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Carefree won't let you do it yourself...it will have to be an RV tech (or dealer) approved by them. They are very hard to deal with.
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As a suggestion, in addition to mentioning the horse power, tell us which Cummins it is (ISB, ISC, ISL, etc) would help. More than one engine puts out the same HP.
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We concur. We have a 2006 Itasca Horizon with a 400 Cummins and tow a 2011 CRV. Its always the same @ 6.5 to 6.7 mpg. Full timers, but we've only gone 14K miles so far. The east coast is OK but were looking forward to getting back west of the Rockies.
How fast do you cruise??? My Allegiance, with a 400 ISL, GW 34k, pulling a 2014 CRV at 60, averaged a bit over 8 mpg. Once you go over 60, mpg goes down. My mpg never went under low 7s...it went that low once when bucking a head wind so strong it pushed one of my roof mounted wind shield wipers to the straight out position.
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The purchase deal is falling apart so I think I will look for something in the 300hp range to give us more towing capacity. Thanks for the replies.
HP is not really too high on what to check.
Your towing capacity is normally the lowest of:- GCWR minus weight of MH when ready to travel (loaded).- Hitch capacity.- MH tow capacity.- Chassis tow capacity...some times the last two are different. -
...There are many variables in fuel economy. I have a 45' RV with a 500hp DD ...
What make model coach do you have? Several of us here are trying to find other owners with the 500hp DD.
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My Allegiance, on a Spartan chassis, had a filter bay...last basement on the curb side. I could sit on a stool and change both filters. The DD on a Freightliner, still has the filters on the engine...think I'll let somebody else do that when it's time.
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...More recently we have been spending the nite in church parking lots...
JMHO of course, but I would not do that without permission.
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Temp is 12 deg
I'm no refer guy, but I think that is not cold enough. Our 1402 usually ran around 3 in the freezer.
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Appreciate the information. It's hard to find info on the DD series, to include a forum. They do have some interesting maintenance practices. Oil changes are at 35k or 895 hours for RVs...no time restrictions. Same for fuel filters
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How do you measure fuel usage in the generator and Aqua Hot unit? I have a Tiffin Allegro Bus 45OP if that helps you.
I called Cummins, Aqua Hot and Onan and they gave me the numbers for fuel burn, here they are (all figures are gallons per hour):
8.9L ISL at idle: 600 rpm .5; at 1,000 rpm 1.0; at 1,200 rpm 1.2
8 KW Onan: no load .13; at 50% load .5; at full load 1.0
AH: .4
I did the math and subtracted the fuel burn from above from the total and computed a new mpg.
We recently changed coaches and the new AHs do not have an hour meter. The tech said they want customers to perform maintenance based on the calendar, not the hour meter.
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I don't know if they were doing this when your coach was built, but now there are two stickers on the side of the coach behind or next to the driver's seat. They will have a great deal of information, to include the weight from the factory and when it was weighed. That info is on the Federal Certification Tag, put on by the manufacturer.
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You should keep one for sure. We had a RF blow out last month. The first question Good Sam asked (after the "are you in a safe place" question), was "do you have a spare or do we need to send you a tire?" They sent one...$800 and a rim...$350. Didn't need the rim so we got a credit for that.
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What is the temp...is it cold enough?
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I'm looking for a forum that has a topic on Detroit Diesels. American Coach has started putting some DD13s in their coaches.
Any suggestions appreciated.
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I've aways covered my tires with individual covers if staying in one place three days or more. Recently I guy suggested that the individual covers are not good because they hold the heat in and condensation forms on the inside of the cover. He said he had covers made that snap on to the side of the coach and hang down over the tires and lets them breathe.
Any thoughts on this idea?
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Nothing is what you need. If you need a deodorizer, or smell either the deodorizer or the contents of the tank, something is amiss with your plumbing.
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I've found iRV2 to be more pleasant than RV.Net.
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I just read on the AH forum that the nozzle should be changed when ever it starts to smoke or smells "stinky."
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Yep, too bad about the automatic one not being towable. Wife can't drive a stick (never learned how) and I won't anymore. Guess I'll have to keep towing our '05 Odyssey or get a CR-V.
As long as it's a 2014 or older CRV...can't tow the new ones.
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Any suggestions for CGs on the water appreciated.
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Don't go during "Cruising The Coast".
Good suggestion...it's the first week or so in Oct.
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My experience also.