wildebill308

One other thing, those who say they can climb any hill with out slowing in their diesel are....I am trying to think of a nice way to say it....I can't, lying or never been in the mountains. Some also think there are no big hills/mountains in the east are just driving I-95. Driving a diesel is just the same as a gas coach. When you hit a hill that you can't accelerate on drop down to a gear that you can accelerate and keep your engine in the upper part of the power band. Yes this means you may have to slow your road speed. That is why you have a transmission that you can select what gear you are in. That is why they gave you a tack to monitor your engine rpm. Just saying. Bill

One: List your name. Bill Two: List the branch of service you were in. US Air Force Three: List the amount of time you were in service to this country and when you were in service. From the mid 60s 8years 5 months and one day Four: List your rank while in service..E5 Five: List your job while in service: Aircraft structural repair(sheet metal man) tubing shop, Bonded structure, honeycomb repair, fiberglass/radome repair. Non Destructive testing and oil analysis lab (SOAP) Six: List where you served. SEA about 4 years and various US bases. Bill

I grew up in the snow belt on Lake Erie. I don't do that any more. If you can find a place to camp that is open, most shut down after Labor day, hear is a link with some good ideas. or not so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5RGlcLSrM4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynwHHSsdkpk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg7jIr2kNx4 Bill

I would definitely add gages for EGT and Boost before doing any tuner mods. I would add them any way so you know what is going on and to detect possible problems. Bill

I think we get carried away with hyping how "wonderful" a diesel pusher is. Not everyone needs or wants one. I drove gas coaches and never worried about getting up hills or that it made more noise when it down shifted. I had a class C with a 460 and headers that was a little loud so I added some sound insulation. It never stopped me from going any place I wanted. There are a lot of people who are still working, cant justify the cost of buying or maintain a diesel if they can only use it a limited amount of time during the year. The Ford V10 is a exultant motor.The newer V10s produce 362 HP @ 4750 rpm and 457 Pounds Foot torque @ 3250 rpm. now that is a far cry from the 225 HP from my old 460. Even if they are loud climbing a hill 98% of your time will be at normal cruse RPM Depending on final gearing about 2000 RPM =65MPH Bill

Hear is a link to a discussion on the hubcap problem. It might have some useful info. http://www.irv2.com/forums/f25/loosing-front-hub-caps-48930.html I don't know how your caps and covers are attached. When in Perry talk to Herman or Brett, they may have some ideas on how to keep them on. Bill

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Keep us updated I am curious to what TCC has to say. Well actually I am interested in what they all have to say. Bill

Welcome to the forum. Please give us some information on your coach and your toad. Bill

The newer V10s produce 362 HP @ 4750 rpm and 457 Pounds Foot torque @ 3250 rpm. You can see that peak HP doesn't come until you are running pretty high RPM but it is made for it. Bill

Well it is few/low miles but it gives a good start for the new year and establishes a base line. Bill

Made me think of the old washers, you could keep in a closet or some place . When you wanted to use it you rolled it over to the sink and hooked up the water hoses and drain hose to do your wash. Bill

The V10 is designed to be a high revving engine. You can't over rev it as it is rev limiter protected it is set at 5500 rpm stock. it is plenty safe to run it that high. some guys will tow on steep hills in the 4500 rpm range for long periods of time. You really can't hurt these engines at sustained high rpms as long as you don't bypass the stock limiter you will be fine. I would run a good synthetic oil to maximize protection. Some people like the 5star tuner to help with the transmission shift points. Bill

Let us know how much it takes. I was looking at a cross sectional drawing and it might take more than some think. Royal Purple should be great. Bill

Let us know what Texas Custom Coach has to say. Last time I was there they had an older (I don't remember the year) coach in doing some up grades. Bill

OK just wanted to be sure on this as it would be easy to just go from park to reverse to neutral. Have a great time on your trip and keep us posted. Bill

I know you have read this in your owners manual. It is important to always go into neutral from drive and not reverse when setting up the car to tow. When you have the car hooked up always go down to drive then back to neutral (with the engine running). I think it has to do with setting up the internal valves in the right mode. Bill

I wonder if they could fix the structural damage. The web site just promotes their coating. Bill

Looks like you are ready to hit the road. Bill

Welcome to the forum, Read Wolfe10s post above and you can check Remco they make parts for towing. I believe they say it is towable 4 down. http://www.remcoindustries.com/Towing/Store.php Bill

Sounds like you are ready to go. Hear is a little tip on disconnecting. When you are ready to disconnect the tow bar, start the car and put it in drive (with your foot on the break) let it roll forward just enough to take the slack out of the tow bar and put it in park. ALWAS put it in park or set the parking break before un hooking. By putting the slight pressure on the tow bar when you hit the levers on the arms to unlock them it will release any preload on the pins and they will come right out. The charge line was a good idea. Now you are ready to enjoy the convince of having a car handy when ever you want to go some where. Bill

My bad when the question was in frame the header wasn't. Still good to have the info in your signature. Bill

On your first post Didn't realise the damage was that bad. I would contact Texas Custom Coach, 10498 TX-16, Pipe Creek, TX 78063, texascustomcoach.com (830) 510-4224 There are members on hear who have used them and were extremely happy with the work and the price. I would call and talk to them and send them some pictures and see what they say. Bill

Welcome to the forum, Now in order to give you a good answer I need more information. If you add your coach and other info to your signature (see my sig for example). Having your info in your signature will help to get good answers. Need the coach, model year. Bill

I must be lucky as my icemaker will work just fine going down the road. It is just like magic I get set up open the freezer door and there is a full bin of ice cubes, life is good. Bill