Drew Callahan · July 29, 2026
Before you buy a pump, a glow plug or a control board, spend five minutes on the part that costs the least and fails the most. Why heater fuel filters clog early and what else lives in the same fuel path.
Drew Callahan · July 29, 2026
A grinding heater that shuts itself down on an overheat code is usually a tired combustion air fan. How to tell bearing wear from a blocked duct before you pull the unit.
Drew Callahan · July 29, 2026
White smoke and a flame-out code usually mean fuel is arriving but nothing is lighting it. How to test a glow plug properly — and why the combustion screen behind it is the part that actually failed.
Drew Callahan · July 29, 2026
A diesel heater that spins up but never lights is usually a fuel delivery problem, not a dead controller. How to tell whether the dosing pump is actually failed — and the three cheaper things that mimic it.
Drew Callahan · June 29, 2026
Introduction Every fifth wheel brand carries its own failure signature — the Montanas blow out slide motors by year four, the Solitudes tend to weep at the roof seams, the Arctic Wolfs develop awning creep that no amount of tensioning fixes. Once you’ve spent enough time elbow-deep in different chassis, you stop seeing generic “RV … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 5, 2026
Hi, I’m Drew Callahan. Having traveled over 80,000 miles across North America in three different rigs, I’ve seen my fair share of RV issues. It was mid-November in Colorado when I faced a particularly frustrating situation—one that every RVer dreads. I had parked my Keystone Sprinter at a high-elevation campground, expecting a straightforward weekend. But … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 5, 2026
As Drew Callahan, I’ve spent countless nights in my RV, and after traveling over 80,000 miles across North America in three different rigs, I can tell you that furnace issues are among the most common problems I hear about. It’s usually a Friday evening at some elevation campground, and it’s the family two sites over … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 4, 2026
Hey there, I’m Drew Callahan, and after logging over 80,000 miles across North America in three different rigs, I’ve learned a thing or two about RV maintenance—especially when it comes to those stubborn furnace issues. If you own a Keystone Alpine furnace, you might have noticed that the owner’s manual doesn’t exactly spell out what … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 4, 2026
I was standing outside my Durango one November morning, waiting to hear that familiar *whoosh* of the igniter catching—and instead got nothing but a soft *click*, then silence. The furnace fan would spin up, the blower would push cold air through the vents, but no flame. I’d already ordered a new igniter electrode based on … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 3, 2026
Most RV owners assume their furnace will either work or it won’t — that it’s a binary thing, like a light switch. That assumption is dangerously wrong. A Highland Ridge Open Range furnace can fail in ways that look identical on the surface but demand completely different fixes: a dead igniter, a fried control board, … Read more
