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Never heard of them before Bill. The tread pattern (what was left of it) was odd looking. Don't feel bad I had a Goodyear do the same to me on the last coach, it was only 3 at the time. I figured it was abused before we owned it.

Interesting thoughts. I just replaced my lug and hub covers. I went with a design that can be removed easier to peek at the oil level, they are also vented to allow heat to escape...and the big bonus, they are shiny, factory lug covers were a dull finish. The factory center caps on ours required a knife blade to remove them, not a single spot for a flat screwdriver for assistance.

Bill, x2 what brand and how old were those? Glad you got it back before it deflated.

Brett, I had a 1980 Eldorado diesel in the early 90's, it went for maybe three weeks, came unglued under the hood. Nice car great on fuel, not dependable!

Not many coaches have glow plugs so I'm guessing you wont get much feedback on this post. Most inline diesels especially the big bore's do not utilize glow plugs for start assist. They have enough compression coupled with an air intake heater to fire the cylinders on a cold start. Onan Diesel generators have them, not much on the coach power side. Perhaps some FRED owners with the Maxxforce 7 might chime in or a Class C with a Diesel, off the top of my head I cant think of any others that would have glow plugs. Those usually go 100,000 miles before one might develop a problem.

No, it would have little effect on their life expectancy. Those are prone to failure on those engines, along with the glow plug controller. Be thankful its not the inline MB 2.7L engine, those seize/weld them selves into the head. According to the dealer the cylinder head has to be pulled 90% of the time to drill them out . I got lucky on the ones I replaced....well if you call 12 hours of fighting it so I didn't have to pull the cylinder head lucky . When you take it in for service, ask them to pull the wheel covers inspect the wheels for cracks, common to see them fail, especially when its heavy in an RV application. Everything else will illuminate the engine light and give you a warning, wheels do not.

Carl, I spoke to these folks at Hershey a few years ago (old coach), this was a thick product that was flexible, I can't explain what I saw but was impressed! http://rvroof.com/flexarmor/ The other brand is paper thin from what I have read, basically paint.

No, it would have little effect on their life expectancy. Those are prone to failure on those engines, along with the glow plug controller. Be thankful its not the inline engine, those seize/weld them selves into the head. According to the dealer the cylinder head has to be pulled 90% of the time to drill them out . I got lucky on the ones I replaced....well if you call 12 hours of fighting it so I didn't have to pull the cylinder head lucky . When you take it in for service, ask them to pull the wheel covers inspect the wheels for cracks, common to see them fail, especially when its heavy in an RV application. Everything else will illuminate the engine light and give you a warning, wheels do not.

Mark, I have seen a lot of people do some serious damage with a screw driver, knowing your limitations is not a bad thing, just could hurt your wallet in the end. Let us know the final fix for the generator.

Can you photo the generator and batteries and area? Maybe its a simple cable left behind the batteries, another set of eyes could spot it?

Sorry.....forgot........WELCOME!!

Benny, we have a Demco Bar and M&G brake system on our 14' Wrangler. I agree with Herman, the M&G system is great, doesn't break the wallet and NO electronics!

Ross, good title! The "RV's" after "Towable" makes it clear

You might not think so but several other members have been confused. And here is an example of where the confusion is coming from; http://www.motorhome.com/top-stories/top-towables-for-2017/

Thought; drop the word "towable" call it a trailer, that is what it is, king pin or ball hitch it's still a trailer. Towable is confusing to some as they call their Toad a "towable".

Bill, for up here they are reasonably priced. http://americanheritagervpark.com/ $85 a day for a premium site. Very close to colonial Williamsburg. https://www.virginia.org/ColonialWilliamsburg/?gclid=CjwKCAjw2ZXMBRB2EiwA2HVD-A2H3Ke0PYl7u10wBPm4-mBTsxZJmMY-IqpshosNCzqesV-fUPbBpBoCMMsQAvD_BwE

Carl, usually we pull them send them out for cleaning at 200,000 mile mark. Cleaning costs less than $500 plus labor to remove it/reinstall it. A Cummins dealer should be able to check pressure deltas across it and see if that is causing you the problems. A reman filter is in the neighborhood of $1800 new $3000 assuming it's compromised internally. Keep in mind that is just the DPF portion not the Catalyst behind it. Those don't usually wear out....but I have seen a few Cummins powered Freightliners with ISL power in your year range tear them up, $5000 for one of those.

Herman, the same thing happened to me last year, I opened up the control box wiggled a few wires pressed the in button and it closed. Headed to Busch Gardens today with Keon and his family, last time there....too many cold adult beverages, on a hot day went down real easy. Kay, didn't you have a wire problem before that left you in the road? Time to clean those old wires up. Heading your way just came up last night around the fire with The Hayes family, their coach was at my right shoulder when I took that photo. Herman here's their coach, awning view this morning drinking my coffee.

American Heritage RV park, nice sites (premium site in photo) close to colonial Williamsburg.

I have got to remember that statement!

smsdavis, I also travel with kids...well teen kids anyway.

I'm guessing you have a standard size house mattress? Ours is 72"x80" which has been the challenge, only available in their RV line up. Last coach was 60x76 I put a 60x80 standard queen in and it fit. I have no room for adjustments in this one since its on a slide.

I was searching for a sleep number on the web, those were the prices for a "Narrow King". Bill where did you purchase yours? I even called the sleep number store we bought the one for the house at, since it was their RV line they couldn't help, very frustrating search this has been. You all would laugh if you saw what my DW did to the bed to make it comfortable, I flipped the mattress over, pillow top down for firmness which I like, she likes to sink in, so she took a mattress topper from a queen and folded it up like a sleeping bag, sat it on top, her side is at least a foot taller than mine . Last camping trip the Hayes family was checking out the coach, Keon took one look at the bed, puzzled look on his face and blurts out "what kind of Wrasling ya'all do in here ? We really need another new mattress!

Mr. Weiner, if I had your van, It would have an extended warranty on the chassis, powertrain and electronics. I am certain you will have more problems with that than you will with the "house" side. Mercedes has proprietary software and unless someone purchased it they will not be able to help you with engine lights and such, therefore the dealer network will be the most likely place for chassis repairs. In 2011 the universal or "OBD" diagnostics were not around yet and there are not many scan tools that will read that chassis with a diesel, gas on the other hand were all standard, oddly the inline engine prior to the V6 was also standardized.

Self insured...non commercially, I don't believe that is legal.