THE COOL CAT AIR CONDITIONER AND HEAT PUMP
Early Chevy and Dodge Roadtreks had a home air conditioner installed. Roadtrek then in the Chevy - and some later Dodge models changed to using the Dometic Cool Cat air conditioner and heat pump...
View ArticleChevy Express Van Tire Pressure and some things to know about the Roadtrek tires
This article applies only to Roadtreks that are built on the Chevy Express van chassis. This does not apply to Dodge, Sprinter, Dodge Pro Master or any other chassis that Roadtrek has built an RV...
View ArticleTWO BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEMS IN A STANDARD CHEVY ROADTREK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This article gets into some very technical explanations which I have tried to simplify as best as I can! There are two key components of the battery charging system in the Chevy Roadtreks. The two...
View ArticleTHE GENERATOR SEEMS DEAD - THE GENERATOR RUNS BUT THERE IS NO POWER IN MY...
This article applies to Roadtreks with the Onan gasoline powered generator Microlite 2800 models up to the KY model that came out mid to late 2012. It applies to the KV model that is the model before...
View ArticleCARBON MONOXIDE, PROPANE, AND SMOKE DETECTORS
Roadtrek installs detectors to protect you inside the Roadtrek from three dangers - carbon monoxide poisoning, a propane gas leak, and fire by detecting smoke. Two of these detector units are...
View ArticleCONNECTING TO A CAMPGROUND CITY WATER SPIGOT
What would just connecting to a city water spigot in a campground need an article for? After all you take your hose and attach to the spigot, connect the other end of the hose to your city water...
View ArticleA ROADTREK HAS TO BE DRIVEN
There is not a lot new to learn from this article other than what its title states - a Roadtrek has to be driven. Like any car, van, or truck if it is not driven it will not run well especially when...
View ArticleHOW TO CHECK THE COACH BATTERY(IES)' VOLTAGE ON A ROADTREK THAT HAS A TRIPPLITE
With the battery switch on, when you press the test button on the monitor panel in Roadtrek the battery column of LEDs light up to show you how much charge is in the coach batteries, The top C green...
View ArticleROADTREK TIRE PRESSURE
When we first got our Roadtrek 2011 190 Popular new I was curious about the tire pressure that should be used. Inside the driver's door frame there is a sticker that says 50 psi front tires and 80 psi...
View ArticleTHE BEST CABINET LATCH REPLACEMENT IN YOUR ROADTREK
In December 2013 I wrote an article about the cabinet latches in the Chevy chassis Roadtrek models. https://roadtrek190popular.blogspot.com/2013/12/roadtreks-cabinet-latches.htmlSince the original...
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