Recent content by Tallulah

You might want to checkout Blue Sky RV insurance.  They only insure RVs and their rates are the best we found.  I am a former Farmers Agent and originally had my MH with them (really Foremost Insurance their MH, Marine, motorcycle provider).  Just filed my first claim for 3 rock chips in our...

We have almost the same model RV and the exact door awning.  I recently had to fix the awning motor drive mechanism due to the steel keyway of the motor incerted into the alloy awning roller mechanism.  The steel drive shaft moving the roller mechanism in and out over time ate away the alloy key...

Good to hear ( what I suspected) there are squeaks and rattles in our new (to us) 04 Itasca Meridian DP, but I have hunted them down and attenuated most of them...however when the road is rough we still hear 1 or 2, the stereo usually removes the irritation.  Our older gaser was noisy due to the...

Yep, its been awhile since I checked the replies, but thought it important to note that as someone commented...am I forgetting to account for my generator fuel useage..., and YES I was.  I will including that fuel useage in future calculations.  Thanks...!

That smell you reported sounds like it could be a burnt IC on the fridge control board, that could also kill any indication of power or operability.

There are as many opinions about this subject as there are rig owners, and all have very specific reason they are in the rig they have, just like me.  I had a really good older 28 ft. gas rig, got about 8-9 mpg and we used it 4-5 times a year, but I always really wanted a DP.  We are in our...

We bought our 1st MH 7 years ago.  Always wanted an RV, especially a MH, but we chatted with people who had TT, MH and pop-ups, until we decided a MH was what we wanted, so we found a great deal on a 1988 Holiday Rambler Alumalite 28 ft. gas MH with 38K miles.  We bought it from the 2nd owner...

Hey Paul, your rv-dreams-journal blogger has the right approach to extended warranty/service warranty plan question/search.  I looked at a couple of plans, one from a dealer and the GS plan, but as mentioned earlier, like insurance its all a gamble; and all of the exclusions in an affordable...

I figure this new surge tank (which is made of improved material per the Freightliner parts guy) will at least last another 7 years.  We have Cat. C7 330 HP, rear radiator in our Freightliner chassis.  Seems like I read that the surge tank position being where it is, the rear part where the...

Installed the new surge tank this weekend.  It took about 3.5 hrs. and was NOT easy, but like alot of other things we do, the next time will be easier...praying there is never a next time.  Tried to pump out the coolant with a hand pump, but the tank is honeycombed and couldn't get much out, so...

I had what I thought was a good plan w/GS, but after paying on it for about 6 months and reading all the controversy about these plans...(who whats to stress over haggleing with people you are paying for a service...we already do enough of that), I decided to self insure.  I am a DIYer for...

The parts guy here at Freightliner said this new tank (identical to the one I will replace) is made of a different material than the original ones. When I pull the old one I may be able to tell if that is true, there are mold marking codes that I may be able to track and check.  I thought the...

We have had our 04 Itasca Meridian for about a year now and even though I have opened the engine grill to access the oil dipstick numberous times, I have only recently noticed the cracks in the "surge tank" (Freightliner's terminology) or coolant resevior. I did some searches on the forum and...

After not too much consideration and review of numerous posts, I agree it seems to be "a costly fix to questionable problem"....!  Think I'll see how she does this winter w/o a cover.  Thanks again.

Yeah Scotty, I think one of the older post was yours...thanks!