Southwind by Fleetwood – sporting its new paint job
One of the last things on my hit list was to verify the fluid level in the parking brake assembly. Hidden just above the cable is a 13mm plug. To check the level, remove the plug, the level should be even with the plug. When I removed the plug, a Continue reading F53 – Parking Brake assembly fluid check
Toe-in adjustment effects tire wear and handling. Unlike a car that has an adjustment on each wheel, the F53 chassis has one adjustment that points the front tires in (toe-in), or pushes them out (toe-out). Once this adjustment is made, the steering wheel may need to be re-centered. If the Continue reading F53 – chassis front end toe-in adjustment
A little history first to explain the problem. When we first bought the Southwind, the previous owner said he had a problem with the chassis battery going dead. A couple months later, I went to start it, nothing, dead. I pressed the EMER START button, nothing. I did a quick Continue reading Replace battery isolator solenoid in the BCC
NOTE FROM BILL H. REGARDING THIS TSB (3/15/24) I have a 1999 Pace Arrow 7x,xxx miles. I had a crank no start issue. Contacted a mobile mechanic and after two fuel pumps (nothing wrong with either) or a list of numerous parts. I decided to require that your TSB that Continue reading F53 – Faulty grounds cause weird shifting and other problems
IMPORTANT – If using the procedure I originally used (removing the steering wheel), this could result in the turn signal cancelling feature not centering. To resolve this, I removed the steering wheel and re positioned it on the shaft so it was centered to the turn signal cancel. I then Continue reading F53 – Centering steering wheel on Ford F53 motorhome
REPORT UPDATE – APRIL 6, 2019 The pump started making noise again.. The screeching was so loud, when I lowered the levelers, the entire campground thought something was going to blow up. It sounded like the pump motor armature was wobbling and binding inside. Looks like the motor is bad… Continue reading Leveler pump sounds like a food blender full of marbles
On our recent “Shake Down Cruise”, we had the opportunity to run the windshield wipers. The drivers wiper would sweep past the center and onto the passenger windshield, then when it went the other way, it would go past the edge of the windshield and the wiper would hit the Continue reading Windshield wiper has to much sweep broken mount plate
UPDATE – This repair lasted over 22 months, but I decided to replace the shift lever with a new on. READ HERE. The Overdrive Button (OD) on the end of the shift lever is used to turn off / disable the overdrive. On newer F53s, 2005 and up, this button Continue reading F53 – Repair overdrive button on shift column
ROAD TRIP – I had business in Washington DC and a weeks vacation to burn, so this was a good opportunity to take our new Southwind on a shake down cruise. During the trip, we were able to test all the systems and see how our use fit our New-to-Us Continue reading Shakedown Cruise
Over the past couple years, I’ve installed dash cams in every vehicle I own. I think its cheap insurance to be able to have photographic evidence in case of an accident. The dash cam I’ve come to like is one sold by Amazon.com, put out by “Black Box”. Its sold Continue reading Dash Cam