RV PRO Quiz 10-27-14

1. What snowbird-attracting January RV consumer show boasts a display of more than 1,100 vehicles spread across 16 acres?

Florida RV Supershow

America’s Largest RV Show

California RV Show

Jacksonville RV Show

The Florida RV Trade Association-hosted show takes place at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa over five days. The event, scheduled for Jan. 13-18 next year, features 450 vendors.

Explanation

The Florida RV Trade Association-hosted show takes place at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa over five days. The event, scheduled for Jan. 13-18 next year, features 450 vendors.

2. What should be done with an RV's batteries over the winter?

They should be left hooked up to a charger.

Remove and store them.

Leave them in place so electronics have a power source.

Throw them away. You’ll just have to replace them anyway.

Frozen batteries don’t fall under warranty, so the best course is to remove and store them in a climate-controlled room, if at all possible. If they are kept fully charged, batteries can survive the winter within the vehicle.

Explanation

Frozen batteries don’t fall under warranty, so the best course is to remove and store them in a climate-controlled room, if at all possible. If they are kept fully charged, batteries can survive the winter within the vehicle.

3. The formation of crystals on the negative plates of a lead acid battery is called _____?

Corrosion

Sulfation

Erosion

Reflux

Sulfation happens when batteries do not receive adequate charges while being required to power devices. It limits the battery’s ability to be recharged as well as its ability to deliver a charge. Devices such as the Battery Extra by Sirius Integrator clean the battery plates of sulfate crystal buildup.

Explanation

Sulfation happens when batteries do not receive adequate charges while being required to power devices. It limits the battery’s ability to be recharged as well as its ability to deliver a charge. Devices such as the Battery Extra by Sirius Integrator clean the battery plates of sulfate crystal buildup.

4. What should be done with a generator over the winter?

Run it once a month.

Take it out and store it with the batteries.

A generator can sit for months without preparation.

Drain the fuel and let it sit.

Cummins, for example, recommends running a generator for at least a couple of hours for one day each month, even if the vehicle is not in use. If that is not possible, a fuel stabilizer should be added to protect the supply from gumming up and general maintenance such as cleaning spark plugs should be performed.

Explanation

Cummins, for example, recommends running a generator for at least a couple of hours for one day each month, even if the vehicle is not in use. If that is not possible, a fuel stabilizer should be added to protect the supply from gumming up and general maintenance such as cleaning spark plugs should be performed.

5. On a motorized RV, what should be done with the gasoline/diesel tank to get the vehicle ready for winter?

Drain it

Fill it

Add a fuel stabilizer

Both B and C

A full fuel tank (and other fluid reservoirs) reduces that chances of those liquids freezing or the compartments drying out. A stabilizer (for the right kind of fuel) protects against the degradation of the fuel while the vehicle sits idle for months at a time.

Explanation

A full fuel tank (and other fluid reservoirs) reduces that chances of those liquids freezing or the compartments drying out. A stabilizer (for the right kind of fuel) protects against the degradation of the fuel while the vehicle sits idle for months at a time.

6. A nonprofit organization with members in 47 states is seeking donations of campground spaces and RVs for what group?

Boy Scouts

Terminally ill children

Ebola survivors

Military veterans

Tents for Troops has donations of spots from campgrounds in every state except North Dakota, Nevada and Hawaii. The organization is asking dealerships to donate campers and travel trailers for veterans to use. For more information, contact Charlie Curry at 360-274-7915 or by email at [email protected].

Explanation

Tents for Troops has donations of spots from campgrounds in every state except North Dakota, Nevada and Hawaii. The organization is asking dealerships to donate campers and travel trailers for veterans to use. For more information, contact Charlie Curry at 360-274-7915 or by email at [email protected].

7. A buyers show was recently held in Montreal, Canada, by which distributor?

Northern Wholesale

NTP Distribution

Coast Distribution

BR Wholesale

The event, held in the Complexe Desjardins, drew an estimated 125 dealers and 67 exhibiting vendors.

Explanation

The event, held in the Complexe Desjardins, drew an estimated 125 dealers and 67 exhibiting vendors.

8. What should be done with the vents for an RV's LP gas system during winterization?

Cover them thoroughly.

Leave them open so gas fumes can vent.

Close every other one for even distribution.

Place an air freshener in them.

Unless the owner wants to take the chance of being greeted a bunch of critters in the spring (we’re talking, mice, birds and bugs, not their children) the vents should be tightly sealed and covered with a sturdy material to keep out the unwanted varmints (again, not the kids or spouse).

Explanation

Unless the owner wants to take the chance of being greeted a bunch of critters in the spring (we’re talking, mice, birds and bugs, not their children) the vents should be tightly sealed and covered with a sturdy material to keep out the unwanted varmints (again, not the kids or spouse).

9. Where will the 2015 RV Industry Association annual meeting be held?

Sarasota, Fla.

Carlsbad, Calif.

Las Vegas

Elkhart, Ind.

The meeting is scheduled for March 10-11 at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Fla. The 2014 meeting was held in Carlsbad.

Explanation

The meeting is scheduled for March 10-11 at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Fla. The 2014 meeting was held in Carlsbad.

10. With the RVing season winding down, we thought we'd give this week's quiz a theme. If you're an RV technician or parts person, you're probably going to score well on this one. Winterization is the theme, though not every question will deal with the topic. So without further ado, when winterizing the water system in an RV, when should you drain the water heater?

At the beginning of the process

DON’T DRAIN THE HEATER!!

After filling the pipes with antifreeze

A little bit at the beginning, and the rest at the end

According to a how-to guide from Camco, the heater should not be drained until antifreeze is in the pipes. Draining the interior pipes is the priority, followed by adding antifreeze.

Explanation

According to a how-to guide from Camco, the heater should not be drained until antifreeze is in the pipes. Draining the interior pipes is the priority, followed by adding antifreeze.

RV Pro Quiz 10-27-14