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General Discussion / Re: 2019 2552 One Foot Extended and Liquid Springs For Sale
« Last post by Ashby on October 08, 2026, 11:44:19 am »Unit is a V10 and is now sold! Thanks for your interest.
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General Discussion / Re: Skid rollers
« Last post by LRUCH on October 07, 2026, 06:42:53 pm »LOL. Me too. My 2900 is long enough to drag/roll at least one a month.
Thank you Ron!
Thank you Ron!
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General Discussion / Re: Duo Therm Penguin A/C
« Last post by LRUCH on October 07, 2026, 06:41:38 pm »I think "noise" from the AC is directly proportional to...
(A) How well was it assembled. Did the factory leave loose wires? Did they put all the insulation in place, AND in the right place? Did they tighten all of the screws, straps, brackets, etc?
And
(B) How much is the owner willing to contribute to maintain our improve this low level of noise? My AC was really noisy when I bought my PC used (@ almost 10 years old). I take the shroud off the roof unit every year and clean both sets of coils. The first time I also tapped, wiggled, shook every piece of it and added zip ties, straps, tape and insulation until it was far far quieter and air tight. Now I look for tape that gave up, or zip ties that crumbled.... Anything to allow a vibration and nose. I also inserted a large sheet of insulation between the AC and the roof to reduce noise and heat transfer back into the coach. Next time you're up there take a look... There's a 3/4 gap between the roof unit and roof. Much of the compressor noise is passed into the coach thru there and 2 rubber tipped legs on the rear end of the AC, not the vents. The fan noise comes thru the air vents. Maybe I'm too OCD, but things can have an excellent design, but it's only as good as the tech who follows the design.
So, if part (A) was done well, and you don't drive on a lot of bumpy roads, then part (B) is much simpler. Maybe this extends the adage to never buy an RV built on Friday or Monday to include AC units as well. Who knows...
It does sound like you got one of the units built on a good day.
Larry
(A) How well was it assembled. Did the factory leave loose wires? Did they put all the insulation in place, AND in the right place? Did they tighten all of the screws, straps, brackets, etc?
And
(B) How much is the owner willing to contribute to maintain our improve this low level of noise? My AC was really noisy when I bought my PC used (@ almost 10 years old). I take the shroud off the roof unit every year and clean both sets of coils. The first time I also tapped, wiggled, shook every piece of it and added zip ties, straps, tape and insulation until it was far far quieter and air tight. Now I look for tape that gave up, or zip ties that crumbled.... Anything to allow a vibration and nose. I also inserted a large sheet of insulation between the AC and the roof to reduce noise and heat transfer back into the coach. Next time you're up there take a look... There's a 3/4 gap between the roof unit and roof. Much of the compressor noise is passed into the coach thru there and 2 rubber tipped legs on the rear end of the AC, not the vents. The fan noise comes thru the air vents. Maybe I'm too OCD, but things can have an excellent design, but it's only as good as the tech who follows the design.
So, if part (A) was done well, and you don't drive on a lot of bumpy roads, then part (B) is much simpler. Maybe this extends the adage to never buy an RV built on Friday or Monday to include AC units as well. Who knows...
It does sound like you got one of the units built on a good day.
Larry
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General Discussion / Re: Skid rollers
« Last post by heisthl on October 07, 2026, 01:26:11 pm »yes, one of the first things I added to my 2005
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General Discussion / Re: Duo Therm Penguin A/C
« Last post by heisthl on October 07, 2026, 01:24:08 pm »On this last trip my A/C quit, no fan no compressor. I had previously replaced the ceiling fixture because the original plastic filter holders had broken. Troubleshooting the unit discovered that all was good inside but no A/C. Because I'm getting too old to be making a habit of crawling around on the roof I took pictures and ordered the 3 possible parts. 47uf start cap, 20+10uf run cap and the PTCR. I ordered and replaced these 3 parts and all is well. On the bench the PTCR measure 38ohms in both directions. The 47uf start cap measured 47uf. But the 20 +10 only measure 6uf on the 20 uf section. Could have saved myself some money (the PTCR is expensive at $60) but to me it was worth it to only climb on the roof twice. BTW for some reason my A/C has always been reasonably quiet.
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General Discussion / Re: Automatic Transmission Fluid ATF Level
« Last post by Amsoilman on October 07, 2026, 12:44:56 pm »It sounds like that external filter is a bypass filter. I installed a bypassed oil filter on my 04 Duramax. It would filter the oil down to one micron. It kept the oil looking clean as it was free of most soot.
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General Discussion / Skid rollers
« Last post by wideglide on October 07, 2026, 11:24:13 am »Yet another Ron Dittmer inspired improvement. I havent dragged on anything yet but if i ever do i hope this helps.
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General Discussion / Re: Sewer hose storage
« Last post by wideglide on October 07, 2026, 11:20:06 am »This is for Camperfans question. Pics to illustrate.
The valve handles are held in place by having them rotated perpendicular to the actuator with the handle resting inside the U shaped opening. There is then a pin with a circular ring attached that is supposed snap into the opening to prevent the valve handle from rotating out of the actuator. To manually dump you pull the pin, rotate the valve handle 90 degrees so that it parallel to the actuator, and then you can manually open or close the valve. Pics below show the normal state and when its disconnected for manual use. Also a couple pics of the 3 inch pipes and the sanicon turbo400s pump i installed since my original was missing when i bought my PC.
Several pics from a few different angles. The last pic is of a zip tie i have installed for my black tank valve because the proper ring pin is missing.
The valve handles are held in place by having them rotated perpendicular to the actuator with the handle resting inside the U shaped opening. There is then a pin with a circular ring attached that is supposed snap into the opening to prevent the valve handle from rotating out of the actuator. To manually dump you pull the pin, rotate the valve handle 90 degrees so that it parallel to the actuator, and then you can manually open or close the valve. Pics below show the normal state and when its disconnected for manual use. Also a couple pics of the 3 inch pipes and the sanicon turbo400s pump i installed since my original was missing when i bought my PC.
Several pics from a few different angles. The last pic is of a zip tie i have installed for my black tank valve because the proper ring pin is missing.
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General Discussion / Re: Smart tv upgrade
« Last post by Ron Dittmer on October 06, 2026, 04:51:20 pm »My PC has rear speakers in the bed area but they are connected to the in dash radio. Never really understood why since you really don't hear much from them when driving, unless it for someone resting in the bed while the other is driving.The same here with our 2007 2350.
We appreciate the 5speaker +subwoofer surround sound system with DVD/FM head unit.
MSRP was $504
We paid $388
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General Discussion / Re: 12 Volt fridge replacement
« Last post by wideglide on October 06, 2026, 11:10:26 am »My fridge 2 cents...
So to be fair this is my 1st RV with an absorption fridge so i have no real reference other than what ive researched on youtube. Also im at least the 3rd owner so i have no idea of what the original owner added/deleted/improved upon until i discover it for myself. All that being said im quite surprised with the fridge performance. Before camping the first time i tried various settings on the fridge checking with thermometers to gauge what settings i need to run it at. Ive settled on 5 or 6 depending on the load as setting it any higher it will freeze stuff in the lower part. Even in the extreme heat we have been having in Tennessee the past month with 100 degree days for most of September i maintain 30 degrees in the freezer and about 40-42 in the refer section. I wasnt expecting those numbers in the heat but i did keep the inside AC temp on 68 the whole time we were camping over labor day weekend. I also keep it to within 1/4 inch of level in all directions as i understood thats optimal for good fridge performance. I havent even opened up the service door to clean it reall good yet but its on my to do list.
So to be fair this is my 1st RV with an absorption fridge so i have no real reference other than what ive researched on youtube. Also im at least the 3rd owner so i have no idea of what the original owner added/deleted/improved upon until i discover it for myself. All that being said im quite surprised with the fridge performance. Before camping the first time i tried various settings on the fridge checking with thermometers to gauge what settings i need to run it at. Ive settled on 5 or 6 depending on the load as setting it any higher it will freeze stuff in the lower part. Even in the extreme heat we have been having in Tennessee the past month with 100 degree days for most of September i maintain 30 degrees in the freezer and about 40-42 in the refer section. I wasnt expecting those numbers in the heat but i did keep the inside AC temp on 68 the whole time we were camping over labor day weekend. I also keep it to within 1/4 inch of level in all directions as i understood thats optimal for good fridge performance. I havent even opened up the service door to clean it reall good yet but its on my to do list.