elkhartjim
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If you have a diesel motrhome you have a built in air source. If you have a gasser I would suggest buying a small portable pancake compressor rated to 150 psi. Remember to air the tires to the recommended pressure from the tire manufacturers chart based on the weight of each corner. Pressures should only be adjusted when tire is cold not after its been driven.
There is a lot of info on this forum; do a search for air pressure, weight, etc.
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You may get some help from the Tiffin Owners Forum.
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My radio has an in-line fuse located behind the radio. I had to remove the radio to find it.
You can call Fleetwood customer service with your Fleetwood ID and they can tell you where it is and also email you wiring and plumbing schematics.
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FYI...the original post was made September 5, 2009.
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Is this what you're asking about?
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I made 12" x 12"pads using 2" x 12" pine. I cut 5/8" OSB to size (11 1/4") and screwed to each side of the 2" x 12". These have worked for three years in mud, gravel, dirt and asphalt without breaking or cracking.
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The false positive readings have driven me nuts with the TST systems, especially on the toad. When the sensor stops reading from one position and then starts again in 5 -20 minutes and alternates on all four wheels is unnerving to say the least and when I say "stops working", its like the wheel fell off. They may work fine one day and then not the next.
I understand the difference in pressure reading from an accurate gauge but when the sensor indicates 40# when the actual gauge pressure on a rear tire is 85# is not acceptable to me. Once the pressure increases after driving a few miles the sensor pressure may or may not jump to 90-95#.
Like you, Bizsmith, I'm more concerned with the toad having a tire issue.
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There are numerous discussions on leaking windshields in Winny motorhomes on this and other RV forums.
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There is a long thread in the Towing Section of the forum discussing the problems associated with towing the Jeep GRAND Cherokee. I would make sure there are differences in the transfer cases of the Jeep Cherokee and the GRAND Cherokee.
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I mentioned this in my post and I will reiterate - TST has been very responsive to my needs and not one time have they attempted to deliver some sort of rhetorical corporate nonsense. We are home as of a few hours ago and my next step will be to reprogram my system using a new monitor.
I'm still not convinced how an external sensor be it a TST or any other manufacturer can whirl around in 20 degree temp and read 167 degrees. I'm curious, has anyone had a tire sensor read 50-60 degrees above ambient temperature?
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I purchased the TST system prior to our trip. We've been 6472 miles and we're still 155 miles from home. I've turned the system off. TST has good customer service but their product has been unbelievable bad. They have sent me sensors on three different occasions, two monitors and I'm still having issues. On my Jeep toad they worked for several weeks and now I will be driving and its like a wheel fell off. No pressure, no nothing. A few miles later it magically reattaches I guess because it starts monitoring again. At least I don't lose the same wheel all the time, it alternates wheels. The motorhome is another situation altogether. One of the faulty sensors magically started working before I received the replacement but thankfully I had the replacement because a different sensor quit working. Another of the replacement sensors worked for several days and now it reads 26# until it decides to read 88# (correct pressure) but then drop back to 45#. I've not had this much worry over tires in the 25 years I've rved. I've checked the air so many times with the guage that every 2-3 weeks I add air because I always lose some air when I check. The sensors are off by 2-9#'s. I can live with that because I will monitor any sudden drop in pressure. As for as temp goes, when we were in Glacier and it was cold, the tire temp was cold...duh. When we were back in Texas the temp was much warmer...Duh! As far as I'm concerned, thats just a sales gimmick. How in the dickens can an external sensor sense tire temperature? It senses the ambient at best.
Rant over except I intend to have a long conversation with TST after we get home. Nobody should need to stop and check tire pressure 4-6 times a day because of a stupid buzzer and a flashing red light.
BTW Huffy, I spent a bunch more than you did.
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I have four corner weights, fully loaded with clothes, supplies, full water (I normally carry a half tank), full propane and full fuel. I added 5% to the heaviest weight on each axle when I calculated my pressures. Interestingly enough, until recently I had only axle weights to calculate from and after having the four corners weighed, I'm running the exact same pressures. I was glad to find out my axle weights are within 210# side to side so I didn't need to shift "stuff" around. Of course the "stuff" that would need to be shifted is me.
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Take warm clothes and be prepared for depressive sights. The weather may not be your friend during late Sept early Oct. The economy has certainly taken its toll on the UP. We stayed in St Ignes about a month ago at the Tiki Rv Park (Passport America). We of course drove across the Mackinac Bridge and visited Mackinac Island. I believe some campgrounds start closing in early October so take that in to consideration also.
Have a safe trip.
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Are you looking for chassis maintenance or house?
You don't indicate what your chassis is but if its Freightliner, I would recommend planing your travels to be near Gaffney, SC once a year. They can do everything including the generator, transmission, engine, alignment,etc.
If its the house side, one CW may be great and the next one terrible. Like Rich alluded to, when you're in a particular area, post on the forum where you are and ask for referrals.
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Does it cool adequately when the slides are out? If thats the case, you have an air balance issue, however, if it doesn't cool period, sounds like one or more of the rooftop units is not cooling properly. True, the engine will create additional heat load, but not enough to notice. I can stand on the carpeted engine cover barefoot and it doesn't feel warm much less hot.
I would think with the slides in and three units cooling you should easily lower the inside temp by 20-25 degrees.
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I don't believe that the air bags leak. I think its in the fittings or leveling valves that have leaks.
I wonder why its necessary to replace air bags? Could it be they begin to crack or as they age, they begin to harden and not seal? Granted, fittings and valves and any other connection can leak. I'm not positive if my slow leaks are from the air bags not sealing or if it could be one of the dozens of connection points leaking.
Back to JohnJill's question - as Herman stated earlier, dump the air before leveling to lower the coach so the levelers don't need to lift as much/high. When placing the motorhome in storage, dump or don't dump, it makes no difference because in a day, week or month, the air bags will be deflated - whatever the reason.
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I drove I-94 today from Fargo to Bismark, ND and they have the best highways so far we've driven on. There are still several miles of construction but the open lanes are really good.
Of course they've had a little windfall from that stuff underground. Walmart is offering $12.20/hr for night stockers and there are more help wanted signs posted here than I've seen in years.
Diesel is $3.709 at Sam's with easy in and out for our 38' towing a 4-door Jeep.
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We have driven almost 3000 miles of our planned 6000 mile trip from the Houston area across to South Carolina, up through Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. This is on interstate, state highways and some secondary roads; not until we crossed the border into Canada did we encounter what I would call really good roads. Our highway infrastructure is shameful compared to what we have experienced in Canada.
Not to make this political, but what happened to the billions of dollars allocated for the "shovel ready projects"?
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FYI...GM Engineer has not logged in since Nov, 2013.
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Imakin, do a forum search and you'll get lots of info. The short answer is you need four things: a tv, a satellite dish of some sort, a satellite receiver and a satellite subscription to either Dish or Direct.
You probably have three of the four and only need some kind of dish. I take one of my Direct receivers from the s&b to use in the motorhome which has a roof mounted satellite antennae.
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I suggest a call to Fleetwood customer service with you Fleetwood ID number.
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I met some Texas oil patch gate guarders while I was at Gafney a few weeks ago. They earn enough working during the winter to allow them to travel north during the summer months and pays for their annual maintenance costs also. They loved it. She said they had over 200 vehicles per day through their ranch gate.
Turbo Failure on Caterpillar Engine
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All excellent points, Brett. Tell me if I'm doing the right thing during shutdown please. My normal low operating temperature is 189 degrees but will usually run at 190-192 under normal conditions. I always idle after driving until I reach the 189 mark and then shut down. Sometimes it only takes a minute to drop to this temp and some times it may take 3 minutes. My question, am I shutting down too quickly at the one minute mark?
325 Cummins ISB.
ON edit: I didn't intend to hijack the thread.