CLIFF918

Hi Larry,

I have an 02 Diplomat as well and all my bay lights are controled by the switch next to the passenger seat.

Check your wet bay also, when you open the right hand wet bay door your storage bay light should lite as well as the Left hand wet bay compartment light.

There is a switch in the upper right of the wet bay door that controls the lights when you open the bay door. check that switch mine had rusted and was not working, was able to clean it up and lube it but have heard that some have had to change out the switch. It is a plunger type switch that we had on our older cars that turned on the dome light.

If those are working then I would say the power is good if not I would be looking for a bad fuse.

This year I averaged 8.6 round trip Fl to Vt and back towing my 2020 Ranger. 
it is not the mpg but the cost! 
3600 miles/8.6 is about 420 gallons of diesel X $5.59 average  equals roughly 

$2300.00 round trip

if prices don’t come down I doubt I will do that again next year . Maybe some short trips in Fl

8 minutes ago, CLIFF918 said:

Should be the switch for the lights in the wet bay contacts when you open the bay door.

Mine was rusty as well. Cleaned it up with a scotch brite and hit it with some WD40 works well now.

5 minutes ago, cmjosborn said:

Thanks! That’s awesome!

I have a switch at the top right corner of the water basement compartment that looks like a pen? It signals something wired? 

Should be the switch for the lights in the wet bay contacts when you open the bay door.

John,

I have always put about 1/4 tank of water and add a tank treatment of your choice while adding the water. Has always worked for me.

We are in Titusville Fl No damage to our motorhome or house just a pond in the front and back yards. Lots of clean up though branches palm fronds etc.

Cliff

11 hours ago, vito.a said:

Is your coolant level probe the round aluminum rod that screws into the top of the overflow bottle?  If so, you need to remove it and clean it with some steel wool.  

No, I have a new aluminum tank with a sight glass and the new Ford type sensor.

Ed,

my 02 Diplomat does the same.

I replaced the overflow tank and sensor and it still does the same. I’m told that there is a circuit board that controls the light, but it is buried inside the dash. I am not going into that rats nest of wires behind the dash! 
I now check the level every time we stop for fuel and I also have the scan gauge watching the temperature 

I have been using the Scan gage and am completely satisfied with it.

Cliff

Chris,

That is the way I hooked it up. I also replaced the two lines going into the top of the tank, they were looking kind of poorly. 
Everything looks and works great just did a 1700 mile trip. 
that being said the low coolant light is still on. I’ve gotten in the habit of checking the level every time I fuel up.

Cliff

On 7/16/2022 at 10:13 AM, CLIFF918 said:

Kevin, you are absolutely right I found it now to find a new cartridge .

thanks for the help!!!!

Cliff

I found the replacement cartridge at a local hardware store $5 less than Amazon.

All is fine now.

Cliff

2 hours ago, Pduggs said:

I installed the new oven today. Easy install by one man. Ingenious design for attaching to back wall. Two long angling screws hold the oven. I may add a couple screws on the side, screwed into the cabinet for added support. 
 

Nice job!!

Kevin, you are absolutely right I found it now to find a new cartridge .

thanks for the help!!!!

Cliff

This is a Moen faucet and I’m thinking it is original. 
I don’t see a clip that you mentioned but I looked at The Moen web is really not much help they refer to a special tool for pulling the cartridge.

Is there a special tool to remove the cartridge?

have gotten this far pic

I went a few steps further and made mine vent outside.

Sounds like the cap is good. The Mag is probably the fault.

Cliff

Either the Mag or the capacitor has died. 

you can’t test the Mag . the capacitor you can check by testing continuity in both directions by reversing the leads on your meter should read low in one direction and   
high in the other direction and going lower . That would indicate a possible good cap.

Make sure you short both terminals of the cap with a screwdriver first just to be safe they hold a pretty good charge. Also it goes without saying “ unplug the beast first” be careful. 
Like Ray said the Mag is expensive to replace and you get new technology with a new oven.

Cliff

I worked on microwave ovens for years. Most all have a 20A 250V fuse inside the cover you can look for that but be sure to replace with the same type and rating.
That being said at 22 years you might want to update it the new ones are lighter and may have more features.

Looks like your Grey is full

Black (Holding) is 2/3

As a rule of thumb these are not all that accurate. My black tank usually reads full even after dumping and flushing and after a day or so will read empty just depends on how much sludge is covering the sensor.

2 hours ago, KenAVTech said:

I just use a drill and a 5/32 to 3/16 drill bit and drill into the grove on the roll tube and then tilt the drill sideways and make a angled hole the new strap slides into. You could use a round head screw to fill the hole, but I never have as the strap will stay in the grove.

I did just that, works fine. Thanks

Cliff

21 minutes ago, miacasa_2000 said:

Cliff  you need to make sure which one you have. I have the omega 2 with the s shaped arms and my springs are on the left side.

Roy 

2003 Dynasty

Thanks Roy,

pretty sure mine is omega1 it has the sunbrella fabric on all awnings. We are at camp and I will tackle it this weekend since I have help here.

Cliff

10 hours ago, Dr4Film said:

Cliff, typically the spring is in the right end when looking at the roller tube. I always remove the left end to replace the straps, I don't have to deal with the spring at that end. I drill out the two aluminum pop-rivets, take a couple of small screws out and pull the end off just enough to get the old straps off and the new ones slid in.

Thanks Richard that’s exactly what I needed to know.

Thanks all for your assistance 

Cliff

1 hour ago, Dr4Film said:

Are we talking about just window awnings or are these the Omega I Slide Combo Topper/Awning's?

The slide topper combo

53 minutes ago, gdroberson said:

you can get the hold down straps on amazon measure the ones you take off and there is a notch in the track that you remove the old and slide in the new should be a screw that keeps it in place

I have the new straps, but the end caps have no slot 

Has anyone had to replace the hold down straps for the window shade feature on the slide out awnings? 

I am looking for some instructions and I have looked at the Carefree website and my best guess is that the awnings I have are of the obsolete kind and I can not find service instructions anywhere.

I might start from the beginning, I bought this 2002 Diplomat coach from the original owner who used it to go from point A to point B and it was garaged at both ends. That being said he never used the pull down window shade feature on the slides, but the ends of the straps were always exposed and just kind of fell apart when I first tried to use them. 

I have to replace the two hold down straps and need to know which end sprocket to remove to accomplish this. I am sure at least one end is attached to the spring and that is the end I want to avoid taking loose. I do have the replacement straps.

Any advice would be appreciated

Thanks

Cliff