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Good morning.  This is my first post on here.  My father who passed left me his 1991.  He loved it and I hope to make some new memories with my family.  Anyway, when I arrived to my shop this morning where the bus is plugged in the horn was honking as if it was an alarm.  I had no clue what to do, so I cut some wires going to the horn just so i could hear myself think, splicing back together is no big deal.  The horn was still "clicking" and I was able to locate a relay in the fuel tank compartment and unplugged that and the clicking stopped.  Is this an underlying issue of something else or just a relay gone bad??  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you

hi all,

i had my coach up at our cabin for two weeks to use while we are remodeling the cabin.  night time temps in the 15-25 degrees and daytime temps in the 32 to 45 degrees.  

i was plugged into 20amp 120v outlet.  

the coach was there for 14 days and aquahot worked like a champ.  i brought the coach home today and calculated fuel usage just for the aquahot.  it used about 4.2 gallons of diesel a day.  no problem with the 20amp keeping everything going.  

coach started right up no problem in 40 degrees.  

i didnt put the slides out up at the cabin as the driveway was so sloped i couldnt get it level enough.

a few pictures of the newell at the cabin and then tonite as i put her to bed in the shop after getting home.  where she is nice and warm now and not freezing....ha

tom

Hello. We have stopped for the night in Abilene Tx , We are heading west, dropping down to I 10 for the rest of the trip to Riverside Ca. After registering at the rv park, we found a  small coolant puddle from the front area of the coach on the asphalt where we had been parked. Checked the genny coolant and it is fine, We have not used the gen set for a week or so. Checked he power steering in case i was really seeing p/s fluid. It was full.

I have been using coolant at the rate of approx 1 gal per 1000 miles since we bought the coach 18  months ago. I chalked it up to lack of an overflow can on the radiator, but I might have found the culprit. This drip would be more than one gallon per thousand miles

I see coolant dripping ever so slowly from the bottom steel plate that looks like it is the bottom for the gen set between the steer tires. I am assuming that there is a leak from the hoses that supply driver - passenger heat. I have looked for shut off valves from the engine to the heater. Does anyone know where they are on a 1984?  I could just trudge on keeping an eye on the temps and frequently check the radiator sight glass, but that seems risky?

Is there a reason this wouldn’t work for us. wouldn’t it be quieter?https://youtu.be/D3AOy7eq5Wk

Inficon Whisper Ultra Sonic Leak Detector, Help finding those air leaks.
A new one $200, mine, never used $150    

Our Freedom 458-25 will not charge any more and we are looking to get a new one.

We are interested in the Freedom SW3012.

Has anyone switched out to one of these. The unit looks like about the same size so it should be easy to mount and hook up. Can you use the old Link 2000 control panel with it or do you have to use the new Xanbus System Control Panel? If you have to change out, are they the same size to fit in the same spot as the Link 2000?

Any tips would be appreciated. Also, if anyone has any tips about why our Freedom 458-25 stopped charging would also be appreciated. We did a hard reset on it like the factory technician told us to do by disconnecting all 12 and 110 volt power for 30 minutes. It didn't get it the charger to work. The unit still inverts power however and there is 110 volt pass through when connected to shore power.

Thanks!!

I would like to convert all the interior ‘puck’ and halogen lights to LEDs.  I searched here but the posts are older and figured they are updated since then. 
I did some searching and found some but which lights/model numbers worked for you guys? 
We have an LED in the bathroom puck light but it blinks.  I am thinking of going with 4000 lux lights for a semi-yellow glow all over.  Any advice is always welcome.

Gurus,

I tried to start my coach today, and nothin, nada, no dice.  When I turned the key on, none of the dash lights lit up and when I turned to start coach, nothing.  Tried the merge switch in all three positions.  Nothing.

I assumed that the merge relay had failed and that the engine batteries had completely run down.  

I went back to relay switch and found a slightly loose wire but all looked in order.

Back to the front and happened to look at my Silverleaf.  Hmmmm.  It comes on with power but does not read anything.  Maybe the key switch. I checked the harness behind the switch but it was also ok.

About that time I jiggled the key and the dash came "on".  I started engine with no problem.  But....I noticed the dash cut off and then on again.  

So, now I am thinking that there is a relay that powers everything in the front that is run from the key.  Is that possible?  I have not looked under dash in front of passenger seat but would guess that is where it would be.  Makes sense to me but I have never heard anyone talk about it.

Thoughts?
bill

Hey Gurus, I'm trying to help get my Dads coach ready (1998 #488), and a breaker in the lower compartment keeps tripping. It is breaker #2, and it is labeled as supplying power to: Front TV, Rear TV, Gametable Receptacle, Door Chime, and Instant Hot. This is the breaker panel that is powered by the Inverter/Converter. I have checked all GFCIs I can find. But so far this has me stumped. He says they will be ok without it but I'm not satisfied unless I can provide them with a 100% functioning rig. Makes me thankful for our much simpler 1995 381.

Well, been gone from Oklahoma for a couple of weeks and today, rain came down and water was running in Yvonne's lap..cold water!

i looked at the seal and it had pulled out of the loom that holds it in place. the rear portion had been twisted. of course, called Newell and you know the answer..Must return to Oklahoma and have the seal re-strung..I was able to position the seal so that it sealed, somewhat..I doubt that I could position the slide and fix it..

thought I'd share this just in cayenne of you wizards has any ideas..