Forum: Jayco Maintenance and Repair
03-02-2024, 03:09 PM
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Replaced awning fabric on our X-23B
2015 Jayco X-23B (hybrid) travel trailer with 13 ft Dometic awning (Series 9100)
The original awning fabric was extremely decayed and rotting. We ordered new fabric from www.etrailer.com (Lippert...
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Forum: Campfire Chat
01-04-2023, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 897
Views: 218,787
OK, I'll 'fess up. I do share the "bonehead"...
OK, I'll 'fess up. I do share the "bonehead" award with the mobile tech who was involved, but ultimately, it's on me.
In January of 2022 we were camping at Oscar Scherer State Park near Venice, FL....
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Forum: Jayco Hybrids
01-04-2023, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,781
Enhancing sofa in X23B
Last winter we traveled for a month (four stays of one week each) in our X23B (2015 model). The only complaint from that extended trip is the comfort of the sofa. It's not the most comfortable...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
08-29-2022, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
08-29-2022, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
Replaced brakes! Driveway test successful!
After determining that our P3 controller works with another trailer, and having eliminated other problems, I decided to replace the set of brakes. I bought four brake kits from eTrailer. They...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
08-23-2022, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
Latest update:
Hooked up to my...
Latest update:
Hooked up to my father-in-law's trailer, and brakes worked using the manual lever on our P3 controller in our TV -- both forward and reverse.
So the problem is definitely on...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
08-20-2022, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
Regarding Post #41 above, if I cut these wires...
Regarding Post #41 above, if I cut these wires and do new splices, is there anything I need to know? Can I use a regular wire nut and electrical tape (using plenty of tape to exclude moisture), or...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
08-20-2022, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
The main junction where the 7-pin cable gets...
The main junction where the 7-pin cable gets split to brakes and lights is inside the trailer (behind the drawer under the front bench seat). All wire nuts were snug, and since this is out of the...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
08-20-2022, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
08-20-2022, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
08-18-2022, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
Update
[Long hiatus since the last post]
Today I connected the TV to the trailer to check the Prodigy P3 controller in the Troubleshooting Mode.
1. Battery Voltage was correct
2. Brake Voltage was...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-11-2022, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
One other comment: When I took the trailer to...
One other comment: When I took the trailer to the shop, they brought out a test box and plugged it into the trailer side connector. When I idled forward, they applied the brakes using their test...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-11-2022, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-06-2022, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-06-2022, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
Cleaning the pins and ensuring I got a snug fit...
Cleaning the pins and ensuring I got a snug fit from vehicle-to-trailer connector didn't seem to make any difference. Our driveway is a slight slope, and the trailer brakes wouldn't even hold with...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-05-2022, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
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Magnet brakes can certainly be...
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Magnet brakes can certainly be perplexing. The shop I used to work at I had the tools to measure voltage on the magnets first, then amperage. Each wheel should be getting around 2.5...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-05-2022, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-02-2022, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
I had not thought of connecting to another...
I had not thought of connecting to another trailer. My father-in-law has one across town. We are away from home for a couple of days, but I'll hook up to his trailer when we can and see what...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-02-2022, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-01-2022, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
I got under the trailer while my wife actuated...
I got under the trailer while my wife actuated the lever on the controller. I could hear a hum as she hit the lever. So my uneducated conclusion is that some power is making it to the brakes, but...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-01-2022, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
Sorry, I should have stated that the brakes...
Sorry, I should have stated that the brakes worked properly in the past. With the manual lever pushed all the way over, the brakes have little or no effect on stopping the trailer. I have been...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-01-2022, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,376
Trailer brakes -- good news and bad news
Thinking that the brakes on our 2015 X-23B are shot, I took it to a local trailer shop yesterday to have whatever was needed done to make them completely functional, expecting to pay several hundred...
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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers
02-14-2022, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 737
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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers
02-14-2022, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 737
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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers
02-14-2022, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 737
Lost a Sendel 13" Wheel
(It's a long story, which I intend to chronicle after we get home in a few days.)
We lost a Sendel T09 13" wheel (plus tire plus TPMS sensor) on I-75 near Tampa. We were in a construction zone with...
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