christod

I have a two door Dometic RM7030 with built in ice maker. Its in my 1993 Hawkins 36 Ltd Edition coach. I recently bought this coach and have been using it on and off for about six months. When the coach is first fired up after a storage break, the fridge makes a bucket full of ice, but after the fridge has been running a day or so, it stops. The freezer compartment is plenty cold, with frost on the upper shelves. The ice maker's arm raises to stop production of more ice when the bucket is full, as it should. However, when I lower it to resume ice production, no more ice is created. I suspect that the water line to the ice maker is frozen? If so any suggestions as to fix the situation?

My 3116ATAAC does not have an exhaust brake. ( I would like one and its on my wish list) If I understand Brett's first answer correctly, in descending a grade, he is suggesting that I should engage my Transmission braking mode and let the engine rev up as it downshifts with the revs controlled by both the governor and the transmission and not try to lower the rpm's and vehicle speed with my service brakes. Is this correct?

I have just bought a used 1993 HMC 36 Ltd edition which is powered by a Cat 3116 turbo 250hp engine. The engine only has 49,000 miles. I was told by a fellow RV er with a Cummins, that 3116s were known to have early failure rates around 80K miles that couldn't be fixed or rebuilt. Does any one know if this is true?

I'm a new member and new to RV ing. I have a HMC 36 Ltd Edition with w cat 3116 and an Allison 3060 transmission. When decending a steep grade I use a switch on the dash which puts the transmission into a "braking" mode, so that if i take my foot off the accelerator, the transmission starts to downshift. Obviously as it does this the revs shoot up. I am concerned about this for fear of over-reving the engine, so I use my service brakes to slow the coach to lower the revs. Should I bother to do this or just let the transmission slow the coach and not worry about the high (2500) revs?