Hi all. I'm new here and new to RV's . This is my intro post:
http://www.rvforum.net/SMF_forum/index.php/topic,116322.0.html
I have a few specific questions about my 78 Holiday Rambler.
It has a Royal Dometic gas / electric fridge / freezer that seems to do nothing on either shore electric or battery power. The igniter / striker knob just falls out of the thing so unless I can manually light it from the back I have no way to test it. So question 1 is:
can anyone point me to a manual for this fridge unit?
I did pick up a cheap used dorm 120v fridge freezer but I would hate to toss this vintage dual power unit if there was a reasonable way to salvage it or is it just junk?
Question 2 is:
does the engine alternator recharge the deep cycle coach battery when the van is running and are the engine and deep cycle batts linked when the engine is not running? Anyone got a schematic / manual for the DC systems?
Also, the engine started to sputter and lose power on me on my way home on a long Mt uphill climb, I suspect vapor lock in the fuel lines as it was a hot density altitude day and I was climbing quite a bit. Are there some good know remedies to try to fix this besides dropping the fuel tank and putting an electric fuel pump / regulator and return line in? It was pretty un nerving doing 45 MPH in the right lane with the 4 ways on with tractor trailers flying up behind me doing 70 (aka 75 MPH).
Thanks in advance for any help and advice. I'm sure I'll have more questions as I start to dig into this thing and get to know it.
Jason
http://www.rvforum.net/SMF_forum/index.php/topic,116322.0.html
I have a few specific questions about my 78 Holiday Rambler.
It has a Royal Dometic gas / electric fridge / freezer that seems to do nothing on either shore electric or battery power. The igniter / striker knob just falls out of the thing so unless I can manually light it from the back I have no way to test it. So question 1 is:
can anyone point me to a manual for this fridge unit?
I did pick up a cheap used dorm 120v fridge freezer but I would hate to toss this vintage dual power unit if there was a reasonable way to salvage it or is it just junk?
Question 2 is:
does the engine alternator recharge the deep cycle coach battery when the van is running and are the engine and deep cycle batts linked when the engine is not running? Anyone got a schematic / manual for the DC systems?
Also, the engine started to sputter and lose power on me on my way home on a long Mt uphill climb, I suspect vapor lock in the fuel lines as it was a hot density altitude day and I was climbing quite a bit. Are there some good know remedies to try to fix this besides dropping the fuel tank and putting an electric fuel pump / regulator and return line in? It was pretty un nerving doing 45 MPH in the right lane with the 4 ways on with tractor trailers flying up behind me doing 70 (aka 75 MPH).
Thanks in advance for any help and advice. I'm sure I'll have more questions as I start to dig into this thing and get to know it.
Jason