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I would call Roadmaster and ask them.

In my opinion an hours drive is better that a cover.

It doesn't sound like a very good shop. They should have figured out why the batteries went dead before replacing them. This is standard procedure that we have been doing in our RV service shop for 30 some odd years.

You need to have an RV service dealer do the install. They are familar with what is required to make it work.

Depends on the pan configuration. Could hold up to 8 qts with a large filter.

Back in 81 I helped form a chapter. About half of the menbers were families with young kids. It was great. That same chapter today has all older folks.

I also heard that.

The GM front wheel drive motorhomes has some problems. The final drive ratio is high, some where around 3.50, needs to be lower such as 4.11-4.30. Ring and pinion is not possible because of physical limitations. The GMC also used a special built 6 kw Onan which had quite a few problems. We were an Onan dealer in the 80's and we serviced quite a few of them. Another problem area was the rear air bags. They would blow for no apparent reason. I was at the FMCA convention back in the 70's at Souix Falls a bag blew, after being parked for several days, breaking the fiberglass fender skirt. It is recomended to carry at least 2 spare bags at all times.

I would check battery condition and charge first. As Wolfe said use a voltmeter.

There are a number of 90's vintage diesel pushers in the $10k-12k price range with Cummins and Cat. Check Craigs list and RVT.com.

OK, I understand.

If you are changing why don't you go ahead and wire in a 50 or 30 amp service. You can't run much on a 15 amp circuit even if it is a dedicated standard breaker.

Not a problem. You have to use the same material and you can weld pieces together. Think of it as steel pieces welded together. Where the original crack was, it is common to weld the crack and then cover the weld with another piece and weld it around the edge to reinforce and make it stronger.

you got that right!

In the mid 80's they were sold in Chevy and GMC pickups and was touted as a good hauler for 5th wheels. Customers were told that since it was a diesel it could pull anything. WRONG!! We installed lots of turbos which help quite abit but there were other problems such as glow plugs that failed, fuel filter problems, etc. That engine made us a lot of money!

How many do they have and what town are they in?

When you are connecting it to the ac, is it a 50 amp circuit or a 30 or 20/15? If you are adapting down to a lower amp you might be overloading the house breaker.

Quite offen they can be repaired. Plastic welding is readily available. Just be sure to reinforce the area that broke so it won't break again.

I have to say that using Thousand Trails campgrounds this summer is the best deal. Costs me $585 per year and since May I have stayed 72 nights in their system with no nightly fee. We have been in the northeast part of the country and every campground was clean and with friendly workers.

With a new coach I would not store it outside. I have stored all of the coaches I've had, in the last 25 years, inside. Most of the people I've talked to that have used covers thought they were too hard to use and cause some damage to the finish.

I would have thought the pedistal breaker should have tripped. This may be one of the problems created by using 50 amp breakers on each line for a total of 100 amps instead of using 25 amp breakers for a total of 50 amps. At least annually all ac wires should be checked and the connections in the breaker box tightened. Some of the connections in the breaker panel are aluminum with screws of steel. The wire is copper which causes the need of a chemical compound to make them compatible. Just check everything for tightness and non chaffing.

Since the electric and the engine stops its probably not going to be an engine component failure. Its going to be power going to the system, which I addressed in an earlier post. I would also rule out grounds because there are several, the dash, frame, engine. Might be battery cables, check to see if all connections are clean and tight.

On mine I ran wires, on the motorhome, from the front right and left turn signals and the stop light switch to the rear connector. The lights on my pickup truck function the same as the truck alone.

Your chassis is probably a Dodge M600 with a Dodge 440-3 engine and a 727 torqueflite transmission. I have worked on dozens of them back in the 70s and 80s. We also installed the Gear Vendors over/under gearbox which mounts in the back of the transmission. Its been too long ago to remember what the switches were.

Does it restart right away? It might be the ignition relay/solenoid. I had the same symptons which happened once or twice a year. Took me several years to locate the problem. After I replaced the solenoid I cut it open to see what the problem was. The contacter, which is free to rotate, had a burnt spot on it . No more problems in the last few years.