wildebill308

Welcome to the forum. Nice coach, now if you put your coach information in your signature when you ask questions you will get better answers faster. Bill

You might get a can of contact cleaner and spray the inside/female contacts on that harness. I don't know where to get them but at work we use to have little brushes to clean out the contacts. I hope the new board fixes the problem. Bill

This is more of a heads-up type of post. I don’t know how often you check the retaining/jam nuts on your wheel simulators but I have found my retaining/jam nuts loose twice. As a matter of fact, I lost one nut and two covers on my last trip. I could not find anyone who carried Dicor parts for my application in my area (Dallas- Fort Worth) so I looked up the Dicor website. http://dicorproducts.com/Wheel-Parts-Finder/ Using their Wheel Parts Finder, I ordered a couple of jam nuts and covers. Well when they came in they were the wrong size. Well upon further review as they say, I discovered that my installation has/uses stud extensions. Well after another call to Dicor they sent me the right parts. I would recommend using a drop or two of Loctite “blue” (removable) to keep them from coming loose. A small amount on the nut covers wouldn’t hurt either. If anyone needs the part numbers I can give them to you. Bill

This summer I watched a guy at the Downtown Riverside RV Park in North Little Rock, it has a big circular drive but he missed his spot and started to back up. Several people started to holler at him to stop. He backed up about 15 ft. Later he was trying to get his car unhooked. He had jammed the arm locks so bad they couldn't get it to release. I had to get my medium hammer (80oz) and go tap on the levers and finally got it to release. I felt bad for the guy he was on his first trip ever with a motor home and the dealer had hooked up the car and he had never unhooked it before. I did notice the towbar was upside down, helped him turn it over as he was totally wiped out by all of it. Bill

Thank you. Bill

Thank you Herman. Just for grins I sat and looked at the last picture and spotted only 8 things that wouldn't pass inspection besides no labels on the wiring bundles. Bill

Unfortunately that is pretty common in the RV world. I feel your and your mobile technicians frustration as I use to build airplanes. Bill

Good deal, I have had dealers try to tell me don't worry about the date they have lots of tread. And as Five posted you hear from people that have problems not happy travelers. Just to put it in perspective, according to RVIA "The research, conducted by Dr. Richard Curtin, RV industry analyst and director of consumer surveys at the University of Michigan, reveals the number of RV-owning households has grown to a new peak of 8.9 million households, up from 7.9 million in 2005. According to the report, 8.5% of U.S. households now own RVs, up from 8.0% in 2005." So there are lots of people traveling that don't have problems. BUT, that's the big but, I do recommend you get the FMCA Roadside Assistance Program for the time you do need some help on the road. Bill

Better is to hide a set in a compartment you don't need a key to git in. I have used the propane fill door and the outside refrigerator access panel or the hot water heater panel. Bill

Looks like a nice coach. What are the dates on the tires? Now you need to add it to your signature. Bill

One way to see if the slide out controller board is bad is (if it will reach) just unplug the harness from the one that is working and plug the harness from the one not working and see if it works. This will eliminate any guessing about if the motor or other part is bad. Bill

Make sure the battery disconnect switch is on. Like Rich said we need more info. It will help you get better answers to put your coach in your signature. See how others have done. Bill

To carry this thread further astray. Do you remember that when you called someone and they answered you didn't have to say "where are you" You knew exactly where they were. Back to the problem of pjfromny's thermostat. When you spray the contacts with cleaner move the switch back and forth briskly a few times to help clean the contacts. Bill

Just an interesting side note I was visiting a friend yesterday at a Tiffin Rally In Grapevine Texas and spoke to Mr Tiffin. Bill

In the picture directly above , there appears to be two wires damaged in the top penetration. You might want to check them out.

Most likely it is a broken shear pin in the gear on the aft side. Bill

Call Fleetwood for the best answer. I would look under the bead. There is probably a thin plywood cover you need to remove to get to it. Bill

Until then try spraying with a dry silicone spray to keep them from sticking. Bill

Yes it does, but I remember being on a "party"line Bill

Well as the OP is looking at 2010+ the most likely engine is a ISL. Bill

Heare are a couple of sites to look at. http://motorhomesoftexas.com/ http://www.mhsrv.com/ http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/ Bill

I would look hear and in the owner's manual under recreational towing. http://www.fmca.com/motorhome/towing/204-towing-guides-towing-four-wheels-down.html one other good source of information on towing is http://www.remcoindustries.com/Towing/ Bill

I wonder if you could pull the slide in draining the water then put it back out so it will dry before storage. Bill

You have gotten some excellent answers so far. What year are you looking at? If you can I would get a new enough coach that it uses DEF. They will get better milage. Someone will correct me but An old rule of thumb was that you needed one horse power for every 100 lbs of gross vehicle weight. I.e. a DP with a GVW of 40,000 lbs, needs roughly 400 hp. Not all manufactuers adhere to that guideline. I hear to many people complaining about not being able to do a certain speed over hill X. There is a reason they give you 6 gears, learn how to use them. Look at the practical side how many miles do you spend climbing hills on a given trip? There isn't a diesel out there that can't climb any hill with pavement on it if driven correctly. The other thing is you will not be the only one on most hills. If you get caught behind slow moving truck traffic just slow down and look at the scenery. I was on several hills this summer and it would not be safe to pull around and try to pass the trucks because of short sight lines. The overtaking traffic was doing 70++ and you are trying to pass at 35-40 or slower because you had to slow behind a truck. On one trip this summer I drove over 8000 miles over most of the big passes out west with a little 5.9 300 hp ISB towing my CR-V. I didn't feel handicapped. Bill

Yes it could be the problem. Try taking the wire loose and cleaning all surfaces. My guess is the light is grounded through the mounting screws. Bill