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Marine Boy

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  1. I have not been able to find my invoice from who I bought those from about 18 months ago. I think it was rvfurnitureparts.com There have been a number of other good recommendations, but if I remember correctly I only paid about $30 a pair back then. Prices I am seeing seem much higher now. Good luck.
  2. Is the the plastic lever with a cable going to the release?
  3. FYI-MY Toyo M144s have been on my bus since Jan 2022 and were about 3 months old at installation. I have not had any smell.... Been very happy with them.
  4. FYI - Did the same repair about a year ago and at the time I was told by Villa that the parts for these vintage seats are all old stock and once they are all sold they will not be made again. The person I talked to had been there a while and seemed very knowledgeable.
  5. Thanks for sharing! Just want to let you know how JEALOUS I am seeing your shop pictures. It took me a while to get my wife to understand, it is all about the tools and of course work environment. Would love to hear back with your impression of the Toyo M144 after you put some miles on them. I have been very happy with mine.
  6. Just to share my recent insurance experience. Was with National General which my December renewal went from $1400 to $1700. Shopped and Progressive insured me are $1325. You have to shop your insurance every year. After 4 years having my cars with Progressive, in November they raised my rate by 25% with no claims or points on any driver. Had to change to "The Hartford", which decreased my rate to a few dollars less than my previous year with Progressive. Yes, I moved my RV to Progressive and took my car away from them.
  7. If a powered on electric heating element in a hot water system, is not covered with water inside the take, it will only take a few hours to damage the heating element. Once damaged, replacement is the only option. There could be many reasons for no water on the element. My recommendation is to always turn off power to your hot water system when water pressure is not supplied to the system.
  8. Just to share a one time problem I had. I do have what sounds like the same system/Dynasty you have. When I had a problem with slides not working, through trouble shooting, I found out that the motor circuits and solenoids circuits were controlled by different relay boxes in multiplex system, so I jumped it at the multiplex box in the PS rear closet and got it to work. So after thinking about it and reading some blogs, there were comments about sometime the multiplex needs to be reset, which is just powering down the complete electrical system by turning off the main battery switches in the PS rear battery compartment for minute or two. This will reboot the multiplex system. This fixed my problem that happened almost a year ago. Easy thing to try.
  9. Hi Don, You may want do the test in my explanation, to make sure the control board is working properly and data is sent to Aladdin properly. Best, John
  10. Thanks Tom, for clarifying all of the possibilities. I know I am not the best at writing full details on issues as being ADHD type person, my brain isn't good at spelling out detail. LOL! Happy Holidays to All!
  11. I recently repaired my Surge Guard 40250 by replacing the relay. First question is do you have a functioning Aladdin system that you want to keep using? If you do and the relay in your SG is the problem, you can fix it by replacing the bad relay. I recently wrote a paper on my repair for our blog. Go to downloads at the top of our blog page and under "What's New" my paper is the first item explaining my repair. Feel free to contact me with any questions. You could probably give the repair process to your mechanic if you can't do it your self. Good Luck.
  12. If you don't have your units build sheet, I would first get it from REV. On that build sheet you will find the model/serial numbers for most of the items that were installed on your bus when built new. With the numbers of your awning, Carefree will be able to tell you what product you have. From there, Carefree will be able get you what you need including awning fabric size needed. Carefree also has video's on how to service their awnings.
  13. The battery in the picture has frozen and cracked. Must be replaced and I would almost guarantee the other battery is not good. Sorry, but you will need to replace the two engine batteries. Don't know about the house batteries??
  14. 295/80 x 22.5 is a very common tire size. If that is what is called for, I would get them.
  15. On my 2006 Dynasty, the door seal air pressure won't release without the transmission in neutral. I have to keep telling my wife to give me a few more seconds once I set the airbrake, so I can put the transmission into park, or the door won't open.
  16. Richard, Yes, it sounds like the contactor coil going bad. Have you opened up the 40250 yet and checked all of the connections inside? You could also manually push in the contactor to engage it. I always try to check every possibility before you spend money for parts. John
  17. Richard, I am in the process of writing a full description on why and how I fixed mine. Hope to have it done in the next few days. There was no marking on the generator contactor, but I see no reason they would be different. You have to keep in mind that the contactor cluster was sold in one unit with two contactors and a make/break switch which you can see in my picture being the white part at the bottom of the cluster. As I explained the cluster is NLA, which is why I replaced the bad contactor. How did you test the contactor to verify it is bad? Best, John
  18. Do you have a Winegard amp panel for free to air reception and it also accepts the cable input. I had a similar problem and I'd was a bad amp/switching unit. FYI - the amp is powered by 12vdc, which also be picking up interference from other 12v sources in your bus.
  19. Hi Tom, Sorry for slow reply, trying to catch up after being gone for 3 months. I will do my best to get a report done in the next week or so. Best, John
  20. Hi All, I was the one that started this thread a few weeks ago. When on a long trip my Surge Guard 40250 transfer switch failed. So everyone understands, this switch is NLA/old technology, but it talks to Aladdin. To finish my trip, I bypassed the failed shore power contactor, which required disconnecting the generator inside the transfer switch box, for safety. All has worked well on our trip and while traveling, I did some research, findding a possible contactor replacement, which I ordered, so it was at my house when we got home. A few days ago, we returned Home and the contactor was waiting for us. To make it clear, the contactor pack in the 40250 is a Cutler-Hammer C65FNF360, which is a cluster of 3 contactors. This part is no longer available. I don't know the history, but Cutler-Hammer and Eaton are sister companies now. The contactors in this cluster can be separated which is what has to be done for my repair. The contactor I purchased for the shore power line is an Eaton C25FNF360A which can be purchased on Amazon for a little over a $100 or Granger has it for $260. The part number is important, because one letter difference can change coil voltage among other things. This contactor can be disassembled and serviced with parts, but I don't know what parts are available, if any, which is why I am replacing the complete contactor. When removing and changing out the one bad contactor, you have to be careful since there are mechanical connectors between the contactors, so the shore power and generator contactors can't be engaged at the same time. The repair went as hoped and all is working as it should including data coming out of the transfer box for Aladdin. FYI - I was lucky that there was no damage to the control board. Hope this helps someone. It was way cheaper than a new transfer switch and still talks to Aladdin. F
  21. Installed Toyo M144s in Jan 2022, replacing Michelins. Very happy after 15,000 miles since. Just to share another observation. While tire shopping for both RV and Toad tires, I received multiple comments from companies that sell Michelins, they are seeing tire compound on aging michilens getting hard just a few years into service. On my bus, I was replacing Michelins that were about 5 years old and noticed a big improvement in ride. I just finished a 7500 mile trip and half way through noticed how harsh the ride on my Ford Edge(Toad) was getting. Had new Perelli tires installed and was amazed at the difference/improvement in ride. And at this tire store the tech there said how hard the old tire compound was. I know car and truck tires are quite different, but just sharing my experience.
  22. Does your system have a accumulator tank? If so, check the pressure in the bladder. You need to do that with the water pressure released? Also check the pre-pump filter.
  23. I believe that if your the inductive coils and control board are ok in the 40250, your idea would work. I have bypassed the the Shore Power contactor in my 40250 and disconnected the generator circuit and we are functioning on Shore Power with all data coming out of the 40250 for volts and amps. I have found an Eaton contactor that I believe is replacement for the old contactor. Once I return home from my trip, I plan to replace the contactor and with luck with be fully functional with only about a $100 parts expense. I will update everyone with how it goes once complete, probably late October. Thanks for all of the input and ideas! Best, John
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