smitty2
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Lou hit it on the head! Great "short story" Lou.
I think you would get the same general answer from any owner of an RW. Had ours now for about 2 years. Got it from a family in AZ - sight unseen - and all worked out super. Flew to Phoenix on a Friday night and drove home to MA in 2.5 days (very short breaks). Fell in love when we saw a video when we were searching for a diesel super c online. When we actually got to see it on drive home day we said "holy $&@?, what did we do", cause it is substantially larger the the jayco 31ss we had. The the superb handling on the way home, ease of driving, comfortable seating (built in coffee maker) reassured us we did the right thing. Have loved it since and plan on keeping for the foreseeable future. Cleaning: get a 14' stepladder! Clean and treat the roof first. Have awning open so you can clean with extending handle brush from the roof - got mine at a pool store for about $20. Power washer (gently especially with decals) and a soft brush on that handle does wonders. I use an all in one turtle wax concentrate. Leaves a nice shine without streaking. Rinse thoroughly.
As a side note to all: is anyone checking tire sidewalls? My coach is an 09 on an 08 chassis. I'm sure it sat around for a bit before they built it. Although I only have about 20k on the clock I am noticing minor drywall cracks. Will not take chances! Will be replacing my tires in the spring. Just wondering if anyone else is seeing this.
Enjoy the rig!
Bob & Debra, et al
2012 Jayco Seneca 36FK
YA I KNOW - I'M A TRAITOR
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FRED555
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ask any tire manufacturer they are only good until 5-6 years max after date code
made dealer replace all on my 2009 just because they were too old
2004 DODGE DUALLY DIESEL
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FRED555
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ronfisherman wrote:judson757 wrote:Well I think I am sold, It sounds like exactly what I need.
There are some 2008 with gasoline engines. Is there something to be said about the gas model being a better unit if it sits for month long periods? I have heard a diesel needs to be ran regularly so it doesn't gum up?
If anyone knows somebody that wants to get out of a RWT3400 let me know, I am on the east coast, and all of the RWTs I have seen are on the west coast!
It's the other way around. Gas gums up if it sets.
Gas is not the way to go on anything. No power, poor fuel mileage, even diesel generator better than gas. Diesel will go 400,000 miles or more gas lucky to go 100,000 without major issues. I know of one that did not go 50,000 without breaking crankshaft from low RPM operation!
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Lou R
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Has anybody had trouble with the TV antenna mounted on the Road Warrior. Mine doesn't seem to work. I checked the power booster it works, the tv works. any thoughts before an electronics person comes over to the house.
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smitty2
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Hi Lou - when i first got the rig I was having trouble getting the cable input to work. I noticed how the receptacle on the outside seemed to be lined up with the lower panel on the cupboard on the inside. I removed the panel to start tracing wires and it was fruitless. No idea where they went/go from there and the cable on the inside was connected tight. Next logical step was to check the cable on the back of the tv to see if it was on tight. When I looked there I found the cable was attached to the antenna input, not the cable input. I switched it to the cable input and its been working fine since. Now I have to wonder, as I have a tv antenna up there as well, how to hook up the antenna. There wasn't a second cable coming in behind the tv to hook up. So how is it wired? Lemme know what you find!
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Rickyw
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Is there a good flooring company in Southern California for carpet and flooring replacement...quotes I got are very high...I have a 2009 rwm.
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Seneca 35GS
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I have had the ceiling changed out and a new above cab entertaiment center fabricated by J & L RV Repair in Fontana. Joe the owner has high quality standards. (909) 429-2194
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smitty2
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Ricky - Got your pm and looked back to see my link to the webshots album was junk. Turns out that webshots was bought out and they deleted any pics people had loaded. Of course they said they were "sorry" but Hallmark had shut down their servers and there was no way to retrieve anything. Thats the problem with relying on external storage sites. Good thing i keep everything on a portable 1TB! So here's a new link to a photobucket account I setup with the pictures from the interior changes. Hope you like them!
http://s1030.beta.photobucket.com/user/smiln6/library/Mobile%20Uploads
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TheoWarrior
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Seneca 35GS wrote:I have had the ceiling changed out and a new above cab entertaiment center fabricated by J & L RV Repair in Fontana. Joe the owner has high quality standards. (909) 429-2194
Do you have any photos to share?
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TheoWarrior
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just a reminder to everybody from personal experiance.
Check your slidout cables, especially where they connect to the slidouts, and pass through the walls.
If they fray (and/or break) they are a hassle to rethread and install.
You should check for any crimping, broken strands, or missalignment where they can rub up against the slidout walls.
The repair cable kit is available on amazon.
it is a "BAL Accuslide" I dont think my original unit came with the owners manuals for the slideouts.
Owners manuals, replacement directions etc can be found at site http://norcoind.com/bal/products/oem/accuslide/index.shtml.
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