Southwind by Fleetwood – sporting its new paint job
When we bought the Southwind in March, the previous owner told us that the Dometic RM-3862 frig worked on AC, but he didn’t think it worked on propane. Before buying the Southwind, we verified the frig worked on AC, but assumed it wouldn’t work on propane. The fact that the Continue reading Dometic frig works on AC but not on propane
The storage compartments are very large and offer a lot of space. To make a little better use of the large open space, I added a shelf . I bought an 8 ft section of 12 inch closet wire shelving from the local big box store Most of the storage Continue reading Extra shelf space in storage compartments
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
When we bought the Southwind, I noticed the 30 amp plug appeared to have been hot at one time, so I ordered a new plug. It arrived just as we were hitting the road, so I tossed it in the parts box. When we arrived at our camp-sight on day Continue reading 30 amp connector replacement
Water damage – My old Mirada had some very serious water damage under the refrigerator compartment caused by water leaking into the compartment from the bottom of the exterior hatch cover. If you look at the bottom of the frame, there’s nothing to prevent water from draining to the inside Continue reading Bottom of refrigerator hatch cover leaks water
Traveling with our home Dishnet VIP222 receiver. Many RV’ers travel the country roughing it with a satellite TV receiver. Although most of these travelers have a dedicated receiver / antenna system while traveling, we simply pack up our home receiver and hit the road. Why not, no ones at home Continue reading Using our home Dishnet VIP222 receiver while on the road
NOTE – I now have new fabric on both bedroom valances. Very nice, and what a difference. The shade valance fabric on both bedroom windows was sun faded and torn.. The fabric was very brittle from UV exposure and was jamming up the shades, making them very difficult to move Continue reading Replacing Day / Night shade valance fabric covering
Our main cloths closet has a light in it that comes on when either door is opened. The original light bulb is OK, but its dim and also HOT if the door gets left open and the light stays on. I’ve heard others talk about these 16 ft long LED Continue reading Closet LED light conversion