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Hi All, Around Memorial Day weekend I purchased my first motorhome a 1999 Ford E-350 RV 7.3L Diesel built by Sportsmobile Texas in 1999. The last owner - a retired senior couple had this motorhome from 2016, and they used this for occasional camping. Since they were occasional campers and...

I’ve been in the DX3 since late 2018 but lately decided to revisit how I am using DEF. Since the beginning I have used DEF at the pump but lately have run into potential “quality” issues with that process. Since one of the things a DEF head monitors is fluid quality I want to pay closer...

People often say that you only need two things to fix issues around the house: duct tape to fix it if it moves and shouldn't or WD-40 if it should move but doesn't...

Hi All, Last week I purchased a 1999 Ford E-350 RV 7.3L Diesel built by Sportsmobile Texas in 1999. The last owner - a retired senior couple had this motorhome from 2016, and they used this for occasional camping. The camper is in good state and there are a few points that need to be addressed...

Hello all! Not sure which forum this belongs in, and searching didn't find anything similar. I would like to be able to do my own tire rotations on our Sprinter 3500XD which is weighing in at about 11,000lbs with full build-out. The idea of putting the entire rig up on four jack stands is...

Foot note on my 2017 F250 King Ranch with 195K miles..took in for service before our trip even though had about 1500 miles left before oil change. Had some other issues I needed to have checked out: "check engine light", and brake check (buffeting) yesterday...after Ford was done with the...

What water filter cartridge do I use in my 2017 Jayco 31UL? Bought it used, opened the filter housing and no cartridge. Thanks in advance.

Hello, need to change the front tires on my Aspire, 315/80/22.5. Michelin are offering two models, XMZ and XLEZ. any suggestion would be appreciate. and yes I'm looking at Michelin only. Michel Baril 2017 Aspire 44B 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Hello, I own a 2014 Jayce Jay Flight 24fbs. I need to replace the bathroom outside skylight but do not know what size to order. Could you please give me some advice on the size to order and where to order the part from. Thanks!

I ran a search on this but did not find an answer. Our 1970 Overlander's door drags on the bottom sill; the hinge pin is quite loose and I'd like to replace it. I have not found a source; does anyone know of one? Thanks for any guidance!

We have read about many incidents with the tempered glass stovetop cover shattering. Naturally, ths concerns us because we have one of these covers. It seems that these incidents occur out of the clear blue with no warning. I think one member here stated they forgot to raise the cover before...

Hi I bought myself a 1998 Itasca Spirit. I am embarrassed to say that I bought her with out an inspection. I think she is in good shape but I have come to realize that the previous owners were kind of ignorant to rv life and maintenance. My plan is to be out on the road boondocking for 6-8...

Pop is 91 and we just put him in Assisted Living. I am his son-in-law and have been tasked with selling his 1965 Trade Wind 24 ft trailer. As long as I have known him, the Airstream has been sitting in his driveway beside the garage. I believe the last time he took it out was about 20 years...

I just installed a new slide out motor on the passenger side bedroom slide out. Everything went great with installing the motor and trans torque bushing. Slide goes in and out with no problems. The original motor before it quit working amped out when fully retracted or fully extended. The...

We brought our 2025 Lineage 25fw at the end of last year. It is winterized. Taking it in for some recall work and asked what the service charge would be to dewinterize, sanitize and flush. Told would take them 2.5 hours and be $562.50. Is this highway robbery? I found the winterizing steps...

is it time to revisit slide lubrication. I’m always looking for the easiest way to lube the top of our wardrobe slide under the canvas cover that extends over the slide. Anybody know an easy way to accomplish this without to much trouble?

Right rear Jack slowly creeps back down after re-tracking. Anybody have any issues related to this any advice would be great. Thank you.

Hi, longtime lurker, first time poster here. I've done a search but coming up with few results, probably due to using the wrong syntax or something, so please direct me to relevant threads if this has already been beaten to a pulp. We have relatively a new-to-us 25' travel trailer (2021...

Male Clippers are identical to Nail Clippers. Just Men use them differently. Women use them as Nail Clippers. Men... that and other good purposes. :) I scanned two examples. Toe Nail & Finger Nail Clippers. Size matters to them. The smaller clipper... I have carried this size since I was...

I haven't found much on replacing the Guide blocks so I put together this doc. I replaced one a couple years ago but it was when I was also replacing the walls so it was pretty easy but the standard block wouldn't work since 2 of the screws broke. This year, 2 of the original blocks were broken...

Any ideas? I just wanted to check my fuel, and obviously, I don't want to force the plastic petcock and break it. I'll have to get a new bowl assembly but I'm not having much luck in my search. Anybody know of a brand or P/N for just the plastic bowl/drain/water sensor assembly for the Alliance...

Have inherited at 1999 tradwinds 7173 with cat 3126 on freigtliner xc chassis. Working to get it updated for long term use. Have replaced the batteries, shocks and steering stabilizer. Planning on having the following done on engine with 48,000 miles 1. replace all belts and hoses 2) new...

After years of agonizing and buying and selling 3 different tow vehicles, we finally made it happen. 2025 Cruiser 2400PD. We drove to Jacksonville, did the inspection and drove home in one day. It's spring break in FL, no chance of getting a camping spot this weekend. RV Club USA were great...

Ok, what am I missing here. I just finished restringing my shades and once again I’m banging my head on the wall trying to reinstall them on the clips. Is there a technique I’m missing? It’s always such a pain that I just wind up zip tying them up and leaving them that way because I dread...

2019 Entegra Reatta with all Michelin tires. I had the dreaded front passenger tire blown out. Had it replaced with identical tire (only has 5k miles). Need to now to replace the other 5. The shop I’m working with gave me 3 options. 1. replace remaining 5 with same Michelin tires (275/80/22.5)...