New Owner...

[jwm]

Hi, I just acquired a 1991 with 460 in pretty good shape (I think). A little less than 70K miles. All the camper stuff seems to work ok. Everything had a good bit of storage dust so I am still cleaning up. Runs great on front tank, not so on rear tank. I do not know enough about it to ask questions now but I am sure I will later. This is my first motor home/camper. Experienced tent camper. Located near Greenwood, SC.
Thanks, JW

[skater]

Welcome to the site!

Sounds like the rear fuel pump is bad, but that's just a guess off the top of my head.

[jwm]

Thanks, I will start there.

While trying to clean debris from the main vent and the shower vent I damaged the plastic housing on both. The front vent is Maxxair and the shower is Phillips. Are parts available or should I just replace them? Any suggestion on sources? The inside plastic parts were very brittle from heat I guess.

Everything else seems to be in good operating condition.

Thanks for your help.

JW

[skater]

Parts should be available for at least the Maxxair vent. You may have to call them, but I've heard they're good to work with.

I've never heard of a Phillips vent...usually they use the Ventline fans in the bathroom. But parts are likely available for them, too.

[jwm]

Thanks Skater,

[EricZ]

The Maxxair item is probably just a cover over the main vent, added after the motorhome was manufactured. That main vent is likely made by Fantastic Vent:
http://www.fantasticvent.com/

The shower vent is likely a Ventline Vanair VP-543. Here's a diagram to help you determine if that's what you have:
http://ventline.com/i/u/6148923/f/RV_Li ... _11-11.pdf

[skater]

The Maxxair item is probably just a cover over the main vent, added after the motorhome was manufactured. That main vent is likely made by Fantastic Vent:
http://www.fantasticvent.com/

Good catch - I didn't think of that (despite the fact that our trailer has TWO of those covers). I guess I was figuring that someone had replaced the Fantastic Vent with a MaxxAir fan.

For the other one, I wondered about that, too, but I'm pretty sure the ones I've seen don't say "Philips" on them anywhere that I've seen. Pictures would be helpful, of course.

[jwm]

I think you are correct about the Maxxair being cover only. It is fairly new looking. The fan and lid under it appear to be original 1991 model. I was able to replace the switch and get it running. A little loud but a cheap fix. The other (shower) vent also looks to be original and fell apart when I tried to remove the inside screen and cover. It looks like the Vanair vp-543 is a drop in replacement so I ordered one. FYI the old one has a blade fan like the old main vent instead of the "blower wheel" type on the Vanair. Everything else looks similar.

Thanks for your help.

JWM