Been a busy year working on the Southwind

Prior to purchasing our Southwind,  I performed a comprehensive pre-purchase inspection so I had a good idea what was going to need attention.  Before jumping in and tackling the list,  I wanted to get a few miles under our belt to make sure nothing major needed attention.  I also added a few preventative maintenance items to the list, i.e. things like the fuel pump and sensors are pushing 20 years old, so in hopes of heading off failure,  I chose to replace them before they fail.  Most of these items are what I call low cost, high consequence type failure items..

We have a little over a year of usage under our belts and are very happy with the Southwind,  its going to be a keeper. So this year I spent a lot of time tackling that list of things that

Over the past 6 months I’ve tackled most of the list  and also added a few things to the TO-DO list.

• Replace original frig with residential refrigerator
• Install full sign wave inverter
• Replace fuel pump / fuel filter
• Repair broken exhaust manifold studs
• install header exhaust system
• Replace crankshaft / camshaft sensors
• Install long tube header exhaust system
• Install heat shields for exhaust system
• Replace brake hoses, flush system
• Replace radiator fan clutch
• Replace spark plugs and COPs. Torque to 200 inch-lbs
• Replace coach battery storage disconnect switch
• Replace starter motor
• Replace water pump and thermostat, flush system
• Tint entry door window
• Replace sofa bed with sofa Recliner
• Repair bedroom mirrors.
• Replace Transmission filters and flush transmission

Things on the TO-DO list. Some may get tackled this winter.

• Install dedicated Satellite coax feed outside connector tied directly to sat receiver.
• Tint film on windshield and other windows
• Modify levelers so I can retract one leveler at a time
• add ON-OFF switch for water pump in wet bay to disable water pump
• rebuild transmission cooler pressure bypass valve
• possibly replace radiator with version that has trans cooler