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Congratulations FrannyLee

Looks like you have been busy.  It sounds great what you are doing.  What a great bunch of guys who have shared valuable information with the group.  Thanks everyone for your efforts.

Added by Pablo M. Rodriguez on March 16, 2017 at 11:26am — No Comments

110 Marine Water Heater

Hi Franny-

Here are a couple pics of our new Whale Seaward S1100.

The front looks similar to (I'd imagine) what your coach originally had installed. The back is pretty plain, but has the two inlet/outlet barbs on it.

The box itself measures 16" high by 16" wide and 22" deep... just about the same size as our original water heater.

This one runs on 110v, and also heats from the engine's radiator when you're running down the road. This one…

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Added by Chris Ramey on March 15, 2017 at 12:29pm — 1 Comment

Member

Hi Pat,

I am a member, or was. At the time I had a 94 Bounder MH. Now, we have a 2004 Sunova, I thought maybe it would disqualify us. Wasn't sure 

Added by Buz Reynolds on March 14, 2017 at 4:39am — No Comments

Recon Hot Water Heaters

Does anyone have info about the original water heaters in the Revcons? It appears to heat the water while underway or by 110 electricity. My mechanic is trying to figure out where and how this is set up to get hot from the engine. 

I would like to install a tankless LPG and if possible keep both types. Never know where I may end up for days or weeks at a time. 

Added by FrannyLee on March 13, 2017 at 9:22pm — 4 Comments

Membership

Just wondering if we can still be members here. We purchased a newer motorhome. It is a 2004 Sunova. I have enjoyed so much the articles here. I am fascinated, by some of the older campers and motorhome on here. I hope to be able to come to some of the meetings and see some of them, and talk to the owners. It's just amazing to me. 

Added by Buz Reynolds on March 13, 2017 at 1:19pm — No Comments

If you cant laugh at yourself.

Here we go,,,, wheeeeee... I got the bath sink installed,, in a previous blog. Well that still left a lot of daylight hours to tinker,, or really screw something up big time. But hey, its a guy thing (sometimes wimmins, but they have the advantage,, they actually READ instructions).

The water heater is being down right stubborn, to put in polite,politically correct terms, (P.I.T.A.  in laymens terms) .After replacing the Auto switch propane regulator for the dual tank set up,,…

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Added by Lakota Wolf on March 13, 2017 at 2:05am — 6 Comments

Bathroom sink replacement

Well, let's see how.... I woke up on the Right side of the floor today,, had my morning cup(s) of coffee, and was planning my day to tinker after the bout of thundery storms that passed thru yesterday and last night. I was surprised by a knock on the door and the mail lady had a package for me,, On a Sunday,, Imagine that? My new bathroom sink arrived in a box twice…

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Added by Lakota Wolf on March 12, 2017 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

wanted oval kitchen window that open@ closes 70s Winebago

has a screen and is not fixed closed

Added by richard holzhueter on March 12, 2017 at 12:40pm — No Comments

First Wiring Project & Lessons Learned

I have a list of wiring projects to tackle, but being a complete novice when it comes to electrical work, I thought it best to start simple.  I've been youtubing for weeks making sure I have a basic understanding of wire gauge, types of connections, and concepts such as grounding.  I've been filling my toolbox with gadgets, a multimeter, heat shrink, a pair of rubber gloves and the like. 

Today I finally took the plunge.  Everything starts with a first step, right? And sharing…

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Added by Dawn Michelle on March 11, 2017 at 8:30pm — 4 Comments

Busy, busy,busy, and lazy

Have had a productive useless Day. Started off,waking up on the wrong side of the floor,again,,,. Stumble into the bathroom, to start the day off hopefully better,,, started off, fairly well, till I turned around and decided to brush a tooth or two,(I guess thats why they call it a TOOTH BRUSH, instead of a teeth brush), So any who,, I slather on a huge pea sized dollop of teeth paste,(lol) and then drop the Tooth brush, thud into the sink,,,  Not just into the sink and slide around,, But…

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Added by Lakota Wolf on March 10, 2017 at 12:46am — 2 Comments

Owners Manuals I Could Upload

If of any use to anyone just let me know (assuming all are mid-80s):

  • Coleman 6727 Mini Mach Roof Top Air Conditioner Operation and Maintenance Instructions
  • Coleman Installation Instructions for All Roof Top Air Conditioners
  • A&E Systems 8000, 8500 & 9000 Fabric Roller Tube Assembly with Universal Hardware Operating Instructions, Installation Instructions and Installation Supplement
  • A&E Elite/Deluxe Plus/Deluxe Window Awnings with…
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Added by Dawn Michelle on March 6, 2017 at 10:26pm — 7 Comments

Being creative with roof a/c's

Neighbor comes over with a light bulb glowing above his head,, and I realized he has his thinker in overdrive. What was I going to get myself into? He comes over and throws the idea about utilizing this space above the kitchen in his 70's 5th wheel. A little idea of how this is set up,, above the center kitchen heading back to the front bedroom there is standard ceiling that has a box end to it,,facing the bedroom. He got curious and pulled off that face panel and its a very large void,,…

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Added by Lakota Wolf on March 1, 2017 at 8:19pm — 3 Comments

electrical connectors

just wanted to share a little about electrical connectors. crimp connectors come in a range of quality as do wire nuts. they are often criticized but getting a good quality connector and proper installation goes a long way towards satisfactory performance. look for a thick wall on the crimp connector where it makes contact with the wire. that will ensure it holds a crimp well. good wire nuts are edge wound square wire inside instead of round. they will actually bite into the wires you are… Continue

Added by david craft on February 28, 2017 at 8:20pm — 17 Comments

Water pump died

On the trip home the water pump on the 454 locked up. The mechanic where I work, a good guy and worth it I am sure, wants $600 labor to replace it. To be honest I don't have that much free cash. Can anyone give me some pointers on removing the front end on a 91 Holiday Rambler Aluma-lite and a list of tools so I can try and do this myself. I have replaced water pumps on 350's but not motorhomes.

Added by John Harrison on February 28, 2017 at 3:13pm — 2 Comments

Hunkering in the winter in an RV.

Ive been reading through numerous blogs about RV'ing in winter time.

I even watched a few video's on other Full timers and their trade secrets.

The BEST,, and I mean the best solution is to head south where its warmer,,, BUT,, Not everyone can do that,, So we must improvise and live and learn from trial and error and hopefully get some practical ideas on keeping ourselves from becoming Pop sickles. I myself prefer the head south option, But as of lately, that seemed the best…

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Added by Lakota Wolf on February 28, 2017 at 1:52am — 3 Comments

Meet-My-Engine-Battery Day and Should This Be Hooked Up Somewhere?

It wasn't an ambitious weekend.  Undone schoolwork is catching up with me.  In some ways going back to college at this time of life is gratifying, and other times I just feel like I can't be bothered.  Wait!  I felt like that back in my twenties and that's why I didn't finish.  Guess it's not an AGE thing - LOL.

Yesterday my fixit guy came over with his air compressor and fixed the valve stem and aired up that inside dually.  I think he just pried it a little to open it up,…

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Added by Dawn Michelle on February 26, 2017 at 4:33pm — 7 Comments

Getting things done,

Been off here a couple days,, besides getting poofed from weather issues when storms blow in. I got out and did some tinkering and maintenance,

I recently replaced the propane regulator and auto switch.(automatically switches from one tank to the next with a twin tank hook-up,) Other then having a bad case of COPD, and enough hardware in my neck and back to be considered semi bionic,, I worked through the difficult breathing and pain from cold steel inside me,, It especially sucks…

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Added by Lakota Wolf on February 26, 2017 at 2:27am — 2 Comments

Vintage RV's Require Vintage people to.

Im kind of OLD school,,,, to the young unz,, that means we are just to stubborn and can remember way before they had all these fancy gizmo's.

As I sit here at my Top of the line Commadore 64 with the upgraded 14 inch monitor, I tap away at the precision keyboard. Occasionally I reach over and turn the dial on my RCA 15.5 inch black and white TV searching for 1 of the 3 channels available,,, Not really much of a selection, so I leave it on Lawrence Welk. I ponder my thoughts when I…

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Added by Lakota Wolf on February 20, 2017 at 12:48am — 3 Comments

Weekend Update

Unfortunately I only had this afternoon to get out and work on Juno.  Earlier in the week, though I did learn all about topping up batteries and how to test with a multimeter (my house battery is subsequently in fine shape) –so that was something.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

First, I finally figured out how to use the new environmentally-friendly piece of garbage that qualifies as a modern gas container so it doesn't leak gas out of the…

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Added by Dawn Michelle on February 19, 2017 at 7:24pm — 11 Comments

Pre-travel Must do.

Its getting to be that time again,,,  Yup,, Road trips.

We get our vehicles backed up and hooked up to our trailers,,, get everything hooked up and lined up and jump in and go.

BUT,!!!!!!!     Did any of you remember to make adjustments to your head lights?  Seriously..  I have seen so many cars/ trucks,, pulling trailers with their head lights beaming over the TOP of tree lines on low beam.

Its not something that falls onto your usual checklist,, But when you drop a…

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Added by Lakota Wolf on February 17, 2017 at 10:55pm — 2 Comments

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