tuanton
Garden Grove, CA, USA
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Workhorse 8.1 L. Allison transmission
448 miles
Year 2004
After driving 300 miles on mountain roads of Yosemite, engine suddenly lost power, check engine light on, and came to a stop. Coach limping downhill to campground. Unable to restart after dumping. Towed to Fresno Paul Everts service dept after one night staying at dump station.
Cause: defective tachometer module and injection pump malfunction.
It took 10 days to fix and parts ordered.
Outcome: Traded in this coach for a new DP.
THOMAS
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Suljer
Virginia Beach, VA USA
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Can you tell me how much of the $5K Goodsam paid and how much was out of your pocket? Also, can you tell me if you had any special coverage with Goodsam?
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Eric Elliott
Ar
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To some extent, this effort duplicates information available from RV.org. Your effort is good & we could well use a Consumer Reports type database for RV performance & reliability. If we could buy such information from WallyWorld for $8, the RV industry would have to improve rapidly.
RV.org has well served me in selection of a safe reliable motorhome for fulltime use. The price of access to their database was well spent.
Sadly, most people do not want to study enough to make an informed purchase.
Passengers - 3 siamese, Sade, Abby & Emily
Crew - Eric & Terry
2005 Country Coach Inspire 330 Genoa.
2000 Silverado LT K2500 toad
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Rapid Ray
Walnut, Ca.
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1990 Southwind 27'
bought used in 1999 with 15K miles
current miles 58K
454 Chev
1. Near Pedelton Or., blown outside rear tire- looked good but old, live and learn--Replaced all tires. ('99)
2. On 60 frway in Diamond Bar Ca., lost power steering and brakes, heat gauge went up.-- Fan belt broke and took another one with it, these were brand new, installed 2 days b4 in commerical shop. ('00)
3.At home on the street, wouldn't start, no power to starter, power relay in electrical cabinet failed 2 make contact--replaced relay. ('01).
4. Dallas Tx. check engine lite came on and stays on, made Chevy dealer in Longview Tx, great service-- replace Oxy sensor in exhaust. ('01)
5.Bringinham Ga., started morning drive with lack of power at high end or when trying to pass. Trouble lite would come and go off. 1st truck shop in La. couldn't find the problem with smog equipment check, no charge, tried another in Tyler Tx., to busy, no room in chevy dealer in Athens Tx., made sisters in Dallas. One chevy dealer does RV's in Dallas and they found a fuel filter blocked--replaced fuel filter and charge for scope usage. ('02)
6. Going down hill into Albuegerque Nm.,40 frway, Engine quits running. Determined no gas through throttle body-- Blown fues but why not determined, running fine since. ('03)
Hope this adds data for your study.
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APR1967
West Palm Beach, Florida
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8/1/04
State Road 54 near Land-o-Lakes Florida.
Just picked up RV (1990 Fleetwood Pace Arrow, 454TBI, 30') and after 10 miles I noticed the voltage drop on the voltmeter. Shredded alternator belt (a single wide-flat belt, is it still called a serpentine belt?) Pulled into DAP, bought belt, and la volia.
Spare belt carried now also ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile") .
Damn that engine compartment gets hot!
Organ donors save lives. One saved mine.
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ScottnSherrie
Augusta, GA
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RV particulars: 34 foot Gulfstream
Driveline (Engine, Transmission):460 Ford, 4 spd auto, John Deere chassis
Miles:~80,000
Year:1988
Break Down Description: On maiden voyage home, after paying Perry, FL Ford dealership over $2K to get her running, broken power steering belt.
Symptoms:Loud pop under engine and immediate lose of power steering. I had heard squealing prior to this but did thought this was just 'how it sounded' since this was maiden voyage. I probably should have known better.
Effect:Very difficult to turn MH
Cause![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/tongue.gif "tongue") ower steering pump belt was loose and wore through
Outcome: Broke down at a good place and was able to get MH into a truck stop off a 'country road' exit 1/2 mile up I-75. Trail vehicle used to shuttle the 1 mile back to the 'city' exit and get parts and tools from Walmart and auto store. Back on road in 3-4 hours. Made it home before dark.
88 Gulf Stream 34' Sun Vista, Ford 460, Edelbrock Perfomer carb, Thorley headers
Ford F-250 crew cab 4X4, 6.0 turbo diesel
complete roof rebuild
daughter 19, son 16
US Army Desert Storm vets (both of us)
left: The Ol' Gal right: DW with White Lightnin'
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FOXFLYER
Mount Shasta, Ca
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"03 Aerbus 3550 triton V 10, 10000 mi. On a trip from the Oregon coast last month the vehicle started losing power particilarly on hills and the problem increased to the point that we were unable to maintain any speed beyond a walk, we made it to a clear area on the shoulder and called Good Sam ERS , we received the correct help fast and was towed, including a 14' trailer to the ford dealer in Grants Pass , where we spent the night at their new facility, they even offered to let us plug in to external power The problem acted similar to a plugged fuel filter or perhaps a defective catalytic converter.
The problem was,a bee made its way through a small hole in the air filter and shorted across the mass air sensor which aparently told the computer that the engine was too rich and so it reduced the fuel flow to a near idle condition, the sensor was cleaned and the filter replaced and we were on our way. agreat job by Grants Pass towing, Good Sam ERS and Mock Ford.
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SpaceCowboy
El Cajon, California, USA
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454 four barrel, three speed auto tranny with gear splitter
47,000 miles
1987 34 foot Bounder
Front Passenger sid brake locked up. There had been a intermitant tight pulling to that side for about three thousand miles. When a mechanic had inspected it, he believed it was a low tire and a low air assist bag.
Effect: About a thousand miles into a vacation trip, when we came to a stop, the caliper locked up. Once it cooled, the brakes worked again, allowing us to limp into Wendover, Utah.
Cause: After replacing the caliper, the brake continued to lock up. Following the brake line up, we discovered that the rubber hose to the caliper was cut off. After some inspection, the head mechanic concluded that water had gotten between the metal clamp (that holds the line about halfway down) and the rubber hose, that rust had unsued, and between the swelling of the rust and the hardening of the rubber, the hose was crushed. Since the repairs were rushed and temporary, upon getting home to California, I went to the parts store for new lines for both sides and to pull the rotor and have it determined whether it needs to be replaced or just turned. The counterman told me he'd seen this before, and that he had concluded that someone at the MH factory had, for many years, done something with the brakes in the process of 'building the house on top of the frame', where they ended up crushing that metal clamp, problems showing up many years later. The mechanic in Utah had never seen anything like it. I wonder if its something unique to the coast area. The rig I bought had been used extensively down at the beach, spending weeks there during the summer. It had also been somewhat 'neglected' over those years.
Outcome: I have replaced both rubber lines on the front, and am going to inspect the rear brakes as well.
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havin fun
we are home due to illness
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here is a good one
symptom : motor just quit
effect : nothing would work no starter .no gauges nothin .but it would start on the coach batteries and run as long as i held the switch down .made it to a exit ramp.
cause : the battery disconnect blade switch broke off and disconnected. hooked all the cables direct to the battery and shazam it worked .
outcome : put a new switch on it hopes this works . it is scarry to be far from home and something happen . mine was a quick fix. i can't amagine what is is like to have something majior happen .
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havin fun with 1999 georgie boy 3515
and the wife too .
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1/2 Canadian
Clackamas, OR, USA
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Havin Fun-
Sooner or later the major(s) will happen, in spite of everything we try to do preventively. My majors have never been from something I keep maintained like tires or fluids (except for the time I ran out of gas in the middle of Hwy 101 - I thought I still had 10 gals.![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/embarrassed.gif "embarrassed") ), they've all been caused by something unforseen and seemingly built to fail.
Like a bad in-line starter relay 6 mechanics in 6 shops didn't know existed and was artfully hidden from view by General Motors, then replaced by a hardy solenoid on the production line in a timely fashion 2 weeks after my chassis was built. Burned up 4 starters and got me towed across Montana and Wyoming several times before I investigated and found the 1984 Chev shop bulletin and fixed it myself .
Or like the bundle of wires that Fleetwood Riverside had routed through a torched and jagged frame hole and over a muffler; lucky my coach didn't burn up on that one - my at-the-ready smoke smeller was on the job ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/eek.gif "eek") .
And the countless near-misses; disasters prevented by either routine inspections or inadvertant discovery. They point up the need for constant vigilance, esp. on older rigs that have worn or corroded from years of service. I regularly crawl under (and over) my Pace Arrow looking for potential problems, and inevitably end up refastening or resecuring nuts, bolts or wires, sometimes painting or coating or retapeing or replacing old parts. But you can never catch the one that Murphy's Law leaves for you, so when it comes to old Murph I walk softly and carry a big wrench ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/awink.gif "awink") .
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1984 Pace Arrow traded for
2006 Beaver Monterey
1997 Ford Explorer Limited 4X4
Flyfishing in my blood
Good Sam Life Member 1334373, 35 yrs. RVing
Family Motorcoach Member F384437, Beaver Ambassador Club 14 yrs.
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