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Carl, I love the barrel idea, you have got to post a photo of that! The DW's Taser shoots probes 15'. She asked me if I would volunteer for her to practice, I declined, those cartridges are too expensive to play with.

Ernie, what year?

Herman, we run 75W90 Full synthetic gear oil here. I am changing mine over to oil bath soon and that is what I am going to run. I am curious to hear what others have to say.

JT, our last coach it made it to 10 years old (could have went longer), it was an Atwood 6 gallon. I replaced it with a tank less unit from Precision Temp, RV500 was the model. Reason; we had just bought the coach used, the hot water was good but didn't last, the DW told me the 1st cold shower she takes the coach goes! I ran a test with the Atwood before we ever took it out when I ran out of hot water in less then 10 minutes I knew I was in trouble (she likes hot long showers). So $980.00 later and about 1-2 hours of my labor I was good to go. That unit ran flawlessly for the next 6 years and I traded the coach in 2014, in fact the shower roof fan wasn't strong enough to pull the steam out, it looked like a nuclear power plant steam tower shooting up from the roof, I still laugh about that. People would ask me "what's wrong with your camper, what's all that smoke?

Carl, I had one on our old coach doing the same, and oil didn't work for me. The fan was tricky but not horrible to replace (not a lot of room in there especially if you have big hands like me). I bought the replacement fan motor and blade at PPL. I think it took me an hour to do it. Just take pictures as you go just in case you need a reference in the event the noise comes back and you head down that path. I also cleaned out the burner while I was in there and replaced the nozzle and igniter also. At the time it was 12 years old and I figured some TLC was in order.

keysbabe1, Welcome to the FMCA forum! I can understand your concerns and agree with the truck stop feeling, I feel the same way about them. FIVE, had a good recommendation if you feel comfortable with that, maybe take a class on safety also to become more comfortable with a firearm if you choose to go that route and if you are not familiar with them now. I bought my wife (scared of guns) a tazer similar to what is carried by law enforcement, smaller but works the same.

We stayed at Amarillo Ranch RV Park. Once I Googled it and saw the photos it all came back to me. Decent place, no complaints. Looks like they upgraded their Caddy Limos. The one we rode in was early to mid 70's neat car!

Kay, my cooktop is 21"x12" double burner. There is 4 inches around the outer edges.

Doc, report back on what you think of it compared to the propane you have now. I am curious how much faster it is to boil water etc. thank you

The pre slide ones are under 100k, probably a basket case...but none the less.

Bill, I run a GE residential refrigerator. We have not dry camped with it, when I installed it in 2014 I let it cool down in at home on battery to see how long it would go. We have an auto start/stop generator and after 7 hours I was at 65% on the batteries. It was not a fair test since the unit was warm and it was 80 degrees outside so it was working harder than usual but it gave me a ruff estimate on what to expect. I will say running down the road on the inverter has not been a problem either. The model we settled on is basic and one feature by design I liked was the location of everything for service, its all accessible from the side wall access panel. No modifications had to be made to fit it in I just trimmed it when I was complete so it looked like it belonged.

Herman, I have and my DW tells me that often....several times a day as a matter of fact.

Kay, I will measure it and see what my options are. I have a Seaward Princess model 2276 propane now that is recessed into the counter. I did locate sizes on the web for it but I wanted to measure it anyway just in case I have an older version and something changed. I planned on measuring it last night but it started to snow . thanks, Joe

Carl, lol

Lawrence, I replaced ours with a GE unit, I put it through a side window to get it in and the old 1200LRIM out. Same as Herman here, the GE runs great on the standard 2000 watt standard inverter. The selling point for me was the cost and all of the mechanical stuff is right at the side wall opening when you pull the exterior panel off the coach. I closed off the roof vent closed off the side wall vent (screened it in and applied foam insulation to seal it off) screwed it into the floor on the front back and top front with angle brackets from Home Depot. Bought trip from Home Depot to finish around the unit, I stained the trim to match the rest of the interior. capped off the gas line at the closest fitting in the cabinet below the fridge and leak tested it with soapy water. My entrance door must be smaller than Herman's, the new one wouldn't fit in through the opening, heck I can barley fit through the door, lol We love it!

I found this on the web: http://www.biggamegrinders.com/product_detail_22976.aspx#product_descriptions Is there a manufacture that has a direct replacement option to swap out a propane unit? I have room to cut out the Corian to make it larger, smaller is not an option. Any thoughts preferences on manufactures? Anyone with a coach that has one from the factory, what manufacture is it equipped with?

Yep, those covers are the set back when it comes to completing a task quickly. My generator doesn't clear the front of the coach when its all the way out, so you have to twist your body around to reach the rear of it, not horrible but tricky.

Carl, LOL! It sits outside all year, along side the garage on a gravel bed. Too many years of being a Mobile Fleet Technician. It only hurts my aching bones in the beginning of the winter season, then I adapt. I am trying to rush spring, I figured if the coach is ready it will come faster.

WOW, nice job! That shop should be embarrassed!

I had considered switching over from propane in the coach since we have a 2 burner Princess cook top and it's tough to use. Also it is the only thing in the coach now that is propane and I have a 50 gallon tank underneath which takes up useable space and adds significant weight to the coach. Kay what is the amperage draw? No special wiring or heavier gauge required?

Bill, that doesn't sound like fun! Puff is the Ambassador on a hydraulic slide like the Imperial? Great for access, looks expensive when it breaks.

Jim, changed mine today, I did the same thing you did. Unbolted the waterpump pulley, installed the new belt lined the holes up with a drift pin and ran the bolts in. It took me longer to remove the wall on the genset then to change the belt. While I was at it I changed the oil and filter, coolant, fuel filter, radiator cap, thermostat and gasket and the air filter. Ran it through a full warm up for an hour with both roof top heat pumps on for a test run when I was done

Haha, I had a mechanic at a dealership do the same to a brand new Lincoln LS just off the car carrier for PDI. The sunroof kept blowing fuses, so he jumped the fuse with a paperclip and "was going to smoke out the short" so he explained to me afterwards. The headliner caught fire behind him while he was sitting in the drivers seat looking forward, little beads of fire were dripping onto the back seat. FOUND IT! Factory pinched the harness in the headliner access panel.

Did the same Bill in July 08. What a treat that trip was, loved the hole concept with the limo etc. That was the 1st long RV vacation my family ever took and I must say it wrote the book to where we are now. My kids were 6 and 8 at the time and the RV adventure was fresh to us and boy did we have a blast on that trip from PA to CA (Disneyland) and Back. Even though gas was $4.50 per gallon and our old class c was lucky to get 7.0 it was still a bunch of fun. Last time in Nashville we stayed at the KOA next to the Jellystone Bill Mentioned above, it was a nice place also. I will never forget they had a Wine tasting at the pool at night for adults, the women serving it were handing out the cups.....1 for you...1 for me, oh and 1 for you sir and 1 more for me... we still laugh about that, another great trip!

Carl, I sent you a PM. Joe