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    Following up on my previous posts, I just picked up my unit from my local Freightlner shop after a radiator cleaning. They were extremely helpful. My cost was in excess of $2700 to have the radiator and CAC pulled out and cleaned. Both were heavily blocked on their inner, opposing, unable to see, surfaces. Unfortunately, this resulted after following much cleaning advice over the years, using the simple green and water method, lengthening the crankcase breather, etc. My technique may not have been aggressive enough. Incidentally, most warn against pressure washing the radiator/CAC, but I routinely used pressure, albeit from a distance of 3-4 feet away. In discussing this with the Freightliner technician, he said they routinely do use pressure washing on diesel radiators, full pressure, and from as close as 6-8" away, simply being judicious to keep the wand @ 90 degrees perpendicular t the fins. I am searching for alternative preventative cleaning steps, given my experiences.

    Does anyone have experience with stronger degreasers, like Envirogreen extreme, or Purple Power, or Air Conditioner coil cleaners?? Many products state they are safe on metals, and biodegradable. I am aware that some products can be harmful to aluminum radiator fins.

    Searching for safe solutions.................

    John

    John whatever you use just remember if you have a rear radiator coach use the engine fan to help with getting the soap to penetrate into the CAC and Radiator and let it soak for a while, I have always waited at least 15 minutes then flush using the fan to help.

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    I can't answer for you but I had rather have a 10 micron filter in my hyd system than a 25. You can use a Donaldson P550698 and it's a 22 micron and I think it would work OK for you at 3.98 out side Dia , 1.43 inner Dia , length 5 inches.

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    The largest wire I can find in the cable between the RV and toad is a #12 supposedly on the Roadmaster and Blue Ox and its the middle wire, if you go with a larger wire for your charge wire you would have to tyrap it to the outside of the coil cable.

    I would try and check out the Camping World location real good before I would let them work on my car, I have read a few horror stories on Camping world installations, im sure not all are bad but just saying.

    One other toad charger to check out

    http://www.rvibrake.com/Towed-Battery-Charger-p/tbc-12014.htm

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    Herman he doesn't need a neutral switch with the 2014 4X4 F150. We just have to go through a process that is explained in the owners manual real simple but I printed it out and had it laminated because it is more than one step and I don't remember as I once did.

    Chuck I use Roadmaster Brakemaster because of ease of transferring from toad to toad and it is a proportional brake system. I also use a tail, brake and signal light strip attached with 3M body tape to the bottom of my tail gate for toad lights, I plug to the truck trailer plug when not towing and to the coach lights when towing, cost under $30 on Ebay. Its a good toad easy to set up and get in the tow mode.

    I agree with Herman if you are going to keep the truck as a toad for a long time the M&G toad brake system in my opinion is the best out there.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/48-LED-Chip-Rear-Turn-Signal-Strip-Red-Tailgate-light-For-Chevy-Pickup-Truck-/261538991690?hash=item3ce4f04e4a&vxp=mtr

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    I suggest that you spray the manifold bolts for 2 or 3 days with a good penetrate and one of the best is a home made penetrate of 1/2 Actone and 1/2 trans fluid . Drilling a stud out of the engine block is no fun.

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    Walt2137,

    I would be interested in and appreciate if you would share the information you received from Kia GA and Korea regarding the Soul.

    We just purchased a Soul base this past weekend.

    Thanks in advance.

    I would be glad to but just for your info the John Johnson the guy that does the FMCA towing guide always gets approval from the factory before he post the towable on the towing guide.

    Contact me at walt2137@yahoo.com and I will send you a copy of the TSB.

    I found a simple solution to installing tow lights on our 2015 Soul, I removed the two red reflectors from the bumper and installed two Peterson V426KR round tail lights sealed water tight lights incased in a black rubber seal, they fit snug in the hole .

    Walt

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    I used Pressure Pro and bought them the year they came out with the system it worked flawless until the batteries got weak I then went to the TST 510 then the 507 and think the 507 works as good as Pressure Pro except in one area, the alarm on the TST 510 and 507 volume is so low I can't hear it and no way to increase it, for that reason I would suggest Pressure Pro.

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    I believe I read that earlier models had some problems. Guess that I am just a Detroit and Cat lover, but if I ever get to trade up, a Cummins will be in my future.

    The early 98 to 02 ISC CAPS fuel control engines did have problems on some of the engines, I have one that had the problem. The later HPRC engines solved that problem from 03 forward .

    Walt

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    Rich,

    I hope it helps Keith also as I have never done the reboot myself. This was a fix posted on the Monacoers board for one of the members 6 or 8 yrs ago that struggled with a issue similar to Keith's for a few months and was posting about the problem until a (his words) very smart Allison tec did the reboot and as far as I know his problem never came back.

    Keith keep us in the loop.

    Walt

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    The a/c unit is made by Specific Climate Systems. I put dye in the system and it leaked the color out the bottom of the unit in front of the dash. The motor number is #086-00347, however there is a stamp over that with a number 1404970.

    I can't find anyone who wants to try their hand at changing the evaporator so I ordered one from Monaco and have it ready to do myself.

    Any help will be appreciated.

    Red I hope it's easier to get to than the 2000 Dynasty.

    I recently changed the heater core, about the same job as the evaporator is. I closed in the plastic cool box in the gen compartment on the firewall, my son had to lay across the gen (slide out) and I had to support his head so he could get to the furtherest bolts toward the passenger side also had to remove all the AC lines because the big ball of wiring harness was inter woven with the lines and we could not remove the cool box without moving the wires, so we did a complete AC service while doing the heater job.

    One pointer: be sure to put a shop fan on your condenser when you start to recharge the system to keep the temp down if not you will get a false hi pressure.

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