in slide. Ac or propane both operate the same. No signs of coolant leak. Ga...

rtate by Explorer
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Replacing a 30 amp male plug on Class C umbilical cord

The molded 30 amp plug on my umbilical cord is pulling away from the cord. Tried pushing it back but to no avail.Should I replace the plug or the whole umbilical cord and plug? The cord goes into my rig and disappears behind the refrig so whole cord...

John_S2 by Explorer
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Ac unit bad?

Ok here is my question. I was running my ac today in my trailer. ( plugged into shore power). I noticed that the fan would slow down and then speed back up. Also when it slows down I could here a buzzing from the breaker panel. So I shut it off...

Brake controler issues

A friend is heading out cross country tomorrow and his bc is acting up. He says it gives 15% at all times when hitched up but the manual control works fine.The bc was swaped pit for a new one of the same make and the truck has a new brake switch. I w...

Mvander by Explorer
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Which pipe is which????

Hi,I have a 2006 Coachmen Spirit of America RV. I'm trying to put a rotating vent on top of my black water tank pipe on the top of my RV. Unfortunately, I'm very new to all of this, and I'm not sure which pipe is which. I know one is for the grey ...