I have the same cable hookup on my Jayco grayhawk. I have a 2006 Saturn ion 3 with the same wiring for all of the lights on the car. I had trouble with the connections in the 4 wire connector end. I now clean the connection twice a year and have not ...
I have a 2010 Grayhawk 31ss and the pipe on my generator only has on clamp. There is a slight drop in the exhaust at the end, which is not a problem. My unit does not have any squeak.
If the AC is a Coleman. I had the same problem and it was control that set the mount of cooling. It is just a variable resister and it would not make a good contact at times.