Recent content by Kiko

I live near Lake Chapala in Mexico and there are thousands of Canadians who come down here for 6 mos out of the year Oct to April about; some with RV's. I have a 3200RL 2006 w/Ford Diesel and am contemplating selling it at the border (need to transfer permits) to someone (possibly a Canadian.)...

Well I thought it was a pinhole; but when I put the cap nut on with the stem in and hand tightened the cap nut I could see that the thread was split open 180' around the faucet body casting. Way too big of a gap to try to seal properly with solder. Went into Guadalajara to Home Depot today...

pinhole in casting I've done that and with the stems removed I pressurized the faucet body and found a pin hole in the casting of the brass in the threads where the stem nut attaches. Tiny tiny pinhole so I am going to remove the faucet and try to fill the pinhole in with solder. I was a...

Yep, the slide works only when the battery is installed. Converter just does not have the juice otherwise. Now if I could only find a way to fix a pin hole leak in the K/S faucet body. A nickel plated finish K/S faucet here in Mexico is about 3000 pesos (about $300 USD). Home Depot may have...

Talked to the dealer this morning and he confirmed that the battery must be installed to move the slides. Somehow a generator running thru the converter does not have the necessary power to do the job. The battery is now charged and I plan to reinstall it tomorrow to try out the main slide...

I closed the right valve bedroom the other day and still no luck with the main slide. Only thing I haven't mentioned is that I was running the elec off of my generator and the battery had been removed from the RV. But I don't see how that would make any difference as the motor is running...

yes both at 6 o'clock;

Electric motor is good and the bedroom slide will extend and retract perfectly. Fluid level is good at the hydraulics, the level is about 3/4" from the top of the container. Both control valve levers at the hydraulic controls are at 6 pm as always. Initially the main slide will move in about 3...

I'm down in Mexico and after a year of storage I went out to the Bighorn 3200RL and ran the slides out. The main living room slide would not retract back into the coach. I read the manual and all it said was that there was a restriction somewhere, but there were no restrictions anywhere...

The bedroom slide works fine but the main slide (living room) will not retract. After two hours (inch by inch) I eventually got the slide to retract. I referenced the owners manual and the only info I took in was that there was an obstruction between the slide and the body, but there was no...

October thru April you'll see a lot of Canadians coming down the coast road for their 6 month vacations. Not likely that you will see as many RV's in the interior area. My Bighorn is parked south of Guadalajara. My problem here is that my height is at 13'6" and many overhangs won't accomodate...

cabinet fix I've already screwed them back up with new screws and epoxy so there is not anything to see in the pic. Not too computer literate with cameras either. I called the dealer and he recommended that I add rivets in place of screws. Anybody tried this. The table fell came loose also...

mexico shipping I only get letters and flats delivered here. Most people do not have anything shipped in boxes as it will be opened up by customs. You will have to pay hefty import tax on the contents and/or you may never get the package. Most people just wait to drive up north of the border...

The upper cabinets along the living room slide of my 3200RL are sagging in the middle and the bolts seem to have stripped out due to vibration. I added some new sheet metal screws and coated them with an epoxy. I'll probably add a 1 x 4 wood brace under the middle section when I am traveling...

Anyone know how to obtain Heartland RV parts in Mexico? I would like to try to avoid shipping from the US for a variety of reasons. There are not many RV's in Mexico so very few RV dealers here. I have been able to remedy most repairs with generic parts of some sort but now need a new vent...