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Re: Wish I had seen the information about the issues earlier
Just in the off chance that Marcus reads any of this drivel, please note that online orders from Camping World are really out of hand. I placed a $250 order on 6/21/15 and today, 9 days later, the only thing that has happened is that Camping World has charged my credit card and taken my money. I have emailed customer service (it doesn't appear the company's employees are able to provide any) twice with no response other than a robotic acknowledgement of receipt. I have also called and listened to messages 1 through 9 about 50 times. I finally did get through to a rep after about 30 minutes on hold, but they also could not offer any resolution. This is why RVers order millions of dollars of related stuff from Amazon--they get their order efficiently and quick. My recommendation is to stay away from ordering at Camping World.389Views0likes0CommentsRe: Norcold Ice Maker replacement
Replace Icemaker (Ice Maker, replacement, Norcold, 1201LRIM, 1200) Just an update for any who follow, as I just finished replacing my icemaker in my Norcold 1201LRIM 4-door refrigerator. Removal is not difficult after defrost and removal of 3 pairs of screws. At that point the icemaker is dangling by its wiring harness. You have to remove the cover from the left end of the assembly to get at the catch to release the wiring connector from the unit. Then the icemaker comes free. The coating on the aluminum ice tray mold was in bad shape. A few months ago a half round piece of the coating was turned out of the mold with the ice at the left end. We couldn’t figure out what it was, where it came from, or what its function could have been :h . Since then we have been fighting with water drips at the left end that created icicles and ice blobs in (and sometimes out of) the ice bin below. It seems, as someone suggested somewhere in these threads, that the delaminating of the coating might have fostered a wicking or capillary action that drew some water up and over the edge of the mold, but I don’t know. For replacement, I considered the Supco RIM943, which has an all plastic mold supported by an aluminum base which is heated by the u-shaped heater element (thank you mikestock), but in the end and on the suggestion of the DW, I went with the Whirlpool 4317943 Ice Maker Assembly ($74, Amazon). This unit is an exact replacement, with a coated aluminum tray, except the water fill cup has a ½” dia. hole in the right side for water input in other fridge models. To make it work in the Norcold, it would have been easy to seal that hole with package tape over the hole on both sides, and there is a removable cutout at the back of the cup to accommodate the Norcold fill tube. However, the 431793 comes without its own shut-off arm (the wire bail), so you have to remove that part from your old icemaker to put it on the new one. To remove the arm, I had to take the old icemaker apart (3 screws, then 2 more screws--easy), so I removed the old water cup with the shut-off arm from the old and transferred them together to the new. Prior to reinstallation, on the recommendation of another poster, I drilled a hole in the cover to make the water level screw available if I needed to adjust the water fill level later. Otherwise, if you need to adjust, you have to de-mount the icemaker to get the cover off, perhaps multiple times for trial and error success :S . I put a piece of tape over the drilled hole. The wiring plug in the fridge plugs right into the new icemaker. I don’t know about the guys who say it’s a 10-minute job, but now I have a dripless icemaker and maybe when I have to do it again it’ll only take a half hour or so! :)453Views0likes0CommentsRe: SMI Stay-In-Play on Ford Focus
My apologies for not updating this thread sooner, but I am back to report that I am very pleased with the SMI Stay-IN-Play Duo installed in my 2014 Ford Focus Titanium Hatchback. When I’m ready to tow, I just flip the SMI switch to ON inside the car and turn the battery switch under the hood to OFF. We recently traversed Hwy 170 along the Rio Grande between Big Bend NP and Presidio, TX, and I was glad to have our Focus doing its part of the braking on a lot of hills that were as steep as 15%! Before installing the brake system, I had the battery disconnect on the negative side of the battery, but this brake system, and maybe some others as well, necessitated moving the disconnect to the positive side. When under tow, the Focus battery powers the brake system, but none of the Ford systems, including the transmission controls. Here are links to my other postings on battery disconnect and the SMI brake installation. I also have a 4-page SMI installation document and a wiring diagram available by request.421Views0likes0CommentsRe: SMI Stay-In-Play on Ford Focus
Hank, SMI Duo does interface with the brake lights, and, in fact, if the toad is powered during tow, I assume the car's brake lights will come on when braking. On my Focus, the negative battery cable is disconnected (I put in a switch) during tow, and the car's tail lights during tow are additional bulbs drilled into the tail light housings. They are wired to completely bypass the Focus's wiring. I'd recommend the installation video and the printed instructions, both available on SMI's website for more details.419Views0likes0CommentsRe: SMI Stay-In-Play on Ford Focus
Thanks for the quick & positive replies. One question I'm sure you can answer: what are the dimensions of the operating unit under the hood? I'm concerned with where to mount it in the Focus. I also have looked at the brake pedal and the space for the actuator above my toes looks pretty skimpy. To mount the controller, the typical left side area is sort of taken up already with the hood release; I'm thinking it'd have to go on the passenger side of the center console? And, of course, there is the electricity problem--I already have a negative battery switch and I am in for some extra wiring problems to operate the SMI Duo.422Views0likes0CommentsRe: Ford Focus Battery Disconnect ?
I just completed installing a battery disconnect switch in my new 2014 Ford Focus Hatchback. If it will help anyone, I posted a description as well as some notes on tail lights, along with some battery disconnect pictures here. Makes the disconnect easy without altering any Ford parts.727Views0likes0Comments
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