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The coach ran like a champ today coming home. Except I seemed to notice that it just ever so slighlty surged on cruise. Just enough that I could feel it. Then when we rolled into town as it shifted down into 2nd gear to go onto the on ramp of I-90 i stepped on the accellarator and for a moment she just did nothing. When I eased off the pedal it slowly picked up speed again. A couple more times in town I gave it a pretty good push and it was just mushy for power. Hockwald would attest that our coach has a great deal of power typically.

So ideas fellas? Fuel filter maybe? I refueled today but only put in like 70 gallans and took it from a little over a quarter to half.

Up until this weekend our Norcold AC/DC cooler worked great. I would actually have to be careful about setting the temp too close to freezing as it would freeze things I was just trying to cool quickly. Now this weekend it got cool very slow. Had it on freezer mode the whole time and it only partially froze somethings.

So anyone ever have similar issues and what could I do?

hi all,

i had the pressure pro on my 90 and then put it on my 02. worked fine on 90 but i have spent a lot of time and have not been able to get it to work consistently on my 45'r. i have been on the phone in the past with tech support and he said to move the sensors from front to rear to try and get stronger ones up front. i did buy all new sensors.

i loved it before but am quite dissappointed with it now.

any words of advice?

now i get a bunch of error codes on it so i dont even turn it on.

tom

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