gilrick
11-13-2013, 07:16 PM
Hello, Everyone!
Just got a used 2001 Keystone Cougar 279 EFS (?) Two slideouts with expected problems.
Only, I'm not sure just how to fix some of them. I'm learning a lot from some excellent tutorials I'm finding on the internet and I'm hoping that this forum will enable me to post some questions (maybe not *really* a thousand, but close!)
So, with your permission and forbearance.....
RV has been sitting for at least a year with no occupancy and probably no winterizing.
Beginning problems:
Slide outs don't.
Have to be done manually.
I did find some chewed up wiring in the propane tank storage area.
Yellow and white striped. Got no idea about anything electrical but that doesn't seem like a good thing.
Hot water heater:
Seller replied "Anodes?" when I asked about the hot water heater servicing.
and winterizing. (Suburban Sw6 DE)
So, I'll pull that tomorrow. Didn't sound promising as he advised past problems with not enough hot water when showering.
Still. I was informed of it prior to the sell.
And from my readings, a 12 year old water heater might need replacing anyway.
Two missing pipe vents had been "plugged" with plastic coke bottles.
No sealing of any sort so I've found moisture in the Bathroom Skylight over the tub. Seems to be coming from the pipe vent opening to the right of the Skylight.
Removed the interior skylight panel . Wood seems to be drying out nicely, but there is moisture in one of the sections insulation so I either need to remove it or get some heat going to dry out the insulation....
Replaced the Marine battery with a fully charged one but no indicator lights or 12v lights are working. Maybe the chewed wiring?
Haven't hooked up to an external power source yet.
Oh, and concerning the slide outs, once manually opened, the living room one isn't quite flush to the wall on the right side looking out from the interior... about a quarter to a half inch gap. But only at the top. Bottom seems fine. So which bolt do I tighten to make it flush?
As you can see, I'm not very knowledgeable in these matters. But maybe my ignorance and your kind guidance will help someone else who wanders into this forum as I have done.
Thank you for your patience in reading this rather rambling introduction
and I'll post specific questions addressing each issue in hopes of finding solutions.
Ok, that's just what I've found so far
Just got a used 2001 Keystone Cougar 279 EFS (?) Two slideouts with expected problems.
Only, I'm not sure just how to fix some of them. I'm learning a lot from some excellent tutorials I'm finding on the internet and I'm hoping that this forum will enable me to post some questions (maybe not *really* a thousand, but close!)
So, with your permission and forbearance.....
RV has been sitting for at least a year with no occupancy and probably no winterizing.
Beginning problems:
Slide outs don't.
Have to be done manually.
I did find some chewed up wiring in the propane tank storage area.
Yellow and white striped. Got no idea about anything electrical but that doesn't seem like a good thing.
Hot water heater:
Seller replied "Anodes?" when I asked about the hot water heater servicing.
and winterizing. (Suburban Sw6 DE)
So, I'll pull that tomorrow. Didn't sound promising as he advised past problems with not enough hot water when showering.
Still. I was informed of it prior to the sell.
And from my readings, a 12 year old water heater might need replacing anyway.
Two missing pipe vents had been "plugged" with plastic coke bottles.
No sealing of any sort so I've found moisture in the Bathroom Skylight over the tub. Seems to be coming from the pipe vent opening to the right of the Skylight.
Removed the interior skylight panel . Wood seems to be drying out nicely, but there is moisture in one of the sections insulation so I either need to remove it or get some heat going to dry out the insulation....
Replaced the Marine battery with a fully charged one but no indicator lights or 12v lights are working. Maybe the chewed wiring?
Haven't hooked up to an external power source yet.
Oh, and concerning the slide outs, once manually opened, the living room one isn't quite flush to the wall on the right side looking out from the interior... about a quarter to a half inch gap. But only at the top. Bottom seems fine. So which bolt do I tighten to make it flush?
As you can see, I'm not very knowledgeable in these matters. But maybe my ignorance and your kind guidance will help someone else who wanders into this forum as I have done.
Thank you for your patience in reading this rather rambling introduction
and I'll post specific questions addressing each issue in hopes of finding solutions.
Ok, that's just what I've found so far