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Hey Guys,

On my last trip while driving they Mississippi some insulation came off and landed on top of the alternator, this cause the belt to cut off and lost my alternator. I can use the RV with the Generator just fine but I would love to have my alternator back, while I do have pieces of the belt how do I know what size and what belt specifically to get? also, how to I install the new belt? Should I remove the bed panel to access it from the top?

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks!
Juan

Hi What is involved in draining and protecting the Auqahot from damage from freezing temps when not in use?How long does it take?Is it a big deal or problematic to do?Thanks all Gyros!

So we planned on doing a remodel in our coach from the getgo. That said, I did not want to have to tear into it sooner than later however with the addition of a color back up camera system, this necessitated removal of some trim. Of course, the while you're at it part suggested the T-12 fluorescent light fixtures had to go, the halogen puck lights for LED pucks, so on and so forth. In my dismantling of the interior trim, I have become very comfortable with the construction of this unit and found the elusive missing fuse panel up front behind the passenger foot wall. I found a nice clear path for the rear camera cable which led me to this discovery. Eventually, I will take Tom's offer to stop by his shop and have a "formal" education on the systems but until then, we had to remove the green shades and gold trimming. We loved gold trim in the late 90's but now we are into grey tones and muted cremes. Prefer bushed nickel over gold/brass. So anyway I was amazed at the wiring or lack of proper terminations made that were behind the curved panels (Incidentally, those curved panels are real carved curvatures of solid wood) Two of the 120v connections were sparking within their plastic crimp covers. My plan will be to solder all those connections and install new wire nuts before covering them back up. I also did not care for the 120v loose conductors being tightly stapled down to the wood trim. I guess being an electrical contractor and doing things to code is what threw me off. I get it, this is a recreational vehicle where anything goes. 

So after pulling the long rear view camera wire, I did test it to make sure it works. Nice picture too. Marie wants cat 5 wiring put in just in case since it is all open. Any suggestions for additional wiring needs?

A few pics of the mess. My framer will be in town to handle some cabinet modifications and flooring swap. I need to keep working to pay for this! (At least I need to keep my guys working, that is)

So I ordered a replacement generator slide switch. The one they sent me has the red knob whereas mine is a black knob with 1/8 npt fittings. New one uses 1/4" npt threads. So I received just the valve block with no fittings. I do not want to reuse the fittings I have on my old valve. Having said that, What are the two fittings on the bottom called as I am trying to source them for 1/4" npt. (Again, I do not want to use mine even though they are stepped down unless I absolutely can't find new ones)

They seem to have a screwdriver slot for some kind of adjustment. For nearly $300, I thought the new valve would have all that stuff on it. Silly me...

Cruising I 40 westbound, minding my own amongst the ten jillion trucks. Truck in front of me, swerves drastically. There is a tire, not just the tread, the whole truck tire, in the road. I swerve as hard as I dare and just clip it with the edge of the driver side tires. 

I look in the mirror to see what the obstacle did, only to see my muffler turning somersaults down the road. I am not that quick, but I know immediately that this is no bueno. 

Travel up the road a bit till the next safe place to park, listening to exhaust notes and worried about CO poisoning. On the upside, the jakes sound wicked. 

Disconnect car and travel back to the scene of the crime to find clamps, muffler elbow, muffler and tail pipe all within 100 yds of the tire, and all on the right side of the road. I didn’t have to enter traffic to retrieve anything. It’s a bit scuffed, and a hammer fixed enough of the dents to reinstall. 

We are back on the road, just a bit later than planned. 

Safe travels.

Getting ready to replace push connections on the air line manifold. Is there a better way first to release the pressure than just turning the regulator to "0" and waiting for the leaks to bring it down?  Peres me with regulator at "0" I don't need to turn off the pump. Looked through many files here but couldn't find the answer. 

Thanks,
Terry 
(Newbie which is likely obvious)

coach # 462 after a few (2) FAST showers and some toilet use (1) person holding tank reads full and starts coming up threw shower .i can dump the it will read full but same thing happens . fresh water tank holds so no leaks into black tank

California to roll out new motorhome emission standards that include out-of-state vehicles. Bill 210 goes into effect in July 2023. 

https://www.rvtravel.com/california-mand...s-testing/

The attached picture details the requirements currently for trucks servicing the docks.

Just curious if anyone has any help for me.  My front 1/2 bath toilet is not flushing.  This is what is going on - 
1.  When press flush button the system makes a sound for 1 second and shuts off
2.  Had a tech look at it briefly and he stated - 
"It appears that the electric water control valve in the bay does not open all the way to allow enough water to create the pressure for it to flush. Also the 120 volt water pump will only run up to 50 lbs of pressure and the manual calls for 65. It also drops to 25 lbs before kicking in again."
Any ideas?  The rear works just fine btw.
Thanks - Brian

Does anyone know what paint is used on the generator? Mine looks like a hammered silver tone. I spent the day degreasing the area. Maintenance guys never cleaned up after themselves over the years. There are no leaks from the unit itself just remnants of oil caking up from removal of filters and such. There's a few spots I would like to touch up. Generator cleaned up nicely!