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i live in Puyallup Washington i will check it out today
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Jeff mine arrived at my local shop yesterday and I will be having them put on tomorrow. 23rd week of 2017 and I was able to get them thru the advantage program.
I am considering keeping a one or 2 of the 4 I am pulling off to have here in my shop in case I get stuck in the middle of no where and have problems getting a fresh one. Not that we are doing the off roading thing with a big trailer I have room to bring it along which would be nice as well. Wouldn’t use it as a long term replacement but to get a guy off the road… Am I crazy?
Bill
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Something is bogus. With the amount of inventory shown on the web site you can bet they will have a lot of people trying to sell all that product.
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Well………#591 is now at it’s new residence…. picked her up from Butch and Kathy on Saturday. Stopped by BA’s for an indoctrination course (don’t use the word crash anymore) on Marathon’s. Spent all afternoon Sunday pushing buttons, opening doors, and getting a good understanding of the workings. Found a couple of small issues I will address and soon we will be out on our winter adventure.
Huge thanks go to Al, he is and will be an invaluable source of info, a joy to be around.
Looking forward to seeing ya’ll out and about.
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Like Jeff said there are things to check. Assuming you verified there alternator has no output, the next simple check is to jumper battery voltage to the field wire on the regulator and see if you get alternator output.
Be careful you only leave the jumper on long enough to get the information because if it is the regulator, powering the field wire allows the alternator to put out unregulated high voltage.
After that it gets more complex and expensive. If my memory is correct there was an issue with the field wire disconnecting from the alternator field wire terminal. You have to access that through the bedroom floor or from under the coach. If the wires are attached you can check batteries, but I suspect the alternator would more likely be the problem.
The alternator can be replaced without going through the house, but it is a hard job made marginally easy if the shop has hoists and can move the coach up and down as needed to assist with the removal and replacement. The job is difficult.
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Don’t forget polished slack adjusters
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You did everything right Wave, thanks for making the entries. Jon and I usually get an e-mail notice when a map location has been entered and that function was not working. I just approved all your entries.
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I believe the oil temerature gauge is the transmission temp. Does it track the engine coolant gauge temps to an extent?
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Rod,
Ouch , A tow and a flight. When You could have got it fixed by switching a relay. That gives Me that “BAD ” feeling in the pit of My stomach. Something so simple can cause a lot of grief. And they do not make them anymore. I hope You find a source for some spare relays to keep on hand.
I am happy that You figured it out and shared Your experience. Threads like this is why I read everyday. Your info could help another member from having to be towed to an unknown shop in a strange place.
Safe Travels…
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Summit is where I bought my radiator fan to add to my system. They sell a lot of good race radiators for sure that could fit a lot of applications.
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Andy,
My storage garage in TN is a big warehouse holding 100 or more RV’s, Boats and trailers (one big room).
Last summer (2016), I did run a couple of air units. The drip tubes for the 2nd and 3rd air are together just in front of the wet bay on the driver’s side. I could not believe how much water the units produced! I think the bucket can hold three gallons and it will fill up in 24 hours.
This summer didn’t seem to be as hot as last year so the fantastic fans seem to move the air quite well and keep the inside at a reasonable temp.
I keep my snap-on-screen on the little driver’s window to keep bugs or anything else from just flying in. I have not noticed any critters around and I occasionally use bug spray around the baseboards.
Mark
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Harry,
I like to keep power to the coach so that the batteries are charged at all times.
Also, I want the Crestron to stay ‘alive’ because we have ‘Liberty i-link’ which connects my i-phone to the coach. I check on it every few hours to see what it going on.
A couple of times I checked on the coach, I found it to be inverting (power off). So, I called the facility to see if the power was interrupted and it was (for a short time). I think the lady was surprised that I knew it without being there (17 miles from home).
From my i-phone I check:
-house battery levels
-engine battery charger/level
-water tank level
-inside and outside temp
I can turn on/off most anything from home. Like I mentioned above, I turn on the two fantastic fans to bring fresh air into the coach. Even in the heat of the summer, the most the interior temp reached was upper 80’s.
Today, when I physically go out to check the coach, I will run the washer on a short 30 min cycle. I will select ‘hot’ water so that the water in the tank will be circulated.
We have lithium Ion batteries so if I were to shut the coach totally down, I would have to manually start each battery at the battery itself (not sure how to do that, the info is in the manual).
Mark
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FYI, I attempted to update my profile image (signature) and received an error. I tried twice with the same result.
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I know some of you probably thought I had a screw loose on my post on diesel-electric Coaches, I know this is pie in the sky and way off in the future, but think of the possibilities if a Coach was diesel-electric. No torque issues, all the power you need and no transmission, direct drive. Michael
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel%E2%80%93electric_transmission
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Just a note……..any route that is shown on Google maps will work but I picked the route described above just to be more certain I could avoid the hump on some railroad tracks and I wanted to avoid some of the narrow roads or sharp turns to keep it easier.
For example an easy route would be to take west Red Bank Road from W Lloyd Expressway (route 62) but it has a narrow section with some blind curves and a couple of turns that if missed would have you driving through a residential area. If you want to follow the route your GPS shows you will likely be OK.