2013 Tour

[Jbmsr]

Tigersharkjd

I haven't heard that noise however I searched the Freightliner forum for "noise" and found some good info there for you. One possibility was dry s cams which is easy to correct. Loud metal popping noise

Jesse

Originally Posted by tigersharkjd

I have noticed a sound like the bottom of a metal drum popping out when we back up, go over uneven ground or begin to move forward after parking. It seems to come from the rear of the coach. It is not a constant, it just makes that sound once, maybe twice. I heard this on another 2013 Tour last week at another campground and wanted to see if it is heard by other Tour owners. Thanks for any thoughts.

[smack2020]

Originally Posted by tigersharkjd

I have noticed a sound like the bottom of a metal drum popping out when we back up, go over uneven ground or begin to move forward after parking. It seems to come from the rear of the coach. It is not a constant, it just makes that sound once, maybe twice. I heard this on another 2013 Tour last week at another campground and wanted to see if it is heard by other Tour owners. Thanks for any thoughts.

I have heard the same noise from the back of my RV. Seems to happen when on jacks, hooked to shore power and the outside temp starts going from 75 to 40 degrees. Mine did it every night, popping every few minutes until about 11 pm. Pretty annoying. Winnebago had no answer, my dealer could not reduplicate. I put it on record with Winnie. Last time we camped, we were not hooked up and no drum popping. I we keep trying to find the culprit.

[smack2020]

I thought I better get a satellite receiver and make sure my dish worked. Got a pay as you go Dish receiver and service. I spent 5 hours, not exaggerating, on the phone with Dish Network and King Dome trying to get it working. No luck, poor signal on 119, but ok on 110 and the receiver could not be activated. I already had the Moho at the dealer, so they looked at it and they believe I have a bad Dish. Make sure you check your dish before your warranty runs out. I was going to wait until next year to try it, good thing I did it now.

[ditto]

Wow...me too when we are parked,we experience a creak when walking in rear by the bathroom door.while in Gaffney last week Freightliner thought they found the aqua hot exhaust pipe rubbing the frame near the rear drive axel. We shall see!

[smack2020]

Originally Posted by ditto

Wow...me too when we are parked,we experience a creak when walking in rear by the bathroom door.while in Gaffney last week Freightliner thought they found the aqua hot exhaust pipe rubbing the frame near the rear drive axel. We shall see!

I will have to check the Aqua hot pipe.

[Jbmsr]

Hi Smack2020 and Ditto
I belive your rear jacks are defective. They are leaking down slowly mostlikly due to a manufacture defect. Mine were and after the they sent replacements and I replaced them there are no more noises and we have never had a problem stowing the jacks since. We picked up our QD from the factory 12/19/2012, I believe that the build date an the rear jacks where 10/24/2012 (bad batch and if you check you build date on the stickers don't wipe them or the print will disapear.) the manufacture sent the replacement jacks to me 01/02/2013. Hope this helps you.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos?t...60268915997937

Jesse

Originally Posted by smack2020

I have heard the same noise from the back of my RV. Seems to happen when on jacks, hooked to shore power and the outside temp starts going from 75 to 40 degrees. Mine did it every night, popping every few minutes until about 11 pm. Pretty annoying. Winnebago had no answer, my dealer could not reduplicate. I put it on record with Winnie. Last time we camped, we were not hooked up and no drum popping. I we keep trying to find the culprit.

[David Bott]

Originally Posted by Jbmsr

\ Hope this helps you.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos?t...60268915997937

Jesse

Side note to Jesse...Uploading to Google is great, but the issue is that unless we are part of your group or you make them public, we can not see them.

Thanks for the thought on where to take a look just in case it happens to us in the future.

[Trekkers]

We own a 2013 GD. Have any other GD owners had a problem with the corner shower's wall pulling away from the two vertical walls it's attached to?



Aboveis the side on the hallway.

Below is the side on the bedroom wall.



This pulled the screws right out of the wall on both sides. It looks like they didn't put much of a brad of silicone caulk down each side and hoped the screws would hold it. The screws (given there length, could only have been 1/4 inch into the walls themselves.

[Jbmsr]

Sorry all I set my google photos to public and its not working

Originally Posted by Jbmsr

Hi Smack2020 and Ditto
I belive your rear jacks are defective. They are leaking down slowly mostlikly due to a manufacture defect. Mine were and after the they sent replacements and I replaced them there are no more noises and we have never had a problem stowing the jacks since. We picked up our QD from the factory 12/19/2012, I believe that the build date an the rear jacks where 10/24/2012 (bad batch and if you check you build date on the stickers don't wipe them or the print will disapear.) the manufacture sent the replacement jacks to me 01/02/2013. Hope this helps you.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos?t...60268915997937

Jesse

[smack2020]

Thanks Jesse, I will check my date. Maybe that's why when I told winnebago about my noise the rep asked me "do you think it's the jacks" and I said I'm not sure. They must know there is a problem. Looks like a big job changing them, if mine are bad, I will have the dealer change them.

[Jbmsr]

Thanks David

Originally Posted by David Bott

Side note to Jesse...Uploading to Google is great, but the issue is that unless we are part of your group or you make them public, we can not see them.

Thanks for the thought on where to take a look just in case it happens to us in the future.

[Jbmsr]

Sorry link not working so here are the pics

Originally Posted by Jbmsr

Glenda
Someone dear to me suggested this upgrade and I thought you might like it.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos?t...04345696712449

[smack2020]

Originally Posted by smack2020

I thought I better get a satellite receiver and make sure my dish worked. Got a pay as you go Dish receiver and service. I spent 5 hours, not exaggerating, on the phone with Dish Network and King Dome trying to get it working. No luck, poor signal on 119, but ok on 110 and the receiver could not be activated. I already had the Moho at the dealer, so they looked at it and they believe I have a bad Dish. Make sure you check your dish before your warranty runs out. I was going to wait until next year to try it, good thing I did it now.

I got my dish working. Don't use the code in the Winnie manual to set the dish to Dish Network. I used the code in the King Dome manual for Dish HD. I still can't get 129, but 119 and 110 are coming in good. HD channels are clear. I will call King Dome on Monday to see if there is a trick to get 129.

[David Bott]

Originally Posted by smack2020

I got my dish working. Don't use the code in the Winnie manual to set the dish to Dish Network. I used the code in the King Dome manual for Dish HD. I still can't get 129, but 119 and 110 are coming in good. HD channels are clear. I will call King Dome on Monday to see if there is a trick to get 129.

Where are you currently located? 129 is low in the sky and thus you may not be able to see it from your current location or if something is in the way.

Just a thought.