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Legal width for State Hwys. as per the revised law of 1976 is 102", excluding does items needed for safety! There are States that has legal limits of less than 102" away from the State Highway and most of them (with the exception of CA & AZ) are east off the Mississippi! I would never attempt the PRs in the Great Smokey's, anymore than "The tail off the Dragon", pure insanity! Carl

Rich. I would be surprised if he had LEDs. My 2011 Allegro Bus did not, and I had on/off shorting out problems with running lights. In Red Bay, I found out that, yes, the caulking was good, just the wrong kind & letting water in! Carl

Joe. Welcome to the Forum! 2 things come to mind. Your coach is a 2011. What year is your chassis? Also, your DOT number on the side off each tire, gives the month and year of manufacturing! Check the side wall off your drive and tag tires. Any cracks? Hairline fractures? If there is, then you need new ones. Don't go by wear (as you would in a car), go by age. I suspect yours are 6 + years old and you should change them every 6 or 7 years! Big DP's are not cheap to maintain! Stay safe. Carl

I would change the tires, then do as Brett said. Another Ford dealership or garage? When I buy a new car from a dealer, that's the last time they see me! Warranty work I can get done anywhere, same with recalls. Not all "name brand" dealerships are the same! Good mechanics go where they offer the biggest bang. As a footnote: Don't ever give a dealer your E-Mail info!!!

John, welcome and thanks for your input. Your idea, will probably help someone with a 90's Monaco! Mine, is a 2010 on a different chassis and manufacturer. I'll let American Coach take care of it next week, unless they will fit me in Friday or Sat. Carl

Ray. If you have never seen it, then a tree broken in half is impressive. After "Rita", there was miles of the same, whole forest broken of about 20 foot from the ground! Same with "Ike" in 08'. You never hear about that, just "Kathrina" in poor New Orleans, LA. I have an 18 KW Onan, runs on propane, at the house! For 3 weeks there was no power, after "Ike", on Galveston Island. When they cut off natural gas, after the electric went out, my gen. was humming along. You might want to install one yourself, for peace of mind, when you and your coach is NOT there! Keep sawing, I heard it builds muscles you never knew, you had.... Carl

OK. For the first 4 hours this morning it was a quiet ride at 63 mph. Coolant temp 199 - 203, then on east side off Santa Rosa, NM. temp was 198 and everything came on again! I'm now in Amarillo, Texas and just got off the phone with Cummins. They think it's the sensor or the sending wire, yeh! Kicker is that they can't help me, it's a coach manufacturer problem, %$#&%! So I have to go true this c...p all the way to Decatur, Indiana! Herman, it was 56 in Grant this morning! Now tomorrow, probably not... Thanks again for all the input! Carl

Heading out on the I-40 Hwy. Will post again this evening! Carl

I think it has to do with the width of your drive tires and box. If you do not overhang the yellow and white line, your legal. When the industry went from 96" to 102"W. They knew it would be legal in all states! There are some rural roads, I would not take anything wider that a Jeep! LOL

Would help to know the size of his generator....if it's a 6KW, then it's reading correctly!

Hi Brett. Level is fine, I think, it's above the visual bubble. I have Silverleaf, but no codes. Also, got no code feedback on the dash (Cummins Center). When Coolant temp showed 198 - 201 nothing showed up, but at 181 - 196 the warning and check engine came on (I push a button) and the warning goes off for 5 - 10 minutes. Carl

45 foot, I'm well within Spartan tolerance! Your 40', I have a tag!

Left Cortez, CO. this morning. Engine light and Low Coolant came on/off all day. CC at 62, coolant temp 181 in morning, 198 afternoon, oil temp 196-199, trans. temp 200, all my parameters are good. Any thoughts? Carl

Nice ride! Congratulation! It's not the destination....it's how you get there! Carl

I like level. I think it will work fine at about 10 degrees up or down.

Bill, Herman is, he's on the committee. I'll be up for a day trip, if I get back from Georgia in time. Carl

adrainey. Welcome! I just added 3 quarts of distilled water to my coolant system. I also thought that my cap was frozen. I could turn it, but could not turn it off. I got my friend who is a lot stronger than me and he told me that you have to press down hard and cap comes off...it did! As Brett said, we covered this in another tread. Carl

Jim. Hi. The only time my jacks leaked down (after 3 months in storage ), I had a small puddle and a loss fitting! That was HWH. Now have Power Gear levelers and air...no problems, had coach on levelers from April 3 to July 21, this year. Have a great day! Carl

454. Huh???

I also have USAA on most off my toys and house. However, not everyone can get USAA!

Agree with Bill & Ray! I like speaking to a person. I have found a lot of Parks/Resorts that take reservation by computer, but that is only as good as the receiving end checks the reservations! I always call.

Ray, you did a very good job! Great looking interior! Carl

Bill is right. Start Generator and let it run about 2 minutes with no load, then run whatever you want. My coach is all electric with residential refrigerator. I run my Generator while I'm driving and at the campground, I take the load off and let it run for the time it takes to disconnect toad and shut it off...Same with engine. Enjoy your DP and happy trails! Oh, there is no such thing as a Stupid question on this Forum Carl

About 90 days.

The last time I had USAA on an RV was 05' on a Southwind. Then I called in 07' on a 40' DP and they referred me to Progressive! Same with my motor cycle. I still have them on my cars and house. I currently use Coach Net on my DP, Have had GS before and had no problems with them on gassers! On a DP all they want to do is send a tow truck, no matter the problem. Carl