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Posted By: TedandDonna on 08/28/09 03:49am

Leeann wrote:

Trish Davis wrote:

Search under Leeann's name for A/C replacement.
You will find the A/C needs a much larger hole than 14x14.
My Travco was 23" and Leeann's old A/C just fit.

Looks good, too.

But it came out of a 14x14 hole, so I'm a bit confused as to what you did....you did take the top part off the bottom part (control section), put the top part in from above and the bottom part up from below, then bolt them together, right? [emoticon]

I am more worried about getting the wire ran than I am about the install of the A/C. I wonder if I can use the wire that powers the vent to pull through new wire. I know that someone has done this before and can give me some advice on how to get this done.

Posted By: goreds2 on 08/29/09 10:39pm

Do you have to use a special tire gauge to check the pressure on the inside dually tires? If so, any suggestions? Thanks,

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I have a 1989 Dodge XPLORER RV Class B - Purchased 10/15/10 IN CASH
Fiance' purchased a Class C 2002 Dynamax Carri-go on 5/1/15 IN CASH
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Posted By: Leeann on 08/30/09 07:59am

No, no special gauge. You do need a gauge that will handle a truck - mostly because it's longer and has a dual-sided chuck on the end.

I have this from Harbor Freight as it allows me to fill all the tires and check the pressure at the same time ($8):
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'73 Concord 20' Class A w/Dodge 440 - see profile for photo

Posted By: Leeann on 08/30/09 08:02am

TedandDonna wrote:

You need to check the specs on the AC unit that you have - they will have specific wire sizes by length of run listed in the install manual. I would imagine that the vent wire is insufficient for the AC unit, but it isn't impossible that they ran oversized wire (just unlikely).

Posted By: goreds2 on 08/30/09 12:07pm

Leeann wrote:

Thanks Leeann, I am sure an RV dealership would have that?

Posted By: Leeann on 08/30/09 12:39pm

I would assume, though don't assume it'll be $8 [emoticon]

Like I said, I got that at Harbor Freight. You can find similar ones at autoparts places.

Posted By: UKdodge on 08/31/09 03:15am

Leean's right, most vent fans are low current 12v devices so sticking high current at 110v wouldn't work, not for long anyway.. [emoticon]

Weren't you thinking of using the vent wire as a pull thruogh for heavier cable though? On my old Dodge the cabling followed a very tortuous route through lots of 90o bends and very small holes - some lined with narrow steel pipe with sharp edges so I really don't think that it would work.

If you are lucky they may have run a 110 cable to the vent if AC was an option on your vehicle - might be the other side of the vent frame though... Otherwise depending on where your outlets are there may be a power cable crossing the roof nearby that you could tap into.

Posted By: 79powerwagon on 08/31/09 03:41am

My rig does not, nor never had AC in the roof. However, it IS wired for it already. Look closely around your vent area to see if you have a cover plate that has a terminated 120v wiring in it...

She ain't purdy, but at least she's slow!

Posted By: eyeteeth on 08/31/09 10:15am

I should be getting my engine back this week. Hopefully the old girl will be rolling again real soon.

It rained all weekend, so it was a good test for the vent replacement I did last week. Dry as a bone, happiness.

Someday I think I would like to add a fan vent over the cab over. Then I can have one suck air in, and one suck air out creating a nice breeze all the way through the camper.

Too many other things to fix first.

Still waiting on those pics. [emoticon]

Posted By: eyeteeth on 08/31/09 10:51am

Here ya'll go. A nice lightly used Dodge... lol I like the guys description.

View the pics.Here

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