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Who recommended and put that in your transmission? Ford dealer? Shudder, does this happen at low speeds turning right turns?

I figured if burnt smell was electric, enough to stink out other campers that would have reared its ugly face long ago with fire or smoke

Nope, not a single thermostat, not a one!

My gut tells me its a thermostat issue on the electric side. Ours has a low and high limit thermostat for the electric side. Basically one turns the element on and the other turns it off. Our high limit opened up and cut power to the element back in September. Where Monaco mounted the unit made it a 15 minute troubleshooting experience and 5 minutes to swap it out. Honestly that is the most simple part of the entire unit. Smell form the exhaust would be fuel nozzle or air intake adjustment could be improperly set or fuel leaking from the fuel pump into the combustion chamber. While performing routine maintenance its easy to bump the air inlet adjustment and knock it out of spec. Depending on the coach manufacture, the air inlet design and where its mounted for access it could be just that simple, don't forget geography can play a role with elevation or even something like a mud bug partially blocking inlet air flow. That was the reason for the year of the coach, might have never had its annual service performed, or it could be new enough not to have needed it yet? Photos would be ideal.

What year/model Aqualhot and coach do you have?

There was an oil company in Texas that bought up obsolete ford parts. Cannot remember the name but I have bought a few parts from them in the past. If I find it I’ll hop back on

Did anyone flush the transmission with a machine I.e. not just a drain and fill?

We don't do HOA's! I am married, she tells me where to plant flowers, what color/type flower. I get that for free, no need to pay someone to tell me what to do and how to hang my garden hose and what color my front door has to be A town not too far from us requires a permit to paint the interior of your house, of course if they micro manage that I would imagine you need to pull a permit do do just about anything but mow the lawn if interior paint is such an alarming concern!

Good to know! Thank you

In Texas, do you need building permits for something like this?

Jim, had to order Community Coffee from Walmart.com. The closet store to is that carries it is in Claymont DE. That’s over an hour away. I ordered enough for free shipping.

Eric, road millings are another good option and are usually free or very cheap.

Rich, that in of itself leads me to believe its either a TCM or a wiring (ground with excessive resistance) malfunction(TCM= Transmission Control Module) reason I say that, on an Allison the moment a down shift is commanded and it doesn't happen it will log a fault code. Modules in general when they have an internal problem they will NEVER admit fault. Cycling the key could reset the module internally or for that key cycle could present less resistance in the ground circuit due to something else not drawing on a particular ground circuit. Being a Freightliner chassis presents another level of concern; notorious wiring problems, they lead the industry with poor routing, undersized harnesses and inadequate grounds. This could take a GOOD technician several days to figure it out, or a technician that has a test module laying around to swap it in and take it for several rides.

Welcome to the FMCA Forum! My wife fells the same about the bridge . We looked into Blue Water Key https://bluewaterkey.com/resort/ when we were planning a trip there. Still haven't done it yet

Well said!

Common on big rigs, why? When the new emissions came along tractors got significantly heavier, the end goal is to carry as much freight as possible but keep it just under 80,000 lbs. super singles lighten up a tandem axle tractor just enough to off set all of the emissions components. That is the only positive they provide other than maybe a few tenths of MPG which is debatable. We compare both at work and there is nothing worthy of reporting on. Drivers have a much more significant impact on MPG.

Sounds like a modification that someone changed over to Super Singles. I just looked it up on their website, while its a terrible website with little detail, all of the King Air photos show traditional dual's on the drive axle. That looks like a great next coach for you, 200 gallon fuel tank

Do you have these on yours now? https://www.airxcel.com/maxxair/products/covers

They are concerned with an accident breaching the lines and venting LPG into the tunnel. They also do not allow a certain amount of LPG or CNG tanks in the tunnel. It appears to be an issue from many angles they are concerned with. I got a lecture one trip through that had more detail than the regulations below. Diesel fuel tankers are not an issue through the tunnels. the Chesapeake Bay Bridge you can run through with Propane, but must be shut off at the valve on the supply tank. Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) govern the transport of hazardous materials across our toll facilities. Under these regulations, vehicles carrying bottled propane gas in excess of 10 pounds per container (maximum of 10 containers), bulk gasoline, explosives, significant amounts of radioactive materials, and other hazardous materials are prohibited from using the Fort McHenry Tunnel (I-95) or the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (I-895). The Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695, the Baltimore Beltway) is a convenient alternative route for crossing Baltimore's Harbor.

Rich, correct, you need to go over the harbor on the bridge, not under it in the tunnel. I get funny looks going through it with ours. Funny story, we bought our first coach in February 2008, at the time of pick up, the RV dealer did a walk around, showed me how to do everything, took us 4+ hours, water was connected, we winterized if afterwards etc.... He explained that the furnace was 110 volts and didn't work without the generator or shore power connected. Fast forward spring 2009 we dry camped on Assateague island. Night time temperatures dropped into the 40's and we had no electric, National Park rule, no generators allowed after certain hours. So the first night we snuggled down with heavy blankets etc. The in the morning I started the generator and turned on the furnace to knock the chill off, (you could see your breath inside). Later than night sitting around the fire with a bunch of friends, our furnace comes on all by itself, I jump up everyone asks me whats wrong, I had a puzzled look on my face I explain that our furnace is 110 volts and I have no idea why or how it just turned on, well needless to say it was a 12v unit, we froze the night before and a few nights the previous year for no reason. Funny now....well I thought it was funny then and so did everyone around the fire except my DW

After that ordeal I guess so

We want pictures...

Was it the proper coolant for a Diesel with SCA's in it or was it converted to OAT coolant?

Richard, replace the radiator cap also, most don't realize how critical it is, that cap can cause serious engine problems down the road. I'm assuming you have checked the SCA's in the coolant recently and Diesel spec coolant was put into the generator when the pump was replaced?

Marysteeves, if you are headed through PA we have a good Freightliner dealer in Lancaster PA. Send me a PM if you are going to go there, ill call the service manager. We had lunch last week and speak several times a week with the fleet at work. Address: 1675 Rohrerstown Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601 Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 11:30PM Phone: (717) 581-3480 Sounds like a wiring harness/poor connection issue, J1939 codes are very common on Freightliner products as are wiring harness issues.