islandvagabonds
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2003 Discovery Cat C7 330HP. Diesel began idling roughly at stop lights in Hermasillo Mex. Stopped at Pemix just south of hermasillo to check ful filter for water but none there. Diesel would not start again. After towing to a service location turned out to be a bad oil pressure sensor. I highly recommend the tow company Gruas Garcia in Hermasillo . They took great care of me and the coach.
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mobilefleet
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I've had AAA and Allstate in the past and got bad service- found a better motor club that apparently is veteran owned...www.usa-roadside.com. Used them once and they were pretty quick
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Dutch_12078
Winters south, summers north
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mobilefleet wrote:I've had AAA and Allstate in the past and got bad service- found a better motor club that apparently is veteran owned...www.usa-roadside.com. Used them once and they were pretty quick
USA Roadside's RV towing is limited to 10 miles, and your other non-RV vehicles are not covered. At $99/year, the feature list is very short compared to Coach-Net or Good Sam.
Dutch
2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A
F53 chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS
Bigfoot Automatic Leveling System
2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump
ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/Blue Ox baseplate
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Jackjagt
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We were in Phoenix,filling up on Diesel when I noticed some coolant dripping under the back of my 06 Monaco Safari Cheetah Diesel pusher. The hose from the low point to the header tank had a leak near the low point where it did a 180 degree curve under a frame member. I was unable to buy a replacement hose, so I loaded up on extra antifreze and pressed on Eastward.
We were driving thru Kansas on a windy and very cold day when I noticed that the dash heater was not putting out heat! Why? I found out 15 minutes later when the low cooling fluid light can on. I pulled over and found the back of of the RV was wet with cooling fluid. The cause was the hose from the header tank to the low point had split where it made 180 degree turn under a frame member.
I limped to the next service station and made temp repairs by cutting off the degraded part of the hose and routed it more directly to the low point and clamped it. We bot enough antifreeze to refill the cooling system.
On the way home we stopped for warranty service in Elkhart,IN and added this problem to the list. When the defective hose was replaced I rescued the hose from the garbage and dicovered that it was "zero pressure Marine exhaust hose"!
This is the same Monaco that later went Bankrupt and my waranties are thus usless.
Life's a Trip!
Greyhead & a cute Brunette
07 Safari Cheetah 36PPD
02 red VW Jetta TDI toad
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sd1209
Elko, Nv & SoCal
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2006 Gulfstream 30' Class A, Ford V-10, 6000 miles.....
Problem: MH running fine then all of a sudden immediate overheat indication, then immediate drop back down to normal....
Going up the 405 thru LA and overheat gauge goes rapidly to max for a few seconds, then drops back to normal....Does this every few miles...I knew it was not overheating, engine was normal temp and coolant was full....Heading to a repair facility when gauge goes to max and stays there....After about a minute, engine goes in "fail safe" mode, operating on 5 of 10 cyls......Really fun in LA traffic...Pull off and engine feels normal, coolant fine, so I know it is some type of false overheat.....Engine off and on re-start operates fine....Get to a GREAT Ford dealer in Arroyo Grande, Ca (Mullahey Ford) who diagnose the problem as "false overheat", covered by Ford TSB.....They fix the problem and all is now fine after another 1000 miles.....
This Ford dealer knew we were just "passing through" but treated us great.....
Steve and Liz
Elko, Nv and San Diego, Ca
2017 Lance 1172
2016 F350 dually
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chcgm
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MH2004 Monaco Knight
problem![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/rolleyes.gif "rolleyes") ear trailing arm
We are currently in Slidell,La. Our mh is sitting at Empire Truck Sales.We left Foutainbleau State Park in Mandeville,La.,heard a noise that my wife said came from the rear of the coach.Stopped & looked around,didn't find anything but suspected a bad u-joint.Called Coach-net & they had it towed to Empire Truck Sales(they are anauthorized Freightliner repair facility).Been sitting here since Mon. the 15th.All I can say is don't break down around New Orleans around Mardi Gratime &don't have a Monaco.I called Monaco & they said it wouldn't be covered under the recall because my mh was made in Elkhart,In. & not in Or.,& they wouldn't cover it anyway because Monaco went belly up & weas taken over by Navistar.Now we're out $$$$ because of this thing,oh well,It's been pretty good up until now,considering we're fulltimers.
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kdk
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Own a 2006 Holiday Rambler Ambassador with Cummins 330hp and Allison. Left home in Mi. on 26 Dec 2008 with snow on the roads. Arrived in Pensacola, Fl for 6 weeks then on to Sebring,Fl. for 3 months. When returning home I discovered the Pac Brake would not come on. After arriving home and some troubleshooting I found the Pac Brake shaft to be frozen solid in the open position. Extended service contract paid for a new upgraded PRXB and installation. Cause was from corrosion and not getting proper lubrication. After the new Pac Brake was installed, I called the manufacturer if it would be to rotate the brake so the shaft would be vertical and allow the lubricant to run down the shaft. I also installed a double throw toggle switch in the engine compartment so I can manually actuate the Pac Brake while lubricating it. So far this year I have checked it and it is still working OK.KDK
06 Holiday Rambler Ambassador
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CruisinJ
Collegeville, PA
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Driveline (Engine, Transmission): Chevy 350 with T400 trans
Miles:59,000
Year:85
Break Down Description: Would turn over, but not run. would sputter if I held the accelerator to the floor, but still not run.
Symptoms:Flooded carbs/cylinders
Effect![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/doh.gif "doh") park plugs not producing spark, getting fouled
Cause![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/eek.gif "eek") xcessive fuel in cylinders
Outcomeeplaced plugs, allowed cylinders to dry out. starts and runs perfetctly.
Justin
1987 Winnebago Elandan 34RU - Good shape, runs great!
2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600 - I need an enclosed trailer for this...
2004 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer - 6.0 Diesel with 190k and climbing
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inspectorudy
Tyrone, Georgia
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I am learning a lot to help down the road if problems come up. Who ever thought this discussion up was brilliant. There is one thing that I have noticed from reading almost this entire forum, and I don't mean to step on any toes but it seems like there are as many diesel engine problems as there are gas. I sort of had the idea that because diesels are so much more expensive than gas MH's that there was an inherent understanding that they were more reliable. If they are both prone to fail about equally what is the big reason for diesel? I have never owned a diesel and would like to hear from some of you who own them.
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newxmar
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I have had gas engine units for 10 years, have analyzed the same gas vs diesel question when I purchased. My thoughts are:
1.Rear radiator in diesels leads to overheating problems---if not properly manintained.
2. Fuel/filter problems lead to many diesel engine problems.
3. Accessory items seem to fail on diesels, believe the basic engine is long life, but some of the many switches, etc. seem to fail or cause problems.
4. With a new gas unit I could pay cash, but a new diesel costs quite a bit more and I did not want to borrow $$$$$.
5. Maintenance costs (parts and labor) seem higher. Believe with a gas engine you are dealing with automotive/individual type of charges vs industrial/corporate type of charges with a diesel.
Now, if you want a big (over 38 foot), heavy, powerful, smooth riding coach, diesel is the only way to go. Also I now only put on about 8,000 miles a year and half time it, so the justification of a diesel is very difficult. Coach is sitting and being lived in most of the time.
Selection depends on your own situation, use and thoughts.
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