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We use the same product as Richard, even inside the refrigerator. That stuff works great. If you have anything that you want to keep on open shelves (trinkets, clocks, ETC) We use this; https://www.homedepot.com/p/QuakeHOLD-Museum-Putty-88111/100143045 When we bought our coach the interior looked staged, the previous owner must have had an obsession with Egyptian decor, the interior was decked out with gold plates on fancy stands, decorative table top lamps with fancy shades, etched wine glasses and it was all attached with that putty, it looked like a pharaohs tomb. That stuff was tough to remove and it held very well!

The fill plug is on the front side where it extends out to accept the drive shaft. Its a square recessed plug to accept a 1/2" extension. There should also be a drain plug on the bottom.

You can do that with a traditional water heater. Tankless or Aquahot no good. Supposedly you cannot get it all out of the coil that wraps the heat source and it will freeze and break. As mentioned, most tank water heaters have three valves, inlet, outlet and bypass. You have to close the inlet and outlet, open the bypass to properly direct the solution around the unit.

Now that makes sense! That leaves an out for campground management just in case! I believe they take the easy way out and run with the age.

I thought I’d share this from the FMCA Facebook page. Quite a few folks on here do not have Facebook and it would be a shame to miss out on this blast from the past video.

I encountered one in Florida (no issues getting in after submitting photos) and from what I have read there are quite a few in California.

Richard, does your coach have the RVIA certification decal on it? I had a place that I had to send photos of ours because it was older than 10 and they asked that one photo be of that certification decal.

This has been the subject of many topics. If you do a search (TPMS) in the top right of the screen you will have a lot to read. We Ru the EEZTIRE system and love it. Here is one post;

That made ours run cooler with the new design. Steady 180 now, pulling hills loaded with toad 190. Only in stop and go traffic will it climb slightly above 190. Does sound cold, ours has a 180 degree thermostat.

let us know how it goes after the dealer.

From an engineering perspective do you see where filling that large cavity inside the tire could cause issues with tire longevity? Any idea how close to a fully inflated tire it resides, how far away would be considered “safe”? Also do you think mounting the tire could be a concern, cause potential tire damage during the mounting process?

Mike, glad you caught that before it turned catastrophic. This is a common failure point due to lack of maintenance. Here is one of MANY posts on it;

dw1tczak, Welcome to the FMCA forums!

We do the same. Its free and it automatically changes as you move (it knows where you are). I can adjust the app to alarm visually, audibly or both and you can pick what kind of events you want or don't want i.e. rain, lightning strikes, snow etc. "Weather Channel" is the APP we use.

Seems to be hit or miss. The Pilot on I-81 as you are headed up the Mountain in Lebanon area is HORRIBLE. I cant count on one hand how many times I have had breakdowns that pulled out of there in the winter months. Most cannot get up the mountain, if headed south you can coast into Harrisburg if your lucky. I have a mobile maintenance vendor in Hegins PA, I swear I put his kid through college . They run a B20 from their pumps, I don't know why but once it hits the atmosphere it turns into Butter.

I was hoping the same. The issue we experienced could have been contained up here in the North East. I Never asked that question.

I have no idea why. We got stung at work which lead to a meeting I can only pass along what I was told.

Pop's just saw that in person for the first time this past summer. Carl's coach was the same when he was in PA over the summer, his steer tires just had steel belts sticking out also in the same areas you have accelerated wear . First I had ever seen a 22.5 on a steer that chewed up I can only attribute it to IFS and needed an alignment. If the drive axle tires are the same and are not older I would have the shop break them down and move those to the rear.

Obedb, let me explain what our fuel rep told me at work from memory. I might get some of this incorrect, working from memory. Mike K could probably shed some light on this. Two years ago there was an abundance of diesel fuel produced, it was being stored and caused condensation issues, that was passed along to the stations when their tanks were filled. He told tanker trailers were parked for weeks waiting for pickup to deliver to stations. Couple this with Bio blended fuel (we didn't have much of when you were running your truck) and the microorganisms were loving it, getting fat and growing at a rapid rate. With the new ultra low sulpher fuels during the manufacturing process creates salt, when its pumped through pipes out of the refinery the salt particles are supposed drop out, turns out not enough was and it was ending up in engine filters. We have actually had to vacuum salt from our primary fuel filters at our shops, it looked just like Brown sugar accumulated in the Davco filters. I just had a friend over the summer fill up at a Flying J out west in Colorado, get 30 miles away and lost engine power all caused by bad diesel. He had to have the coach tank pumped out on the side of the road and both filters replaced. People look at me funny when I add fuel to a mason jar before dispensing it into my tank and measure out additives before topping off but I don't want to go through that again.

You had me at when I saw the Pie judging sign

I truly believe the outcome will be the based off of the person on the other end of the phone, not the provider that holds the contract.

Funny, I just spoke to a friend tonight that broke down due to bad fuel. Coachnet called him a vendor to pump his bad fuel out, replace it and replaced both fuel filters on the side of the road (added 30 gallons of clean diesel) They paid the entire bill. You hear bad and good with almost every provider.

Right side of the engine compartment is a junction plug, it’s right at the end of the frame rail where the coach build let ties into the chassis. Freighliner failed to use a weather tight connection they get wet inside and the fail. My guess is when you locate it it will not separate. Check the power coming into it, then out of it. Check there first, it’s not likely you had that many fuses open on three circuits at once.

I am afraid to say posts like this are going to become more common. The automobile/truck and RV repair industry is suffering for skilled mechanics and technicians. Our local national training center is laying off staff and reducing space do to a lack of interest by today’s youth. I believe this is a result of preaching that everyone needs a college degree and terrible pay that all began in the late 80’s early 90’s. The average product coming out of those schools is less than par already. Their expectations are high and skills are low. They often don’t stay in that career long. The biggest problem, no attention to detail! Im betting this will get worse before it gets better. Being in this industry I see it every day, it’s a huge struggle.

Hobart108, Welcome to the FMCA Forums!