RV Repair/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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. ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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. ... | ||
| 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. ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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 ... | ||
| 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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Bill Gibbs
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Any questions about R.V.'s not including the automotive end, such as engines and drive trains.
Experience
I have been repairing R.V.'s for about 17 years, Service Manager for 5 years, Lead Tech for 4 1/2 years at the largest dealer in area, Troubleshooter clinics in Ore. Dometic, Norcold certified
Education/Credentials
High School Graduate, R.V. Troubleshooter Clinics, Springfield Ore.
Past/Present Clients
Marathon Motor Coach (Warranty Provider in this area)
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