[Jeff]

Your temps sound good, but the way most of us check is to compare supply and return temps. We look for at least a 20 degree spread.

The front is going to be warm unless you have light colored shades across to block sun. In the rear past the driver’s seat lowering the blinds to the dark ones helps acting like an insulator although the dark side glass also help.

[Jeff]

Tom, The TSD diesel price in Troutdale, OR, today is $2.3317 as per the daily diesel price email from Tara at TSD. You would add 10% of the savings between $2.3317 and the posted cash price of $2.889 as per Gas Buddy just now.

[Jeff]

FFF,

I am going to Moab in early October and I am trying to squeeze in a day or two in Farmington on the way. It makes most of Moab look like a cakewalk.

[Jeff]

Reverse light turns off, but door does not shut. Thanks

[Jeff]

Thank you everyone – I have been educated-:)

[Jeff]

Thanks guys for info. Will investigate further and report back

[Jeff]

The LVM Resort is one of our favorites. We have stayed there a couple of times a year since 2008.

The little diner at the entrance is pretty good and is convenient.

If you haven’t seen it, a guy bought the ‘pie’ shaped lot in the back northwest corner (217?)and built the nicest glass and stucco/stone structure. In the old days, you could only have a palapus with a straw roof and outdoor kitchen/laundry. Things are pretty fancy now!

Safe travels,

Mark

[Jeff]

I would prefer to have my tool box on the curb side of the bus but that is “sovereign territory” of my better half and off limits to me.

That given, I had to find a solution that offered adequate tool storage (I’ve never met a tool I did not like) while still accessible under the front slide. In my case a lower tool box section was a little too tall and the upper sections were not deep enough and usually had a top that had to be opened way too far.

I settled on two “middle sections” that when stacked, fit nicely in the space. I did need to modify the front lip of the slide to accommodate the width. I cut some plywood for the top to provide a work space.

Not ideal but works well given the imposed limitations.

[Jeff]

Let’s see if I understand this. There is a traditional oil pressure sensor somewhere on the DD that sends a signal to the oil pressure gauge on the dash.

Then there is a second oil pressure sensor on the DD, a digital on, that sends a digital signal to the DDEC which monitors oil pressure. When the DDEC sees “low oil pressure” coming from the digital sensor, it will shut the engine down or go into limp mode or whatever the DD engineers programmed it to do.

Correct?

[Jeff]

I would contact Wendy from NTCS. Their prices are very good. Their tire also

come wit a road hazard warranty. You can get tires for any and all vehicles

that you own.

[Jeff]

Behind the front bumper is the electronic solenoid that is to shut off coolant to the area. Check both sides of the and is the temp the same (with engine up to temp) If yes than that could be the issue..Otherwise you could have a expansion valve at the dash unit partially plugged.

[Jeff]

Art:

We had 4 tag axle Monacos, 98, 99, 00, 02. From 42′ to 45′, single slide and dual slide, all with the 11 Ltr Cummins. If my memory serves me, I set them at about 32 psi using the gauge and regulator that everyone else described here, and taking it and weighing it on CAT scales at a truck stop so as to have about 8000 lbs on the tag. 10k lbs is the limit.

[Jeff]

Jeff & Sandy,

We leave our heat valves open all year every year and the dash air circuit blows just as cold as the main cabin circuit, mid to low 40s.

We did have to replace the dash circuit expansion valve when we first purchased our bus 5+ yrs ago because the dash circuit didn’t blow cold, only ambient.

PS: our toad is an FJ Cruiser too, since 2009.

[Jeff]

I’m not comfortable with disconnecting temperature sensors.

Inverters did not always have sensors, but they were added by inverter manufacturers as a means to enable the inverter to adjust charging voltage based on temperature.

As temperatures rise, charging voltage has to go down. Battery manufacturers often make available temperature / voltage curves so battery owners can be aware of the need to adjust. Back in the olden days before sensors charging voltages had to be manually adjusted if batteries were going to go from one temperature extreme to the other.

If our bus house batteries are in a relatively constant ambient temperature we can get away with eliminating temperature sensors. But if a coach is used to go to ski resorts and sub zero temps and then to the desert southwest in August charging at a constant voltage could damage the batteries.

If I interpret what has been posted, temperature sensor are not the problem, but faulty connections of the sensors seems to be the issue. Perhaps the real solution is to keep the electrical connections corrosion free, and retain the sensors.

[Jeff]

But let’s ignore my bias and try to explain how a vehicle can be considered self driving yet require a driver behind the wheel and an engineer in the passenger seat.

It’s called Testing.

This is going to follow the exact same path we now see with pilots and airplanes and the 737 issues. And yet we keep advocating for it.

Who’s advocating? I’m simply following the progress of this technology. But I will predict certain features of this technology will soon make its way into motorhomes. We’re already seeing this with the Prevost Aware system.