Dave, Winnebago may have fixed this issue by now. I would say it's nice to know either way. We purchased a used 12 J with 31K that needed front tires real bad. With 6 new tires, the alignment shop tol

Mike, After cleaning the contacts in the door jamb and the lock still doesn't work, take a look at the wires attached to the contacts, both in the jamb and in the door. On our 12 J the lock did not wo

Roger, Glad to hear you're going forward with the extra transmission cooling. When it's time to change the pan you might want to preform a complete fluid change (including the torque converter). That

Roger, I think re-cooling, that is placing the auxiliary cooler after the radiator cooler is the correct method. That way the fluid is not being reheated by the radiator. Also, that way you can contro

Scott, Our 07 J had a similar leak. Living in western Oregon there was no waiting to find out we had a leak. Turned out to be the sealant around the skylight. Even though it looked good it was lifting

Roger, For new or current Rialta owners there is "EVupdate" a yahoo group site like this one. As Rialtas are Eurovan based, this site can provide technical help. Especially for the transmission/transa

Jim & all, When an electrician installed our 30 amp service he did not include a GFCI. Straight out of the breaker box it is. If this installation is not code compliment I would appropriate the feed b

Mike, Why bother with a battery tender? Besides some of the cheep ones are fire hazards (made in china). With the trik-l-start hooked up per the Winnebago installation all you have to do is plug in th

All, For wider batteries I just dropped a wood spacer in the tray and placed the batteries on top. Works great. For extra points paint the wood. Dale 12 J Las Cruces, NM

Yes syaujb, It can be messy. Especially with the bigger jugs of DEF. I use a LED headlight strapped to my forehead to make it a little easier. Good to rinse the spills off with plain water. Dale, 12 J

Me too. The other Dale 12 J Las Cruces NM

Dasher, You may have the dreaded loose battery terminal syndrome. This would not be the first new WB View-Navion that left the factory and/or the dealership with a loose connection on the chassis batt

Ben, Thanks for youre porst on the Koni FSD shocks. I assume you were only able to get them for the rear at this time? Great to hear of the smooth ride, a rare thing for a motorhome. Dale 12 J Las Cru

Carl, Don't worry about overkill, I put 2" x 2" alum. angle the entire length of the panels on the short sides. Even reformed the angles to account for the curve of the roof. Cleaned every surface wit

Dinah, Why not stop off at any MB / sprinter dealer on the way and at least get these issues in your vehicle's data base, even if they can't fix them at that time. That way the problem was identified

Hey great, Be right over Dale 12 j Las Cruces, NM but really; very interested in what you may find

Len, Your right, it's not broke so don't mess with it is very good advice. Even the mechanic I spoke with asked what the problem was? Felt kind of silly as it doesn't have one. I am curious though. Pe

Don, Thanks for the tip. Called FixEuroTransmissions and the mechanic told me that Sprinters are supposed to lock-up fully, however may not be doing it and may not throw a check engine light. Offered

Everyone, Has anyone read or heard of the possibility of re-program the TCM to change the torque converter lock-up parameters to something closer to completely locked with no slipping? I would be will

Thanks Len, Great to know why it dose that. I'm OK with it now, just a mini freak out sitting in the driveway the first time. Good that all know what to expect and why. What a group! Dale 12 J Las Cru