Blacknight

We just bought a 2009 Lexus GX470 SUV. This model is 4 wheel drive with a manual transfer case. The owners manual says they can not be dingy toad, however, I have seen RV sites that mentioned they were able to tow their GX470 without issue. I have not been able to get in touch with anyone that can provide any information. I will need to know all the equipment needed to add to the car and any additional operating information. Thanks Steve

Thanks to Tom for the few hours he spent walking me through my situation. You just don't find the level of knowledge and expertise everyday anymore and that goes for everyone that contributed and helped with my problem. Hope I can return the favor someday.

Well, I have crawled under the bed and found were the yellow romex enters a junction block and checked the connections are all tight, found three junction boxes under the table with one marked frig and one ice maker all connections are tight. I wonder if I should add an inverter to run the frig by itself.

Ok Tom- finally getting back to hopefully solving the problem. I followed your instructions and plugged an extension cord to another inverted outet and the fridge works on inverted power. The plug that the Norcold was plugged into works while on generator or pole power. There are tow recepticals, one for ice maker and one for fridge. niether of these recepticals work on inverted power. What's next?

Tom- went to the GFCI reset it, then plugged in a hair dryer-nothing. i did go outside to the inverter and pushed the two breakers . nothing changes

i’m away from the coach now but all worked fine with the old fridge-inverter is msw i did turn on the inverter at the wall panel if that’s what you mean

Ok-so I installed a new fridge replacing the nevercold fridge. I read thru many posts that explained to hook up the power for the fridge to the ice maker plug. I did that and the fridge works great when hooked to shore or generator power, however, last night I unplugged from shore power to test how long I could last in "boondocking" situations. I never thought to look inside the new fridge after unplugging from shore power to see if it was working. Went out this morning after 12 hours to see my results and the fridge was off. Unplugged the fridge and tried the other plug and still not working on the inverter. I replugged to the former norcold ice maker plug and still nothing. I checked the GFI plug and all is well. I looked in the manual for a fuse but cold not find anything. So where should I begin to solve my problem? p.s. the new fridge's freezer was half full of frozen goodies and once plugged in, the temp was 31 degrees after 12hrs! p.s.s- I also noted a steady draw of 3amps after I unplugged from shore power last night- I figure that is the T.V.'s still showing power to them? or what else should I turn/unplug? Thanks Steve

funny-We have owned ours for three years as well. I found the outlet that I didn't know was there and sure enough the heater was plugged in. I know it's been plugged in for since I've owned it. no wonder why the bathroom was always warm! for the help.Thanks everyone

I am plugged into shore power at home. I do not have the Aqua hot feature and I don't think I have a block heater. The way I understand things, when you activate the key there is a light thats says "wait" so I do till it goes out and then crank it up. Years ago, my father had a diesel Mercedes Benz and you had to hold a "glow plug" warmer before you started the engine-I guessed the "wait" light was a modern glow plug. i think something is definitely is on. Is there a switch to turn on for an engine block heater? Where would I find it? thanks

I just made a repair on the cooling system by replacing the over flow tank and the two return lines that go to the engine. I live in middle Tennessee and it was around 85 degrees today-nothing special. I opened the rear engine cover in the rear bathroom to install the new lines but when I went to connect the hose, I pulled off the line plug and the coolant was hot coming out of the head. The head was so hot that I could not rest my hand on it for more than a minute-hot! The coach has not been started for 4 days but 4 days ago I happened to check the temp gauge and when I turned on the key, it registered 1/4. I have a 2007 Monaco Knight dft with a 330, 8.3 Cummins. I have opened the rear hatch before over the last 2 years or so and it's always seemed warm but I never put hands on it. What could be the problem?

well mine is stair stepped also-in the picture i posted, the area where the red is showing is the floor of the closet and there is a step behind it about 18" to 24" high

Mine was $515.00 shipped to my door. Looks like a quality piece and fit was perfect.

Steve- I would post pictures here but I do not know how-I've searched the site for the information but can up empty. I can describe what I did- take the two closet doors out, the wood base at the bottom of the closet( where the rail is for the closet doors) has two srews on each end. Remove the 4 screws and take the wood base out. In the base of the closet, right had side, I pulled up the carpet about the same distance as the main access panel and located 4 phillip screws, took them out, removed the main access door and then the second access door. If you have replaced you radiator hoses or thermostat and have the part numbers that would be awesome.

Thanks for the replies-I pulled up the glued down carpet and found the other access door. Now the fun begins.