jleamont
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10 hours ago, wayne77590 said:Joe, Hope I helped but you may have struggled and did it all by yourself, eh?
I only have access from the office, at home I have none.
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1 hour ago, RayIN said:Some design engineers think they must create job security by coming up with new ideas, even though it is not an improvement.
YUP! Less components but the shifted the responsibility to a less reliable system.
Hopefully Eric chimes in soon to let us know what was the cause of his issues.
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8 hours ago, RayIN said:The ABS system does not affect the engine, nor does it affect braking ability
Only on newer Freightliner chassis will it matter. Some genius decided to remove the output speed sensors from the transmission and utilize the ABS sensors to monitor vehicle speeds. It happened on the newer Freightliners built around 2015 and up will die without ALL ABS sensor inputs. The system is not smart enough to acknowledge that the other wheels are providing a reading and it must be a defect, nope you are shutdown! .ABS light on, the throttle is cut out now, all you get is idle!
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On 10/2/2020 at 8:31 PM, richard5933 said:They used to put both - I've got an electric on the dash for regular use, and a mechanical wet gauge in the engine bay. The mechanical one is more reliable and helps when there is any reason to question the electric.
Good idea! Given the distance from the dash to the engine I would be concerned of that capillary tube failing over a basement or at some point between the engine and dash, not knowing about it until you see oil running out of the basement or worse, when the engine runs dry and locks up.
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8 hours ago, wayne77590 said:Joe's having a difficult time following my instructions. See, I told you so!
I am Back! Cannot access on Mobile yet. I have to see what I can do from my work PC to get this corrected.
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4 hours ago, sstgermain said:Does a 2005 have ABS
My 2002 has ABS and Automatic Traction Control. I guess it depends on the manufacture.
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Without reading the fault codes from the engine and ABS we would be throwing darts in a dark room. Changing the fuel filters was a good call, since it didn't resolve the issue fault code diagnosis is the only path to take.
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7 hours ago, jpeto4755 said:Not sure about the horsepower and torque
The reason I ask, there is a very good chance its already maxed out for what Cummins can do. In the RV industry they have a tendency to take the smallest of engines and set the HP and torque to its limits in the medium duty world, often times you will see they cross over into the next engine's class in the truck world. Said another way, I have ISB's at work rated to 325 hp, I also have ISL's rated to 325 HP. The ISB will only have another 5 hp of wiggle room while the ISL has 125 HP of wiggle room on a factory reprogram. If you knew what it is now we might be able to save you a few dollars and time going to the Cummins dealer for them to charge you $200 and tell you its maxed out already. At least the transmission should be able to sustain more power. I am surprised it has the Allison 3000 series, most ISB's run the 2500, with that being said I suspect its maxed out in HP and Torque thus the reason for the larger transmission.
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What is your current horsepower and torque ratings now and what transmission do you have?
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On 9/26/2020 at 10:31 AM, kickaha said:So, is there an additive one can add to the DEF to keep it from freezing? Seems to me that since DEF is required by the feds, someone would have developed a product like this already.
No, the system is designed to freeze. When you shut the engine down the DEF pump runs in reverse to purge all def from the lines and pump back to the tank. This is why it’s critical not to top it off for winter storage. The Freighliner tank has a defect in its design, the cap is placed too high on the tank which allows the user to top it off and creating a lack of space for freeze expansion.
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10 hours ago, WILDEBILL308 said:Haven't seen anyone else do this.
Monaco did a similar crash test for front impact and roll over back in the early 2000's. I saw a Dynasty like Herman's run off an overpass due to a tire failure and roll down the embankment onto the highway below and the only obvious damage (besides massive scratches and broken windows) was the roof units got cleaned off and crushed and were scattered onto the highway.
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20 hours ago, markletheridge said:From now on I guess I will need to clean more frequently
We have a side radiator and I clean ours annually. Its a good practice to get into! You will find over time each cleaning will loosen the stubborn particles and overtime it will eventually open it up more.
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What does "MZ" mean?
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8 hours ago, sunlover19 said:Thanks, l will have to pick up a bottle or two. Friend of mine who has the same motorhome put a spray mister on his but I'm not interested in doing that, l thought about putting an electric fan on the condenser side and blow air through the stack in addition to the hydraulic fan on the other side.
You could certainly add fans to help. Personally I wouldn’t take that path unless it was my only option due to the cost. There are plenty of options;
https://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/fans-electric?SortBy=Default&SortOrder=Ascending
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Here is the product recommended on many posts;
https://www.google.com/amp/s/simplegreen.com/products/extreme-motorsports-cleaner-degreaser/
I put it into a lawn pump sprayer and was able to get the nozzle between the radiator and Innercooler. Soak it down and rinse with a garden hose. As mentioned no pressure washer.
might take a few times to clear it all but will be worth your time.
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Normally they snap in unless someone glued yours in since that type is know to pop out.
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I would try and shine a light through the radiator stack. My guess it’s partially blocked with crud. My side radiator was and it cleaned up after a few doses of cleaner and washing.
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Bill, it sounds like a great idea. I had no idea that was the braking system on such a large coach. Let me know if you need photos, I’ll crawl around ours and snap some. Ours being a 8 bag coach in the same era might be useful.
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Bill, what do you have now and do you have photos of your current set up?
Our coach has all S-Cam brakes on the 4 corners. My only complaint is they are single fixed anchor pin, not preferred but they work great.
I installed 8.62” wide shoes on the rear and 6” wide on the steer axle up from 7” on the rear and 5” on the steer. There is a good chance the Spider mounting is ok to mount the S-cam spider assembly. -
Jocelyn, that time of year you should be ok unless it’s another weird year like we had a few years ago when it snowed on Halloween. That was a one off.
In 2013 we got caught up in ice storms in Van Horn Texas, Coming from California to Pennsylvania, the day high were single digits and our 1998 Coachmen class C held up fine. We had a wet bay, the last compartment on the drivers side housed the directional valves and the one in front of it had the black and gray pulls. Both had heat blowing into them via the furnace ducting.
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What make and model is the coach?
Fresh water pump turns itself on
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Anyone using this pump? 55Aquajet-ARV
http://www.remcoindustries.com/product-pages/aquajet/
I just ordered one, hoping to install this weekend and i was wondering if anyone had any real world experience with it ?