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Hi guys and thanks in advance for your help. My 89 Toyota Sunrader V6 21' drivers side mid-rig kitchen has been in two shops lately. First Amacks RV here in Woodland for a day. They were to do a complete service check in readiness for a trip. They fixed a water leak at the bathroom sink and replaced an electrica panel to the water pump or water heater. I should know but can't remember. The RV and paperwork isn't here at house. I took rig from the RV dealer to a garage (Precision Auto) for an automotive check Its been there a week almost. Expensive! I learned the timing chain had never been replaced despite the seller's claim. Garage saved it for show and tell. It was in dire shape ready to fail. Geesh. But my issue today is the running lights. Most werent working when they got the RV. I had them all sealed in 2011 when the rig was leaking like a sieve from vent, windows and most of these lights. I pressure washed the rig on a cold day just before taking it to Amacks RV. Perhaps the lights took on too much moisture despite the seals. It was too cold for them to dry out fast? I'm thinking I may have fried the bulbs when I started the rig seeing they had no time to dry?? For whatever reason 9 of 13 lights werent working for Precision Auto when they got the RV after it had been checked and serviced by RV repair facility. Precicion Auto was hesitant to strip seals but they did at my request. They changed bulbs, replaced old lenses and installed two new fixtures to get all but four lights working. At $92 an hour I can't afford to keep them dinking in the dark. Their main business is not RVs but they have tall bay doors and specialize in foreign make autos so they do work on RVs. They are the only mechanical garage in town who do RVs. With no tow vehicle, as a widow, my first choice is to deal locally. Besides, dealing locally is just good practice. The four non-working lights are above the drivers seat on the left side and facing forward. Its that wraparound corner area above the driver. As I understand what I've read on the forum and the wiring scheme posted: on these Sunraders the electricity generally runs from the passenger side rear to around the drivers side rear and up that left side to the drivers side front. Question: When the RV repair folks swapped out the electric control panel for the water heater/pump on that left side where the kitchen is - could it have affected the running lights above from that point to the last light in the circle above driver's seat? I don't want to suggest they created a problem if the two issues are totally unrelated. Their fee per hour is $95! I like these Amack guys but their QC is lacking in my opinion. I'm a senior physically impaired widow - relatively clueless about automotive stuff and new to RVing. Maybe I am too vulnerable for my own good? Maybe I am asking too much for our times? If you see NO connection between my heater/pump repair and the malfunctioning running lights: could you offer other "repair or check this" suggestions? Could there be a fuse somewhere I'm unaware of that controls just this quarter of the RVs running lights? If I have to go out of town for service: Does anyone have experience with RV Dr. George in Sacramento? I've thought of taking the RV to them for service. My long time exhusband and I are close friends. He drives from Red Bluff to Sacramento to deal with RV Dr. George for their rig which says well of the place but I'd appreciate forum input as well. Camping World in Vacaville doesn't get stellar reviews the last I looked so I am nervous about taking it there. I am readying for a trip to Arizona and will sincerely appreciate your clarifications, suggestions and direction. Thanks very very much!