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04-18-2011, 01:31 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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FIRE, FIRE, don't want no stinking fire......
Well, I didn't have one, but got the kit to insure I don't. Has anyone but me not had the kit installed for the Dometic reefer recall? We have been 'out of service' for a while, and didn't need the retrofit.
But... now we do, so I sent off to the Montana dealership and got the kit, I will install it forthwith.
the cat and I read the instructions, but I nodded off after page two.
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04-18-2011, 01:43 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leona
Posts: 6,382
M.O.C. #2059
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Good move, Ozz. The dealer that installed mine on the Norcold said they get $45 from Norcold for the work. Are they over paid?
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04-18-2011, 02:20 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Winthrop Harbor
Posts: 1,832
M.O.C. #8160
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You really are a glutton Ozz. Isn't recall work paid for by the mfg and done by the dealer????
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04-18-2011, 02:31 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,373
M.O.C. #8728
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I had the dealer do the retrofit on our Norcold when I had the tire damage repaired.
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04-18-2011, 02:48 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
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M.O.C. #5980
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Well, the Montana is still up on jack-stands and the dealer is 40 miles away. It looks like at least an hour job.
I figured the job would not be too bad, but Murphy's law and everything..
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04-18-2011, 03:33 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location:
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M.O.C. #6575
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Ours was a booger bear for the service man that did it. IIRC, the boiler insulation was squashed, and he couldn't get it turned just right for the mod. He cussed and discussed it quite a bit, and finally got it on. He earned his 45 bucks!
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04-18-2011, 04:22 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Wappingers Falls
Posts: 1,303
M.O.C. #6263
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Nice you got the inside track being in the business to get the kit.
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04-19-2011, 04:29 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Cresco
Posts: 447
M.O.C. #6693
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04-19-2011, 05:05 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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The hardest part might well be making sure that Ozz follows the interpreted directions of what the supervisory cat is trying to tell him, since the instruction manual was obviously a sleep-inducing aid!! Did I hear a retaliatory "Meow" there??? Good luck, Ozz, and don't forget to let the cat out of the repair zone!!
Bingo
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04-19-2011, 06:40 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2003
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,294
M.O.C. #311
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OZZ,
I would suggest letting the "RV certified" tech do it. I know you are an HVAC tech but are you certified for Norcold. Just thinking about future warranty and liability.
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04-19-2011, 09:00 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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I will do it. For one thing I have no way of getting the Monte to the dealer, for another, I am cleared to do it by Jim, the service manager at the Montana Dealer where we bought our last two RV's.
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04-20-2011, 03:03 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Wappingers Falls
Posts: 1,303
M.O.C. #6263
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I did mine...and would recommend taking your time around the electric element as I believe that socket is the Achilles heal (don't be bumping it or any pressure on that point).
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04-20-2011, 03:09 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
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M.O.C. #5980
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Thanks! will do, appreciate the heads up.
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