There were a few minor problems with Ziggy when we purchased him. We are the third owners. The first were in Oregon and we know very little of them. The second were here in Prescott and we know little more about them. The small problems, nothing major but little maintainance difficulties, had not been addressed. We suspect there have been piling up for years. We understand the two previous owners had stopped using the Pleasure-Way due to advanced age, even older than us. That would explain the deferred maintainance. Following is a descitpiton of what we've done.

Used Car Inspection

We took Ziggy to a local auto repair shop, AutoWorks, and had them do a thorough review. They replaced fluids and found little else wrong. Asked them to particularly look at the steering which seemed loose. They suggested an allignment, which we did. That didn't help the steering though. But all in all the vehicle is in great shape.

A second allignment was done to check for loosness in the steering and to increase caster. This time they actually checked the steering box which badly needed adjustment. I'll cover this more in the Handling section.

Loose Screws

Many, if not most, of the Cabinet hinge screws were loose. In tightening I found some 6 or 8 to be stripped. I fixed this by shooting JB-Weld into the stripped holes using a disposable syringe. After curing the holes were re-drilled and screws replaced.

Microwave Cabinet

It took a little time to notice, but the cabinet with the microwave was separating from the ceiling. On closer inspection many of the screws were stripped. This was the case all the way to the rear of the cabinet. The holes were fixed with JB-Weld as above. Also, a few additional L-brackets were added.

Caulk

There was a touch of mold on the bathroom caulk. This was removed and re-applied. One crack was found in the wall board. This was drilled and caulked.

Fantastic Fan

I must have somehow broken the Fantastic Fan fuse holder. I'd swear it worked when we bought Ziggy, but found it broken. This was replaced without too much trouble.

Fresh Water Tank Drain Valve

This valve was dripping, but then I broke the handle off. Thus a new valve. Good thing too as the body was cracked. Thus the dripping. All better now.

Aux Shower Faucet

One handle broke off the Aux Shower. It must have been brittle from age, so broke without much cause. An identical faucet was sourced and installed.

Bay Door Hinge Rivets

Another surprise was the rivets holding the bay doors (outside doors) were pulling out. If you look close at the first picture below you can see the separation. The second pictures shows the rivets. It was less trouble than I anticipated to drill out the rivets, push the door into place and install new pop rivets.

Kitchen Blind

The kitchen blind was tied up with a wire tie, obviously broken. To fix this I removed it from the window and layed it out on a table. I found it has cords the same as the night/day shades, but also a mechanism for tilting the blind slats. I found the support cord worn but workable. I wanted to re-string it but found this difficult, the bottom doesn't come completely apart. Some fiddling would be needed to thread new cord into place. Other than the worn cord I found nothing wrong. I finally put it back in the window and adjusted the cord tension. Worked fine. I suspect it became loose and the previous owners didn't know how to adjust it.

Stuck Table Leg Cap

On our first camping trip I wanted to set up the small round table in front. Much to my displeasure I found the plastic end cap on the table leg stuck in the floor plate. The metal table leg came un-glued. I considered glueing the table leg back onto the plastic cap. I hesitated because if the glue slopped over it could glue the cap and leg in permanently. There was a small hole in the bottom center of the plastic cap. I decided to try air pressure in this hole. Used an air blow gun pressed over the hole. Pressed the "go" button and moved the gun around trying to get a decent seal. A "pop" occured and the cap popped out of the floor base. Just what we wanted. I cleaned up the cap and post before applying JB-Weld to the cap and re-assembling. It seems to now be working. Turned out to be easier than I though it would be.

New Thermostat

A new time of day thermostat replaced the original.

Ta Da. Those are the initial repairs we've done to Ziggy.