Ok, it just occurred to me that at the end of summer my coach will be five years old. While I'm a lot lower mileage (~7,500 I think, most of that delivery and one trip to Nappanee) than I had hoped would be the case at this point, I still have a fair number of years on it. It is stored in a garage when not in use.
In fall of '21, Newmar was supposed to check the roof and check/tighten all electrical connections. Have to go on faith that was done. At that time, they said due to the amount of off gassing, they recommended replacing my house batteries, so I did, and went with AGM. Chassis batteries haven't been replaced.
Even though I work full time, unless any emergencies come up, I'm planning two 2.5 week trips this year. First, Sarasota/Orlando and then in the summer to Grand Canyon and Vegas. Prior to those, a short trip to NIRVC Nashville for Retrobands and a few other items.
I haven't done much in terms of maintenance during that time. What should I check or start to be more diligent about? With the prices of coaches through the roof, I'm not sure I'm going to replace my Ventana anytime soon, and am hoping to now take 2-4 two plus week trips a year, and work from the road if needed, so I want to make sure I'm doing proper maintenance to avoid leaks and other issues.
Approaching five years, should I consider replacing the serpentine belt or similar items? Chassis batteries? Besides inspections, anything I should be doing on the roof (I have the Britek roof)? Replace wiper blades, or if they still seem to work good consider them good to go?
I keep a spare water pump, oasis pump, Oasis fluid (concentrate version and distilled water), serpentine and one small belt (drawing a blank on what the small belt was) sealed in a food saver bag. Also, a fuel filter and water separator, and Oasis service kit. Any other key parts I should carry?
Any suggestions on what I should inspect/replace now, and then what I should start being more diligent about going forward, would be greatly appreciated. I've recently dropped 100lbs (well, slowly over the last two plus years), so am also a lot more comfortable getting up on the roof to do some of that roof stuff myself.
In fall of '21, Newmar was supposed to check the roof and check/tighten all electrical connections. Have to go on faith that was done. At that time, they said due to the amount of off gassing, they recommended replacing my house batteries, so I did, and went with AGM. Chassis batteries haven't been replaced.
Even though I work full time, unless any emergencies come up, I'm planning two 2.5 week trips this year. First, Sarasota/Orlando and then in the summer to Grand Canyon and Vegas. Prior to those, a short trip to NIRVC Nashville for Retrobands and a few other items.
I haven't done much in terms of maintenance during that time. What should I check or start to be more diligent about? With the prices of coaches through the roof, I'm not sure I'm going to replace my Ventana anytime soon, and am hoping to now take 2-4 two plus week trips a year, and work from the road if needed, so I want to make sure I'm doing proper maintenance to avoid leaks and other issues.
Approaching five years, should I consider replacing the serpentine belt or similar items? Chassis batteries? Besides inspections, anything I should be doing on the roof (I have the Britek roof)? Replace wiper blades, or if they still seem to work good consider them good to go?
I keep a spare water pump, oasis pump, Oasis fluid (concentrate version and distilled water), serpentine and one small belt (drawing a blank on what the small belt was) sealed in a food saver bag. Also, a fuel filter and water separator, and Oasis service kit. Any other key parts I should carry?
Any suggestions on what I should inspect/replace now, and then what I should start being more diligent about going forward, would be greatly appreciated. I've recently dropped 100lbs (well, slowly over the last two plus years), so am also a lot more comfortable getting up on the roof to do some of that roof stuff myself.