Drew Callahan · April 9, 2026
It started with a sound—that low grinding noise underneath the AC compressor, the kind that makes you go quiet for a second and listen harder. I was parked outside Flagstaff in a Forest River Sunseeker, mid-August, running the rooftop unit hard enough to actually stay comfortable in the heat. The grinding got worse over two … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 8, 2026
Let a Sunseeker furnace sit dormant through a cold snap with a failed igniter, and you won’t be thinking about the repair cost — you’ll be thinking about how fast hypothermia sets in inside a rig that can’t hold 50 degrees. That’s not hyperbole if you’re parked at elevation in January or anywhere the mercury … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 22, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER I’ve got a Lippert IG-42 motor sitting on my bench right now that came out of a 2019 Sunseeker — the shaft coupling is visibly stripped where it mated to the gear mechanism, the plastic housing around the connector has stress cracks, and the brushes inside are worn … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 22, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER “Drew, my Sunseeker’s pump just quit on me — I turned the faucet and got nothing. I’m three hours from the nearest dealer and they won’t see me for eight weeks. Can I handle this myself, or am I stuck?” That question landed in my inbox last Tuesday, … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 21, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER I’m on top of a Sunseeker right now with my hands in a delaminated seam, and what I’m looking at is textbook for this model: the factory sealant cracked somewhere around mile 30,000, water got behind it months ago, and now the plywood substrate is soft … Read more
