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At the Spearfish rally we were given a sample pack of the Firecoat waterless cleaner & protectant products. In their flyer it says "apply just before a road trip so bugs won't stick!!". Has any one tried this? If so, can you give your experience.

Sorry, I provided incorrect information on the Magnum number. It is a
MS-2812 that is a direct replacement for the ProSine 3000. Newell gave me the wrong number but I called technical at Magnum and they set me straight.

Recently, subsequent to our fire, we found the ProSine 3000 assigned to the refrigerator leg was no longer inverting. It would pass AC and charge, but would not stay on longer than 10-15 seconds to invert from 12V.
After many conversations with repair facilities, they suggested I replace it. After conversations with Newell I was informed the Magnum MS2082 would use the same telephone plug wiring to the remote and temperature sensors. Let me tell you, at 60 lbs. it was a chore installing the new one. I ended up using the wall brackets from the ProSine, just re-locating them and extending the phone plug wires about 15" to reach around front of the inverter. I mounted it horizontally, facing out toward the driver side and it works like a charm. The remote is slightly wider and shorter than the ProSine so a little modification was necessary inside the coach, on the panel, but with a little work it looks like factory. One last note, Magnum cautions the inverter can reach temperatures of 194 degrees F and should not be mounted on a combustible surface. To combat that (basement walls are carpeted) I placed a light ga. piece of aluminum behind the unit covering the carpet area. I can now boondock again. Life is good.

hi all,

i want to replace the radiator cap. the one that was on there is 16lbs.

i have the 1996 detroit diesel repair manual and it says use a min of 9lbs, but lists no max.

i talked to newell yesterday and the tech thought 14lbs.

how do i really find out what to use?

tom

Does anyone out there know a source (other than Newell) for obtaining an exhaust tip for a 99 - 2005 (with detroit diesel)?
It is 6" round out of the muffler and flattens to an oval (rectangle with rounded ends) out the rear of the coach.
I am looking for a source new or used. (see photo)    

Preplanning servicing the rear end. Does any one know the capacity?

hi all,

i had been adding coolant since spearfish. hoping it was just filling up the tank, but not to be.

i have added about 3 quarts since we left there and have driven about 1400 miles.

this morning all of us were ready to leave for the columbia ice fields and we pulled out of the rv park and stopped on the highway to hook up the cars. i noticed a puddle under the coach engine area.

i pulled up the engine bay door and the side radiator door and there was coolant dripping down the drivers front side of the radiator where the mounting bolts are. on the inside of the radiator i saw no leakage when looking through the fan blades, but there was some coolant puddled on the stainless under the middle of the fan.

i would guess all in all it was about 1/4 cup. it was dripping down on the exhaust and making a little puff of white smoke.

i had filled the overflow tank to the fill when cold mark at the top.

so....not to take any risk i said farwell to the hockwalds and oliviers and they headed up to the ice fields and darlene, missy and i drove 200 miles south to lethbridge where her brother lives. he is very mechanical and we will figure it out.

here is the strange part. on the 200 mile trip home, no leaks and the overflow tank was actually a little higher on the site tube than when we left.

no sign of leakage. but i know it has been using coolant and for sure there was quite a bit this morning.

so we will let it cool down and look at it in the morning.

a few questions for you all,

1. for those of you who have taken out the charge air cooler and radiator, can you give some hints and instructions?

2. does anyone remember the name of the place that makes the radiator for newell?

3. for those of you who are in lethbridge, come on over for dinner.

thanks

tom

        Cruising south from Hampton Beach, NH. on fathers day we suddenly lost power on I-495 and coasted to the shoulder. A quick check revealed a fire in the stainless steel box containing all the 12v wiring. I soon discovered my extinguisher, mounted in the engine bay, was useless due to the plastic handle becoming brittle from prolonged exposure to heat. It immediately broke in my hand. My wife gave me the one from inside and I extinguished it, only to flare up again. I cut off the kill switch (eng. compartment) to cut the source from the batteries. With my extinguisher exhausted a State Trooper saw the flames and stopped with a large ABC dry chemical unit and saved the day. Now for why it happened. We had dry camped at the state park over the weekend, using the front and rear A/C units alternately. Having all new Lifeline batteries, all was well. We proceeded to head south and I figured the batteries would re-charge from the engine alternator (320 amp Delco) but no one ever told me I should start the generator to "separate" the load. With all current blazing through the isolator, it melted down and went up in flames, taking all nearby wire insulation with it causing everything to short together. Had we not lost power we would never have known we had a fire in the rear.
Ended up replacing the entire rear board (2 sided) with all new components and a new (huge) isolator, so large (fins) that it needed to be mounted under the coach. Newell was super helpful in fabricating the new board and helping the electrician install the old harnesses. Incredibly enough, none of the coach wiring was affected outside of that box and the coach is running again, all systems go. I hope someone out there that does not know you need to run the generator after dry camping learns from this and is spared the grief. Side note, if any of you big guys ever need to be towed, make sure they send a tri axle wrecker. The huge 2 axle unit's front wheels came right off the ground when they lifted me. Cost thus far, approx. 15K.
Ray & Donna coach 596 triple slide 2001 bath and half. We love it.

This was discussed at Spearfish and others have spoken about Lithium batteries as an replacement for the lead acid batteries.

The following link has a lot of info on the subject in several articals including one regarding the 787 problems.

Interesting read.

http://www.technomadia.com/lithium/

Seems that my mid ac unit fan is having a difficult time starting up more and more so I have shut it down. My front ac fan was squealing
so I figured the shaft might be drying out so I got in to it and sprayed some silicone on it and it works fine for now. Wondering if the mid ac fan has the same problem or it may need replacing due to dry bearings.