Oldman
Polk City, Fl
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Well, I ordered the part and installed it. No joy, still runs
bad. I'm about to give up and call Cummins.
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craigm
Woodland Hills, Utah, USA
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RV particulars: 1983 Pace Arrow 29’
Driveline: 454 dual fuel – gasoline or propane
Miles: 45,000
Year: The coach is an ’83; it happened in 2004
Break Down Description: A seven-year-old right rear inner tire blew on I-15 at 55 mph, 30 miles from home.
Symptoms: Whap-whap-whap of the tread destroying the wheel-well area of the RV.
Effect: No loss of control; had to pull over.
Cause: I was a newbie at class-A RVs, and had no clue about retiring tires that were older than 6 years. The tires were old Michelin X’s, made in 1997, with a good deal of tread but also a good deal of checkering and cracks. The tread separated and lashed out with every revolution of the wheel.
Outcome: The flapping tire chopped off the end of the tailpipe, severed the filler hose to the gas tank and ripped the gas cap assembly off the side of the RV. It cut a bundle of wires going to running lights and cut the fuel line to the generator.
Then it ripped out the metal underfloor, the rigid foam insulation above it and pushed up a section of plywood floor about 3 inches into the coach (it was in a storage area). In the storage area I had two tool boxes, one plastic which now is full of cracks, and the other metal which now has an inward dent in the bottom.
The vibration caused existing cracks in the very old rubber fuel line to the engine to begin to leak. But I didn’t notice that until we got home and wondered why gas drizzled off the frame whenever the engine was running.
My undercarriage inspection also revealed a broken shock mount bolt on the rear, opposite the damage. Don’t know how long that’d been like that.
Being a do-it-yourselfer (you have to be with a 25 year old RV) I have since repaired the damage; I replaced the filler hose and exhaust tip, dropped the gas tank and replaced all the rubber lines, repaired the shock mount bolt, salvaged a gas cap assembly from an old Chevy Suburban, and fixed the floor and insulation of the RV.
And I got six brand new tires.
-Craig & Joan and kids
1983 Pace Arrow 29'
and two Honda ATV's
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TrailTJ
Lake Wateree, SC
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RV particulars: 2007 Country Coach Tribute
Driveline (Engine, Transmission): Cat C9 (400HP), Allison 3000
Miles: 4,339
Year: November 22, 2006
Break Down Description: Coolant hose from engine to trans cooler chafed through, causing loss of all engine coolant
Symptoms: Engine warning, then engine shutdown lamp.
Effect:Unable to drive vehicle further (the electronic controls really work)
Cause:Chafed hose allowed all engine coolant to be pumped out of the cooling system.
Outcome: Warranty repair. Coach was towed to local CAT dealer where the hose was replaced, the tranny cooler mounting bracked was ground for clearance, and a broken radiator mount was replaced.
Sam
2009 Haulmark 282DS, Freighliner M2
2013 Toyota URJ200
2004 Trailer World trailer
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2011 CanAm Spyder RT-S in a Horton Hauler trailer
States visited in current rig (Updated July 2013)
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rondi
N Id
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RV particulars: 2005 Tropi-Cal 351, F/L XC
Driveline (Engine, Transmission)![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/cool.gif "cool") AT 300hp, Allison 3000MH
Miles: 17000
Year:2005
Break Down Description: Radiator blew, lost all coolant,
Symptoms: Low Coolant light came on, then Engine Protect light which shut the engine off.
Effect: Disabled
Cause: Hole in radiator in upper right (looking from the rear)
Outcome: Replace CAC & Radiator. Took a week and $3800.
This happened on I15, south of ID Falls, after driving for 2 hours in the morning. It took over 4 hours to get the tow truck out, and this was only after 3 calls from the ISP. I had it repaired in ID Falls by Tranes Diesel Service, a F/L shop. They decided it was a small rock (pea sized) which blew through the CAC and lodged in the radiator, and gradually wore a hole in the cross channel. My insurance, Farm Bureau, will pay for the replacement as Collision coverage. Coach Net decided since it was a Road Hazard, not a breakdown, they would NOT pay for the tow. $3800 was the full bill. IMHO, Freightliner is fully responsible for their non protection of the radiator, and the picking of debris up from the road bed.
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Oldman
Polk City, Fl
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I had the rig towed to Cummins in Orlando. They called me the next day and said the new part I installed was no good and they would replace it and no charge. Wow, that would be nice. A few days later they called back said the new part did not fix the running problem, and they still did not know way it ran so bad. I think they started to just plug in new parts until it ran ok. Any way a few days later they called and said the computer was the problem and it was putting out bad codes and leading us to trying to fix the wrong problem. New computer and code for it plus labor $1888.00. Seems the computer comes with no code info in it. I must say I have little faith it this engine, every time I turn the key I hold my breath. END
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escaper1
Centerville,Ohio,USA
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Joined: 11/16/2003
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Well it happened our first real serious breakdown...We were on our way home from the Keys and where with in 200 miles of home(Thank God).
We were coming north on I-75 on Sunday 04-08-07 and just north of the London exit I lost power steering ( what a shocker it will wake you up real quick)we were in a construction zone. I then notice my temp climbing really fast. I knew then that I had lost my pump or a valve got it off the road and let it cool down and disconnected the tow car and went back to London to get AW-32 Fluid and oil rings before I dropped the priority valve. Unfortunately that was not the problem it was the pump. So what I did was had the wife take the car and her Mother and four of the kids on to Dayton and the oldest boy stayed with me. I was going to have a wrecker pick it up and have it towed home. But when talking to my Dad in Louisville he came up with a real good idea to get me home with it. I could drive with out the power steering just not without the cooling fan. He left Louisville and drove across KY. and picked up two box fans to set in front of the radiator to blow air across them. We tied the electrical cords to a plug and ran the generator to get them to work. With it being a side radiator job the area between the door and the intercooler was large enough to sit the fans and close the door. Had it been a rear radiator I would have been okay because the fan is attached to the engine, but anyway. They could not keep up with heat of the engine but it was a cool night and it would let me drive about 40 -60 miles at a time before I needed to pull over and let it idle down and go again. He followed me all the way to Dayton to make sure it got home. Thanks again Dad!!!!!!! I have now ordered the pump and should be back in commission by the weekend.
Doug.
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1/2 Canadian
Clackamas, OR, USA
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Beaver Monterey
400HP Cat, 3000HD Allison 6 spd
5400 miles
2006 model year
Description of Symptoms and Effect: On the way down I-5 to Monaco's service center to have the windshield replaced under warranty, the Check Engine and Engine Warning lamps come on. I pull over and idle down. They go out. I go another half mile, they come on again. I pull over and they go out. I scratch my head, and drive another half mile, whereupon the lamps come on again, and I pull into a proximal Rest Area and shut down. I call Monaco's Coach Net support and the helpful tech suggests low coolant, i.e. - down below the expansion tank's sensor. How about NO coolant. An inspection shows an empty expansion tank and a jagged crack in the hose under it. The next morning Coach Net has me towed to Monaco's Service Center.
Cause: Techs say the radiator hose was cracked in 5 places along its 6 foot length, and looked old. They surmise that the original hose was probably switched out by dealer to quick repair another coach, and replaced by a hose from an older rig instead of waiting for a new hose.
Outcome: Monaco ordered and installed a new (actually upgraded) hose, and the tech reconfigured the straps that hold it so that hose and others cannot rub against chassis frame members as he noticed the factory had arranged them.
If only Monaco's factory was as efficient as their Service Centers.
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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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dontdoit
phoenix
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RV particulars: Tiffin Phaeton
Driveline (Engine, Transmission): 350 C7, Alison
Miles: 4,000
Year: 2007 (less than 5 months old)
Break Down Description:
Symptoms: bottom of pass slide grinding across tile floor
Effect: can barely open slide
Cause: came from factory like this
Outcome: still being worked on
Symptom: Engine check light and protect light came on
Effect: engine shut down
Cause: Caterpillar does not know
Outcome: Cat told me to shut off engine and restart and OK to drive
Symptom: Extremely loud brake squeal on right front
Effect: pulls to right
Cause: out of round brake drum and.....
Outcome: Freightliner still does not have an answer
Symptom: Bunched up fabric covering over driver's slide out
Effect: slide will not retract fully
Cause: improper installation at tiffin factory
Outcome: still in shop
Symptom: Water leak behind connection panel
Effect: fills bay with water
Cause: improper installation of hoses at tiffin factory
Outcome: still in the shop
I won't bore you with the smaller problems. Thanks for the forum.
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lmrii
franklin, tn; usa
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Hi Badeye:
I totally agree with your comment about doing a list of the various components that can frequently break down. I would love to see that done. On our last trip to Fla. we broke a drive axle on rv..was stranded for almost three weeks. Of course there was no way to know axle was going to break. I will be looking to see if your idea develops, and I certainly will do a post of my problem areas.
Robie
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parkerwarrior
plano tx
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Another tire issue, but is was a brand new Michelin xps rib spare tire, always covered, no weather cracking, looked brand new so I put it into service and made it about 70 miles before I had a blow out-bad experience! Are new old spares known to do this?
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