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bdemattia, Brett is correct, sound just like the solenoid. Easy to replace but remember that what you ask for at the parts house is a for a Continuous Duty Solenoid. Not a starter solenoid. Herman

Earl, Welcome to the Forum. You did not say if you were storing your coach on concrete or dirt, under cover or out in the open. If undercover on concrete, plywood would be OK, if out in the open that would be different. Out in the open I would put my tires on 2" X 12" boards and cover my tires to protect them from suns UV Rays. Herman

Larry, congrats on the new coach. We have 02 Monaco (40') with the Cummins 400 ISL. We tow a Chevrolet 1500 Extended Cab 4 down. I would believe 6 and love to get 15 but that ain't goin to happen. (unless you can travel on a road that goes down hill for 4 or 5 hundred miles). We get 6.5 to 7 MPG on a steady basis. Good luck and enjoy your new rig. Herman

I just read on the net where there has been 50,000 barrels of Bad Regular Unleaded fuel shipped from BP into the Northern Area of Indiana. It stated that for vehicles that only purchased a couple of gallons it can be diluted with fresh gas. But cars that filled up can have a real problem. Not only must the tank be drained and flushed so do all of the fuel lines and possibly the injectors cleaned. BP has said they will pay for repairs. Here is the best case for keeping receipts. To better understand this google BP bad fuel. Hope this help a lot of people. Herman

Thanks Bill. I now remember the difference between A/C and Max A/C. Herman

Brett, Question, how do all of these new A/C unit in vehicles work? When on "Auto" does it run on recirculate or Outside air? Herman

Peggy, As you could see from the article about our 45th Anniversary Rally in Canton, Texas this year we HAVE FUN. We had three families join at the Rally and have 5 more since then. Here is something I try to do. When I see someone posting on the Forum, be they a newbie or an old timer, and I see that they are in our area. I will PM them, introduce my self and invite them to join us at a Rally. We have a mailing list called prospects and with the folks I contact, with their permission we put them on the list to receive notification for each Rally. In Rockport, Texas in May we had two very nice families come, one had already joined and it was their first Rally and the other visited and joined. It is simple Introduce and Invite. Herman

Story of boondocking and not meaning to. We left home in the late afternoon. Got to Blackwell, OK. Saw two travel trailers parked in the Braums Parking lot (they were closed). Spent the night went in and had their wonderful Biscuits with Sausage Gravy and thanked them for allowing us to spend the night. They said no problem that was why they had the lot striped for RVs. Went on into Cheyenne and spent three days in front of our kids house hooked up to their power. Left and went up to see Mount Rushmore. It was October and the only park opened had elec and sewer but had already drained their water lines. We said that would be OK if we could fill our tank. They said fine and I asked how much per night, we planed to stay two nights. He said,"would $10.00 a night be too much?" I handed him a twenty. When we left The Black Hill and headed East we went across S. D. and could not find a place that night. We ended up in a rest area and went to K.C. the next day. Parked that night at WalMart and spent the night with the wife's sister. The next day we went to Miami, OK to see the wife's mother and spent 2 nights hooked up to her power. Then back to Texas, We traveled 4,400 miles and spent $20.00 for parking. Would love to take that trip again. Herman

John, don't hold me to this but if I remember correctly when I changed the one on my 4kw Onan I removed one of the side covers. You will have a hose clamp on the inlet side and a threaded line on the outlet. Hope I remembered right. Herman

John, Blue Ox True Center is like an airplane trim control. Pilots are always adjusting the trim when flying. There steering units are the same way. When you are in a cross wind you will adjust the MH trim for the cross wind. but when you turn into the wind you will have to adjust again. And when you turn back to the cross wind , you adjust again. I my self have a wonderful steering aid in my coach, ME. If I have to adjust every time the wind changes I just do it with the steering wheel. By the way it didn't cost me a penny for my unit. When the day is done I just feed him a beer and give him some rest. Happy steering and good luck Herman

Fresh gas, Fresh fuel filter and Seafoam. Sounds like a plan to me. Herman

Brett, Thanks for the information you just gave out. I need to have my coolant checked on my next oil change this month. Herman

Yak, I'm not doubting your word. I have just never seen 4 stop light on a vehicle. I have seen one stop light with the running light together, hence the 1157 bulb and a turn signal separate from the stop light. From what you are saying I would check for a short in the wiring for the stop light. You could remove all the bulbs and with a continuity ground one side and check the stop side of each plug to see if there is a short. If the cont. light goes on or buzzes it means that there is a short in that stop light bulb wire, some where. and yes if there is a short even the 15 amp fuse would still get hot. The short could be ever so slight and would cause the fuse to get hot and blow.One more thought, pull all of the 1157 bulbs and have someone apply the brakes. See if the fuse still gets hot and blows. This could tell you if you have a short and you could check with the tester as I said before. Hope this helps and I didn't confuse you too much. Herman

If your generater is an Onan, The fuel filter may be accessed from a trap door in the bottom of the unit. One load of bad gas can cause a lot of problems. If you change the filter, they can be bought from Camping World or an Onan Dealer, and the unit runs like it should I would change the fuel filter on your coach at the same time. The 450 hours is just a guide. Also if your gen set is a 4KW Onan make sure your oil level is correct. What you have is a Splash Lube Engine. That means you do not have a oil pump nor a filter. The lubrication come from the rod cap dipping into the oil as it turns. If you are low on oil you may be over heating and that could be the reason for the shut down. 1) Check oil Level. If low top off and run gen set (with a load on it) and see if it still shuts down. 2) Then change to fuel filter. Small cost no matter wht. Good Luck. Herman

Yak61 Welcome to the Forum. What size Fuse do you have on the Stop light? If it is a 10 amp you might change to a 15 amp and see if that helps I see that you are saying that there are 6 of the 1157 bulbs I can only count 4. Two on the coach and two on the toad. Are you counting the third light on each? In the past I would tow, with a 1 Ton Ford Duely, tandum trailers with both trailer wired on a Harness. All lights on both would light and all turn and stop lights worked. I continued to burn out Head Light Switches due to the load. But I never had a problem with just the stop lights. If your fuse is hot when it blows, it's doing what it was designed to do. Blow when over loaded. what you may have is a bare wire that i causing the heat and blowing the fuse. Check for a frayed wire somewhere in the harness. I would start at the plug on the coach and go from there. Good luck. Herman

How long has it been since the fuel filter was changed? Herman

JMGolden, Brett is correct have the unit checked out by a professional. It would be best if you have a factory shop for the engine that is in the coach. I think Bill is correct on the tire and may in fact be the third set of tires. Either way while inspecting the tires sidewalls pay attention between the treads. The side walls can look fine and there be severe cracking between the treads. Take into consideration that if you purchase this unit you will need to replace all the tires. Also where has the coach been stored, under cover, in an enclosure or outside? How is the finish? If the price is right tires and servicing is not a big deal. However if there are problem with the engine or transmission that can become very, very expensive. Good Luck and I hope it works out for you. Herman

There was a story out several years ago about Cat Engines. It seem that they had on static display one of the first engines manufactured by Caterpillar. They took it into the shop put it on a test stand, cleaned it up, tuned it up and ran it on the dyno. It was said to have ran as good as any of the new engines and exceeded all EPA requirements. Now this tells me that being old ain't so bad afterall. Herman

guttu, From your question I could not tell if you were saying that the unit would not light, or would not stay lit?? If it would not light, do as Bill said check that you do have Propane, Don't always beleive the guage on the tank, try to light the stove and check to see if your hot water heater is lighting. If you confirm that you do infact have propane, do the unit tune up as Brett said. If it will light but not stay lit it may as simple as bad or out of line thermocouple. Herman

10-4, my Winguard has stepping switches. I will remember that KVH is computer controled. Herman

Check again with KVH and ask if there is a different setting for either the D12 and the D12D-100? I believe that there is only one setting but it would not hurt to ask. You said before that you had checked the switch, was that the unit in the satilite dome? I had to remove the dome cover and set them to Dish when I bought my coach. Herman

Lyle, Contact your Mfg. and ask their tech where you might find to dump switch. I had a problem with my Monaco one time. The solenoids would not release. It was suggested that I replace both valves. I purchased the valves and when I removed the first on I found my problem. Dirt Dobber had clogged the release port hole. Cleaned both hit the dump switch and down went the coach. (Took the valves back for full credit) When you get the tech on the line ask where the solenoids are located and check them to see if they might be clogged. Good Luck. Herman PS: To all out there one of the first place to look for help would be to the Mfg.

Yes I have repaired my awning before. It isn't easy but can be done if you take your time, have the tools and follow the instructions. Go to Carefree and look for instructions. Herman

Mike I agree with you, however if you are fulltiming it may not be that bad. Herma

shuzie, Welcome to the Forum. What brand of awning do you have? Google the Brand you have and check out the installation Manual. Most Mfgs. have good drawings and picture to help. Herman