Looking for advice, Thinking of buying need advice.....
Looking for advice, Thinking of buying need advice.....
emcvay |
Apr 5 2017, 08:50 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 5-April 17 From: Washington Member No.: 9,497 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Arctic Fox Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Ford F350 Crew cab long box 6.4l 4x4 Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift Truck and Camper Setup: 2010 F350 PS CC LB SRW with AF990 |
Hi All,
First off, thanks for running and maintaining the site! I know how tough that can be (I have a dart forum myself) and appreciate that you've done this as I was looking for a place where I could get some advice and found your site OK, here's the details: I run a portable sawmill business (side business mostly in the spring, summer and fall) and am tired of driving back and forth to my cabin or to a hotel when on a remote job. I've decided I need to get a slide in camper so I can camp out onsite, enjoy the evenings (instead of driving) and save money on fuel not to mention time. I can drive as much as 70 miles each way on a job over a week....so even getting something like 8MPG with a camper and mill in tow would be better than getting 15mpg and driving 140 miles a day.... So after trading in my F150 for a long box F350 crew cab (2010 in great shape with only 32k miles) I went in search of a lighter 8 or 9 foot camper...... Found this 1995 Angler on CL for $1k....owner said it had some 'condensation damage'..... This is the damaged spot. I can put my hand through it without trying. You can clearly see the damage here. One other spot had some minor (what I'd think of as minor in comparison to this major damage) water damage. Owner said she sealed the roof every year and I looked at the roof and it appeared to be sealed without cracks etc....my guess is a leaking window above the seat. I wonder if it can be repaired by cutting out the bad spot and fixing in new plywood? Is it even worth it? |
Nobody |
Apr 29 2017, 02:44 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 5-November 12 Member No.: 6,339 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Palomino Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: '99 Ford F-250 SuperCab long bed, 7.3L Power Stroke Type of Tiedowns used: Blackstone Mfg Co Camper Clampers, looking for TorkLift Truck and Camper Setup: 2003 SunLite 8.5 WTSB, modified roof lift to support roof air |
Sounds like your thermocouple may not be working correctly (it opens the gas supply to the pilot & the burner) [it is the lower connection, approx 1/8" diameter tube, usually copper or aluminum, on the right in your pix] fastened at each end with a (usually) 7/16 or 1/2" mut to the burner housing & the gas valve. They're inexpensive & easily replaced, just take it to your local gas supplier, hardware or RV dealer (RV dealer will probably be most expensive) & get a replacement as close in length (tho it doesn't matter a lot if the new one is longer), re-install & give it a try. If it don't work, you've probably got a bad gas valve but since you got a nice blue flame & strong sound your valve is probably working. You may have a bad gas supply (regulator, tank, lines) but if your other gas appliances are working OK it's probably OK too.
Your top pic is definitely too 'orange' but the second looks like a nice, blue flame. Did it make a strong whistling/roaring sound while burning. If so, sounds like it's doing what it is supposed to 'til fuel ran out for one reason or another. I'd check thermocouple first, mainly because it's easy & the most likely culprit. |
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