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I have a "Capri" awning by Insta Awn. This is on a 30 year old Class A, so I do not know how old the awning is. it is 16' long, and the parts I need relate to the side supports. TIA!!

near as I can tell RV'ing is just like any other living arrangement, as far as a laptop is concerned. Based on that, I have to answer the question with regard to overall quality. The Mac OS is more stable than the Windows OS, making the Mac a better choice for ease of use. On the other hand...

So Roamer, you are saying that what I have is indicative of my rig having been High End for it's time? because it would have to be very thick material for the ID to be less than 1/2". With this thickness of piping, I'm guessing that my pressure problems at the shower head (the only place I...

Thanks for both those points. There is a bit of material in the firebox that needs to be removed (I think it used to be a wasps nest, or someone used a bit of cardboard to try and light the heater). I will be careful of that orifice as well. I will be looking for it at the very least. If I do...

Concerning the water lines inside the coach, what is the normal size for those (on RV's). I was looking at the lines in a friends coach and his lines looked like they could fit inside mine! what I mean by that is it looked like the OD of his water lines was less than the ID of mine (assuming a...

Hmmm, the heater seems to have stabilised. I guess it needs to be started in relatively still air until it has a good flow going. That or this windstorm was worse than the last one. At leas in the last one, I could get the heater re-lit.

I already got a tank wand, and it is helping. I say helping as it will likely take a few flushes to clear out the build up in the tank. This is a propane only unit, and with a pilot as well, not even DSI. Annother thing that has started recently is that I'm having a bit of trouble keeping the...

OK, I finally found that tank saver tool locally (OK, they had to order it, but now they have a few in stock). I put some chemicals in to break up the lime and calcium, and left it hot for an hour, then flushed it with the tool. I got a quarter cup of "bones" out, but not nearly as much as I...

Not anymore  ;D

Well that answers the question about performance (that I did not ask), but leaves the reliability question untouched. I already have dual exausts, but they are going through manifolds, and I plan on changing them out to headers. I will also be taking much of the excess stuff off of the engine...

On this subject, what do yo all think of a dodge 440 engine, of 1977 vintage? there is 25K on the odo, but the speedo cable was disconnected when I got it. I'm not real sure how long (miles) it was off, so I cannot give an accurate milage for the engine. Also, the engine was let sit with fluids...

Interesting. . . In chat last night, I met this really nice helpful guy that was able to get me started on the road to actually fixing this problem. Hi JohnD, I'm Gnuman  ;D

How about the calcium looking deposits? will the new anode clean them up, or am I looking at doing some repairs on the heater?

Yeah, that was my guess for the second question, seing that they are not insulated lines. The hot water test was off and on, in 1 qt segments, and I still get only three gals out before it goes to lukewarm. I do not get through even a 15min shower without running out of hot.

OK, this is a 6 gal Propane water heater built in 2000. Model # SW6P. I'm getting about 3 gals of hot water before it turns cold (I tested this by turning the hot only on and filling a quart container in teh galley sink, until the water was just warm to the touch). I replaced the anode, which...