AVION Travel Trailers

Good luck!

@Rostam thats what I heard I just don’t know anything about them or how to sell them. It needs some work inside but idk if people prefer the original stuff or redone. Do you know about how much they’re worth? Like a ball park number I have not seen one for sale recently. Personally, I like an origi...

Those are referred to as a "Whale"! Congratulation. They are very rare.

You bet, Razorback!

Razorback wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:35 pm I will be very interested in this thread..... I might be replacing ours soon.... I wonder if a 10 gal unit will fit?? I will have to check the dimensions.

I checked that and unfortunately 10/12 gallon water heaters I saw are wider/taller and do not fit in the existing cutout.

silverloaf wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:55 pm Wow! Keep us posted on its fitment.

Will do. It will be probably be in May. But I will report back

Thanks Silverloaf,

Dometic replied and apparently model G6A-8E/ Part 96121 is a straight replacement. I took the existing water heater out yesterday. Will purchase the new one in the next few weeks and will verify once the installation is complete.

Thanks for the info Silveloaf, I was not paying attention to the shape of the Flange. Important detail :-) I've attached a photo of my water heater and the Suburban. Suburban's flange seems a bit rounder at the corners (and more square otherwise). I actually found the model number in the manual. Its...

You could contact Cayo RV in Watervliet, Michigan to see if they have any tanks. Worth a try. Or, you could try to repair the existing tank. You need a plastic welding kit. I bookmarked this page a while back https://www.millerplastics.com/tanks/rv-tanks/?fbclid=IwAR3fqDPJaP6avZknvG1QlQYFOYyeS-x5NtU...

I plan to replace the water heater as soon as the weather warms up and I can work outside. We have a 1978 Avion and I cannot find any identification on the current water heater (not sure if its the original or not). Are 6 gallon Suburban water heaters universal, in terms of their dimensions, etc? Al...