Recent content by Jim W. & Kathy O.

Hello out there in the RV forum! I recently picked up a 1985 minnie winnie that needs to be remodeled.  It belonged to my brother.  He basically gave it away since He didn't have time to do the renovation.  Rodents had declared war on it a few years back & it appears that they won!  On the...

Our trip from Upper Michigan to Flagstaff went fairly well.  We had a few minor mechanical issues, but dealt with all.  One dead battery and one broken heater hose.  We also had some difficulties with the generator.  Jim had to adjust it to get it to work in the higher elevations. and then re...

I had all the fluids checked and a lube job.  Don't have Coachnet service but we have tripple AAA plus.  Haven't heard of Coachnet?

Hi again, Our big trip from MI to AZ is in two days.  I think we have covered all the bases, but have a last concern about a mechanical issue left unaddressed.  This 20 year old vehicle has only 46,000 miles on it, but given the age, on this 4,000 mile round trip.... Should we re-grease the...

Hi to all you people who have owned and traveled with your RVs,     Since we are new at this, and getting ready for our maiden voyage, from Upper Michigan to Flagstaff, AZ... we wondered about some odds and ends.  Our RV, a 1987 Ford Coachman (27 foot) and we have a back bedroom with these...

Well, thanks to the Woodall RV Owner's handbook, I was able to figure out that our 27ft Coachman 86' Motorhome has a "Solenoid charging system. I expect that in the next few days, I will be able to pick up our Onan generator from a local repair shop.  The starter motor needed to be rebuilt & a...

Well, I'm over the flu & I'm finally getting around to working on rv issues before the big trip.  A special thanks to John & Scott for their advice re. our propane water heater.  We will follow up on their good advice. The Woodall manual we recently purchased seems very thorough.  It should be...

Thanks for all the helpful advice.  My husband is going to watch the movie.  Right now he's down with the flu... No harm we can't infect the internet... not that kind of virus. :D  I found the RV book you mentioned on EBay for 1.99 and on Amazon . com for 20.00 so guess I'll bid on it.  I'm...

Hi, This is another concern with our 87 Coachman, 460 Ford, 27 ft. It's a "what if" question.  Years ago, I lost electrical power because of a bad alternator.  This happened with my car and if I had a generator in it, like an R.V, I wouldn't have een stuck on the road, as the generator could...

[font=Comic Sans MS]We have an 1987 Coachman, 27 foot, 460 Ford.  We have a switch to the right of the kitchen sink that fires up the L.P. hot water heater.  When we close the inspection door on the outside of the RV, the flame will go out within a minute.  It seems to function fine with the...

I get the message and I know that we are so used to our seatbelts that we don't feel right unless they are on.  Somehow, despite the fact that that's the law, I have seen so many people up and around in their RVs in transit, that I guess I didn't think the law applied to them.... now I am one of...

Thanks so much for all the advice.  We have a few of the egg crate toppers and will probably utilize those on the sleeper couch and above the cab.  In the back bedroom, we may have to get another either memory foam or egg crate and cut it because that is the twin bed room where my 90 year old...

We will be traveling with 7 people from MI to AZ.  We were wondering if others added any thing like memory mattress, etc.  If so, where do you store it?  We will have Mom at 90 years old, a disabled adult, and the rest of us are 64, 54, 54, 27 and 2!  As we planned this trip going "side by...

Jim says the thermostat is new, so that isn't the problem.  Thaniks for the advice on the AC.  We are going out to Flagstaff for a family wedding and will be staying in an RV park there for a week.  We will have our two bichon  frise's with us (small dogs, and sorry but I can't spell), so we...

My husband plans on getting a high performance radiator for our 1987 Coachman V-8 460 Ford.  It currently runs at 210 degrees in upper michigan but we are afraid that when we take it out to AZ in July we will be running too hot.  These radiators are manufactured in Bay City MI.  Anyone have...