Repair log for 1995 32H F53 Bounder.

Purchased in Tucson AZ on 12/6/Ø2 From JJ Tam’s Motorland.

Replaced Missing lug nut on right front (12/Ø2)

Repair hubcap-mounting system on right front (12/Ø2)

Removed CB antenna from driver side window. Think I’ll mount something on the right front mirror bracket and run the coax through the mirror mounting hardware. (12/Ø2)

Added 3ØØ-watt inverter for TV/VCR, w/DPDT relay to auto switch when on shore power. (1/Ø3) (Inverter from Sam’s Club, $29.95)

Cleaned & lubed vent crank in bathroom. (1/Ø3)

Reversed rotation of fart fan. Was blowing in instead of out. (1/Ø3)

Replace hinges on kitchen cabinet door. (below sink) $4.ØØ (1/Ø3)

Relocated trash can holder to top of cabinet door. Thanks for the idea Bud W. (1/Ø3)

Rehung Bathroom door so it will swing to the front of MH. (privacy issue). Thanks for the idea Bud W. Added piano hinge. Added ¾”x ¾” oak strips to top of door to relocate towel bar. Added door bolt to top of door to hold door open. $25.ØØ (1/Ø3)

Relocated TP holder from inside of vanity cabinet to under side of toiletry cabinet. (1/Ø3)

Repaired red indicator light for water heater. (bad connection) 1/Ø3)

Repaired water pump switch by outside shower. (light and switch wires installed wrong) factory mistake I think. (1/Ø3)

Corrected screen door magnet alignment & epoxied 2 magnets back into door. (1/Ø3)

Throttle positioner specs: 1 to .9 volts at idle. Found it at 1.1 volts. Corrected to .91 volts. (Run leaner) (1/Ø3)

EGR feed back specs: .7 to .85 volts at idle. Found it at .58 volts. Corrected to .83 volts. (More timing advance & less EGR) (1/Ø3)

Generator float cracked and filled with gas. Drained gas and epoxied crack. (1/Ø3)

Found several loose & stripped screws on fender flairs. Added toggle screws, backer material, etc. (1/Ø3)

Adjusted headlights. (Best guess) (1/Ø3)

Looks like both front jacks are leaking at hose fittings. 12 to 18 inch hoses. Should be able to have them made at Apache hose for $25.ØØ ea. Repairs made (4/Ø3)

Modified monitor panel (battery, holding tanks, propane) so LEDs would display brighter. (moved circuit board closer to display windows and added white shrink tubing to LEDs to direct all light to windows) (1/Ø3) Another idea from Bud W.

Repaired right side heater outlet louver. Engine heat. (1/Ø3)

Added two 12-volt power points to right center of dash for computer/GPS. $6.ØØ (1/Ø3)

Purchased 3 new Michelin tires ($531). Sam’s Club 235 85R/16 12/15/Ø2. Previous owner purchased 3 tires on 6/6/Ø2.

Installed Baumann Engineering transmission controller. Added OD lockout button and light to left lower corner of dash. Will now be able to set shift points, both up & down, and shift firmness. (3/Ø3) Removed transmission controller. Couldn’t get it programmed to suit my needs. (5/Ø3)

After much research, I was able to make transmission shift points firmer with two 5ohm 1Øwatt resistors from Radio Shack. $5.ØØ (3/Ø3)

Repaired light in bathroom. Center plastic insulator melted and + lead pulled through hole and touched socket side, resulting in a burned out fuse. (3/Ø3)

Reattached right side of mud flap. 5 pop rivets pulled loose. Used steel rivets instead of aluminum. 3/Ø3)

Installed Pop-A-Plate & Pop-A Napkin holders (3/Ø3)

Installed external GPS antenna on center front of dash. Fabricated mounting bracket from clear lexan. (1/Ø3)

Defeated TV relay, so TV will work with ignition switch on. (3/Ø3)

Cleaned and lubed Brake caliper mounting hardware on all 4 calipers. (3/Ø3)

Reinstalled all hubcaps with extenders on the rear dual valve stems and aired tires to 8Ø PSI. (3/Ø3)

Closed all water lines and drains. Flushed system with Clorox and water. Flushed out Clorox and filled holding tank. (3/Ø3)

Removed calking from galley roof vent and recalked. Checked all other sealed areas on roof and touched up where necessary. (3/Ø3)

Installed CD player/cassette adaptor $5Ø.ØØ (3/Ø3)

Sealed air leaks in left side of firewall. I.E. Emergency brake cable feed through, 2 electrical feed throughs & a vertical crack between two metal components. (3/Ø3)

Replaced air filters on both rooftop ACs. (3/Ø3)

Replaced wiper blades with $4.88 refills from Wally World. Lextor narrow E. 11” to 28” (3/Ø3)

Changed engine oil & filter. Amsoil 15W4Ø & Motocraft FL1-A. (3/Ø3)

Lubed chassis.

Lubed entrance step pivot points with motorcycle chain oil. It is water resistant and goes on thin and sets up like grease. (3/Ø3)

Changed generator oil & filter with Amsoil 15W4Ø & Motocraft FL-4ØØS. Filter is slightly longer for easier removal (3/Ø3)

Added 1 qt. ATF to HWH jack system. (3/Ø3)

Replaced K&N engine air filter with a Motocraft filter. (3/Ø3)

Replaced foam weather stripping for screen door. (3/Ø3)

Added LDC Atomic clock (2” segments), with date, day, inside temp & wireless outside temp. ¾” thick, don’t interfere with rear cabinet door. From Sam’s Club $24.86. http://www.samsclub.com (4/Ø3)

Repaired driver’s side cup holder/tray. Added brass trim w/brass screws to hold plastic “T” trim on tray. $1Ø.ØØ (4/Ø3)

Installed Pulsetech battery conditioner on coach batteries. $6Ø.ØØ (4/Ø3) http://www.pulsetech.net/

Installed no ground plane CB antenna on right side mirror mount. Firestik FG4648W: WHITE http://www.alfenterprises.com/cb_radios/cb_antennas/noground.htm $4Ø.ØØ (4/Ø3)

Added support to top of antenna to keep it from tilting mirror back when driving down the road. 5/Ø3

Partial charged dash AC with 2 lbs. R134A (4/Ø3)

Fixed rattle in door lock. Dead bolt was loose in guide. Added shim stock to reduce clearance. (4/Ø3)

Relocated GPS antenna to area above front TV. Much better reception. 6/Ø3

Installed transfer pump to move gray water into black water tank. Used a 12Ø volt, Little Giant magnetic drive pump because it was free and has no seals to leak. I put a “T” in the 1½” ABS gray water drain line with a reducer bushing to ½” FNPT. I then drilled and tapped a ½” NPT in the black water vent stack and screwed in a plastic poly flow adaptor with glue. All lines are ½” poly flow tubing. Installed a single gang handy box in service compartment with switch and one outlet for pump. (6/Ø3)

Replaced bathroom sink faucet with an American Standard single lever faucet. $3Ø.ØØ (6/Ø3)

Installed engine cover insulation kit from Camping World. $3Ø.ØØ (6/Ø3)

Moved fresh water holding tank 11” forward in compartment. It is now 3’ on center with rear axle. Will now cantilever 5Ø# less weight with full tank of water. (9/Ø3)

Changed fresh water holding tank drain to full ½” valve with hose bib. $1Ø.ØØ (9/Ø3)

Installed a switch in the lower left side of dash to defeat the function of the IAC (idle air control). This should improve engine braking when going down long hills. $2.ØØ 6/Ø3

Noticeable improvement in engine braking with IAC disengaged. 8/Ø3 (vacation to North West)

Ordered Davis Trutrac on 6/6/Ø3. Installed Trutrac 7/Ø3. Was impressed with improved steering response. $27Ø.ØØ 8/Ø3

Installed Banks Power Pack Exhaust System. (1Ø.5 hours) $1652.ØØ (9/Ø3) IMPRESSIVE!

Checked toe in with tape measure. Alignment shop had it toed out by 1/32”. Reset to 3/32” toe in. Specs call for Ø” to 1/8” toe in. Now the MH drives, as it should. (9/Ø3)

Replaced Wineguard amplified TV antenna. Amplifier went bad. $65.ØØ (9/Ø3)

Added ceiling light in galley area. 8” to the rear of the ceiling vent. $7.ØØ (9/Ø3)

Added light under cabinets for rear bench eating area. $7.ØØ (9/Ø3)

Added wire baskets (2) to right hand cabinet door, under kitchen sink. $5.ØØ (1Ø/Ø3)

Pressure washed bugs out of AC condenser and radiator. (1Ø/Ø3)

Tightened mounting bolts for both rooftop ACs. (1Ø/Ø3)

Manufactured a new locking latch for dinning room window. Made it out of aluminum angle iron and painted it black. (1Ø/Ø3)

Purchased expandable shower rod to hang wet towels on. $1Ø.ØØ (1Ø/Ø3)

Added ½” flexible, reinforced vinyl hose at water pump to help stop vibrations. (1Ø/Ø3)

Installed adjustable reading lights in bedroom. 2@$9.ØØ ea. (1Ø/Ø3)

Replaced driver’s side slider window. Lost seal and got foggy. (12/Ø3) $1Ø9.ØØ

Replaced flaky CB radio with a New Uniden Bear Cat PC68XL, that I found in a junk shop in Cross Timbers MO $2Ø.ØØ (12/Ø3)

Added hallway mirror to bath room wall $15.ØØ (12/Ø3)

Added battery powered florescent lights to both front overhead storage compartments. 2@ 7.5Øea (12/Ø3)

Added pilot light for Wineguard power supply on outside of compartment. Cat # 276-Ø84 $2.ØØ (12/Ø3)

Added illuminated blue oval emblem (FORD) to front of MH.$4Ø.ØØ (1/Ø4)

Added 7Ø-watt inverter (fits into cigarette lighter socket) for laptop. $17.ØØ (1/Ø4)

Added White-Rogers digital set back thermostat (1/Ø4) free

Added, on pilot light for water heater. Radio Shack Cat # 276-Ø84 $2.ØØ (1/Ø4)

Tightened passenger’s side mirror adjustment bracket. (1/Ø4)

Added additional mirror to passenger’s outside to see right rear dual tire on turns. $6.ØØ (1/Ø4)

Repaired leaking radiator. Drained engine block and added 23 quarts of coolant. Bad tank seal (gasket) Use tank gasket from Plastank.com, 8ØØ-562-5886. Part # MØ7. 2 required. $18.ØØ gaskets, $75.ØØ radiator shop labor (3/Ø4) 45,5ØØmi

Changed all engine belts and hoses, while radiator was out. $5Ø.ØØ (3/Ø4) 45,5ØØmi

Added 6 stick-on hooks to shower walls. $2.ØØ (3/Ø4)

Replaced Refrigerator door latch. PPL Motorhomes $2Ø.ØØ. Dometic RM28Ø7 (3/Ø4)

Rebuilt all 4 disc brake calipers & repacked front wheel bearings. Replaced both LF & inside RF wheel bearings & seals. $114.ØØ (4/Ø4) 45,ØØØmi

Replaced RR inside dual tire. Found 1.5” long gash in sidewall. Sam’s Club road hazard guaranty 1ØØ%+ $1.ØØ (4/Ø4) 45,5ØØmi

Greased 13 chassis lube points. Changed engine oil & filter (4/Ø4) 45,5ØØmi

Sanitized water system (4/Ø4)

Raised shelf by couch, approximately 2” and moved couch 2” closer to wall. (4/Ø4)

Purchased 14”x28”x11” Rubber Maid container for spare parts. $1Ø.ØØ (4/Ø4)

Built generator exhaust extension out of 1½” EMT 9Ø deg. Bend and 2” sch. 4Ø PVC $35.ØØ (4/Ø4)

Installed new in tank fuel pump. Old pump still working, now used as a spare. $275.ØØ @ Advance Auto (5/Ø4) 45,5ØØmi

Hand rubbed entire motorhome with Dupont #7 rubbing compound, then polished and waxed. Aprox. 4Ø hours. (5/Ø4)

Checked & reset ignition timing. Found timing 2 degrees late. What a PITA!………Remarked harmonic balancer so timing can be checked from the bottom. (5/Ø4)

Added Thermal wire temperature probe (K type) to transmission fluid out line & insulated. Use Cen-Tech DT-266C clamp meter to read temperature. (5/Ø4)

Replaced incandescent bulbs with LEDs on water pump and electric step pilot lamps. 4@$2.ØØ ea. (7/Ø4)

Replaced OEM coffee maker with under the counter insulated carafe. Black & Decker model #ODC4ØØ. $48.ØØ (7/Ø4)

Replaced both coach batteries (6 volt) with golf cart batteries from Sam’s Club. (internal connection failure of one battery) $47.ØØ ea. (7/Ø4)

Replaced outer dome of sky light over shower/tub. Purchased 21 x 27 outer dome from all-rite.com for $186.ØØ + $13.ØØ freight. Used $2Ø.ØØ worth of calking, screws & washers. (7/Ø4)

Added Wilson cell phone antenna to top of ladder. $9Ø.ØØ (7/Ø4)

Replaced windshields wiper refills. $5.ØØ (7/Ø4)

Add low beam head light relay. Voltage at headlights was 12.4, now 14.3. Much improved lighting. $5.ØØ (7/Ø4) http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/relays/relays.html

Added winterizing kit to water pump. $7.ØØ (1/Ø5)

Replaced painted headlight rings (black) with stainless steel rings from junk yard. $Ø.ØØ (1/Ø5)

Added 5” box fan to refrigerator condenser coils. $Ø.ØØ (2/Ø5)

Replaced bathroom fart fan with 5” box fan. Much quieter. $Ø.ØØ (2/Ø5)

Rewired electrical box in generator compartment, so I can run rear AC from 15-amp extension cord, when on shore power. $Ø.ØØ (2/Ø5) Power

Detailed interior (spring cleaning). (3/Ø5)

Resealed bath room vent with white, 4” Eternabond tape. 4”x5Ø’ roll delivered $45.ØØ. (3/Ø5)

Added remote thermometer to water pump compartment. $Ø.ØØ (3/Ø5)

Missouri State safety inspection (every 2 years). $12.ØØ (3/Ø5)

Fabricated 4” drop receiver for tow bar. Used materials from scrap pile $Ø.ØØ (3/Ø5)

Purchased use Blue Ox Aventa II tow bar w/safety cables. $3ØØ.ØØ (3/Ø5)

Added Demco base plate to 97 Tracer. $181.ØØ (3/Ø5)

Added Remco lube pump kit to 97 Tracer. Includes umbilical cord, receptacles, diodes and wiring for tail/turn/stop lights. Added Remco controller/alert box to dash of MH. Run wires to rear 6-pin receptacle. $515.ØØ (3/Ø5)

Lube oil & filter. Switch to Mobil 1. 1ØW3Ø 48,337 miles (3/Ø5)

Added mirrors to 4 bedroom closet/cabinet doors. $44.ØØ (3/Ø5)

Washed MH from roof to tires. Waxed front cap. Glass waxed outside of all windows. (4/Ø5)

Resealed refrigerator vent with Eternabond tape. (4/Ø5)

Removed holding tank vent caps and added 1½” sanitary “T”s to vent stacks. Resealed with Eternabond. $2.ØØ (5/Ø5)

Repaired both side curtains in bedroom. (5/Ø5)

Leveled dinette table, by cutting off support leg ½”. (5/Ø5)

Repaired closet light. (5/Ø5)

Removed filtered water dispenser from kitchen sink counter top. Replaced with stainless steel liquid soap dispenser. $8.ØØ (6/Ø5)

Added liquid soap dispenser to bathroom vanity counter top. $8.ØØ (6/Ø5)

Added Radio Shack 75 db buzzer to turn signals. Pt# 273-Ø55A $3.5Ø (6/Ø5)

Changed engine thermostat. Temperature gauge was showing less than normal. Didn’t cure the problem (7/Ø5)

Changed engine temperature sending unit. Gauge works correctly now. $5.ØØ (7/Ø5)

Added 24-volt transformer and SPST contactor to front AC. AC and furnace now operate from wall-mounted thermostat. $2Ø.ØØ (7/Ø5)

Generator carburetor float cracked and was full of gas. Replaced float. $32.ØØ (7/Ø5)

Replaced refrigerator vent cover. Close encounter with a tree branch. $8.ØØ (9/Ø5)

Repaired Wilson cell phone antenna. Same tree branch as above. $Ø (9/Ø5)

Replaced black microwave with white microwave w/built in turn table. $75.ØØ (9/Ø5) Thanks Eric H. (96Bounder3ØE) for finding this for me.

Added Vena Engineering Corp. tank monitor system. http://vena.com/ $299.ØØ + freight. Good Stuff. (1Ø/Ø5)

Replaced outside rear view mirrors with Ramco model #11Ø2, remote control mirrors. http://www.ramco-eng.com/Faqs.html Right side mirror free + $2Ø.ØØ freight. Left side mirror and controls $253.78. (3/Ø6)

Replaced pinion seal. National Oil Seal 4525V. $25.21. National Redi-Sleeve 99253 $38.88. 4 Quarts of 75W14Ø synthetic rear end grease $61.92. RTV form a gasket $4.44 Total $13Ø.45 (3/Ø6)

Cleaned and regreased disc brake caliper slide pins. $4.ØØ (4/Ø6)

Lub, oil & filter. 55,ØØØ miles. (4/Ø6)

Changed generator oil & filter. 241hrs. (4/Ø6)

Dewinterized (4/Ø6)

Fixed rattle in exhaust heat shield, (4/Ø6)

Change engine water pump. Partsamerica.com part # WP9125. Life time warranty $89.88 (4/Ø6) Don’t want to do this again…….

Washed MH from roof to tires and complete wax job. Cleaned and detailed interior. ((4/Ø6)

Replaced rear AC cover, hail damage. $9Ø.ØØ (4/Ø6)

Replaced battery maintainer solar panel, hail damage. $82.ØØ Sunsei SE-4ØØ. Fleetwood wanted $146.ØØ+$2Ø.ØØ freight. (4/Ø6)

Repaired galley window curtain. Lift rope pulled out of curtain threads. $Ø (5/Ø6)

Replaced CB-2ØØ circuit board with CB-115 circuit board. $125.ØØ (5/Ø6)

Added rain gutter extensions. $Ø (5/Ø6)

Powder Coated stainless steel liquid soap dispensers, to match counter tops. $Ø (5/Ø6)

Replaced front AC cover. Wife had close encounter with tree limb. It was her first time driving the Bounder. $98.ØØ (6/Ø6)

Replaced both driver side windows. Thermal window seal failure. $75.ØØ slider. $45.ØØ fixed. $15.ØØ freight (6/Ø6) Atwood mobile products. 1-8ØØ-492-2166 ext. 529 Sue Phillips.

Added compartment door catches to bed room walls to hang clothes on. (9/Ø6) $2.31 Pr.

Lub, oil & filter 6Ø,ØØØ miles. (9/Ø6)

Added black tank flushing kit. (9/Ø6) $29.95

Had to purchase new tire in Port Angeles, WA Sidewall failure Michelin XPS manufacture date Ø5Ø2. $312.ØØ (1Ø/Ø6)

Replaced tub/shower faucet. $28.ØØ (1Ø/Ø6)

Rebuilt leaking ZF emergency brake. $16Ø.ØØ. 64,ØØØ miles. Timken JLM 7Ø4649-cone, Timken JLM 7Ø461Ø-cup, Timken JLM 5Ø871Ø-cone, Timken JLM 5Ø8748-cup, TCM 75X1ØØX12VSC Viton Seal, TCM 65X9ØX1ØVSC Viton Seal, 1/8”X2”ID O Ring. (11/Ø6) Note, seal part numbers are their metric sizes.

Changed Transmission oil & filter. $41.ØØ 64,ØØØ miles. (11/Ø6)

Installed fresh water pump valve kit. (11/Ø6) $11.ØØ

Purchased 2 new 235/85R16 XPS RIB tires from Sam’s club. Replaced tires manufactured Ø5Ø2. 64,ØØØ miles (12/Ø6) $436.88

Replaced 45-amp converter with remanufactured PD918Ø 8Ø amp converter w/charge wizard. Updated 6Ø amp DC wiring to 1ØØ amp. (Ø2/Ø7) $145.ØØ

Added second generator remote start/stop switch in galley area. (Ø2/Ø7) $22.ØØ

Replaced bedroom CRT TV with Polaroid FLM 1514B LCD TV. (Ø2/Ø7) $2Ø7.ØØ

Added 1ØØØ-watt generator for battery charging. ETQ 2 cycle, 18ØØRPM, 1.1 gal. Fuel tank, 55 lbs. really quiet for a 2 cycle. Good muffler and very little mechanical noise. (Ø1/Ø7) $16Ø.ØØ

Added the ability to use the 7K Onan generator electric fuel pump to add fuel to the ETQ 1K generator fuel tank. (Ø2/Ø7) $15.ØØ

Added driving lights. (Ø4/Ø7) $1Ø.ØØ