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Sharing Upgrades
Upgrades to our 2018 Lexor TS 28 September 2023 We plan to be attending the Branson and Sarasota Pleasure-Way rallies this Fall. One of our favorite things to do is see how people have modified their camper vans. Here are some of the modifications we’ve made in the first five years of ownership with links to…
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Air Conditioned Nest
We aren’t the only ones that like our new air conditioner. This spring, some feathered friends decided it was a fine place to establish their nest. We evicted them before any eggs were laid. Cleaning out the remnants wasn’t difficult. A tall step ladder and a Torx screwdriver are the essential tools. Eight Torx screws…
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Window Leak Cure
09 April 2023 We had a very small leak on the passenger side rearmost window of our 2018 Lexor. Blue painter’s tape cured it temporarily, but it was time for a more permanent repair. These are CR Laurence windows, installed in a Pleasure-Way Lexor TS which is a professional conversion based on a RAM ProMaster 3500…
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Separated Battery Separator
19 February 2023 Troubleshooting the Battery Charging System On our way home from New York, we noticed that the house batteries weren’t charging. This was apparent because we run our 3-way refrigerator on DC power while driving and it was quickly drawing down our house batteries. When the van engine is running, the alternator is…
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Fridge DC Mode Troubleshooting
11 October 2022 2018 Lexor TS Refrigerator Troubleshooting Our Dometic RML 8330 UL fridge wasn’t working on 12 Volt DC. This had happened a couple of years ago and it was a non-working circuit breaker. This time we traced it to the DC 12V 30A relay. We followed the power to the relay with a…
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Re-fanning the Fantastic Vent
Our Fan–tastic Vent fan wasn’t working at maximum speed. It would run for 5-10 minutes, then stop. We rely on the cooling breeze this fan brings while camping, so decided to order a replacement motor and see if we could get it working ourselves. This is the standard fan installed in a 2018 Pleasure-Way…