JCat
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Hello RV peeps.
Last week I started tearing out the flooring in my RV to replace the tile and carpet after 20 years of use.
When we peeled back the carpet between the drivers seat and the steering wheel there was a metal plate with a 4 inch hole in it.
I was shocked. It had always been hot or cold by my feet and I could not figure out why, now I know.
Very shocking.
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SuperBus
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Incredible. Well, it might be 20 years later, but at least you have found the culprit. It is a good thing you decided to do this work yourself; could you imagine how it might be handled at a shop? Maybe they'd fix it, maybe they'd put new flooring right back over it!
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wa8yxm
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On a guess they drilled the hole for the steering in the wrong place.
Home was where I park it. but alas the.
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after a semi "nicked" it. Still have the radios
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JaxDad
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wa8yxm wrote:On a guess they drilled the hole for the steering in the wrong place.
I’d think that’s unlikely, they’d have a template or something so that every unit built is the same.
I suspect it’s either one of several used to carry the walls & floor to meet the chassis, or to give access to some component needed during assembly.
Still surprising that they’d use an uninsulated steel plate to cover it.
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eHoefler
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Air brake mounting hole for a floor valve
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JCat
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I just had a thought on how I can use it !!!
No more stops to go pee, a really, really , really large funnel and hose through the hole in the floor.
Now I can drive till I'm out of diesel with no stops.
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dougrainer
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Is it possible it is an access hole for the Fuel tank sending unit? Doug
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JCat
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I don't think so as there are no wires that come through the hole and I never had any work done there on the rv in that area.
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dougrainer
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JCat wrote:I don't think so as there are no wires that come through the hole and I never had any work done there on the rv in that area.
NOT a hole for wires, But a HOLE to reach down and remove or replace the fuel sending unit without having to drop the fuel tank. Doug
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aro_sie
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I have been wondering if that hole had something to do with a tranny. Maybe for a stick shift.
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