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Posted By: Eddddd on 08/13/11 05:50am

We have been on the road with Minnie for four days now. We spent the first three days in Hershey Highmeadow campground while going to school to keep up our licenses. On Friday we drove over to Lancaster and are staying at the White Oak campground. Plan to go to a show today at Sight and Sound theater. I am writing this while sipping coffee and enjoying a wonderful cool morning with a nice breeze. First longer trip with our new B. We are not regretting our decision to downsize.

See you on the road,
"> Ed, Brenda & Maggie Mae (Cocker Spaniel)
Toys:
2011 Pleasure-Way Excel, Triton V-10,
2003 Boston Whaler, 225 HP Mercury OB
2003 BMW Z-4 Convertible

Posted By: goreds2 on 08/20/11 08:55pm

I think the cabin battery is shot but charging it overnight to see what happens. Nothing to lose....

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I have a 1989 Dodge XPLORER RV Class B - Purchased 10/15/10 IN CASH
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Posted By: goreds2 on 09/05/11 10:56am

goreds2 wrote:

I think the cabin battery is shot but charging it overnight to see what happens. Nothing to lose....

Battery ended up being "shot". No biggie right now.

I did clean out the cabin today to have ready for the upcoming weekend of boondocking.

Posted By: JoeRT04 on 09/05/11 01:03pm

We had our "Landyacht" propane system checked out last week. We could smell propane odor around the yard and discovered that when the valve is open, there is a leak with a little hissing sound around the tank itself. It was time to get it checked out. [emoticon]

We just got our RT back from the local RV service center. We had to replace two valves on the propane tank. The tech had to drop the propane tank to complete the job. Not cheap by any means but quite reasonable IMO.

It is a good feeling to know that the system has been checked and adjusted (all appliances as well as fittings) and that we are ready to go for our snowbird trip to FL this winter. I luckily recalled that I had purchased an 8 year extended warranty on all parts (reluctantly back then) in 2005. The warranty is just about to run out. So, we ended up paying a $50 deductible on the job. [emoticon]

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Posted By: Itaricans on 09/05/11 04:18pm

Joe, who did you get the waranty insurance/ service from? We just got an 05/ PW Excel and want to get the same thing. How is the one that Good SAMs offer? Or any other that someone knows about? Thanks for any help. Latter. Louie.

Itaricans. man can not live on bread alone....(pizza, burgers,and ribs help a lot)">

Posted By: JoeRT04 on 09/05/11 06:32pm

Itaricans wrote:

Hi Louie.

In 2005, we signed up with a company that I would rather not post in this forum for legal purposes. (I can send to you a private PM if desired). Although we were successful in our efforts to receive reimbursement for our payment for service provided, it is my understanding the insurance company in question hasn't been paying to many other clients.

In our initial phone call, we stressed to the company rep that we have not made any other claims and that we will not make any further claims if they would honor our present claim. So, through negotiations, we terminated our policy a little early (7th year of 8 year term) in order to get full reimbursement minus the $50 deductible.

Good Sam has fine plans. If you go to their website, fill out a simple form for a free quote, you can opt for several deduction choices. It is expensive but repairs performed today are pricier compared to back in 2005 when I was able to get a $50 deductible. We are now thinking of jumping on Good Sam for coverage on our RT for future years. We aren't sure about that yet. It's a gamble. [emoticon]

* This post was edited 09/05/11 06:40pm by JoeRT04 *

Posted By: jvanoyen on 09/05/11 07:26pm

Today I worked on our 1996 Coach House. It did not have a grab handle on the passenger side nor on the entrance. After looking for suitable grab handles for weeks, I found a pair on ebay that matched the door closure handles. I installed one on the dashboard and one on the cabinet to the left of the side entrance. They look just like the factory installed them and more importantly they work wonderfully according to my wife. Then I installed a cup holder on the passenger side for my wife so she can sip Mc D's coffee while we travel. My next project is to install a digital flat screen TV to replace the analog TV/VHS that came from the factory. The analog works as I have installed a digital receiver, but with both running on DC, the battery runs down rapidly. I would appreciate knowing how others swapped out to flat screens. Please include the make and model of your successful transplant.

Jerry Van Oyen

Posted By: PW gila monster on 09/05/11 09:59pm

Today - I just arrived by myself and two dogs - Syracuse NY to Tucson AZ in just 7 days (would have driven faster if I wasn't following my 85 year old parents in their Class A). My Pleasureway Excel was my rock! Would I do it again - no... but I survived!

Posted By: yizit on 09/05/11 10:47pm

Today we removed the coach battery to sand down and paint the battery box and tray. It was showing some rust in areas and we wanted to stop it before it got worse. Unfortunately, we could not save the glide bars used to hold the battery box that moves the box in and out. It was so rusted that the little bearings fell out.

Jim & Darlene
Pickles our Teddy Bear
2013 Roadtrek RS Adventurous (aka..Roada)
Wisconsin Dells...Water park capital of the world

Posted By: WaterDaisy on 09/06/11 05:51am

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I'm finding that I have to use spray grease on the battery slides about once a month to keep them from corroding. Must be just enough battery acid being spread around.

Neal 05C210P "Daisy II"

"fast enough to get there.....slow enough to see" JB

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