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Exhaust modification issue!

Adding a new sway bar to my 2008 Tiffin. The sway install was going along just fine but unfortunately my exhaust is slightly different than the expected design. Perhaps my rig has had exhaust work or perhaps someone at the Freightliner factory wa...

deprived by Explorer
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Interesting Read...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will ban the sale of gasoline oxygenated with ethanol beginning in late October in three major urban centers as part of a push to combat the worst pollution in over a decade due to high concentrations of ozone in the at...

Shower Drain Leak - Hepvo issue?

We noticed this morning after 9 nights camping that water was dripping from the coroplast. I removed all of the access panels and determined the leak was coming from the shower drain. The shower drain does not appear to be water tight (will post pi...

DavinD by Explorer
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Coleman Mach AC communications error help

I have a Coleman Mach 9330A633 15000 AC in my fiver, original equipemnt. It has a wireless thermostat. I noticed that the green system LED wasn’t on, and AC and gas heater controlled through it won’t work. Took off panel, and the green LED on the ma...

Onan BFA Oil - Why not 20W-50?

Note: Our typical camping climate range runs from 10F to 115F (if we go to Redding, CA in the summer... otherwise up to about 105 in Southern Oregon.)Clearly Onan/Cummins have updated their recommendations for the old BFA. Whereas they once recomme...

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Replacing a Carrier A/C

I just ordered a Coleman A/C unit to replace our outdated Carrier unit. The new Coleman is a model #48203C966. The one I ordered is supposed to be a direct replacement that will allow me to use the current remote to operate everything. If you have do...

Curt brake controller, disables engine.

Installed a Curt Triflex brake controller in my Thor RV. It sits on a Ford e450 chassis. The controller was plugged into the chassis plug with an adapter harness. When I try to start the engine it goes into Ford's Securelock(?) which does not allow t...

jlfernan by Explorer
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Deep cycle battery charger

Good Morning everyoneI need a good portable battery charger that will desulfonate, equalize and charge my 4 Trojan T145 house batteries. We have more than 1 rv so need it to be portable. I am sure there are many opinions on the best one. The batterie...

attwood gc10-e3 water heater

After several years of very hot water on both electric or gas we now have barely hot water. From reading the online manual it appears that the thermostat is fixed at factory. Can it be adjusted or replaced, I would assume it could be replaced but not...

Onan 4K gen?

Alright I've got an Onan MicroQuiet 4000 and I need to adjust the valves. The model # is 4KYFA26100B Anyone know how it's turned over by hand to get the piston TDC prior to lash check. Will it turn via the fan by hand? How about any video of such pro...

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Size Generator needed

I have tried finding out this info on my own, but, still am unsure. I am getting a new to the market A/C. It's much smaller than your average window a/c's. It comes out next year. I will post a link to it. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kur...

5th wheel brake wiring

Hello Folks,We have been wrangling with brake power issues on our 5th wheel for a while now. Most recently, I had an RV service company replace the 7 way pig tail running from the 5th wheel to the bed of my truck. This worked great for 4.5 hours of a...

Overheating and questions thermal sensors

So my 1990 Winnebago Warrior started overheating on a 1300 mile trip a couple of weeks ago. Thought it might have been the thermostat, since at one point the temp spiked and then dropped within seconds, but when I started draining the coolant and lo...

XPower 1750 Plus Inverter

When I turn the inerter on it shows input voltage but no output and the red fault light comes on. I do not have anything drawing on it and the fault light remains. It would not be caused by thermal shutdown or unit overload. So the only option is tha...

Lenny_K by Explorer
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