THOR GEMINI – Water Pump Replacement

THOR GEMINI – Water Pump Replacement

Water Pump Replacement for THOR GEMINI A Thor Gemini water pump failure will cost you $800 to $1,200 in dealer labor alone — if you can get an appointment before your trip leaves in three weeks. That’s the math that changed my mind about doing this work myself. The water pump on the Thor Gemini … Read more

THOR GEMINI – Roof Leak Repair and Resealing

THOR GEMINI – Roof Leak Repair and Resealing

Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for THOR GEMINI Most Thor Gemini owners don’t realize their roof leak started years before water ever dripped onto their interior ceiling. By the time you spot a stain on the overhead cabinet or smell mold creeping in, the sealant has already failed, the substrate is already compromised, and you’re … Read more

ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) – Water Pump Replacement

ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) – Water Pump Replacement

Water Pump Replacement for ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) I was making coffee at a boondock spot outside Moab when the faucet just … stopped. Not a sputter, not a weak trickle — nothing. Turned the valve handle full open and got dead silence from under the RV where the pump should’ve been humming. That’s the … Read more

ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) – Roof Leak Repair and Resealing

ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) – Roof Leak Repair and Resealing

Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) Most RV owners assume that a roof leak is just a roof leak—water comes in somewhere, you find the wet spot, you slap some caulk on it, and you’re done. That assumption costs people thousands of dollars on Super C platforms like the Accolade, and … Read more

ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) – Slide-Out Motor Replacement

ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) – Slide-Out Motor Replacement

Slide-Out Motor Replacement for ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) Last spring I had an Entegra Accolade parked in my service bay — owner had been ignoring the grinding noise from the starboard slide for three weeks before finally calling me out. The slide would extend maybe halfway, hesitate, strain against itself, then shudder the rest of … Read more

NEWMAR BAY STAR – Slide-Out Motor Replacement

NEWMAR BAY STAR – Slide-Out Motor Replacement

Slide-Out Motor Replacement for NEWMAR BAY STAR Let a slide-out motor fail without replacement and you’re looking at a jammed room, a stripped gear assembly, and potentially thousands in collateral damage to the entire mechanism. I’ve watched owners delay this repair by weeks, thinking it’s a minor annoyance, only to call me from a campground … Read more

NEWMAR BAY STAR – Water Pump Replacement

NEWMAR BAY STAR – Water Pump Replacement

Water Pump Replacement for NEWMAR BAY STAR I have a photo on my phone from two winters ago—a Newmar Bay Star parked in the Sonoran Desert, and me standing in front of the fresh water cabinet with a corroded pump connector in my palm, the spade terminals green with oxidation and the housing cracked from … Read more

NEWMAR BAY STAR – Roof Leak Repair and Resealing

NEWMAR BAY STAR – Roof Leak Repair and Resealing

Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for NEWMAR BAY STAR “Drew, I just picked up a ’09 Bay Star at auction and the ceiling around the AC unit is starting to stain. Am I looking at major structural damage, or can I catch this before it gets out of hand?” That’s the call I got from … Read more

Top 20 Class C RV Models and Their Top 3 DIY Repairs

Top 20 Class C RV Models and Their Top 3 DIY Repairs

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

NEWMAR DUTCH STAR – Air Brake System Maintenance and Air Dryer Cartridge Replacement

NEWMAR DUTCH STAR – Air Brake System Maintenance and Air Dryer Cartridge Replacement

Air Brake System Maintenance and Air Dryer Cartridge Replacement for NEWMAR DUTCH STAR Most Dutch Star owners don’t realize their air brake system is slowly filling with water until the brakes feel like they’re working through wet concrete on a mountain pass. A shop quoted me $1,200 in labor to swap the air dryer cartridge … Read more