Drew Callahan · April 17, 2026
Walk into a Newmar dealership’s service bay and ask about a dead AC unit, and they’ll quote you north of $1,200 for diagnosis and parts. Ask the same question on an RV forum, and someone will tell you it’s probably just a $35 capacitor. One of those answers leaves your wallet intact. The dealer isn’t … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 16, 2026
Newmar doesn’t publish a troubleshooting flowchart for furnace failures, and dealer service advisors rarely volunteer that most no-heat situations in a Bay Star Sport come down to two specific, owner-replaceable parts. You won’t find this in the owner’s manual either — what you get is a schematic diagram and a parts list, but no step-by-step … Read more
Drew Callahan · March 30, 2026
Your Newmar Bay Star’s rooftop AC quits pushing cold air mid-July, and you’re already asking yourself: is this a capacitor, a motor, or am I looking at a five-figure compressor replacement? The answer, in most cases, is simpler than that — and it’s something you can fix yourself if you know what you’re looking at. … Read more
Drew Callahan · March 30, 2026
The holiday-weekend phone calls follow a predictable script: background noise of kids playing, a parent’s voice tight with worry, and me asking the same opening question every single time—how long has this been happening? The honest answer is never “since this morning.” With a Newmar Bay Star furnace, the warning signs usually stretch back weeks: … Read more
Drew Callahan · March 29, 2026
Tiffin’s Allegro coaches are solid builds, but there’s something the factory service bulletins and owner’s manuals gloss over: the Dometic rooftop AC units on these rigs have a lifespan that’s almost entirely dictated by one small, cheap component that nobody thinks about until it’s already gone bad. The run capacitor degrades quietly through heat cycles, … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 10, 2026
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
Drew Callahan · January 10, 2026
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
Drew Callahan · January 10, 2026
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
