wildebill308

I understand you are a rookie, but nearly everyone else on here knows and understands the problems in the industry. The "takeaway" for you is to do your due diligence. Don't give money /sign the paperwork till you are totally happy with the coach. Some dealers will let you spend a couple nights on their place so you can test everything. If they won't just walk away. Bill

Here is anouther source. http://store.amequipment.com/230-series-replacement-parts-c-57.html Bill

Mark, What I am saying once again is it has nothing to do with the quality of the build but on the lack of due diligence by the buyer. The OP posted 3 different versions of his rant about quality. In this one he states "This is our fourth motorhome (two Winnebagos and one National Tradewinds) and is the singular worst RV experience we have ever suffered." One would expect someone who claims to be experienced to 1. do a good PDI or 2. hire someone who can do it. Here's a tip for you, don't sign the final paperwork till you are satisfied everything is correct and you are happy. Bill

That is irrelevant in this case. Go re read his post and what I said. 90+% of what he was complaining about should have been caught on the PDI. Bill

The OP hasn't posted anything here since May 1. I guess we weren't sympathetic enough. Bill

Makes me almost wish the one I changed out was a NO Cold. Bill

When you tried the Battery Boost switch, did you hold it as it is a momentary switch. You have to hold it to make contact and it might take a little while. What is the voltage on the start batteries? Have you checked all the connections and ground? Actually taken the connection apart and cleaned them? Bill

Yes good catch. You probably saved having a big problem. Bill

That is the beauty of CO-Pilot you download the maps when you have wifi and then you don't us much data on the road. Bill

Hard to figure why people still buy stand alone GPS map programs/devices. I get as good servise out of CO-Pilot on a bigger display for way less money. I can also use the tablet for outher things besides GPS. Bill

That sounds about right,15 quart pan and a quart in the filter. I double checked my records and I take 16 quarts to. Sad they are working you to sell anouther oil change. Simple job to loosen the drain plug till it leaks let it run for a while then recheck the level. I have pulled the plug out (by accident) and reinstalled it with thee oil coming out. It was a little more messy. Keep us updated. Bill

Have you looked around the storage area for some one with new shiney covers? Probably the same people who think it is funny to pull the lock pins on your towbar. Bill

I don't have a lot of data on Cat. Most of my experience /research is related to Cummins. Here is a good read about EGT http://bankspower.com/techarticles/show/25-Why-EGT-is-Important I have a warning buzzer set for 1400 I have seen 1350 when under load. When I see 1350+ I lift on the throttle or downshift. Bill

Glad you got a chance to try it out. Keep in mind that with your pyrometer after the turbo you will get considerable lower temps than with it mounted in front of the turbo. Most sources I have seen say it could be as much as 450*+ hotter. Especially under heavy load/climbing. My experience is if you can't accelerate in a gear to down shift till you can. Now you have a tool to help you. I don't think you will see any difference in the MP-8 settings affecting temperature till you are climbing under load. Bill

Yes this is normal. Be glad you hear it. You have a hydro boost not a vacuum boost and what you are hearing is probably the fluid in the system. When the engine is running the booster is run off the power steering pump. When the engine is off it is run off a electric motor for the booster. Some units are noisier than others. Bill

We have used CoPilot for several years and it works great. I don't recommend the "RV" version they came out with lately but the car version does a good job and it is customizable for a RV. I have it on a 10" tablet and the phones. https://copilotgps.com/en-us/car-navigation/ A good feature is you can down load the maps when you have wifi and it doesn't use data. Bill

I heard about these plugs for the Blue Ox base plate. I never got any plugs when I got my baseplate. So I started looking. Amazon had them for a little over $5.50 each but found them on E Trailer for $1.39 ea. https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Blue-Ox/BX290-0437.html I think they will keep the inside of the tubes cleaner and less rust. For the rust I recommend the dry film lube from John Deere. Bill

Hay, at least I didn't say hold my beer and watch this!!!! I have felt like we were in a wind tunnel. On the way to Chandler several times coming out from under a overpass that was blocking the wind it hit the coach hard enough to make it down shift. Yes it buffeted the coach but I didn't feel it was out of control. If the wind is bothering you just slow down or take a break and get off the road. Bill

That looks good. We may be at Wild Duck Campground & RV Park 39 Dunstan Landing Rd, Scarborough, ME 04074, wildduckcampground.com, (207) 883-4432. some time in mid September. Bill

I may be the odd man out here as I don't see any benefit to having one of these products. I don't have a problem with passing trucks blowing me around. I watched a video about how this one product puts steering input into the system "automatically" to compensate for strong cross winds. Realey? Now you have more steering correction to make if the wind is blocked/suddenly stops like going under a overpass then coming out the outher side. Maybe it is because I have had more experience driving in high wind conditions. I do drive in west Texas and the South West more than outher places. There is a reason they have built thousands of wind generators out there. Ask those who went to Chandler this spring how the winds on I-10 where. I never felt that the coach was hard to drive or I needed help with a "steering stabilizer" Bill

ESC has nothing to do with steering in the wind from trucks or cross wind. Bill

It does sound like a switch problem as the brake lights on the toad don't work. Check for power at the switch. I bet there is a separate element in the bulb for the brake light. Bill

I want to add/clarified that you should have the all wheel alignment done loaded like you were going on a trip or to the scale as Jim posted above. Bill

Have you checked the bulbs? Bill

I have ben looking and I think I will be going with the Continental's using the new program. Have you looked at them? Bill