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FMCA Assistance In Resolving Western States Repair Issue
obedb replied to dddlin's topic in General Discussion
Love Spokane all of the way from PA. What did they do to you Cat for $7700? How old is your RV? -
Finally got to drop my Phaeton 40ft. 2003 for the state mandated inspection. Wanted to do it weeks ago, but they were too busy with spring get readies. They are the only place nearby that work on RVs. Asked about replacing the Serpentine belt on our rear radiator Cat 330. Almost immediately started about removing the radiator, but I was assured that that they routinely replaced them. I mentioned removing the air filter housing and muffler would be a cheaper way to see what they are doing. Oh really! About to participate being scammed. Younger/ I would find a hard surface (not gravel) and do it.. What would be a fair labor hour # to replace the belt? $$ per labor hour vary. Our area is right at $100 per.
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Lubed it today. Will probably do a repeat soon, ie the extended shaft. Still want to do the extension that Brett mentioned. Time was short. Lots going on. Mostly dodging critics on FMCA. Kind of unnerving being reminding how dumb that I am. Hey I am used to it.
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Well I guess everybody is mounting it there. Wrong again!! I bought a twin fan rooftop condensor on sale from an area KW store, had custom hoses made, and put it up top on the front of my 88 gasser. Used R-12 so it threw ice cubes out. The engine ran cooler also. Those were the days. I would never attempt it again though.
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I am going to check for possible water damage getting started on ours. We have the same window location. It was garaged by the previous owner, but I will take al look to be safe. It has been out for over a year now, but the weather stripping seems to drying out. Looks to be a pain to replace $$$ wise.
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Not necessarily bad. They did get some bad press. I would have tried one if it had been available when we bought our Georgie Boy Cruise Air II in '88. Setting just a few feet away from a 4 barrel carb on a 460 was deafening. Sure did run good though.
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What a great place to put an a/c condenser! Between steer tires slinging stuff and 30 feet or more from the compressor.
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I don't have any suggestions for you, but be patient. Things will liven up after a bit. I am sure that help will be on the way. Post your coach builder, model, and year.
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Perhaps what I mentioned is actually the a/c condenser for the dash air?? That would be at least a 30ft run from the compressor. Haven't been underneath any further than lubeing the steps. I will be headed to the storage yard shortly. I will slide under on a piece of pegboard that I keep as a "creeper." Works anywhere. Gravel is just no fun to crawl on.
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I remember reading about an inline filter added by some coach builders between the generator and fuel tank. My unit has a radiator with electric cooling fans mounted across the frame behind the generator. I have spent very little time under the front end but I will be checking for the possible inline filter. Could the additional radiator be an after market fix, or do you folks have one also?
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Good info John. I still want it out of our coach, but at soon to be 71 I was not sure I could do it. By the way/ we drink no boxed wine before it's time. But drink a lot of it after that.
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Good advice. Thank you for that.
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Do I remember a front radiator with a long run of coolant hose?
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Picked up my can from local NAPA store this afternoon. They must not sell a lot of it because the counter guy had to look around for it. I am gonna have to turn on my desk top to print a pic of the lubes points. Old printer with no WIFI so I can't print from my iPad. Out the door was over $18 but the governor had to have his share. Does have the straw taped to the container which I prefer. Exhaust brake be gentle with me tomorrow. No trouble with mine so far but it is well past the time to lube. On a somewhat different note/ I had a Pacbrake engine brake on my Series60 Detroit. Fitting because they are from BC where my Star Car was built. It worked very well.
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I like it Herman!
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Looks like it would be a handy tool to have in my collection. Better to have it and not need it then need and not have it. Drives my DW crazy though. Home Depot is close by. Harbor Freight is about 20 miles. The one Huff (Ray?) has looks to be the real deal though.
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Where can I find one of those flexible units and what do they cost? Sounds like a good expenditure.
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Hit your recommended site. The pic shows a tube taped to the container. Will stop by NAPA on the way to the storage yard tomorrow.
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The inexpensive valve cap tool that I mentioned is called a Valve Pal. I check my tires before leaving in the AM. Habit after many years. Equalize if necessary and when we stop every 100 or so miles, I hit them with a hammer. If the sound is different, out comes the gauge. When trucking by myself the stops were often hundreds of miles, but I was younger. Miss that/ being younger I mean.
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Does the recommend lube have the plastic tube to direct the contents? Opened mine up today. Everything thing seems to be right there, but the tube would put it right where it needs to be.
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Visited the storage yard today. My exhaust elbow already points to the driver's side. Took a look after the discussion. Shucks!! We enjoy dry camping, but the thought of my radiator and charge air cooler plugging up with dust! The Wupperman campground on Lake San Cristobal has been a favorite for years. One of the most beautiful spots in the USA. Don't tell anybody though.
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When we bought our '03 Phaeton I did little research. It was close by, May when RVs start to draw interest, former owner needed the money (he said), didn't want to miss the deal so out came the checkbook. After reading the previous posts on this topic, I feel lucky. Each corner overhead cabinet offers easy access to the clearance lights wiring and unhooking 3 cables and lifting the LED TV off of the bracket (less than 5 mins) gives me easy access to the Identification Lights (cluster of three). Newer Phaetons maybe not, but at least I did something right when we bought this one.
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Not to draw flames, but as a trucker I had to do it a number of times, especially before the country was wired for cell phones. Don't recall damaging a tire in the process. If I was really heavy I tried to get to a phone to call for help.
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I recently serviced our 4 golf cart syle wet cell batteries. I was not looking forward to the task, but it turned out to not be a big deal. I used a Home Depot five gallon bucket for a seat, a handheld mirror to check the electrolyte in the rear batteries, 3/4 of a gallon of distilled water. None of the plates were exposed to air before adding fluid. I did have to remove several cables because the caps were ganged together with a cumbersome gizmo, but I was careful to position the cables to be logically replaced. The two chassis batteries were quite a pain to get to, but the closest one needed no water at all so I made an arbitrary decision to assume the companion was OK? It was gonna be a bear to decable. If I have the miles left in me to get to battery replacement time I will probably go with AGMs also.
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I will try to find and post the name of the inexpensive tool used to remove and replace valve caps on inside tires. I would post a pic of mine, but my Digital Canon takes really detailed pics with a gazillion pixels. They won't make through the FMCA posting rules and I don't know how to reduce the file size to pass muster. The tool is one that everyone with duals would probably enjoy having.