CHEVY ROADTREK PARTS
By now, most Chevy Roadtrek owners should know that a year ago Roadtrek was sold out of bankruptcy to a new owner company that is based in Europe. This company made decisions that have grossly effected...
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ANDERSEN LEVELERS MODIFICATION
I have written two articles about the leveling ramps we use - Andersen Levelers - to get our Roadtrek level when the campsite is not level. LINK 1 and LINK 2 to read these articles to see what I am...
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EASY TO MAKE PROPANE TANK OPENING COVER
One day you walk past the back of your Roadtrek and you look down at the center of the bumper and you discover that the cover that goes over the opening to the propane tank fill and off/on knob is...
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THE WATER PUMP KEEPS RUNNING!
The water pump is what pumps the water from your fresh tank(s) into the plumbing in the Roadtrek. THE water pump is 12 volts. It uses the coach battery(ies) to work. Before you turn on the water pump...
View ArticleTIRES FOR THE ROADTREK
Tires, even with good tread and good sidewalls have a lifespan. Different brand tires have different lifespans. Our Roadtrek came from Roadtrek with Bridgestone tires. Checking on the Bridgestone...
View ArticleON FACEBOOK - Roadtrek 190, 170, 210 Support, Help, and Sharing
Facebook has been a great resource for Roadtrek owners. I have been a member of a group on Facebook that focuses on the Chevy Roadtreks since it started. The group has gone by a couple of different...
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A NOZZLE FOR THE MACERATOR HOSE
In April 2019 when we had the macerator in our Roadtrek replaced as it had finally broken down, we also had the Roadtrek dealer/service center that we go to in Pennsylvania install a new macerator...
View ArticleAnother Generator Tale and Some Basics to Know When the Generator is Not Working
Our Roadtrek has been sitting on the driveway for over a year and a half because of Covid-19. We live in an area that was hard hit by the virus and we pretty much stayed indoors only going out once...
View ArticleA RAMBLING: FIRST DAYTRIP OUT AFTER NOT QUITE POST COVID-19
It has been a year and a half since we took a trip in the Roadtrek. We have taken it for two hour drives sporadically while we were on lockdown due to Covid-19 to keep it running and I have been...
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THE HIDDEN FUSE BOX
Most know that the Roadtrek fuse box containing the fuses and circuit breakers for the Roadtrek RV appliances and components is on the wall of the Roadtrek next to the passenger side door into the...
View ArticleHOW TO SANITIZE THE FRESH TANKS, PLUMBING, AND HOT WATER TANK
This article is a copy of the procedure to sanitize the fresh water tanks, plumbing, and hot water tanks as it appears in our article - THE DEFINITIVE DEWINTERIZING AND SANITIZING - STEP BY STEP. I...
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THE VERSATILE POOL NOODLE AND ITS MANY USES IN A ROADTREK!
I know - some of you are saying as you read this - "What the heck is a pool noodle?" Pool Noodles start showing up in stores as Summer approaches. It is a swimming float made of molded foam plastic....
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GETTING UP TO THE ROADTREK ROOF
The roof of the Chevy Roadtrek's - 170, 190, and 210 are added to the van to raise the indoor ceiling so that walking around inside the Roadtrek is possible. The height is a little over six feet -...
View ArticleEven Whe You Know What You Are Doing , Things Go Wrong
Weather here has been jumping from warm to hot and back to cold this Spring. We usually de-winterize in early May but waited until just now - the end of May to de-winterize. As I have said in my...
View ArticleHOW I GOT MY BLACK TANK SENSORS TO READ ACCURATELY
The infamous black tank sensors on the Roadtrek are well known for never reading accurately. I found this out soon after I bought my 2011 190 Popular new. I even brought it back to the Roadtrek...
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EMERGENCY WINTERIZING
First - THIS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR WINTER-LONG WINTERIZING. Emergency winterizing is when you find out the weather is going to change dramatically and get cold to the point of freezing that night...
View ArticleA Trip to Connecticut
I wrote about having the Ezee-Lift installed on our Roadtrek. To do this we had to travel to Connecticut which I figured, given the price that shipping must be a heavy package and not having to do the...
View ArticleA TRIP FOR REPAIRS AND THE MACERATOR'S TALE (DAY 2)
Our last article on April 26, 2019 has the first part of this two part article - DAY 1. Here is the conclusion - DAY 2. We had figured from the day before's test drive to the Roadtrek dealer/service...
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THE ONAN GENERATOR
My 2011 Chevy based Roadtrek 190 Popular has the Onan Microlite 2800 KV model generator. Since this model, starting in 2012, Onan introduced a changed generator model - the Microlite 2800 KY...
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REMOVING THE FILTER FROM THE COOL CAT AIR CONDITIONER/HEAT PUMP
In the mid-2000s Roadtrek started installing the Dometic Cool Cat RV air conditioner/heat pump. This replaced what had been used previously which was basically a home air conditioner that had a...
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