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| board above slideout rotten | 6/11/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: Baught a 1998 crossroads 28 foot travel trailer. The header above the slide out is rotten. How hard ...
A: Missy, How long is the slide? If it is over 8 feet then you will need to find lumber longer. The ...
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| thermostat adjustment and refrig not working | 6/11/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: i have an atwood water heater model #GC6 AA -9E and would like to adjust thermostat to a hotter ...
A: Kenneth, Atwood in fact makes 2 different temperature T-Stats. You should be able to get one at a ...
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| Rubber Roof | 6/10/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: Bill, I would like you're opinion on this; I just purchased a used class C motorhome from a ...
A: Bruce, They do have a 10 year warranty on the membrane but leaks usually appear where they have put ...
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| Dometic RM 2611 Refrigerator | 6/10/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: My 1996 RM 2611 is completely unreliable. Approx 95% of the time, the check light will come up ...
A: Gary, Unfortunately Dometic had troubles with the boards and tried correcting them several different ...
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| awning rail repair | 6/9/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I need to locate replace the fabric on my awning and I need to straighten the awning rail that is ...
A: Kathy, To get the fabric you need to go to a shop and order one. Measure the length from center to ...
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| rv water heater | 6/9/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I have Suburban sw6d water heater. When you hit the button on the control panel, the "pilot out" ...
A: Steve, First I need to know if the light comes back on when it shuts down. If so then it is telling ...
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| coleman roof air | 6/9/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I just purchased a winnebago elandan with dual roof air units. The rear unit blows very cold and ...
A: Jack, First thing I would do is to make sure the compressor comes on to the unit you have question ...
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| onan generator starting | 6/8/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I am a newbie. If I start my motorhome then push the generator start it fires right up an works ...
A: Jack, First let me tell you it sounds like you are doing everything right, but that the battery that ...
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| norcold fridge is beeping? | 6/8/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I have a norcold fridge and it was beeping only when the ac status was on but not when the lp status ...
A: Lori, The reason it is beeping is because it is trying to tell you something. What else is it doing ...
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| suburban heater problem | 6/8/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I have a fairly new Suburban NT 12S propane heater. It will only light occasionally. I have good ...
A: John, It very well could be the valve or even the solenoids on the valve. Also just because ...
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| Norcold 1200LRIM | 6/7/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I just pick up a Norcold 1200LRIM. I have it sitting in my garage. My question is when i plug it in ...
A: Robert, There is no reason that you can't test the refer right on the garage floor. First you will ...
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| Slide | 6/7/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I have a35ft hitchhicker on the living room slide when the slide is out just on one end and just at ...
A: Richard, This could be hard for me to tell just what it is. It may be just a adjustment that you ...
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| Dometic RM2652 | 6/7/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I recently purchased a 2000 Mallard by Fleetwood 24J trailer with a Dometic RM2652 fridge in it. I ...
A: Jeff, You will need to go outside and open up the plastic panel that covers the rear of the refer. ...
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| Battery hook up | 6/6/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: Coach is a 1989 Southwind on a p-30 chasis. the two coach batteries, 6 volt, were replaced, did not ...
A: Bob, It is hard for me to tell you what you have done wrong. When replacing the 6 volt batteries you ...
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| Norcold mod n641 Too cold | 6/6/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: ...My n641 never seems to shut off! This am the refrig read 23 degrees! I suspect the the thermister ...
A: Joseph, Turn the refer on and press and hold both the mode and temp set buttons at the same time. ...
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| Refrigerator problem switching from battery to electric | 6/6/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I have a similar problem to a couple of people here but it ends differently. When my Norcold Fridge ...
A: Jeff, It sounds to me like possibly the G.F.I. that was replaced may have been wired up backwards. ...
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| Trailer repair | 6/5/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I have looked at many of your answers and am wondering if you can point me in a direction. Last ...
A: Steve, If you plan on replacing the exterior then I would say to you to remove it and make things ...
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| Underbelly material | 6/5/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: The underbelly material on our slides on our Presidential Holiday Rambler 5th wheel have come loose ...
A: Suzanne, You should be able to contact Monaco and get the material you need. As for how is it ...
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| shower not working | 6/5/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: My camper is set up permanently. the water froze this winter and I replaced the shurflo pump. ...
A: Vola, Make sure that you have the pump facing the right way. Is it not getting water when you are ...
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| dometic refrigerator not working | 6/4/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I tried to get my frig to work but it won't work. I have it pluged in to my house like I always ...
A: Troy, Go out and look at the burner to see that it is clear of debris. This is probably where your ...
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| atwood furnace/norcold refridgerator | 6/3/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: i have an atwood 8535 iv dclp and i have recently replaced the motor and can not get it to fire up i ...
A: Greg, First the 2 wires go to the sail switch. You should be able to tell if the wires are on right ...
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| travel trailer structural repair | 6/3/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I recently purchased a 1999 coachman 246 and have discovered some serious water damage. I Have ...
A: Ron, To tell you whether you can or can't would be hard. If you can get all the luan off when you ...
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| Dometic RV 2610 Refrigerator | 6/2/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: We have just recently purchased a 1992 RV with this fridge.We turned it on to electric, left it on ...
A: Don, I hate to say it but turning it upside down is an old wives tale. Your cooling unit is bad and ...
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| shore power versus generator | 6/1/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: when my rv is plugged into the generator both roof ac's work at the same time (1989 winnebago ...
A: William, I am sure there is a way that you can do that but there is not any safe way to do it ...
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| skamper tent trailer vinyl canvas | 6/1/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: i purchased the trailer new June of 2001,and maintain it very well, now i do use a product called ...
A: Gary, I don't know of anything that will bring back the vinyl and the best thing I can suggest is ...
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| leaky toilet | 6/1/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: The toilet in my 1973 prowler 23' camper leaks when I flush it. How do I remove the toilet to ...
A: John, I am guessing that you probably have an aqua magic galaxy or starlite toilet since you are ...
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| Onan Quit Running | 5/31/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: My Microlite 2800 quit while we were using it. It just stopped, like it had run out of gas. The tank ...
A: Patrick, This sounds to me to be something you might want to take in for repairs. Have you made sure ...
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| A/C issues | 5/31/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I purchased a 2001 Starcraft truck camper during the winter. Since I live in Wisconsin I did not try ...
A: John, That is definitely strange. It should not be doing that at all. This model has manual controls ...
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| Floor under holding tanks | 5/31/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: The floor under the fresh water and holding tanks in my Class A Tradewinds has started to come apart ...
A: Gary, I am sorry that I don't have a diagram for your coach. Look at it this way though. Most ...
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| Electrical problem | 5/30/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I have a 1994 34' Winnebago Brave. Initially every once in a while when starting the motorhome the ...
A: David, There is no place that I know of to get a diagram for you. By restarting it you could be ...
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| changing inner tanks | 5/30/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: MY hot water tank split over the winter and I want to get a replacement tank. I have the G6A-3 ...
A: Jeff, If you can get a replacement tank for that model it is going to be pretty tough to do. There ...
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| Mushy Roof | 5/30/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I have a 1991 Chevy Cutaway Class C Motorhome. The roof on drivers side front of RV is mushy. What ...
A: Guy, They make the roofs out of several different things. It is possible to replace the damaged ...
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| n611 norcold | 5/29/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: How do I reset my n611 refrigerator, the dealer did it right after I bought it and it is reading the ...
A: John, If you go to the outside and pull the black cover off the board and reconnect the wires, then ...
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| A/C issues | 5/29/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I purchased a 2001 Starcraft truck camper during the winter. Since I live in Wisconsin I did not try ...
A: John, The air conditioners all blow out one end and collect from the other end. I have never seen ...
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| Water Leak | 5/29/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I have a 2004 Pace Arrow 37C. While flushing the fresh water line out, it either ruptured or a ...
A: Onnis, The first thing you need to do is to locate the leak. You can do this by tracing down the ...
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| dometic rm 2611 | 5/28/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: the gas ignitor is not working waht is the proper way to test it.the gas works fine if you light it ...
A: Mike, The best way to test the reigniter is to see if there is 12 volts getting to it. If there is ...
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| RV battery hooked up backwards | 5/28/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: He hooked it up backwards accidently. He went inside to check the water pump to see if it worked ...
A: Karen, Do you now have power getting to the refer all the time? Is the light staying on? On the ...
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| Coleman AV | 5/28/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I have a Coleman AC unit on my pop up camper that does not work at all. I plug the camper in and ...
A: Donny, The first thing you should check for is 110 power to the unit. It will be beneath the ceiling ...
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| dometic americana model 2652 | 5/27/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: freezer works great,fridge cools to about 26-28 degrees to cold things are freezing,is the control ...
A: Ken, Does this refer have any buttons on top to control the temp? If not then it may be that the ...
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| 97 Jayco 1406 propane Regulator | 5/27/2008 | Bill Gibbs |
Q: I purchased a 1997 Jayco 1406 Pop up and the hose at the propane tank has been cut. Could you tell ...
A: Clyde, If this is a travel trailer and the tanks sit on the front then you should have a regulator ...
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