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Dean
I agree with Glen the Aqua Hot pump may have a leak. I had the same problem with my Blue Bird and found it to be the pump. Be sure to go to Webasto for a replacement pump, Aqua Hot’s price are some what on the high side. Webasto makes the burner and the pump for Aqua Hot.
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Hey Roger, I have a complete set of all the electrical drawings for my CC, a 1998 with conversion done in 99.
I met you down at Xtreme Paint and Graphics when Nick Hessler was working on my coach. He can most likely help you with this.
On my coach you have one of the controller cards in the ECC that controlls all the operations of the CC OTR air.
You also have two switches mounted in the compressors hoses at the compressor that are a high pressure safety switch and one which is a low pressure switch. If neither of these two are closed or open (not sure which) the compressor will not run.
I will go get my drawings and let you know which card in the ECC cabinet controlls the CC OTR ac.
It’s a chance our two vintages are the same electrically.
The guy that bought all the CC stuff is Miles Circo (not sure if I spelled his last name correctly) mcirco@hughes.net He was on POG’s site a while back when I was still using it.
I’ll get back to you on the card number in the ECC, if they are the same number that may tell us the wiring is the same.
I went and got my drawings and the OTR card is number 16 in the ECC cabinet. It has 4 ATC type fuses on it. Ck all the fuses
Power to the controll card comes from wire (#34, 16 ga. Yellow) into the card and the power from the controll card to the AC clutch is wire (#96, 12 ga. Black)
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Any truckstop or truck parts supply will have mud flaps Gary, then just cut to fit as Jon suggested. I have a spare in my garage for just that occassion.
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I just did this on mine and the master code was on the cable connecting my module and was written with a sharpie and was located behind an airduct panel on the right side of my dash
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Don’t pull the slide close to fast , I did and bent the cylinder rod.
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I have a Vantari it goes out fast and in fast i backed the regulator down to 65 lbs now it comes in super slow but out fast i would guess that air preasure comtrols the speed but an unlubed mechanism would cause it ti work harder and need higher air preasure im gona unhook as Jon said and see if it is traveling freely
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Proof that with a little effort we all can make our coaches better than ever.
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You would be very impressed with how well a Jake works as opposed to an exhaust brake. Make sure you selected the high position at the switch. You can also see a boost on your turbo gauge when the jake is engaged in the high position.
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I’m not familiar with your vintage, but there should at least be a 120v electric element controlled by a switch or breaker. Not sure if you have Webasto, but if you do, it also heats the water.
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Great feedback, I received my Big Rigs book, great info source. Based on the available inventory that I see on the used market it looks like the XL II are the most popular built / available coach in the early past but now if you look at the new market it looks like there are significantly more H3-45 on the market, am I correct in seeing that.
Is a 14′ x 48′ bay with a12′ x 14′ door a reasonable size garage bay for coach storage. I have a place in the north but I want to create the same in the south.
Is the XLII level floor plan with the driver & passenger seats recognized by owners to be a good addition to the living use of the coach. Are those seats found to be integrated in daily living use.
With the water leak issue’s that I see and recognize as possible concerns with coaches, is there any recognized thought on the difference between XLII & H3-45 and which might perform better.
In reference to awnings, the H3-45 awning seems to be more integrated into the side/roof of the coach, where the XLII is mounted to the side and more exposed. Is that a fair conclusion.
I would recognize Millenium, Vantare, Liberty, and Marathon to be the current builders of coaches. Are there any others I should be looking into.
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Thanks everyone.
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Well, not so fast!
They damaged a panel and will have to completely remove the entire panel and replace with new. Panel not in stock, so air freight from CA then about 4 – 5 days to complete. Also damaged the driver side lower band and that to will be replaced. They are taking care of the cost, but this isn’t pretty.
Here’s a pic of what the strips look like:
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David, If the light is still on with a rubber band around it (I assume the band is holding the switch arm activated), and you verified the wiring to the switch on the baggage door is good, then the switch has to be bad. Take the rubber band off and make sure when you activate the switch with your finger, that you feel and hear a small click in the switch. If the little metal arm on the switch gets bent the wrong way, it may not be activating it.
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Tom, would this help any? Depending on the programming you are after, if you have wifi or an Apple device (you have downloaded to) you can install Apple TV to your TV ( it’s about a 4 inch square and 2 inches thick and price generally $990). You can then stream wirelessly to the TV. I’m just getting to know the system but my son has had it awhile and loves it. NetFlicks and HULU are a couple of the program/movie providers but I think there are many. Just a thought. I will provide more input once my coach is back if anyone is interested.
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that’s all we would have had to do!
no pictures. they would have been too dark and shot over the tire. Besides, until it slipped in with little effort they would have all been random shots of an airbag in different positions.