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Good, Welcome to the Forum, the country is your oyster and is absolutely full of surprises.

Roger, Hard one to answer since we have no info on the coach, type, year and so forth. What is more we are not parts guys where the part number would mean something. That said the pumps are pretty generic and for the most part are very interchangeable. Fittings are the same in most coaches and with minor changes other pumps can be installed very easily. The pump information about it's input requirements and out put requirements are on the label unless it is missing could be perhaps of some help. There are much better pimps out there that supply much better water flow, GPM. Otherwise take it out and go to a n RV supply house like Camping World and proccure one, at least use that trip to identify that it is either an unusual model or that infact the current designs is useable as the fittings across the units are very universal. Then I would go home and get on the net and find it for less money on Amazon. You could Google it and maybe find it for even less. Either way look for free shipping so your costs are held to a minimum. Hope this helps, but take some time and complete yout signature with info about your coach so we all know how to be more precise. Note below mine B

The way to check simply is to climb up top, the panels should have a connector on them. Disconnect and with a volt meter, rake each lead one on one wire and the other lead on the other wire. You shold get a reading of something. Now you know with nothing in between what the out put is. Now you need to find the charge controller. Same procedure on the out put as described for the panels. There will only be two poins out. Look and see if the are a couple loose wires in the battery compartment not hooked up maybe it is as simple as that.

Take 160 it is a beautiful drive and I just was there a week ago with a 43 foot Panther towing a loaded 24 foot Featherlite trailer. 42 MPH most of the way up with 7,800 pounds following. It is not the pass it was 30 years ago or even ten...

The differences in price can easily be explained to some degree. All of thes after market units are being produced in Tiawan and some are better in fit and finis than others. By being in the collision business one would know the better from not so. But as long as they do the job....Shop SHop Shop for the best price. Yes once you kano where they came from a piece of cake, not always. Try carid.com as well B

Call Miller Insurance, they advertise on the front forum page...great folks and a great job... Yes I think you maybe but as Carl says need more infol Hey what do we know, no matter we are just guessing anyway... B

On my units torque is 70 INCH pounds not very much. Do not tighten one all the way. Spread the force gently all around.

Carl, Your coach has a sway/lean in the long highway curves or leans when you make a curve, not a 90 in city traffic??? There is a solution. My Panther leaned a lot particularly in long turns and more so if a little to fast shortly after entry. Source Engineering makes a restrictor valve to install each bag that reduces the sway and lean appreciably. B

I am at the moment tied into CoachNet. I had a problem with the Powerstroke Ford and the same sort of thing...only to nearest qualified shop...friday Pm late, Ford dealer closed till Monday. They would not tow to my shop in Denver. Will leave them and re-evaluate GS and AAA. I now again have AAA on the small cars and have been a member of AAA for years. I added the coach to them at one point and when i got home discovered they did not switch me to program that would also include my trailer...WHAT...that is when I went with CoachNet...mistake tooo. Alll the fine print easy to miss the details.

Joe, how much space does it take up, dimensions please, power requirements? B

I looked at the information in the preceding email. There is a lot there and a lot that does not pertain to us in the RV world. There is plenty to clutter your perception. Some of the gear there and recommended, is questionable in terms of the charging cycle according to Bob's site. Bob is a retired electrical engineer that sells little with no fiducary interest and gives away the information so we can make an informed decision. This site is selling componetry and subsequenly steers the conversation in a benificial direction. The first part of the equasion is to read and understand the "charging puzzle". Then you can move on from there.

The first thing you should have done is visit https://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ for your lessons on solar 101/ 102/103 for what really works and what does not. For how to run you system efficiently and to get the maximum from it. A meter is vital to you knowing what is in you batteries for use and what is going into them during recharging for starters. You need to know almost as much as the installers do because many of them are selling no charge systems because they do not know as much as they think they do. B

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I have never owned a 5th wheel but have towed heavy trailers with all kinds of pickups and vans. I had a Ford Powerstroke 3/4 ton dually, nice truck. I was towing a 24 foot trailer with approxamately 6,000 pounds of rock in pallets, wire wrapped. It was all tied tight untill I hit the brakes pretty hard and the load shifted enough that it stood the pickup on its tail, litterally! I learned something from that incident and replaced it with a Ford Factory built 1 ton dually long bed and Powerstroke. I was moving rock from a private quarry in the mountains of Colorado to a home I was building. I stopped at the weigh station to see what I had put in the bed just for grins as the truck did not look all that loaded. Well surprise surprise, ther was 6,800 pounds in the bed. The truck weighed in over 13,000 pounds. It did not act like it either. Point being a 3/4 may pull it but if you have to do something evasive or out of the ordinary, that second set of rubber, and the heavier springs on the back of a 1 ton or greater will save your butt and keep the load behind you. The 3/4 ton is not adequate and the 1 ton marginally. Now the 450s have much better and larger brakes may be smarter yet. It is not all about pulling it...stopping is the bigger issue.

Been there done that Byron...be good to yourself for a little while It has been 8 years since mine. Happy now with a stent. I too have been eating those little delicacies on saltines for decades, since I was a little kid.

I would not buy another Rand McNally product other than a map certainly not a GPS! The one I have is about 3 years old and unfriendly to use, buy a Garmin! Find one that you can speak to...like your phone...I am going to look and then hit this Rand McNally with a axe, besides the battery has never been good, short life.

WE were just through the town of Big Bend, Texas off of US 90 in March as Brett suggested last Fall when I was looking for a route. At Big Bend we went North 20 some miles to Fort Davis, interesting stop and history. Then back south the same way the 20 odd miles and continued south 118 miles to Big Bend National Park. What a beautiful ride, magnificant vistas and a starkness that make how people survived out here. Either make reservations well ahead of time or plan to arrive by 10 AM at the Camp Ground at the end of the road as it is first come first served beyond reservations. We had no reservations and were inspite of out late arrival, lucky to find a spot, but had to move once as the original space was reserved for the second night we were there. Take what you need as there is little in terms of services. There is a fuel stop but quite expensive. If you are a reader and like American History look up the book The Empire of the Southern Moon. It is a comprehensive history of the kidnapping of Cynthia Ann Parker and Quanha Parker the last Comanche Indian chief. The Texas history written about will help you geographically and is a fascinating accouting of the time, a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. I believe I found it at the Park Service headquarters of Big Bend. Hill Country was beautiful, the roads perfect. Visit Fredricksburg, The Museum of the Pacific War and the Nimitz Museum. Allow plenty of time, one could easily spend 2 days in these museums and offers unparalleled clarity to the war. I found some great walnut fudge in town. There is a restored PT boat also there. I did not realize the size they were nor the power supply, more than a little impressd. If you have time make a loop around El Paso from the East up 54 to Guadalupe National Park and over to Carlsbad Caverns . By taking this route you miss nearly all the El Paso traffic. We did something similar but went through the oil fields, never again. On our way east and to Texas and US 90 south we went through El Paso on 10...it was terrible. we were fore warned, and true it was and not during the rush.

20 across the state was very flat and the section was about 300 miles long could have been favorable wind? I do not recall any hills large or small on 20 running west but it was pretty and green. I did not expect that border to border. I did just finish reading a book Empire of the Southern Sun about the comanche Indians and their rein of terror across Texas during the settlement of the West., fascinating and now I understand. It was a pulitzer Prize finalist and well documented. Yes there was a difference and the exhaust much cleane when you but the foot down.

Late to the party but now back home after 9,000 miles of pure unadulterated freedom of being on the road since the first of January. Typical mileage towing the Chevy Tracker 3,300 pounds, rolling between 62 and 65, RPMs in the 1325 + - range, C12 425 HP CAT, Allison 4060, weight under 31,000 pounds, so 34,300 + - pounds equalled 8.5 MPG average. One 300 mile section across Texas on I 20 we saw double digits as high as 15 MPG. Add in the propane and we averaged 9.6 with the 1 gallon per 100 miles as advertised when I had it on. Some what of a guess as the frige was useing it too and for a while it used more than it should have. I filled the tank 3 times, about 100 gallons.

Yes it is Tom and I’m on the road sitting in Lake Havasu city Arizona 71° today coach purring like a kitten likes that propane too

It is amazing what day light can do for one searching for a problem. Fired the coach up this morning and went looking for that elusive silent air leak i thought I could hear over the engine noise and almost immediately found a dislodged 3/8 in line disconnected during the installation of a new style Racor priming pump. Thank you Kay it was your tip that saved the day. I was going to do the same with another compressor to look for a silent issue. On the road in an hour. Thanks all B

Rich, That must be quite a "couch" to have an air compressor. Is it comfortable? Yes I have braided lines as well and no chaffing and all are tight. I will check the purge valve on the drier at ten pounds it would not make much noise. It is close to the rear of the coach and very accessible since I installed it. I moved the coach a couple months ago to the new pad and no issues then. B

No nothing from the drier side. Drier is only a year old not many miles. I would lean toward the compressor. dad gumit Well at least I am at home on the pad. Wonder Wonder what it looks like inside...gona find out in the spring. I have a spare compressor from a previous project I did not do on the Zanzibar...now I look pretty smart just for keeping it. Problem solver, me Thanks for the input B

Could the drier be a culprit in this since it is next in line after the Pump? it is only a year old