DaSwansons

We bought our first motorhome (2008 Winnebago Ellipse 40TD) last May, returned home and in five weeks sold, gave away, and threw away a lifetime of "stuff". Our total possessions (other than those in our MH) fit nicely in an 8'x10' storage shed with plenty of room. We've been in the RV since last July and don't miss any of our former "stuff". Lightening our load has been very cathartic, and we feel quite liberated. And, to our amazement, when we weighed our loaded roaming home we're still well under our GVWR. We give full timing a "10".

We too have experienced intermittent overheating with our Cummins 400 in a 2008 Winnebago Ellipse (rear radiator). On three occasions (June, Aug, & Sep) the engine coolant temperature quickly rose from normal (179-189) to 230. Increasing engine speed made no difference, and in all three incidents we had to pull over and shut down the engine. Once we restarted the engine (the last time within 2-3 minutes of shutting it down) the coolant temperature immediately returned to the normal range, after which it operated normally. The latest incident, just two days ago, the ambient temperature was in the fifties and we were on a relatively level stretch of interstate traveling at 55 mph. With the exception of these three incidents, the engine coolant temperature falls in the 179-189 range except for very hot days and/or significant grades (when it may go to 205 or so). We spoke with Freightliner Customer Service and the tech suggested a faulty fan clutch. Does this seem possible? Many thanks to all for your insights.