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  1. Hello all. I'm new to this board and desperate! My husband and I have had an 88 Toyota Seabreeze since 1996 and have way more money into it than I even want to think about. The only way to get anywhere near our money's worth is to use it. We are picky with it and it is very nice on the inside. I became unemployed 2 years ago, just after we relicensed the motor home for 2 years. We haven't been out in it for two years but kept it "healthy" or so we thought. I have found some temporary work at about half the wage I used to make but am very grateful for the work. So now we decided that before the license ran out on it this November that we wanted to take it out. We tuned it up, checked everything out and everything seemed to be perfect, sanitized the fresh water tank. We were excited. Tonight, we were getting it ready to take it out for a few days but I noticed after adding water that the water pump would run intermittently. That usually means a leak somewhere, usually in the past it has been minor (water tank plug not tight enough for instance). My husband shrugged it off as air in the lines. But I was suspicious and followed my gut feeling and decided to check it out one more time after spending the evening loading it up. What I discovered was I could hear a dripping sound that sounded like it was in the wall between the shower and the kitchen. Our model has a rear bath with separate shower. We haven't used it in years as it is easier to use that area for storage. When we opened the plumbing door under the shower, we could see some dripping, which increased as we left the pressure on. My husband tried to check the shower faucets (several years ago we replaced seals) but you can't take the entire fitting off. There seems to be a pipe coming up for the shower head and we can't remove the plate. My husband removed a part of the lower wall to expose the area that was getting dripped on, but we can't find where the leak itself it is coming from. Our guess is that we either have a loose joint or the sealer may have given out, or possibly a cracked pipe. We never leave water in the pipes in the winter time and have never had trouble with that. Is there any way to get a schematic of that area to know where the pipes are? We would love to just cap off the shower somehow before it gets to the wall, but we are not exactly sure which pipe goes to the shower and don't want to affect the toilet or the bathroom sink. We could live without the bathroom sink if we had to, but not the toilet. We hate the thought of tearing into the wall (especially not knowing where the pipes are located), but feel like we have nothing to lose even if we screw it up. We really can't afford to take it anywhere right now and would like to learn it ourselves. Has anybody else had this problem and been able to cap off just the shower. If so, how can you figure out the correct pipe going to the shower? Thank you for any advice you can give. We may still take off in it for a day or so and just not use the water anymore than we have to. We can take an extra hose and just bring in water from outside through the window so we don't have to have the water pump on (or pressure from the outside water hookup), but that can get old real fast, especially if the weather is bad. I'm sure that will be no fun, but it is a way to get out in it. We are pretty disappointed, especially since everything else is working perfectly. Thank you for any ideas or help we can get. Our coach is National RV, which is, of course, out of businss now, or we'd call them. Anybody have a schematic showing where the water piping goes in that wall? I would also be concerned about the wiring, so we don't just want to start cutting. Thank you!
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