Forum: Introduce Yourself | Say Hello
02-11-2024, 03:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 33
Views: 1,889
|
|
Forum: Introduce Yourself | Say Hello
02-10-2024, 10:59 PM
|
|
Replies: 33
Views: 1,889
Agree with David!
I much prefer series rather parallel connection of house batteries. One weak cell will unbalance a parallel connection and drain the other battery. I also prefer FLAs for RVs as they're more...
|
|
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
11-22-2023, 08:29 PM
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 1,342
Agree!
The tank wand works well. Move it up and down and rotate it slowly.
|
|
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
11-17-2023, 02:06 PM
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,165
One further thought...
The first time I took the Chevy to the truck shop, they did not have the correct tool to reach an adjustment point, they subsequently bought it from SnapOn Tools and I returned the RV later to be...
|
|
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
11-16-2023, 12:39 AM
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,165
Bumpstops
My 23U is on a 2014 Chevrolet 3500 platform. The bump stops are on the front end and are to prevent it from bottoming out rough roads. The OEM ones are light duty, and I installed SSF-204-47 (two...
|
|
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
11-15-2023, 10:55 PM
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,165
Me Too!
My fault. Ran my 23U on a washboard road and knocked the alignment out. There was metal-to-metal contact over some of the bumps. Had a local truck shop realign, and I installed SuperSpring bump stops...
|
|
Forum: Thor Owners Community Discussions
11-11-2023, 07:49 PM
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 1,866
No fan of 12VDC fridges (for boondocking)
We camp much off the grid and 12VDC fridges demolish the 12V power budget. Two FLA batteries are good for about 80-90 Ah of useable current draw, a little more than a day of 12VDC fridge (alone)...
|
|
Forum: Thor Owners Community Discussions
11-11-2023, 07:35 PM
|
|
Replies: 34
Views: 1,765
Four-cup coffee pot from Walmart
[For 15 years we've used a small coffee pot that draws 600 watts (heat is expensive!) and a candy store (Harbor Freight Tools) 800 watt inverter <$50 to power it. Works well, but draws 55-60 amps....
|
|
Forum: Class B & B+ Motorhomes
11-08-2023, 10:34 PM
|
|
Replies: 27
Views: 2,574
|
|
Forum: Modifications and Updates
11-08-2023, 10:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 27
Views: 1,471
Amazon
i got mine there for about 10 bucks.
|
|
Forum: Class A Motor Coach
09-06-2023, 08:24 PM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 1,347
power test in situ
If the little fellow inside switches the light on when the door is open, ya got power.
|
|
Forum: Class A Motor Coach
07-08-2023, 06:30 PM
|
|
Replies: 43
Views: 4,484
Spare tire
My Class C Winnebago came with one, but the Thor did not. Being new, I can understand the confusion; too many new owners see MHs as similar to mass-produced automobiles. The biggest dissimilarity is...
|
|
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
04-12-2023, 06:06 PM
|
|
Replies: 21
Views: 1,726
Rats Nest?
I'd call mine a rat's nest, but no self-respecting rat would go near it.
I adhere to the Thor philosophy, i.e., out of sight, out of mind.
|
|
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
02-25-2023, 07:17 PM
|
|
Replies: 8
Views: 1,241
|
|
Forum: Thor Owners Community Discussions
01-21-2023, 07:34 PM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 1,444
Access via the taillight
I had a similar problem on my 23U that was the street coupling leaking inside. I accessed by removing the rear taillight and cut through the 1/8" lauan to open the plumbing below the shower. BTW, it...
|
|
Forum: Thor Owners Community Discussions
12-28-2022, 09:52 PM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 2,000
Custom made pillow top
The Thor-vaunted Denver mattress was a joke in my 23U. After a year, it looked like Norman Bates's mom had been lying on it.
I had a long-double with angled-corner made at The Original Mattress...
|
|
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
12-10-2022, 07:47 PM
|
|
Replies: 21
Views: 3,171
Me Too!
Door fell off in the middle of NM nowhere due to broken hinge! Contacted Jeff (amazon) and had a new door and hinge sent delivered to next campground. Kept on truckin'.
I agree that the plastic...
|
|
Forum: Motorhome Tech Topics
11-26-2022, 07:17 PM
|
|
Replies: 50
Views: 6,051
Yep, I "upgraded" too!
After three years, my dinette stated showing the same sever dermatological issue, too. I ended up recovering it with good material for $1k. Looks great and I've outgrown my anger (almost)!
The...
|
|
Forum: Class C and Super C Motorhomes
10-29-2022, 07:33 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 2,565
I have a 2015 23u on a 2014 Chevy 3500 and love...
I have a 2015 23u on a 2014 Chevy 3500 and love it (after a year of debugging the Thor assembly mistakes). Had since new. I discovered that over rough roads the bump stops on the front were grossly...
|
|
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
04-06-2022, 07:55 PM
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 4,012
Eureka!
I now see how Thor cuts out for electrical outlets and switches. I thought they used a roofing hammer.
|
|
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
03-16-2022, 08:58 PM
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 2,236
Float charger should not cause gassing
Hopefully, you're using a float charger, sometimes called a battery maintainer. A trickle charger is a current device and will slowly gas the batteries over time. A float charger will maintain a...
|
|
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
02-12-2022, 09:19 PM
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 2,294
Repair the particle board first
Carefully use a knife to remove just enough expanded particle board to flatten the surface and fill with gap with wood glue. Using wood strips on the top and bottom, C-clamp the countertop and let...
|
|
Forum: Thor Owners Community Discussions
05-29-2021, 06:30 PM
|
|
Replies: 41
Views: 4,666
Home dump station
On two homes I have had a septic clean-out covers near the driveway. They are large enough to remove the threaded cap and insert the septic hose. Voila! It just disappears along with the other...
|
|
Forum: Motorhome Tech Topics
05-29-2021, 06:24 PM
|
|
Replies: 28
Views: 3,968
$1 solution to condenser coil cooling
I placed a 12VDC 3.5" cooling fan pulled from an old PC power supply below the outside coils and mounted it to blow upwards. It is quick spliced to the gas solenoid valve wires, so it operates...
|
|
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
04-29-2021, 08:50 PM
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 2,520
|
