Drew Callahan · January 1, 2026
Diesel Engine Oil Service for THOR PALAZZO The Thor Palazzo diesel pusher sits at an awkward middle ground — it’s heavy enough to demand real diesel maintenance discipline, but just small enough that owners sometimes treat it like a gassed-up Class C and skip intervals or grab whatever 15W-40 is on sale at the truck … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 31, 2025
Cooling System Service for THOR PALAZZO I’ve got the radiator cap off and I’m staring down into the PALAZZO’s cooling passages, and what I see tells me everything about why full-timers blow engines on these rigs. The coolant in there is the color of weak tea—not the bright red or orange it should be—and when … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 31, 2025
Air Brake System Maintenance for WINNEBAGO FORZA It started as a soft hissing sound from under the engine bay—the kind of noise you almost miss if you’re not standing in the right spot. Turned out the air dryer cartridge on my buddy’s Forza had saturated completely, and moisture was backing up into the supply lines … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 30, 2025
Diesel Engine Oil Service for WINNEBAGO FORZA Most Winnebago Forza owners assume that dropping a Cummins or CAT diesel under the hood means they can coast on maintenance—that the name plate alone buys them time. That’s backwards, and it’s expensive. The Forza sits at a price point where the builder cuts corners on what matters … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 30, 2025
Air Brake System Maintenance for HOLIDAY RAMBLER NAVIGATOR I clear a whole day whenever air brake work comes up — level ground, the compressor plumbed in, sockets laid out within reach and nothing else on the schedule. That routine exists because air brake systems on the Holiday Rambler Navigator demand respect and careful attention every … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 29, 2025
Air Brake System Maintenance for ENTEGRA CORNERSTONE Skip air brake maintenance on an Entegra Cornerstone and you’ll eventually face either an expensive mobile technician visit or a roadside emergency where your stopping power simply isn’t there when you need it most. That’s not hyperbole — on a 40,000-pound coach, compromised air brakes aren’t just inconvenient, … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 29, 2025
Diesel Engine Oil Service for HOLIDAY RAMBLER NAVIGATOR I can pull the dipstick out of a Holiday Rambler Navigator’s engine right now and show you exactly what skipped oil service looks like—a thick, tar-black paste coating the stick, metal particles visible to the naked eye, and a smell that tells you the oil broke down … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 28, 2025
Cooling System Service for ENTEGRA CORNERSTONE I’m bent over the radiator shroud with a coolant hydrometer in one hand, watching the fluid level drop as I tip it—the antifreeze is murky orange instead of the bright red it should be, and that tells me everything I need to know. The previous owner either ignored the … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 28, 2025
Diesel Engine Oil Service for ENTEGRA CORNERSTONE A shop quoted me $1,200 last month to handle the oil and fuel filter service on a customer’s Cornerstone – labor alone, no parts. That’s what happens when you roll into a dealer not knowing what you’re doing, or worse, when you’ve let the interval slip so far … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 27, 2025
Air Brake System Maintenance for ENTEGRA ASPIRE Most Entegra Aspire owners treat their air brake system like it’ll handle itself—until it doesn’t. You ignore the annual cartridge swap, skip the moisture drain cycles, and assume that as long as the brake pedal feels firm, everything’s working. Then one winter morning at 6,000 feet, you hear … Read more
