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Good to know and thank you for posting this.

For the price of a radiator cap (usually under $20.00) just replace it. Keep us posted on how this unfolds.

WOW, now that is neat! Again...NICE WORK!

Deasnely, what year is your coach? I just replaced the pump on our ISL400 heres the link; I Do not know if this pump also fits your engine. I will say the an aftermarket pump is not likely to be an updated design if these is one available from Cummins. I had a friend replace his pump on his coach at a campground over the summer and the aftermarket pump he purchased was new, but was the original Cummins design from 4 pump models ago.

We had the same model in our last coach and ran it as cold as 10 degrees outside and never e experienced this situation. I will say since I saw this post and doing some research it’s not uncommon. Some models have a cold weather package that was an option from what I have read. Of course there was no description of what this package consisted of. If it were me I’d reach out to Dometic and ask them. In the meantime I’d shut it down and move the food to a cooler outside. I wouldn’t recommend altering the unit without consulting the manufacturer. Dometic customer support;

That's common with all Coaches, none of them are aerodynamic. The bus my wife drives has 6th gear locked out and its up against the governor at 63 MPH and just tipping red on the tach.

If not said already, Welcome to the FMCA Forums! Rich, love the bus and I love the work/upgrades and the quality of your detail is also fantastic! What year is the bus, what engine is in it and how does it cruise on the highways? My wife drives a school bus and they aren't typically geared for highway commutes, or I should say the one she drives isn't.

Ohhhh wow!! Couldn't have the courtesy at the minimum use the correct gauge wire let alone heat shrink butt connectors (which I am not a fan of either). That looks like a campground repair that was forgotten about.

I have stayed here the summer of 2016 for a week. I saw you were price conscious so this might not be the best option for you but it was Beautiful and will give you something to look at. https://www.myakkamotorcoachresort.com/

somewhereintheusa, I cant tell you whats right or what to do but I will say that we joined a chapter in Texas and we live in PA, sounds crazy but we love to travel to Texas, with that being said I am planning our vacations around chapter rallies in the future. I would also like to say someone like yourself would be a huge help for fellow RV folks and I for one would love to sit and chat about the coach you built as I am a gadget guy also. Plus the team at FMCA While I cannot speak for them I am sure they are always looking for more benefits and such for the members. Whats not here today maybe here tomorrow, you just never know. I would also bet you would meet new friends on the forums alone, that I can say happens daily or at least begins to build a connection that one day blossoms into a life long friendship. Can you post photos of your coach and explain what is controlling your awnings that a smart phone app can operate it? Perhaps create another post in the "RV Photo gallery" section? I'd bet many of us on here would love to see it.

TTRV, any update?

SueCanDo, from experience, make sure your wiper seals are flipping out. On our coach if they do not flip outwards the water will be all over the floor. I carry a homemade tool to manually flip them outwards. After two years of that I became tired of manually doing that and added vinyl trim so when the slides go out they pass under the seals and flip them out automatically. But you can believe I walk around and look at them just to be sure they are seated outwards.

I go through this daily, we have actually had training classes with our mechanics and bought back probe kits to stop this old way of doing things, still happens! You should see how one little piercing will shut a new engine down from the greenie meanies!

Frank, does your built in charger have the capability to do it, or do you need to do it manually with a portable charger?

Steve, welcome home my friend!

Glad you found the leak and fixed it!

Roland, you seem to be crawling through my bucket list . Please post some photos.

Glad to hear you are all fixed up!

Just remember, the speed you go up is the speed you should go down!

My college didn’t do sports, we did PT and lots of push-ups.

Ok, any puff of smoke from the exhaust while cranking? Not sure of your technical background but one simple check I would do on those engines; while cranking (requires two people) place a screwdriver or long something metal, while someone is cranking the engine put it against your ear, you should hear a ticking sound (usually very pronounced) from each injector, this will tell you they are attempting to fire (high pressure oil system is functioning). This will eliminate one portion, after that it just needs fuel and of course the electronics for injector timing to start. Given your situation that the light comes on then goes off, was this normal on your coach before? If not we’re back to ECM power or grounds. If you can obtain the schematic for your engine wiring from Freighliner and post it I can help point you in the right direction to troubleshoot it. See if they can send it in a PDF.

Funny, I thought this post was about some sort of new diet exercise fad. Bevo vs. UGA Sounds like some sort of Cardio vs some sort of new Yoga, ‘‘tis the season for New Years resolutions This is what happens when you don’t follow sports

TTRV, no engine light with the key on is a great observation!! You are missing either a power source or ground to the Engine Control Module. I see you tested one fuse, if it were me I’d go through every fuse box with anything chassis related and every fuse doing the same thing. Usually there are several fuses controlling the ECM. If all good pull the engine access open and locate the ECM, check those connections and start inspecting that harness and any grounds as it makes its way around the engine bay and splits off. Also see if there are any ECM relays, if so swap them with non critical ones like the horn, etc. If it starts afterwards you can always pick up a new relay later. I’m betting you will find chewed wires or a bad relay at some point of your inspection.

Rbtate, as Ray mentioned above that’s where I would start. If you are not comfortable working around HVAC unplug the coach, shut down the auto start generator (if equipped) and turn off the inverter. At that point there should be no power in the transfer switch.

Eric, glad you got that resolved! I have plastic mini totes that we use to cover all switch sets up front to keep the dogs off. I chock my wheels but use to panic a paw would release the parking brake. My wife set her purse on the passenger side shade switch while driving down the road and burnt it up.