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Looking for help with my faulty tail light

I have a 2005 Lance truck camper. I use the proprietary plug that Lance requires. The connections are correct and I used a test light to make sure the truck side plug works correctly. My 2005 Lance 981 Max looks to have LED's that make up the tail li...

MN_Ben by Explorer
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Suburban Oven Door Removal

Need to repaint front of oven door. Before I start disassembling things I don't need to, can anyone tell me how to remove the door. The hinges are riveted together, not a removable screw.Thanks for any suggestions.[img] Click For Full-Size Image.[/...

bob213 by Explorer
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Snow socks -- plastic sleeves for tires? Really?

I saw an ad for this and I thought it was a hoax, but apparently not:Snow socks instead of chainsDo these things really work? They say it wicks away the moisture so your tires don't slide. Don't they get saturated and frozen?I did an archive search...

Repair Outside Kitchen Door

A small hole, gone unnoticed, leads to a big problem. The hole seem to erupt for the inside out; my guess, from the expanding wood and plywood.This project took one weekend to complete. The door was taken apart - careful not to damage the outside la...

rv46 by Explorer
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Large Tesla Battery

Tesla is building the largest battery bank in the world in Australia.The capacity... 129 Mega freekin watt hours.http://newatlas.com/tesla-powerpack-australia-biggest-battery/50382

Trouble hooking up battery.

First let me start by saying I have done my work and know how to hook up house batteries. Second, let me say that I just have an old tiny RV. It is not much, but it is mine. So I just bought it this winter and have been fixing it up. Now it is summer...

tommymsw by Explorer
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AC won't run in "Auto" Positions on Thermostat

I thought I'd ask about another problem I was having with my camper as I wait for my local Yamaha dealer to warranty my parallel cable to see if it fixes my other AC problem...My 2004 5er has a Coleman Mach 7330D3351 thermostat installed in it. Thes...

Dometic Awning issue - motor engages, tube doesn't turn

I had the awning fully extended and was setting it up with support poles. I did the right side (facing the rig) and had just started tightening the left side. While I was doing that, my son was hanging from the strap on the first/right side. As I tig...

Tow/haul mode

Can someone clearly and in smiple terms explain what this feature does? My Class C is on the 2006 Ford E450 chassis. The coach is 31FT long. We dont have a Toad, but we do bring a motorcycle along on a hitch mounted carrier. The motorcycle and carrie...

suprz by Explorer
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Greasing wheel bearings

I will be doing a 10,000 km trip next summer. Before I go, thee bearing will be cleaned, inspected and regreased.Generally, with all my trailers, I grease them once a season.However, I have never put quite that many miles on per season.So, how many k...

Couldn't be happier with NORCOLD service

As comes to all of us at one time or another, the refrigerator within our 38 foot 2011 Keystone Montana went belly-up. Living 40 miles from Chicago (Joliet) and next to two Interstates (I-80 & I-55) I sought help/assistance/repair from every mobile R...

Another Satellite Question

Please bear with me on another satellite question. I know answering them must be tiresome but please cut a girl and a newbie some slack! ?? ;)We have just bought our first and a brand new class c that is im pretty sure the dealer mentioned is cable/...

Melntb1 by Explorer
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When moving trailer

I store my camper at campground when I moved it onto site bottom of hitch is sitting a few inches from road surface never had that issue before. My leaf springs look fine could this be shock issue? 2008 F150 as far as I know these are stock shocks. T...

Inverter sub-panel - what to do with ground wires

Hi all - I'm new here and have a question about wiring a new sub-panel for my inverter. I have an automatic transfer switch into which I've fed the inverter output and the shore power from the main panel. The output of the transfer switch goes into m...