[John]

Great video Tom!

Very helpful to everyone, and a repair that can be done on the road and requires minimal tools.

Keep um coming …

[John]

I’ve communicated with Paul.

[John]

Thanks Jon, I’m aware of the discharge issue and the effect on the batteries. The CC manual says that the generator will autostart when the house batteries or the generator starting battery drops to 10.8. I thought about loading the generator starting battery and letting it discharge to check the system. I would like to up the setting to 12.2 and the question is, how? I can’t immagine how the 10.8 number came into being and if it was set there then surely it can be set to a higher number. I was hoping someone would read this and offer that information. I have a call in to Gregg at CC and I hope to get some info from him that will be useful. In the mean time, if anyone can offer info on how to check the system, or how to adjust the trigger voltage please chime in. Thanks.

[John]

Thanks for the advice. The operative word is “toying”. I’ve thought about many of the reasons you’ve suggested that I think twice about doing it. The #1 problem I see with NE Wisconsin is the length of the season, very late April through extemely early October … shorter if the weather doesn’t cooperate. Even a good ad on the PC web site won’t help fill the RV sites during the snowmobiling season!

Having Packer season tickets (Green Bay/Green package) I’ve been to many games at Lambeau. I should probably take the tour.

[John]

The Magnum retrofit sounds good. I have a ME-3112 unit and remote already, now I have to find a second one matched to be ready when the Hearts crap out….

I imagine you would use a Magnum AGS-N Network Module model somewhere in the Inverter bay and let the Magnum remotes control the Automatic Generator Start features based on desired setup from inside the coach.

The AGS module, however needs to be wired to the Generator for the autostart function to work.

The question is… Do you wire inside the panel in the converter compartment that is linked with the Watchdog above or scrap all that and go directly to the Generator Start/Stop/prime harness before the panel ? I would still like to have a way to start/stop the Gen from inside…..

Can it be wired as a hybrid system so that if the Watchdog module only is disconnected (ribbon cable), it allows the buttons inside to Start/Stop the generator from the main panel and driver be still active, of course less the Auto button ?

[John]

Stopped at the Jonestown, Pa KOA for the night. Used to be Lickdale RV park, I think but now a KOA brand. Less than 1/2 mile off exit 90 I-81. A little on my high end for an overnight at almost $50 but…..

I was favorably impressed with the over all condition of I-81 so far. Good asphalt in Va, some asphalt over concrete thud thud in West Virginia and some concrete path thud thud in Maryland but this are short runs. The dirt 90 miles in Pa also in good shape but a little more contraction. Will see how this trend continues in up the NorthEast corridor

[John]

Nice job Darcy..

[John]

Each converter had their own way of controlling various systems. It depends on the age of the coach, the converter and if during the life of the coach it had modifications.

What is happening now is scaring the hell out of me. We are seeing sophisticated control systems already out of date with unavailable or unsupported components which forces an owner to use something else not in the original build.

My concern is the life cycle of electronic items is now so short a ten year old coach may already have an operating system changed. Similar issues apply to the chassis, but thankfully the life spans are greater. DDEC I which was on the first coaches in 1987 is not supported and owners have to upgrade to later model DDEC vesrions. But an almost 30 year lifespan may not be unreasonable. That is not the case with some isolated controls ranging from early model slide controls to generator operating controls.

As a coach gets greater features the probability of keeping up with the maintenance as relates to controls and components is going to get much more difficult.The same thing applies to later model coaches that make greater use of electronics even if they were “basic” models.

And the problems are not always related to obsolete components or systems. Later model Prevost coaches that have multiplx systems cannot even have simple changes such as the addition of improved headlights without having reprogramming done, just like newer model coaches cannot have newer TV’s installed without reprogramming.

Buyers have to be aware that every coach that might be on their radar is going to have to be serviced, and if they want to avoid what has the potential to be an expensive future problem they may have to back away from newer coaches or more complex coaches and settle on older models with less electronics and operating systems.

[John]

We were at Fireside in Moran site 171. Are you in their Jackson campground?

[John]

Well, unlike Jon and Di, we had excellent service from our 2007 Splendide stackable washer and dryer. We had them for 7.5 yrs. in our previous coach and they worked flawlessly. I would purchase them again if we needed them.

We now have Bosch stackable’s which are a little different in operation so took some adjustment.

I would get the stackable’s, you can use the shower for long hang! LOL! Who needs a dinette set, put a cross bar up and hang away!

Good luck,

Mark

[John]

I see some R6 valves by bendix on line for sale…..

[John]

Bill,

My 2002 CC has it’s own start battery and is located in the right rear of the generator bay . I had what sounds like the same experience and the battery wasn’t holding a charge. Truk fixed me up with a new Lifeline and all was well. My generator will shut down or fail to restart if low on oil , coolant, or fuel. I do agree that if fuel was the problem you may have to prime the fuel pump. PowerTech has their manuals on line and they contain a good troubleshooting guide. Good luck.

[John]

Not even two months have passed and we now 2100 members strong.

WOW!

[John]

What’s the part number for the grasshopper that finds leaks in small places? I know I could use at least one, maybe two of them 🙂

[John]

I have read in another post that a Liberty Owner of about the same year coach had the same problem. And it was a 24Volt. So give Me the 24 Volt part # ?

Thanks Jeff