Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
Sunline RV Forum
Sunline User Photos

Go Back   Sunline Coach Owner's Club > Sunline Club Community Forums > Introduce Yourself
Click Here to Login

Join Sunline Club Forums Today


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 08-26-2016, 10:24 AM   #1
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 3
SUN #8768
Patrick Lee is an unknown quantity at this point
New Member with a 1984 SunLine T2101

Greetings!
I'm new to the Sunline owners club. Recent purchase of a 1984 T2101 21.5 foot camper. Looked for a while at similar sized newer trailers but most of them were junk. leaky roofs and soft floors for the most part. The Sunline was solid and in great condition for a 32 year old camper. The previous owner put in a new roof a/c, and 6 gallon hot water heater. The only issue so far is the hot water heater runs on propane but not on electric. Its a new unit so I'll check to see if it is wired correctly.
__________________

__________________
1984 Sunline T2101
1993 F150 XLT 5.0L
2002 HD Electra Glide
Patrick Lee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-26-2016, 02:09 PM   #2
Senior Member
 
MACK C-85's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 1,131
SUN #64
MACK C-85 is an unknown quantity at this point
Quote:
The only issue so far is the hot water heater runs on propane but not on electric. Its a new unit so I'll check to see if it is wired correctly.
Check for a switch on the heater itself. Sometimes they can be hard to see/find, depending on the unit and how it's installed. Also, make sure to check the breaker. Dumb, I know, but don't ask me how I know.....

and welcome to the club!!
__________________

__________________

2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Club Cab 4x4 CTD
2007 Sunline Solaris T-276-SR: Misty Blue/Cherry
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Reg Cab 4x4 OFF-ROAD
MACK C-85 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-26-2016, 05:26 PM   #3
Senior Member
 
Steve Collins's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: New York
Posts: 1,846
SUN #264
Steve Collins is an unknown quantity at this point
Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Lee View Post
Greetings!
I'm new to the Sunline owners club. Recent purchase of a 1984 T2101 21.5 foot camper. Looked for a while at similar sized newer trailers but most of them were junk. leaky roofs and soft floors for the most part. The Sunline was solid and in great condition for a 32 year old camper. The previous owner put in a new roof a/c, and 6 gallon hot water heater. The only issue so far is the hot water heater runs on propane but not on electric. Its a new unit so I'll check to see if it is wired correctly.
Welcome to the Sunline family. We're a happy and friendly bunch with a lot of accumulated knowledge about RV's in general and Sunlines in particular.

If your water heater is new and won't run on 110vac, I am willing to bet the fix is as easy as flipping a switch. Your heater is probably a Dometic or Suburban but I'd guess more likely a Dometic. On the back side of the heater, there is a rocker switch. Here's a pic of mine. On top of the aluminum electric box, just to the left of where the power cable enters is the rocker switch. It has to be on for the heater to work on 110vac. I rarely turned it on because most of our camping was dry camping so we had to use the heater and fridge on propane all the time. Leaving it off was extra insurance that it would not be accidentally turned on with the tank empty.

__________________

'12 F250 4x4 Super Duty PowerStroke 6.7 diesel
2011 to present: '11 Cougar 326MKS
1999 to 2011: '99 Sunline T-2453
SUN264 * Amateur Radio kd2iat monitoring 146.52
Steve Collins is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 08:34 AM   #4
Senior Member
 
Relie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 279
SUN #6579
Relie is an unknown quantity at this point
By-pass

Steve, that's a perfect photo of the by-pass assembly. A lot of folks don't know where it is or what it looks like. Thanks for posting.

__________________
1999 Sunline Solaris T2553--SOLD--
Relie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 09:13 AM   #5
Senior Member
 
MACK C-85's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 1,131
SUN #64
MACK C-85 is an unknown quantity at this point
Quote:
Originally Posted by Relie View Post
Steve, that's a perfect photo of the by-pass assembly. A lot of folks don't know where it is or what it looks like. Thanks for posting.

FYI - That is a two-valve bypass, mine only has one valve at the bottom. The top valve has been replaced by a check valve. 2007 T-276.

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk
__________________

2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Club Cab 4x4 CTD
2007 Sunline Solaris T-276-SR: Misty Blue/Cherry
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Reg Cab 4x4 OFF-ROAD
MACK C-85 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 09:23 AM   #6
Senior Member
 
Steve Collins's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: New York
Posts: 1,846
SUN #264
Steve Collins is an unknown quantity at this point
Quote:
Originally Posted by MACK C-85 View Post
FYI - That is a two-valve bypass, mine only has one valve at the bottom. The top valve has been replaced by a check valve. 2007 T-276.
Excellent point, Mack. Sometime in the early 2000's, the entire RV marketplace moved from the 2 valve bypasses to the one valve/one check valve system.

For those that want to know more about the winterizing bypasses, I believe I placed a write-up with easy to understand graphics in the FILES area. It's been there a while so it may be towards the back somewhere. These systems have not changed over the years so whatever is documented there is still 100% applicable to the newest rigs.
__________________

'12 F250 4x4 Super Duty PowerStroke 6.7 diesel
2011 to present: '11 Cougar 326MKS
1999 to 2011: '99 Sunline T-2453
SUN264 * Amateur Radio kd2iat monitoring 146.52
Steve Collins is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 10:11 AM   #7
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 72
SUN #4743
Ahkhira is an unknown quantity at this point
Welcome to the family! I LOVE my little Sunline.
I have also had issues with my water heater, but it's easily solved. Look up some of my old posts, and you'll see what I did.

I didn't have an electric hot water in my Sunline, but I used a Hot Rod conversion kit. It works GREAT!!! I love it!

Happy Camping!!
__________________
Ahkhira is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-31-2016, 05:05 PM   #8
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 3
SUN #8768
Patrick Lee is an unknown quantity at this point
Just back from a mini vacation to N.H. to visit friends. Thanks for the replies to my post. I checked out the back of the new Atwood water heater and found that the wires from the black relay box were not connected. I'm going to check with the previous owner to see why not. Other than that I'm very happy with the camper. Seems to be a lot of members with knowledge of all RV's, especially the Sunline group. Thanks Again for all your input.
__________________

__________________
1984 Sunline T2101
1993 F150 XLT 5.0L
2002 HD Electra Glide
Patrick Lee is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Bathroom door handle 1985 T2101 Mylyn Repairs and Maintenance 1 05-11-2014 06:08 PM
Help on T2101 GKELLY Repairs and Maintenance 1 09-01-2013 09:28 AM
New Guy with 1984 Sunline F-1850 Fifth Wheel hardybus Introduce Yourself 7 03-31-2011 01:53 PM
New to TTs - Just purchased a 19' Sunline 1984 model T-2261 matislia Sunline Travel Trailers 4 11-17-2009 08:38 PM


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sunline RV or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:19 AM.


×