shane&vanessa
Free Member
Hi Guys.
First off forgive me if I'm not totally easy to understand, I suffer from M.E and have a stinking cold at present so worse for wear plus a first time poster
Been looking at American motorhomes for a while, American as we felt we needed the space what with a 5 month old girl, a 2 and a half year old boy, a staffy dog along with me and the wife, plus looking at living in for 6 months or more.
So we brought a little starter 40ft tag axle Winnebago Superchief DXL 7.5 460CI V8!! lol!!
So got it home and squeezed into our drive somehow, hired two mechanics in to give it a good service, Inc diff oils, trans oils, engine oil, plugs, leads, K&N induction etc etc etc two days later and £800.00 gone time ran out and I'm left with questions and concerns as I have young kids and safety is paramount!!
not sure how to upload photos here, but my LPG (heating) tank connection is nothing like what is at the service stations plus I have another connection which I guess is to attach the large upright bottle? back to the tank connection, its a screw on connection not a push and twist like the LPG that runs engine, can these be converted by a simply screw on connection?
In fact does anybody here know anyone in North Lincolnshire / Humberside that is mobile to come and check LPG system is 100% safe, obviously we really need working heating and hot water? I don't even know if the LPG produces the hot water lol!!.
I do have a ONAN 6500 GENE so I could run electric portable heaters but Mechanic states the wires going from the gene to body above is rotten so can't even test that, I do know it cranks as I accidently pressed the button on side of bed for a split second, So also need an auto electrics person or someone that services generators
I've so many little silly questions too, like
1.how do I empty tanks safely and correctly?
2. do I have the grey, black, etc tanks (I think I do?? I have what looks like three big tanks, I know the fresh water is 100 gallon)
3. Do I add chemicals to the pooh/wee Tank
4. Do I have to light the pilot light with matches or is it auto, if I had gas in the bloody tank lol!!
5. Why did Sony design there stupid reversing camera with a wierd small 4 pin connection, monitor just shows a grey screen when I hit reverse so figure its knackered NOT GREAT when you have a 40 footer with side isle and no back window anyway!
6 etc etc
I've googled but see so many different things I don't know whats right or wrong, is there a camper bible so to speak? is there anybody bored at weekends that fancy coming down to my village to guide me through a few things over a brew or two??
Oh better add that the Winne was registered new in the UK in 1991 so was converted to UK electrics etc hence why I wonder about the LPG
its now at only 23,000 miles spent most its life in Spain sited and sat for the last three years in Norfolk as a perma live in, which I find remarkable as its truely like new inside and all original.
I've tried e-mailing previous keeper, but I think he struggles to read as his replys don't make sence and he only brought it as a house and really knew nothing about it, Inc what its worth, he didn't know it had air-ride, didn't know that the high beam light switch was on the floor operated by foot, didn't know it had hydralic levelling jacks, didn't know it has a built in vacum cleaning system throughout, thought the gas bottle connection was for a BBQ, failed to advertise it had a massive self seeking satalite dish worth a few £££ no doubt, or that the RV is built on a bomb proof military Oshkosh chassis. So I'm really at a loss here lol!!
Truely grateful for any assistance peeps, like I said no previous experiance here, just sold my Dodge Charger to finance it and about to sell our TDi Golf to hopefully be able to paint RV and upgrade a few bits and bobs
First off forgive me if I'm not totally easy to understand, I suffer from M.E and have a stinking cold at present so worse for wear plus a first time poster
Been looking at American motorhomes for a while, American as we felt we needed the space what with a 5 month old girl, a 2 and a half year old boy, a staffy dog along with me and the wife, plus looking at living in for 6 months or more.
So we brought a little starter 40ft tag axle Winnebago Superchief DXL 7.5 460CI V8!! lol!!
So got it home and squeezed into our drive somehow, hired two mechanics in to give it a good service, Inc diff oils, trans oils, engine oil, plugs, leads, K&N induction etc etc etc two days later and £800.00 gone time ran out and I'm left with questions and concerns as I have young kids and safety is paramount!!
not sure how to upload photos here, but my LPG (heating) tank connection is nothing like what is at the service stations plus I have another connection which I guess is to attach the large upright bottle? back to the tank connection, its a screw on connection not a push and twist like the LPG that runs engine, can these be converted by a simply screw on connection?
In fact does anybody here know anyone in North Lincolnshire / Humberside that is mobile to come and check LPG system is 100% safe, obviously we really need working heating and hot water? I don't even know if the LPG produces the hot water lol!!.
I do have a ONAN 6500 GENE so I could run electric portable heaters but Mechanic states the wires going from the gene to body above is rotten so can't even test that, I do know it cranks as I accidently pressed the button on side of bed for a split second, So also need an auto electrics person or someone that services generators
I've so many little silly questions too, like
1.how do I empty tanks safely and correctly?
2. do I have the grey, black, etc tanks (I think I do?? I have what looks like three big tanks, I know the fresh water is 100 gallon)
3. Do I add chemicals to the pooh/wee Tank
4. Do I have to light the pilot light with matches or is it auto, if I had gas in the bloody tank lol!!
5. Why did Sony design there stupid reversing camera with a wierd small 4 pin connection, monitor just shows a grey screen when I hit reverse so figure its knackered NOT GREAT when you have a 40 footer with side isle and no back window anyway!
6 etc etc
I've googled but see so many different things I don't know whats right or wrong, is there a camper bible so to speak? is there anybody bored at weekends that fancy coming down to my village to guide me through a few things over a brew or two??
Oh better add that the Winne was registered new in the UK in 1991 so was converted to UK electrics etc hence why I wonder about the LPG
its now at only 23,000 miles spent most its life in Spain sited and sat for the last three years in Norfolk as a perma live in, which I find remarkable as its truely like new inside and all original.
I've tried e-mailing previous keeper, but I think he struggles to read as his replys don't make sence and he only brought it as a house and really knew nothing about it, Inc what its worth, he didn't know it had air-ride, didn't know that the high beam light switch was on the floor operated by foot, didn't know it had hydralic levelling jacks, didn't know it has a built in vacum cleaning system throughout, thought the gas bottle connection was for a BBQ, failed to advertise it had a massive self seeking satalite dish worth a few £££ no doubt, or that the RV is built on a bomb proof military Oshkosh chassis. So I'm really at a loss here lol!!
Truely grateful for any assistance peeps, like I said no previous experiance here, just sold my Dodge Charger to finance it and about to sell our TDi Golf to hopefully be able to paint RV and upgrade a few bits and bobs