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Forum: Plumbing and Electrical 09-08-2024, 04:57 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 16,256
Posted By oldbird
shurflow 4048 leak

Hi everyone, its been a while since I've been on, hope everyone is doing well! I've always have liked the shurflow 4048 but in the last few days its been leaking. Right at the bottom of the pressure...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-23-2021, 08:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,739
Posted By oldbird
Found a Lippert and I think I'll go with that....

Found a Lippert and I think I'll go with that. Thanks for the link Jim!
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-23-2021, 03:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,739
Posted By oldbird
I'm sure your right Jim, how do I find out the...

I'm sure your right Jim, how do I find out the OEM part number and where do I get one. I guess I could call DRV but I have never had any luck with them. Maybe they think I should cough up the dough...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-20-2021, 08:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,739
Posted By oldbird
dead bolt

Things come in three's, I wonder what #3 is going to be after my slide out failed me? Anyway, came back to the camper and the deadbolt which I always have used just turned 360° around in both...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-18-2021, 07:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,837
Posted By oldbird
Good to hear from you Joe, I hope everything is...

Good to hear from you Joe, I hope everything is going good. I'm sure glad my torque tube wasn't welded. I was able to push it in a little allowing me to install the gear pack then pull it back to...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-17-2021, 06:35 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,837
Posted By oldbird
Thanks Larry, I'll check under it and see if...

Thanks Larry, I'll check under it and see if there is anything.
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-16-2021, 08:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,837
Posted By oldbird
Larry, I'm not really following you :(. When my...

Larry, I'm not really following you :(. When my slide is all the way out both corners at the bottom on the inside are showing a gap. I adjusted the bolts on the hydro ram to make it 'longer' thus...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-09-2021, 06:18 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,837
Posted By oldbird
I have no idea except for the slide is out of...

I have no idea except for the slide is out of alignment. The bottom is not going out all the way but I made an adjustment on the hydraulic ram to help with that. I can't see why that would cause...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-08-2021, 04:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,837
Posted By oldbird
It sure is good I had the part and come to find...

It sure is good I had the part and come to find out if it was made after 2013 it has 15 teeth and before then was 18 teeth. Joe knew what he was doing when he bought his and then sold it to me....
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-07-2021, 07:18 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,837
Posted By oldbird
Removed the under belly enough to see in there....

Removed the under belly enough to see in there. The door side gear pack and track rack gears looked OK. The side towards the back had 'shinny' wear marks on the track rack gears. These shinny marks...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-06-2021, 09:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,837
Posted By oldbird
Thanks Leo, I'll be cutting and taking a look...

Thanks Leo, I'll be cutting and taking a look tomorrow, weather permitting. Just sure glad it wasn't the other way around, slide out and wanted to leave the campsite!
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-06-2021, 07:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,837
Posted By oldbird
By 'torque tube' you mean what I'm thinking of is...

By 'torque tube' you mean what I'm thinking of is the 'drive shalf' between the two?
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-06-2021, 05:18 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,837
Posted By oldbird
slide 'BANG' won't go out!

Its been awhile since I've been on here. Anyway, brought the slide in and before it was all the way in on the rear end of the door side I heard a loud bang. Got to our destination and the slide on...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 10-19-2020, 08:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,407
Posted By oldbird
Yes, my hindges are screwed on but they are...

Yes, my hindges are screwed on but they are screwed onto a board that was only stapled to the wall. Now that's a accident waiting to happen. All in all its been a great 5er that I have pounded over...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 10-10-2020, 08:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,407
Posted By oldbird
I did just about the same way as you did when I...

I did just about the same way as you did when I did the sink today. I used Loctite PL530 that I read on a Lowe's instruction sheet. I reinforced the sink also, should last now.



The pantry...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 10-10-2020, 11:29 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,407
Posted By oldbird
Both! I know I can't expect that glue to last...

Both! I know I can't expect that glue to last forever but the lack of clips or epoxy is not right. The pantry door is what amazes me, my wife for six years that we have had this 5er has loaded the...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 10-10-2020, 09:53 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,407
Posted By oldbird
surprise surprise

Back to AZ for the winter but thought I would mention a couple of things. On my trip back from SD Black Hills my kitchen sink fell in, my pantry door fell off and the middle shelf in the cabinet for...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 06-28-2020, 08:24 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,554
Posted By oldbird
I got a lot of exercise getting up and down lol.

I got a lot of exercise getting up and down lol.
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 06-26-2020, 09:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,554
Posted By oldbird
Joe, I used a zip tie very loose to hopefully...

Joe, I used a zip tie very loose to hopefully stop it from happening again. I don't even see how it could happen bearing in mind the distance from the frame to tire.
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 06-26-2020, 07:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,554
Posted By oldbird
MORryde is top notch! Today I bleed...

MORryde is top notch!



Today I bleed out my brakes and it was my first time doing electric over hydraulic. Jesse told me to pull the emergency cable and if you do this be careful when opening...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 06-25-2020, 10:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,554
Posted By oldbird
Sounds like a plan. Have you ever heard of this...

Sounds like a plan. Have you ever heard of this happening before?
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 06-25-2020, 08:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,554
Posted By oldbird
I figured Ron because it fills from the bottom up...

I figured Ron because it fills from the bottom up but just wanted to ask. Thanks
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 06-24-2020, 10:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,554
Posted By oldbird
brake hose hole

Just wondering if anybody had a brake hose somehow flip over and rub on the inside of the tire? It must of happened just before I stopped because I never noticed any braking weakness. Jesse at Kodiak...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 04-23-2020, 06:47 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 23,031
Posted By oldbird
Mike, we left Lake Havasu City and the house...

Mike, we left Lake Havasu City and the house sitter told us about the heat coming. Makes no difference because what I've learned is that it takes 152° to kill the virus. In the Black Hills here its...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 04-16-2020, 10:47 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 23,031
Posted By oldbird
Thanks Joe, hope your enjoying your new Tiffin!...

Thanks Joe, hope your enjoying your new Tiffin! In many campgrounds I have talked to people and they love their Tiffin and the support they get.

The problem with waiting it will be fall before...
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