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Jim, Welcome to the Forum. Pumps can fail. Given the choice between a pump and a drive shaft disconnect I would go with the disconnect. Herman

Carl, The M & G supplemental Braking system works best when you have Air Brakes on your coach. However they do make a unit for Hydraulic Brakes but it requires an air pump which comes with the unit. The reason some vehicles can't use the M & G unit is a space problem under the hood in the towed vehicle. The actuator is a cylinder that goes between the Power Brake Booster and the Master Cylinder. If there isn't room for the Master Cylinder to move forward approx. 4" then they don't have a unit that will work. Lloyd's theory on his unit is that the pressure is applied directly to the Master Cylinder and not to the Booster. He ask, have you ever tried to stop a vehicle with power brakes with the engine off. It takes quite a lot of force. M & G unfortunately can't make a unit for ever vehicle but it works great for the ones it does. Herman

dc, As a lot will tell you I vote for M & G for a diesel coach. Herman

Ray, I have nothing good or bad to say about the new FMCA road service. Just have been with Coach-Net for a long time and have had good service with them. I am sure FMCA will be good also. Herman

David, Congratulations on your retirement. 29 years with the same company is very rare this day and age. (even for owners). A very nice area with a number of RV parks is Rockport. One of the nicer ones there is Lagoons RV Resort. But there are a number other nice parks there. You can check out parks in a location you might like by going on www.rvparkreviews.com. You can go to the state and then look for a city and see reviews from people that have stayed in the park. Good luck and welcome to Retirement. Herman

Puff, My thought is to purchase propane at that price would mean having to unhook and go to a propane dealer. Although you may be able to have it delivered I don't think it would be at the low price. That could be a determining factor. Herman

Marty, with a continuity tester check each white wire to ground. If the two white wires in one bundle both show continuity to ground then it won't matter which white wire on one side is connected to which wire on the other side because they are both grounds. Am I making sense to you? Herman

David, Congratulations and Welcome to the Forum. Have you joined FMCA? If yes how about a Chapter. Our Chapter, Lone Star, is having a Rally at the North Houston/Lake Conroe KOA December 2-3-4, 2015 and would like to invite you and your to join us. If you would like more information just click on my picture and send me a personal message. Again Welcome. Herman

Are the wires not color coded? Check each white for ground. If all are grounded then it is just white to white. The remainder should be color coded by color, stripes and size. Herman

ninadan, Welcome to the Forum. I am going to ask a dumb question. Auto Park light? Do you mean the day light running lights that are come on when you put the vehicle in drive? Or do you mean the automatic head lights that come on when darkness comes? Herman

As Puff said, a WalMart with an RV Park close by and not allowing overnight parking is just being a good neighbor. Another reason some do not allow over night parking is not the stores decision but the local government. Some cities or townships do not allow overnight parking on any public parking areas. Again the city or township may just, again, be respecting their local RV Parks that are also revenue for the city through taxes. So lets all be respectable RVers and respect WalMart by asking each time and respecting the local governments by either going to one of their RV parks or by moving on to the next area. Herman

RL, If you have seal beams it may be a simple as bad connections. Pull the plugs on the back of the bulbs and check for corrosion. It might also be adjustment of the head lights themselves. However if you have complete units with plastic head light covers they may need to be polished. 3M make an very good Head Light Restoration kit. The head lights on my coach were very bad and I used the kit to restore their luster. "I can now see the Light." well at least I can see the road better now. Herman

On our 2002 Dynasty the slides have a strip of slightly rough tape on the slide. when the slide goes out the seal will flip out and when the slide goes in the seal will flip as it passes the strip. Works for us. Herman

Shawn, On many coaches, they will locate the inverter on the overhead in one of the compartments(bays). In most cases it is located on the drivers side close to the shore power receptacle or cable reel. I believe that Motor Home manufactures have a meeting during the design phase, covering component location. They must have a pool set up for who can locate a vital component in the worst location. To date, the winner in my book was on the 1999 Beaver Patriot Thunder. A brilliant engineer put an inline fuse in taped up in a wiring harness under the dash. Can we get a standing ovation here? Herman

Hawk, you may have an element that is shorted. If so, they aren't hard to change. Herman

In the Dallas Fort Worth area, we have Toll Tags issued by NTTA. I have three tags. One on the car, one on the truck and the third on the motor home. Rather then set the coaches tag for 5 as axles I have it set for three. This way if I am not towing I only get charged for three. When towing it reads both tags and I am charged for five. NTTA set up an account for you on your credit card for $80.00. I'm not sure at what balance they recharge but you will see it on your statement. Herman

57, Welcome to the Forum. Are your other zones working? With your front zone on are you just getting cold air coming from the vents? Have you had your unit serviced this year? Do you run the Aqua Hot at least once a month? These units have to be run at least every 30 days. If not they will clog up and have to be serviced. If your unit is working in all of your other zones and water heater here is where you may have a problem, a solenoid valve. Each zone has a solenoid valve that opens and closes when heat is required in each zone. This may sound strange, but if you can access those valves you can very :gently tap" each valve with a small hammer. These valves sometimes become stuck and need a little encouragement to open. If all else fails check for the next Area or National Rally for the Aqua Hot rep and have them look at your unit. Lloyd DeGerald got mine fixed in Madison after close to $2700.00 spent with a service shop (Aqua Hot Certified) and they only got the electric to work but not the burner. Lloyd found the problem and the unit has worked flawlessly ever since. Hope this helps, Herman

Lenp, Do you have a shut off under the sink? If so the rubber seal may have broken and is stopping up the hot water line. Maybe I should ask, do you have water pressure with only the hot on and the cold off? If no pressure then my answer stands. Good luck, dishes washed in cold water just don't come out clean. Herman

grayhound, Go to most any RV shop. You will find one that will help unroll you awning. They may smile a bit but most likely not charge you. Good luck, I am smiling just thinking of how many time this has happened to me. Herman

DK, It seems that you have been down this road before. We all have our favorite make of coach. And which one is best for you has to be up to you. As you are aware of, you can spend half a million dollars on a coach and end up with a lemon or spend $100,000.00 and get one of the best coaches on the road. So my advise is to look, look and then look some more. Then one day you will walk up to a coach and Bam, it will hit you, "This is the one". Good luck and we all hope you find the one that suits you best. Herman

dmkroona, Welcome to the Forum. Do you currently have or have ever had a Motor Home? How do you envision using the coach? If you have never owned a motor home before let me suggest that you rent one. If you enjoy the outing then you will have an idea of what you would like in your own coach. However if you find that you did not like the outing then you are only out the cost of the rental and not tied up with an very large expense. Both the Manufacturers you mentioned make fine coaches. Being said there are many more fine coaches being made today. Some will have the floor plan that is right for you. Hope you find what fits your needs and can go and enjoy. Herman

bgusty, If you have the ability to do it you can buy new rotors and pads, pack and/or replace the bearings for a lot less then a shop would charge you. I love doing as much coach work as I am able to doing. Getting a bit long in the tooth but what the heck, I just pull them out, put them in a bowl and dive in. (Then I take several Aleves and rest till the next repair comes along) Herman

Haeffle, Where did you purchase the mattress? If you are in California, I'm sure you didn't go to North Carolina to get it. Why didn't you go back to where you got it? They are the ones you should be dealing with and not calling the manufacturer crooks when they are doing what every company would do. "Did it fail because of defects or was it damaged due to miss use." That is what any company will want to know. Herman

Ben, You may find a number of good preowned tow bars on eBay. When you find a good one then go and purchase a New set of base plate for that make of tow bar. The new plates will be fresh and never stressed. I'm not saying that there are not some good used plates out there but you can have a tow bar reworked at any national rally. Good luck and Happy Towing. Herman

Allen, What concerns me is if your unit fit within your GCWR and you have corrected the capacity with a better hitch, is the tongue weight. 800 lbs. is quite a lot. Is there a way to distribute the weight better on the trailer? I would be worrying about how the trailer would sway at the slightest change of the wind, road and movement. Herman