Drew Callahan · April 4, 2026
Your Leisure Travel Vans Unity owner’s manual won’t spend much time on this one: when the furnace quits lighting mid-season, the dealer service write-up usually just says “replace igniter or control board” without explaining what actually fails, why it fails, or whether you can reasonably handle it yourself. The truth is, propane appliances sit in … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 3, 2026
It started with a dry click—that rapid-fire ticking sound when I turned the thermostat up to heat, the kind of noise that means the control board is trying hard but the spark won’t catch. On a Jayco Greyhawk, especially when you’re parked somewhere cold and your furnace is the only thing between you and waking … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 3, 2026
Most RV owners assume their air conditioning system will fail catastrophically—one day it works fine, the next day it doesn’t work at all. That’s almost never how it actually happens. Instead, a Jayco Redhawk’s AC deteriorates so gradually that you rationalize each small degradation: the fan takes a couple extra seconds to spool up, the … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 2, 2026
I’ve got my work bench set up in bay three of my usual spot, and sitting right there is a Thor Chateau capacitor—cracked housing, one terminal corroded clean through. Owner called me in late June saying the AC wouldn’t start, just clicked. By the time I dug into the rooftop shroud, the damage was obvious: … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 2, 2026
Skip this repair and you’re looking at no heat when the temperature drops—and on a Jayco Redhawk, a furnace that won’t ignite means you’re either abandoning the rig mid-trip or paying a dealer $400-plus for a diagnosis that should take you ninety minutes and a fifty-dollar part swap. The stakes climb fast once winter weather … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 11, 2026
I’m standing at the door of my Class C right now with the old lock half-disassembled in my hand — the keyway’s worn smooth, the internal pins are corroded from sitting through three months of Pacific Northwest rain, and the bolt barely catches the strike anymore. This is what happens when you ignore an RV … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 19, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for THOR OUTLAW (Class C Toy Hauler) I was three weeks into a late-summer loop through the Pacific Northwest when I spotted the water stain on the bedroom ceiling of my borrowed THOR Outlaw—a faint brown ring no bigger than a coffee cup, but in the exact spot where the … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 19, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for THOR OUTLAW (Class C Toy Hauler) Dealer service departments will tell you that a grinding slide-out is a sign the entire mechanism needs replacement—labor, parts, the works—and you’re looking at a four-figure bill. Meanwhile, forum threads from owners who’ve handled this themselves say it’s just the motor, swap it in an … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 19, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for THOR OUTLAW (Class C Toy Hauler) The THOR OUTLAW’s water pump sits in a tight, awkward space where moisture loves to hide, and when it finally quits—usually mid-trip on a Friday—you’re without pressurized water for kitchen, shower, and toilets until you can get under the rig with tools and a replacement … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 9, 2026
Top 20 Class C RV Models and Their Top 3 DIY Repairs My hands are usually covered in something—grease, caulk, or whatever fluid decided to leak onto the bay floor that morning. After eighty-thousand miles and three different rigs, I’ve learned that Class C failures follow a pattern you can actually predict. A water pump … Read more
