Drew Callahan · April 26, 2026
“Drew, my Unity’s diesel heater won’t fire up anymore. I hear the pump trying, but there’s no ignition—just dead silence after a few seconds. Am I looking at a glow plug, or could it be something else?” That was Marcus, texting from somewhere in Oregon, and it’s the exact scenario that separates a warm night … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 25, 2026
I’ve got my hands on a rolled-up awning frame right now, and I can feel exactly where the last owner gave up. The fabric’s split down the seam, UV has turned what was once white into a chalky tan, and when I tug on it, whole sections of vinyl just crumble. This is the moment … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 25, 2026
I watched a shop bill rack up to $1,240 last month for a slide-out motor swap on a fifth wheel, and $340 of that was just the part—the rest went to labor and diagnostics. But what really stuck with me was this: the owner had already replaced that motor twice in four years, and neither … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 24, 2026
I’ve got the engine compartment of a 2019 Newmar Dutch Star open on a cold November morning, and I’m staring at what should be a straightforward fuel filter swap that turned into a three-hour diagnostic because the Onan Quiet Diesel generator wouldn’t turn over cleanly — battery terminals are clean, fuel lines are pressurized, but … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 24, 2026
Your diesel heater won’t fire up on a January morning, the glow plug cycles but nothing ignites, and you’re staring at a fault code that your owner’s manual doesn’t explain—so what now? If you’re running a Webasto or Espar unit, you’re not alone in this breakdown, and the good news is that most of what … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 23, 2026
I was camped outside Sedona in mid-April when my 2015 North Point started showing a wet spot on the bedroom mattress—not soaking, but enough to know something upstairs was leaking. Water heater, furnace, roof seal, or slide-out gasket; take your pick. Jayco builds solid rigs, but after three of them over eight years, I’ve learned … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 23, 2026
Walk into an RV dealer service department and ask about a dead air conditioner, and you’ll hear talk of compressor replacement, control board failures, and refrigerant issues—the expensive stuff. Log onto an RV forum the same afternoon and someone will tell you it’s probably just a capacitor or fan motor, maybe a thermostat that’s gone … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 23, 2026
Pull back the cabinet panel on a Forest River Sunseeker, Solera, or Berkshire and you’ll spot the Suburban water heater sitting in that cramped utility bay — and nine times out of ten, the anode rod inside has already surrendered to corrosion. Forest River handles dozens of chassis and floor plans under its umbrella, each … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 22, 2026
What Winnebago’s service department won’t tell you upfront is that their rigs fail in patterns — predictable, repeatable patterns that cluster by model year and design generation. I’ve rebuilt enough of them to spot the difference: a View’s roof seals deteriorate on a schedule entirely different from a Brave’s, the Sightseer’s plumbing layout creates failure … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 22, 2026
It was mid-January, and I was parked outside of Flagstaff when the furnace stopped throwing heat. Not gradually—it just quit. I remember the exact moment: standing in the galley, hand on the thermostat dial, and instead of the familiar whoosh of ignition, I got clicking. A rapid, mechanical clicking, like a tiny relay working overtime … Read more
